Monday 23 May 2022 12:16 AM Anthony Albanese is sworn in as Prime Minister before jetting to Tokyo trends now
Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as the nation's 31st Prime Minister alongside five new Labor ministers.
His beaming son Nathan, 21, and girlfriend of two years Jodie were there to watch him at Government House in Canberra.
'I, Anthony Norman Albanese do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia, her land and her people in the office of Prime Minister,' the new leader said.
He then posed for photos with the Governor-General David Hurley, the Queen's representative in Australia.
Mr Albanese left his Sydney home before dawn on Monday morning.
He will get straight down to businesses by attending the Quad leader's summit in Tokyo on Tuesday where he will meet US President Joe Biden.
Deputy leader Richard Marles and frontbenchers Penny Wong, Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher were also sworn in.
They will temporarily share all the government portfolios between them until Labor MPs meet next week to decide who sits in the cabinet.
Mr Biden called Mr Albanese to congratulate him on his election win and say he was looking forward to meeting the new prime minister in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'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 White House said in a statement.
'President Biden expressed deep appreciation for the prime minister-designate's own early commitment to the alliance, reflected in his decision to travel almost immediately to Tokyo to attend the Quad Summit.'
The White House said the meeting would be 'a vital opportunity to exchange views and continue to drive practical co-operation 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 is already pushing for more front bench positions for the Nationals, who did comparatively well in Saturday's election compared to their Coalition partner.
Anthony Albanese has left his Sydney home to be sworn in as the next prime minister before he jets to the Quad leader's summit in Tokyo where he will meet Joe Biden after receiving a congratulatory phone call from the US president
Mr Albanese carried a suitcase and suit on a coat hanger as he left his Marrickville home before boarding a plane to the Governor-General's House on Monday
Mr Albanese took to Twitter to confirm he had spoken with the US president and that he looked forward to meeting him.
'Good to speak with @POTUS today and reaffirm the long-standing alliance between our two countries,' he wrote. 'I look forward to continuing our conversation in Tokyo on Tuesday.'
When counting halted on Sunday night, Labor was assured of 75 seats, just one short of an outright majority in the 151 seat House of Representatives, despite the ALP getting less than a third of overall primary votes at 32.8 per cent.
Labor achieved power despite its falling popularity thanks chiefly to preferences flowing from voters who supported 'teal' independents in mostly wealthy suburban seats and also the Greens.
Mr Joyce hit out at the supposedly 'progressive' voters who backed the independents and voted out the Liberal candidates, as it stripped the Coalition of mostly moderate voices; inevitably tilting the party to the right.
'I'm hoping they're happy with their work,' Mr Joyce told the Australian Financial Review.
'They've managed to get rid of three gay guys, one Aboriginal and one Asian. Was that their game plan?'
Anthony Albanese (pictured with Senator Penny Wong, partner Jodie Haydon and son Nathan) will waste no time getting 'down to business' with the Labor leader set to be sworn in as Australia's 31st Prime Minister on Monday
Mr Albanese took to Twitter to confirm he had spoken with the US president and that he looked forward to meeting him
Labor's win was also blemished by losing the southwestern Sydney seat of Fowler where former NSW Premier Kristina Keneally was parachuted in as a high-profile candidate, only to be beaten by independent Dai Le.
The urgency to swear Mr Albanese in as Prime Minister first thing Monday is so he can represent Australia at the crucial Quad summit.
The 31st Australian Prime Minister enjoyed coffee with his inner-Sydney supporters on Sunday but was already foreshadowing a radically different agenda than that of the now ousted 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 something that's a big moment in my life but what I want it to be is a big moment for the country,'
Labor was on Sunday confident of forming majority government despite the ALP primary vote plunging to 32.8 per cent
Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (front right) is pictured with his partner Jodie Haydon (left) in Marrickville, Sydney on Sunday, May 22, 2022
The Quad leaders summit will bring together leaders from India, Japan, the US and Australia to discuss security and economic
