Morning mail: Laming under pressure, cabinet reshuffle, Suez canal unblocked

Thursday: MP's former branch secretary says she is surprised complaints didn't happen sooner'. Plus: joy as the giant Ever Given refloated

Good morning. Scott Morrison has reshuffled the cabinet to elevate a female perspective" but the government is still dealing with complaints about the Queensland MP Andrew Laming. There are concerns for Brisbane businesses facing a snap lockdown coinciding with the end of jobkeeper. The trial for George Floyd's alleged murderer has begun and cargo is finally flowing again through the Suez Canal.

Andrew Laming's former branch secretary Suzi Foster says she is surprised it has taken so long for complaints against the MP to be made public, given his history of making constituents uncomfortable". The comments come as Laming defended his online behaviour as being re-invented into harassment". Foster says concerns had been raised about Laming's erratic" behaviour from 2016. What has been alleged doesn't surprise me. I'm just surprised it didn't happen sooner," she said. Laming has taken a month's paid leave to undertake courses in empathy and appropriate communication" but experts have warned there's no quick fix for improving empathy.