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Liberals meet for first time after poll

Liberal Party federal politicians will meet in Canberra for the first time since the election with Malcolm Turnbull to reveal his new ministry.

Malcolm Turnbull, Christopher Pyne and Julie Bishop

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to unveil his new ministry in Canberra. (AAP)

Malcolm Turnbull will unveil a slightly tweaked front bench on Monday after first letting his colleagues know who got the jobs.

Liberal Party MPs are gathering in Canberra on Monday for their first collective meeting since the federal election.

National campaign director Tony Nutt and the Liberals' chief pollster Mark Textor will also attend.

The formal partyroom meeting follows a Sunday soiree at the Lodge.

The meeting is widely expected to be tense, with grumblings over superannuation changes and how the campaign was run spilling over into media in the fortnight since the poll.

The prime minister said on Sunday the party always had constructive meetings.

His deputy, Julie Bishop, acknowledged people were frustrated and disappointed by the loss of 14 or 15 seats, depending on the result in Herbert.

But she believed her colleagues were ready to get on with the job of governing.

The reshuffle was prompted by frontbenchers Wyatt Roy and Peter Hendy losing their lower house seats. Tourism Minister Richard Colbeck is also unlikely to keep his Tasmanian senate spot.

The Nationals have claimed more ministry positions, including an extra cabinet spot, after their relatively strong electoral showing.

But Mr Turnbull said he'd keep things much the same as February's ministry list.

He's unlikely to give in to calls from conservative elements to return Tony Abbott to the front bench.

The Labor caucus gathers in Canberra this Friday to elect its 30-strong front bench for the new parliament.

Mr Shorten will allocate the portfolios.


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