Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull insists his new ministers have been promoted on talent while flagging changes in policy direction.
Mr Turnbull's new-look ministry will be sworn in at Government House in Canberra on Monday morning.
More women, younger and fresher faces are among an expanded cabinet of 21, including the nation's first female defence minister in Marise Payne.
Mr Turnbull believes Australians have reacted positively to what he says is a modern, contemporary ministry.
All had been promoted because of their "enormous capacity", even those who didn't support him in the leadership ballot, he said citing Christian Porter who becomes social services minister and Josh Frydenberg energy minister.
"There are very prominent people with great ability who have been promoted on merit," Mr Turnbull told the Nine Network on Monday.
He wanted more women in the cabinet but blamed low female representation in parliament, saying it was not as high as it should be.
The prime minister flagged more measures to tackle domestic violence and changes to higher education policy.
On university deregulation he told ABC radio: "I would say it's highly possible that you could change it to something that will get through the Senate."
However, the government's immediate priority is the economy.
Mr Turnbull admitted while he had different personal views to Tony Abbott on issues such as same-sex marriage, the republic and climate change, the new cabinet would be run as a traditional government.
"That means that the prime minister doesn't get on television ... and starts making decisions left, right and centre," he told the Seven Network.
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