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The leader of Australia's Labor Party Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as Australia's 26th Prime Minister.
Mr Rudd was sworn in at Government House in Canberra alongside his deputy Julia Gillard.
His wife, Therese Rein, and three children were present at the short event.
Labor's new ministry has also been sworn in at government house by the governor-general, Michael Jeffery.
They will meet later for their first official cabinet meeting.
The new ministers don't yet know who they'll be facing across the floor of parliament, with the newly-elected opposition Liberal leader, Brendan Nelson, still finalising the opposition front bench line up which he'll announce mid-week.
His decision partly depends on the leadership vote of coalition partner the Nationals' - with outgoing Trade Minister Warren Truss is expected to be elected unopposed for the top job to replace Mark Vaile.
Education policy
Meanwhile, the incoming deputy prime minister, Julia Gillard, says cabinet will hold talks within three weeks on education policy.
It will discuss plans to ensure every high school student from year nine to twelve has access to a computer.
Ms Gillard is taking on a super portfolio covering education, employment and workplace relations and she says there'll be fast progress on Labor's plans.
"The first cabinet meeting will consider a cabinet submission about our computers in schools policy and the second cabinet meeting before Christmas will start work on our trades in schools policy, so two big promises for the education revolution will have their work start before Christmas," she said.
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Kevin Rudd, current Australian Labor Party leader, was sworn in today as Prime Minister of Australia by Governor-General Michael Jeffrey. Rudd has become the 26th Prime Minister since Australia's federation in 1901.

Former Prime Minister John Howard and the Liberal Party and Coalition were beaten in the 2007 election which took place last month, by the Australian Labor Party who managed to gain the extra 16 seats they needed to have a majority in the House of Representatives. Mr Howard lost his seat that he held for 33 years, 11 as Prime Minister, to Labor candidate Maxine McKew.

Mr Rudd was sworn in at a small ceremony at Government House by Mr Jeffrey, alongside Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who was also sworn in today. Mr Rudd's wife, Therese Rein and his three children were also present at the ceremony.

Later that afternoon, Mr Rudd plans to hold a full meeting which all of his newly-sworn-in ministers will attend. In late November, Mr Rudd requested that all his ministers attend a visit at two schools in their local electorate before meeting for a caucus meeting on November 30.