Anthony Albanese was sworn into office as 31st Prime minister of the country, alongside four new Labor Ministers.
Nathan, Nathan’s 21-year old son, and Jodie his girlfriend of two year were there to witness him at Government House Canberra Monday morning.
The new leader declared, “I, Anthony Norman Albanese, solemnly affirm and declare that my office of Prime Minister will be well and truly served by the Commonwealth of Australia, its land, and the people of Australia,”
Albanese was raised Catholic but he chose to not say the words “so please God” at the end.
The Queen’s Australian representative, David Hurley asked him to pose for photographs with him.
Labor appears on course to form a small majority government. However, there are still some seats that could be called after Saturday’s elections.
Anthony Albanese meets Governor-General David Hurley at Government House, Canberra Monday morning
Richard Marles, Deputy Leader (right), and Penny Wong (second from left), Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher were also sworn into office with Mr Albanese.
“I, Anthony Norman Albanese, do solemnly, sincerely and freely affirm that I will serve the Commonwealth of Australia and its land, and her people, in the office of Prime Minster,” the new leader stated.
As his daughter Jodie watched, Nathan Albanese hugged Mr Albanese as Jodie, his girlfriend, embraced the couple after swearing in Canberra.
Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Italy, looks at the media as he stands before being sworn in by the Governor-General.
Right to left: Katy Gallagher, Penny Wong and Anthony Albanese pose outside Government House, after they have been sworn in.
Richard Marles, the deputy leader, and Penny Wong and Jim Chalmers were also inducted as frontbenchers. Katy Gallagher was also inducted.
They will share temporarily all portfolios of government between them, until Labor MPs meet next Week to decide who sits inside the cabinet.
After Terri Butler, Labor’s environmental spokeswoman and Kristina Keneally, the Greens and an Independent lost their respective positions to Kristina Keneally and Labor’s home affairs spokesperson Kristina Keneally to the Greens, there will be promotions in the ministry.
Mr Albanese was seen leaving his inner-west Sydney home before dawn on Monday morning, along with a suitcase and a spare suit in a bag.
By attending Tuesday’s Quad Leader Summit in Tokyo, he will be able to get directly to business. He will also meet US President Joe Biden.
Already, Mr. Biden called Mr. Albanese to express his congratulations on the election and to say that he looked forward to seeing him in Tokyo as the prime minister on Tuesday.
“President Biden reiterated the United States’ commitment to the US-Australia Alliance and his intention to work closely alongside the new government to make them stronger,” the White House stated in a statement.
President Biden expressed his deep gratitude to Prime Minister-Designate for his early support of the alliance. His decision to go to Tokyo almost immediately after the Quad Summit was announced is a reflection of that appreciation.
According to the White House, the meeting will be “a crucial opportunity to exchange views as well as continue to foster practical cooperation in the Indo-Pacific”.
On the other side of politics, a power shift is already emerging within the Coalition, with Peter Dutton tipped to be unchallenged as the new Liberal leader replacing Scott Morrison.
Barnaby Joyce has already pushed for more positions on the Nationals’ front bench, which did well in Saturday’s election relative to their Coalition counterpart.
Anthony Albanese will leave Sydney at dawn to take office as next prime minister. After receiving a call of congratulations from the US president, he’ll fly to Tokyo for the Quad leaders summit where Joe Biden will be meeting him.
Before boarding a plane from Marrickville to the Governor-General’s House, Mr Albanese had a suitcase with him and a suit hanging on a coat hooker.
Twitter was used by Mr Albanese to confirm that he has spoken to the US President and to say that he looks forward to meeting with him.
He said, “It was a pleasure to meet with @POTUS today. It also helped me to reaffirm our long-standing relationship.” “I look forwards to continuing our conversation with @POTUS in Tokyo on Tuesday.”
Labor secured 75 seats in the House of Representatives despite receiving less than one third of the overall primary vote at 32.8%.
Labor won power in spite of its declining popularity, largely due to the preferences that voters had for ‘teal’ independents from wealthy suburbia and Greens.
Joyce lashed out at the supposed ‘progressive” voters who supported the Independents and voted for the Liberal candidates. The Coalition was stripped of most moderate voices, inevitably tilting it to the right.
Joyce stated to the Australian Financial Review, “I hope that they’re satisfied with their work.”
“They managed to eliminate three gay men, one Aboriginal man and one Asian. That was their strategy?
Anthony Albanese, pictured with Senator Penny Wong and Jodie Haydon (son Nathan), will not hesitate to get ‘down-to-business’ with the Labor leader who was sworn into as Australia’s 31st Prime Minster on Monday
On Twitter, Mr Albanese confirmed that he spoke with President Obama and said he was looking forward to meeting him.
