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New federal ministers sworn in

Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove is swearing in the new federal ministry at his official residence in Canberra.

PM Malcolm Turnbull and Governor General Peter Cosgrove
Australia officially has its new leadership team with ministers being sworn in. (AAP)

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Australia officially has its new leadership team with ministers being sworn in.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull presented his new-look frontbench to the governor-general on Tuesday at Government House in Canberra.

It includes 23 cabinet ministers, the most since the Whitlam government in the 1970s.

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