By Shiloh Payne
Who is being sworn in and what is their role?
Here’s how the ceremony is going:
- Julie Collins is sworn in as Minister for Housing
- Michelle Rowland is sworn in as Minister for Communications
- Madeleine King is sworn in as Minister for Resources and Northern Australia
- Senator Murray Watt is sworn in as Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
- Ed Husic is sworn is as Australia’s new Minister for Industry and science, he’s the first Muslim member of Cabinet
- Clare O’Neill is sworn in Home Affairs Minister.
That concludes the Cabinet Minister’s being sworn in.
By Shiloh Payne
The swearing in of MP’s continues
Linda Burney becomes the Minister for Indigenous Australians, she is the first woman to serve as Indigenous Affairs minister.
She receives a loud round of applause.
Attorney General Mark Dreyfus is Australia’s second Jewish person in his new role.
Brendan O’Connor is next, he’s Minister for skills and training.
“I, Brendan O’Connor, do solemnly and sincerely approach and declare that I will well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia, landed her people in the office of Minister for skills and training,” he says.
New Minister for Education Jason Clare is next, he has previously been focussed on housing.
By Shiloh Payne
The MP’s are being sworn in in their order of seniority
South Australian senator Don Farrell takes on Trade and Tourism as well as Special Minister of State.
Tony Burke is the Employment and Arts Minister while the Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler is sworn in.
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is next, he will be leading the climate change portfolio.
Tanya Plibersek is the Minister for Environment and for Water.
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Catherine King takes on the Regional Development portfolio while Amanda Rishworth becomes Minister for Social Services.
Former opposition leader Bill Shorten is being sworn in as Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Minister for Government Services.
By Shiloh Payne
Key Event
The Prime Minister is announcing his new ministry as they’re sworn in
Richard Marles is first, he is the Deputy Prime Minister and Australia’s new Defence Minister.
Senator Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs is next in signing her commission in front of Governor General David Hurley.
Jim Chalmers has been sworn in as Treasurer while Senator Katy Gallagher takes on her role as Minister for Finance, Public Service and for Women.
By Shiloh Payne
You can watch the new cabinet being sworn in here
By Shiloh Payne
Who are the assistant ministers?
Here’s a list of all the new assistant ministers:
- Justine Elliot — Assistant Minister for Social Services and for the Prevention of Family Violence
- Matt Thistlewaite — Assistant Minister for Defence, for Veterans’ Affairs and for the Republic
- Andrew Leigh — Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury
- Patrick Gorman — Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
- Jenny McAllister — Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy
- Carol Brown — Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
- Ged Kearney — Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
- Emma McBride — Assistant Minister for Mental Health and for Rural and Regional Health
- Senator Malarndirri McCarthy — Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians and for Indigenous Health
- Tim Ayres — Assistant Minister for Trade and for Mining
- Anthony Chisholm — Assistant Minister for Education and for Regional Development
- Tim Watts — Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs
By Shiloh Payne
Marles says there’s no short-term fix for rising power prices
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says there’s no short-term solution for rising power prices, as the east coast is hit by a cold blast on the first day of winter.
Household energy bills for millions of Australians are set to soar after a decision by the energy regulator last week to increase the cap on what retailers can charge.
Mr Marles has told Channel Seven there’s no quick fix to rising electricity bills.
“We’ve got a real issue with power prices and that’s the legacy a decade under the Liberals, where they haven’t had a consistent energy policy, where there’s been no investment in getting renewable energy policy going, and that’s now the challenge that we face,” Mr Marles said.
By Shiloh Payne
Key Event
Anika Wells will look to ditch community sports infrastructure scheme
The new minister for sport, Anika Wells, says the federal government will look at ditching the Coalition’s controversial community sports infrastructure scheme.
In 2020, the program was found by the National Audit Office to have spent millions of dollars on local sports infrastructure without proper process.
Ms Wells says the program has been a failure and could be dumped in the next budget.
“I experienced this as a grass roots MP, coming in and talking to my local sports clubs. Not only was it wasteful for the Australian taxpayer, it was [also] really quite fractious for our communities,” Ms Wells says.
By Shiloh Payne
When will the new ministry be sworn in?
What time will the swearing in ceremony be?
-James
Hey James, the swearing-in of the new ministry will start from around 9.30am.
We’ll have a live stream you can watch, and of course, we’ll be bringing you the latest updates right here.
By Shiloh Payne
Australia has an Assistant Minister for the Republic
The Australian Republic Movement says it’s fantastic news the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed an Assistant Minister for the Republic.
Mr Albanese named Matt Thistlewaite as the Assistant Minister for the Republic on Tuesday evening.
The Australian Monarchist League says it’s disgraceful that taxpayers will fund the government’s campaign for Australia to become a republic.
The chair of the Australian Republic Movement, Peter FitzSimons, says Mr Thistlewaite will prepare the ground for a referendum.
“There will be a minister for the Crown, devoted to removing the Crown, and that’s exactly what it is, and it is fantastic, it is a breakthrough, it is the best news for the republic movement in the last 25 years,” Mr Fitzsimmons says.
By Shiloh Payne
Women to play ‘critical part’ in government policy, Marles says
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says women in cabinet will play a critical role in shaping the policy and character of the new government.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s new ministry will be sworn-in at a ceremony at Government House in Canberra later this morning.
Mr Marles says Labor has a strong line-up of women on the frontbench.
“We’ve got women of enormous calibre in the most senior roles, who are going to play a critical part in shaping the policy of this government and the character of this government,” Mr Marles says.
There will be a record 10 women in cabinet, although men will hold three of four leadership positions across the Senate and House of Representatives.