Labor’s victory was marred by the loss of Fowler, a safe seat in southwest Sydney where Kristina Keneally, former NSW Premier was parachuted into as a prominent candidate only to lose to independent Dai Le.
On Sunday, the 31st Australian Prime minister enjoyed coffee with his inner Sydney supporters and was already hinting at a radical agenda that would be different from what had been planned by the Coalition government.
‘I do want to change the country,’ Mr Albanese said ‘I want to change the way that politics operates in this country.
“It’s a moment that is significant in my life. But what I really want it to become for the country.
Labor’s confidence in forming majority government was evident despite ALP Primary vote plunge to 32.8 %
Anthony Albanese (front left) and Jodie Haydon (left), the incoming prime minister, are pictured together in Marrickville. Sydney, Sunday May 22, 2022.
Leaders from India, Japan and the US will gather at the Quad Leaders Summit to discuss economic and security issues facing the Pacific Region.
Albanese stated that he will return to Australia Wednesday, following the Tuesday summit and bilateral talks with Quad leaders.
He stated, “Then let’s get to the business,”
The meeting of state premier and chief ministers from territories will mark the beginning of a major event. He will then outline the federal government’s position on climate change action.
The strong performances of both the Greens (and the climate-focused “teal” independents suggested that Australians desire more active policies on environmental issues. However, Labor’s likelihood to win a majority meant that cross-benchers will now have minimal or no influence over the agenda of the new government.
The Liberal Party leader, after a humiliating defeat, has confirmed that the prime minister will be retiring
Peter Dutton (pictured is Scott Morrison’s favorite to replace him as the leader of the Liberal Party).
After a lengthy stint as opposition Labor, Labor has finally made some changes. The Coalition however is ready for internal struggles on two fronts.
With the former Prime Minister announcing on election night, he will not contest his leadership position and that he will step aside as leader of the Liberal Party, the most urgent decision to be made is who will replace Morrison.
On Sunday, Mr Morrison spoke in tears to his church’s Horizon Church. He said that a faith life requires people to trust and follow God’s lead.
He said, “God holds us regardless of whether we’re a minister or pastor, running our own business, teaching in schools, or working for the police force. It doesn’t matter what,”
“I am very happy that I said the last word as PM.
Peter Dutton was the Home Affairs and Defence ministers under Mr Morrison. He has now volunteered for the Liberal leadership.
Karen Andrews and Dan Tehan (the outgoing Minister of Trade) were both considered potential rivals for Mr Dutton, but Sunday’s reports indicated that they realized they didn’t have the numbers.
He is expected to win with fellow Queenslanders and conservatives dominating the Liberal Party’s remaining parts. Josh Frydenberg, former treasurer, was also ejected, his Kooyong seat being given to Monique Ryan, independent from him.
Angus Taylor, Mr Taylor and Ms Andrews were the top candidates for deputy leader.
National Party leader Barnaby Joyce (right) is pictured with his partner Vikki Campion at the Brisbane Convention Centre
Monique Ryan, pictured left (with her family), is one of several teal independents that took seats in the Liberal Party.
Other internal conflict in the Coalition stems from the Nationals holding all their seats and the Liberals losing up to 20. This puts the rural/regional party in a strong position to demand more Opposition front-bench portfolios.
Mr Joyce said on Sunday that he will ‘bargain hard’ for extra National Party shadow positions.
He stated that the Teal Independents did an “exceptional job” of removing the Liberal moderates from the Liberals.
Joyce took a dig at his Coalition counterparts and said, “We were also up against Independents but we won, since we know how campaigns work.”
Pauline Hanson could lose her Senate seat, but she is currently ahead.
The Coalition and Labor are both expected to take two of the six Senate seat from Queensland. Ms Hanson holds a small lead in the counting for sixth and final place, which will be challenged by Legalise Cannabis.
Although the billions in Clive Palmer did not get the United Australia Party any lower-house seats, the party has a head start in counting for Victoria’s final Senate seat and the South Australian contest.
Three House of Representative seat numbers remained unofficially close after Sunday’s recounting.
In Gilmore in NSW, Liberal Andrew Constance is just 306 votes ahead of the ALP’s Fiona Phillips and in with a chance of being the only Coalition candidate to snatch a previously Labor seat.
Liberal Keith Wolahan received 624 more votes than Labor’s Naomi Oakley in the Victorian seat at Menzies.
Liberal James Stevens won the seat of Sturt in eastern Adelaide 723 to Labor’s Sonja Barram.