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Anthony Albanese is sworn in as Australia’s prime minister

New PM to engage with world on climate change

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 23 May 2022 8:30AM

Anthony Albanese is sworn in as Australia’s prime minister
Australia’s new centre-left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) takes office today, a few hours before flying out to attend an international summit in Tokyo. – Anthony Albanese Facebook pic, May 23, 2022

CANBERRA – Australia’s new centre-left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took office today, a few hours before flying out to attend an international summit in Tokyo.

Albanese, who says Australia is willing to engage with the world on climate change, will join a summit tomorrow with the United States, Japanese and Indian leaders, known as the Quad.

The 59-year-old new prime minister was sworn in at a brief ceremony lasting in Government House, Canberra.

Other members of his team to take office included Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who will join Albanese at the Quad summit, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher. – AFP, May 23, 2022

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