By Shiloh Payne
Key Event
Deputy PM denies Tanya Plibersek has been demoted
The Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has rejected suggestions his cabinet colleague Tanya Plibersek has been demoted.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s new ministry will be sworn in at a ceremony at Government House in Canberra this morning.
Ms Plibersek held the shadow education portfolio in opposition, but has been moved to environment and water.
Mr Marles says the environment is a big priority for Labor and denied it was a demotion.
“That’s the last thing I would see it as, that might be how the former government viewed that areas of policy — but, for us, the environment is front and centre. It always has been in Labor governments and, for Tanya, it has been an enduring passion,” Mr Marles said.
By Shiloh Payne
Analysis: How climate campaigners changed tactics to win the election
Here’s the latest analysis from Annabel Crabb:
Compared with election night 2019, a widely predicted electoral wipe-out in which only one seat ended up changing hands, 2022 was like a fire in a cracker factory — explosions going off everywhere.
Beneath the detonations, however, a deep and rumbling pattern steadily became apparent: This was the election at which Australians quietly, but unmistakably, allied themselves with action on climate change.
And the story of how it all came to pass serves as a valuable lesson in modern campaigning.
Over the past year, representatives of more than 30 climate and community groups have been meeting fortnightly to discuss strategy, allocate resources and direct volunteers.
It would be wrong to describe their co-ordinated efforts as an underground operation: Everything the groups did was in plain view, but the localised rather than national approach meant that it flew under the radar of national media.
Their armies of pooled campaigners door-knocked relentlessly. They handed out 126,183 “Climate Action Now” signs for homes and businesses. They organised 625 climate events across Australia. They handed out a million flyers.
The strong emphasis was on consulting and listening, extending to a helping hand in communities struck by floods in Queensland. Disruptive action was avoided; a group which stopped traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the campaign was discreetly encouraged to employ their efforts elsewhere.
While the nightly news showed Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese being asked about gaffes, interest rates, China and wages, climate churned away at the local level and on election night was confirmed as a major driver of electoral sentiment.
By Shiloh Payne
Who’s in Labor’s outer ministry?
Labor’s outer ministry will include portfolios such as Regional Development, Early Childhood Education and Sport.
Here’s the full list:
- Matt Keogh — Minister for Veterans Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel
- Pat Conroy — Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for International Development and the Pacific
- Stephen Jones — Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services
- Andrew Giles — Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
- Anne Aly — Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth
- Anika Wells — Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Sport
- Kristy McBain — Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories
By Shiloh Payne
Linda Burney calls for unity on Voice to Parliament
Incoming Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney says new Liberal leader Peter Dutton has an opportunity to be on the “right side of history” and support a referendum for a Voice to Parliament.
Ms Burney delivered this year’s Lowitja O’Donoghue oration in Adelaide on Tuesday night, where she reaffirmed the Labor government’s commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
The Uluru statement will establish an Indigenous Voice in the constitution, and Makarrata, a Yolngu word with a similar meaning to treaty, referring to the process of conflict resolution, peacemaking, and justice.
Ms Burney said there was now an opportunity for “unity and leadership”.
“There is no one for whom supporting a referendum for a Voice to Parliament represents a bigger political opportunity than for Peter Dutton,” she said.
She said it was an opportunity for Mr Dutton to show his “much-talked-about different side”.
“It’s also about being on the right side of history,” Ms Burney said.
Mr Dutton was the only opposition frontbencher in 2008 who did not attend the then-prime minister Kevin Rudd’s apology to the Stolen Generations.
During a press conference on Monday, Mr Dutton said he made a mistake when he boycotted the apology.
By Shiloh Payne
Who is in Labor’s new frontbench?
In case you missed it yesterday evening, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced who would take on which portfolios in his new ministry.
Here’s a full list of Labor’s frontbenchers and their new roles:
- Richard Marles — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence
- Penny Wong — Senate Leader and Foreign Minister
- Don Farrell — Deputy Senate Leader, Minister for Tourism and Travel and Special Minister of State
- Jim Chalmers — Treasurer
- Katy Gallagher — Minister for Finance, Minister for Public Service and Minister for Women
- Tony Burke — Leader of the House, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Arts
- Mark Butler — Deputy Leader of the House and Minister of Health and Aged Care
- Chris Bowen — Minister for Climate Change and Minister for Energy
- Tanya Plibersek — Minister for Environment and Water
- Catherine King — Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
- Linda Burney — Minister for Indigenous Australians
- Amanda Rishworth — Minister for Social Services
- Bill Shorten — Minister for the NDIS and Minister for Government Services
- Mark Dreyfus — Attorney General and Cabinet Secretary
- Brendan O’Connor — Minister for Skills and Training
- Jason Clare — Minister for Education
- Julie Collins — Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister for Small Business
- Michelle Rowland — Minister for Communications
- Madeleine King — Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia
- Murray Watt — Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management
- Ed Husic — Minister for Industry and Science
- Clare O’Neil — Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security
By Shiloh Payne
Anthony Albanese unveils new ministry
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new ministry and, while a lot of the roles are going to people as expected, some election losses and shake-ups of previous opposition portfolios have seen new faces enter the government’s fold.
There are 23 cabinet positions, and 10 of those have gone to women.
Frontbenchers include Senator Penny Wong, Tanya Plibersek, Bill Shorten and Brendan O’Connor.
The new ministry will also include Australia’s first Muslim federal ministers, Ed Husic and Anne Aly.
By Shiloh Payne
Good morning
Welcome to the election live blog. I’m Shiloh Payne and I’ll be taking you through the latest updates today.
The federal government’s new ministry will be sworn in at Government House this morning, including a record number of women and the country’s first Muslim federal ministers.
There are no remaining seats in doubt from the election, with Labor claiming a total of 77 and forming a majority government.
Let’s get started.
