News Desk: Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as Australia's new leader and will fly immediately to an international summit.
Albanese's Labor Party defeated Scott Morrison's conservative government in an election on Saturday.
It remains unclear whether Mr Albanese will form a majority or govern with the support of crossbenchers.
The prime minister left for Tokyo on Monday to meet the leaders of the so-called Quad nations – the US, India and Japan.
Earlier in the day, he was sworn in with four key cabinet members, including new Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who is travelling with him to Japan.
The Quad group is seen as largely aiming to counter growing Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
It will meet on Tuesday following recent diplomatic tensions in the Pacific, after the Solomon Islands last month signed a security pact with China.
The US and Australia hold fears the deal could allow China to build a naval base there.
