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Tony Abbott has been sworn in as Australia's prime minister, days after his Liberal-National coalition ended six years of Labor government.
His conservative coalition won a comfortable lower house majority in the 7 September polls.
Mr Abbott, 55, took the oath at Government House in Canberra in front of Governor-General Quentin Bryce.
"Today is not just a ceremonial day, it's an action day," he said. "The Australian people expect us to get straight down to business and that's exactly what this government will do."
Abbott regime plan to scrap tax on carbon emissions introduced by Labor and to further toughen asylum policy among others, BBC reports.