For the first time.. 10 women and two Muslim ministers in the Australian government

Australia's new federal cabinet was sworn in today, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appointed a record number of women to a diverse ministerial team that includes religious minorities and indigenous peoples.

Albanese's cabinet had 23 ministers, including 10 women, compared to seven in former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's liberal government.

Industry Minister Ed Husick and Youth Minister Anne Ali became the first Muslim ministers in the Australian federal government, at a ceremony in the capital, Canberra.

Wearing a kangaroo leather cloak, Linda Burnie also became the first Aboriginal woman to hold the country's Aboriginal Ministry.

And Albanese formed a temporary ministry that included four other key members, two days after the May 21 elections, to be able to participate in the meeting of the Quartet in Tokyo, in the presence of US President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and India.

The cabinet line-up included Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, who took over the defense portfolio, and was one of the members of the interim government, along with Benny Wong, who took the position of foreign minister.

Albanese said yesterday that Labor will rule alone after winning 77 seats in the 151-seat House of Representatives, allowing it to form a majority government without the support of independents and Greens who focus on climate issues.

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