Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, third left, is sworn into office by Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn, second right, during a ceremony at Government House in Canberra, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces his new Cabinet in Canberra, Monday, May 12, 2025, after his center-left Labor Party won a landslide victory at elections on May 3. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, third left, is sworn into office by Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn, second right, during a ceremony at Government House in Canberra, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Cabinet was sworn into office Tuesday after the center-left Labor Party was reelected in a landslide May 3.
With vote counting continuing, Labor expects to hold between 92 and 95 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives. The party held 78 seats in the previous Parliament.
The conservative opposition alliance of parties is on track to win 41 seats in one of its worst election results.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn into office on Tuesday after his party's recent election win. Albanese arrived at Government House in Canberra where he was sworn in for his second term by Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn. (AP Video / May 12, 2025)
The Cabinet held its first meeting after the swearing-in ceremony.
Prime Minister plans to fly to Jakarta on Wednesday to meet Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. He then intends to fly from Indonesia to Rome to attend the inauguration of on Sunday.
While in Rome, he plans to meet for the first time a range of world leaders including Canadian Prime Minister .
The conservative opposition Liberal Party on Tuesday elected former minister Sussan Ley as their new leader. She is the first woman to lead the party that was founded in 1944. Her predecessor Peter Dutton is the only Australian opposition leader to lose his parliamentary seat in an election.
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