He has barely been sworn into office, but Tony Abbott has already ousted bureaucrats, disbanded government agencies and faced diplomatic heat on his asylum policy. Whether you're a fan of his decisions or not, there's no denying the new Prime Minister is as much of a man of action in government as he is in his leisure time.
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Australia might be "open for business", but the Prime Ministerial residence is not. The Lodge in Canberra is currently undergoing structural renovations, so one of the first tasks Mr Abbott had to deal with as the leader of the nation was finding a place to live. He's elected to bunk down with AFP recruits in a $120-a-night flat near Parliament House. That's when he's not in Sydney, where he'll stay in the considerably more comfortable Kirribilli House.
The new Coalition ministry was announced on Tuesday, with members sworn in on Wednesday.
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The same day, the announcement came that AusAID director Peter Baxter had resigned and his agency would be rolled into the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The Customs and Border Protection Service will also be absorbed into the Immigration portfolio.
Also stemming from the ministry announcement was the news there would be no distinct Science portfolio, and Tony Abbott himself would wear responsibility as 'Minister for Women'.
Climate bodies followed aid in being dismantled. Tim Flannery was sacked as the head of the Climate Commission while the Abbott government made good on earlier promises to shut down the agency.
Asylum policy also sailed to the top of the new government's agenda, with Operation Sovereign Borders officially launched.
The Operation will see Deputy Chief of Army Angus Campbell co-ordinate more than a dozen federal government departments and agencies involved in border protection.
Mr Abbott repeatedly claimed through the election campaign a Coalition government would make effective changes to stop asylum seeker boats from "day one" of coming into power.
However, opposition to the plan to turn back boats to Indonesia has continued, including from inside Indonesia where some government officials have condemned the proposal.
The Abbott government has also reconfirmed an earlier promise to improve relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
