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He said the government should wait for the effects of its stimulus packages to flow through before calling the next election.,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
The opposition argues Mr Rudd's frontbench reshuffle rewards his factional allies, including Mr Arbib.
NSW right-wing factional heavyweight, Mark Arbib, was sworn in as employment participation minister at Government House in Canberra on Tuesday.
"If you want to know who Kevin Rudd's inner circle is, (deputy prime minister) Julia Gillard would be the key person in the prime minister's inner circle and people like (defence minister) John Faulkner and (infrastructure minister) Anthony Albanese and I'm certainly not at that level,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login," he said.
"We've got a stimulus package that is going to roll out over the next 18 months and there are projects underway now that need time to get moving,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login," he told ABC television.
The man who played a leading role in securing Kevin Rudd's leadership of the ALP says he would advise the prime minister against an early federal election.
Mr Arbib used polling and approached key ALP MPs to topple Kim Beazley from the ALP leadership.
Mr Arbib said Mr Rudd promoted people on merit.
"I think the next election will be in 18 months."
Mr Arbib denied he was part of Mr Rudd's inner circle.
Arbib advises against early election
"It wasn't based on whose power base is here or whose power base is there and do I need to protect myself - he doesn't,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login," he said.
"We have got construction workers on sites now so I think we should go long and get that work done so we can go to the electorate and say `this is what we have done to bolster the country, to cushion the country from the global recession.'