Federal Government ministers are waiting to find out if they will keep their jobs in the wake of Malcolm Turnbull becoming Prime Minister.

Mr Turnbull gathered the full ministry together last night as he continued the process of shaping the Government he wants to lead.

As he deals with briefings on security and the economy, ministers and frontbench aspirants are waiting to find out if they will get the call to serve, with a reshuffle expected at the weekend.

Women are expected to be promoted, and Scott Morrison is still considered most likely to become treasurer.

As they wait, ministers who supported Tony Abbott in the leadership spill, like Josh Frydenberg, are talking up the need for healing and unity.

"We need a touch of healing here, and I think nothing is to be served by revisiting those issues, we need to get on with the job of giving Australia good government," he said.

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Mr Frydenberg, the Assistant Treasurer, told Lateline he was looking firmly to the future.

"Malcolm Turnbull does bring a lot of expertise and a skill set to the job," he said.

"He did say in his press conference that he wants to have a conversation with the Australian people and we needed to better communicate our economic message.

"I understand that. I think it's imperative that we do because the country does face some major challenges."

Greens urge Turnbull to rethink stance on climate policy

Mr Turnbull is promising a better standard of communication with the public, but there is increasing scrutiny on the substance of the policies he will be trying to sell.

In Parliament and in the written Coalition agreement with the Nationals, the new Prime Minister recommitted himself to the Coalition's existing policy on climate change and same-sex marriage.

Nationals leader Warren Truss said the promises were for the life of the Coalition agreement with Mr Turnbull, which he hoped would be long.

Greens MP Adam Bandt, however, urged the Prime Minister to rethink.

"The Prime Minister still does have the chance to impress, the Prime Minister still does have the chance to shift debate in this country," he said.

"The Prime Minister still does have the chance to live up to that promise of leading by persuasion and respecting the public's intelligence."

'Nicer suit but basically Tony Abbott with elocution'

The Opposition is also focusing its attack on Mr Turnbull's decision to retain existing policies, but on Lateline the manager of opposition business, Tony Burke, could not resist a swipe at the new Prime Minister's style.

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"As it starts to unravel that he's pursuing the exact same agenda that Tony Abbott pursued, look at the answers we were getting today — it was a nicer suit but basically it was Tony Abbott with elocution."

Mr Burke, a former environment minister, said Mr Turnbull's deal with the Nationals to place water management in the Agriculture portfolio would result in bad policy.

He said he was horrified by the move because the Murray-Darling Basin was important to more than just the agricultural sector.

"This is a big call and could only be done with an agenda to undermine the bipartisanship we've seen in trying to bring the Murray-Darling back to health."