Anthony Albanese’s new cabinet has been sworn in at Government House in Canberra. Governor-General David Hurley swore in Labor’s new ministry, which includes a record number of women and MPs from non-Anglo backgrounds. Mr Albanese’s 30-member cabinet was announced on Tuesday night. It includes 13 women. Mr Albanese said he was proud to lead “an inclusive government that is as diverse as …

Surviving members of the federal coalition are grappling with their climate policies after a slew of Liberal members lost their seats to candidates advocating for stronger action on the environment. While moderate MPs who lost their seats call for stronger emissions targets, those of the Liberal-National coalition left in parliament say the market is doing its job. It is too …

A record number of women have been appointed to the front bench by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who has unveiled his new ministerial team. The Prime Minister announced a front bench of 30 members on Tuesday night, with 13 of them being women, 10 of them in the cabinet. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles …

The first Muslim ministers in Australian history will be sworn into the ministry on Wednesday, two of several appointments in the new government that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says “will be as inclusive as Australia itself”. Ed Husic will be sworn into cabinet as Industry and Science Minister, while Anne Aly picks up the Early Childhood Education and Youth portfolios, making them …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks set to form a majority Labor government. The ABC election computer is projecting that Labor will hold at least 76 seats — the minimum required to form a majority government. The ABC projects Labor will secure the Melbourne seat of Macnamara with MP Josh Burns being re-elected. Mr Burns defeated Liberal Party candidate Colleen Harkin …

Pacific Island countries have agreed not to sign a region-wide trade and security deal with China after a high-level meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterparts from 10 Pacific nations in Fiji. China was seeking a wide-ranging deal that covered free trade, police cooperation and disaster resilience. Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said Pacific nations were united in their approach after the decision …

Prime minister-elect Anthony Albanese is a politician moulded by his humble start to life as the only child of a single mother who raised him on a pension in gritty inner-Sydney suburbia. He is also a hero of multicultural Australia, describing himself as the only candidate with a “non-Anglo-Celtic name” to run for prime minister in the 121 years the …

The White House has issued a statement after US President Joe Biden called Anthony Albanese to congratulate him on his Australian election victory and underline the strength of their countries’ alliance. “President Biden reaffirmed the United States’ steadfast commitment to the US-Australia alliance and his intent to work closely with the new government to make it stronger still,” the statement issued …

Scott Morrison said at the beginning of this seemingly never-ending election campaign that Australia faced a choice and not a referendum. This was the ever-impatient Morrison trying to shape the narrative. The either/or alternative of how election contests pan out are well known with an incumbent wanting a choice for the future against a referendum on the past which they …

Anthony Albanese is set to become Australia’s 31st prime minister after Scott Morrison conceded defeat at the federal election. As vote counting continued, Labor was leading in 71 seats, to the Liberal-National coalition’s 52, according to Australian Electoral Commission figures. The crossbench will be at least 13-strong. “The Australian people have voted for change. I am humbled by this victory and …