Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as the nation’s 31st prime minister after his transition to the highest workplace was expedited forward of a diplomatic go to to Tokyo.
Mr Albanese attended Government House on Monday in Canberra with Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, incoming Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and new Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher to ascertain an interim ministry.
The ministers will cowl all portfolios till the Labor caucus can meet in the week after subsequent to place in place the complete ministry.
Mr Albanese and Senator Wong are heading to Tokyo on Monday afternoon for the Quad assembly with President Joe Biden, host chief and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The prime minister issued a press release on Sunday night time, saying he would use the assembly to speak about his authorities’s ambitions to sort out local weather change and pursue a stronger overseas coverage concentrate on the area.
“This will be my first international trip as prime minister and I am honoured to represent Australia at this important forum,” the assertion learn.
“The Quad Leaders’ Summit brings together four leaders of great liberal democracies – Australia, Japan, India, and the United States of America – in support of a free, open and resilient Indo-Pacific, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at its centre.
“Under my authorities, Australia will proceed to work by way of the Quad to ship constructive and sensible initiatives in our area, together with on well being, safety, and local weather change.”
Mr Biden spoke with Mr Albanese on Sunday and reaffirmed US commitment to the US-Australia alliance.
“President Biden expressed deep appreciation for the Prime Minister-designate’s personal early dedication to the alliance, mirrored in his choice to journey virtually instantly to Tokyo to attend the Quad Summit,” a US government readout of the call said.
On Monday morning, official figures from the Australian Electoral Commission had Labor on 75 seats in the House of Representatives – one short of a majority – but the party is projected to hold as many as 77.
The Liberal-National coalition had 57 seats, with Scott Morrison set to stand down from the Liberal Party leadership once a party room meeting can be scheduled.
He is widely expected to be replaced by outgoing defence minister Peter Dutton, who may face resistance from moderates in the party.
Mr Albanese will return to Australia on Wednesday.
One of the first major events in the next two weeks will be a meeting with state premiers and territory chief ministers when he will set out the new federal government’s stance on more ambitious climate action.
Ten independents are on track for victory and will join sitting Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie from the Centre Alliance and veteran Kennedy MP Bob Katter on the crossbench.
The AEC has listed seven seats the place the two-candidate most well-liked vote is thus far unavailable: Cowper, Griffith, Macnamara, Maranoa, Melbourne, Richmond and Sydney.
Three are formally listed as “shut”: Sturt, Gilmore and Menzies.
Incumbent MPs are trailing in 20 seats: Swan, Pearce, Tangney, Hasluck, Curtin (WA); Chisholm, Higgins, Kooyong, Goldstein, Deakin (Victoria); Gilmore, Wentworth, Reid, North Sydney, Robertson, Mackellar, Fowler, Bennelong (NSW); Boothby and Grey (SA).
The final result has been projected as 77 for Labor, 59 for the coalition and 15 on the crossbench.
Outgoing deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce said his future as Nationals leader was in the hands of his party room colleagues.
Independent candidates elected on Saturday will be pushing the government to deliver on three issues: a more ambitious climate policy, a national integrity commission and women’s equality.
Monique Ryan, who is on track to seize the seat of Kooyong from outgoing Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, said voters had responded to a coalition government shifting “too far to the fitting”.
Moderate Liberal and outgoing minister Simon Birmingham said the party needed to step up its 2030 emissions target and do more to preselect women in safe seats.
The Greens, having secured a record primary vote, are on track to hold 12 Senate seats in the new parliament and up to five lower house seats.
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