Subsequently, in Canberra, Richard Marles, the new Minister of Employment, was sworn in, as well as the new Secretary of State Penny Wong and the new Secretary of the Treasury Katy Gallagher. Wong, who was born in Malaysia but grew up in Australia, will become Australia’s first foreign-born foreign minister.
Albanian is the first Labor Prime Minister in almost ten years. The 59-year-old Social Democrat has already pledged to steer Australia more towards renewable energy. Climate has been one of the major election issues in the country, which has been hit by massive wildfires and floods in recent years.
His conservative predecessor Scott Morrison was a staunch supporter of the coal industry and under his rule Australia refused for a long time to come up with a far-reaching climate plan.