Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong are splitting their attention between global and local issues, including US tariffs and the path forward after Labor's re-election.
US President Donald Trump on Monday flagged a 100 per cent tariff on films made outside of the US, before saying he would consult with the American film industry.
"Australia and America, we've worked so closely on so many great movies and so our movie and entertainment industries are really very interlinked and very collaborative," Senator Wong told ABC radio on Tuesday.
"So what we would say to the Trump administration is it's a great thing that we're collaborating on doing, so let's keep working together because that's what viewers want to see."
NSW Premier Chris Minns went further, saying it was "a terrible, terrible decision" as he called for film industry support, adding it will be difficult if studios start to shut up shop.
"If you start going back to putting up tariffs and barriers, you run the risk of pushing yourself into the Great Depression, that's exactly what happened during the run-up to the Second World War," he told Sydney radio station 2GB.
Back in Australia, the decision by the coalition to ramp up culture wars during the election "was a demonstration of why the Liberal Party has done so badly in Australia, cities and suburbs", Senator Wong said.
"Overwhelmingly, Australians who live in cities and suburbs looked at the Liberal Party and said, 'you don't represent my aspirations, you don't reflect the things I'm worried about'."
Senator Wong pledged to her serve the full term in the new government, adding "I'm looking forward to be part of a third-term Labor government as well".
Mr Albanese is now mulling a refreshed cabinet with factional leaders set to meet in the coming days to present their picks.
However, the leadership team of Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher, Defence Minister Richard Marles, and Trade Minister Don Farrell will remain.
The foreign minister also confirmed Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek would hold a "senior" cabinet position amid speculation she could be stripped of her portfolio.
Senator Wong, who doubles as the government's Senate leader, also issued a warning to the Greens to heed the results of the election after the minor party pledged to use its balance of power to force more progressive reforms.
"Australians rejected the politics of conflict and the politics of grievance and unfortunately, Adam Bandt in some ways is quite like Peter Dutton," she told Nine's Today Show on Tuesday.
Both the Greens and Liberals employed the same aggressive politics "of protest and grievance and I think Australians have comprehensively rejected that", she said.
Following the electoral wipeout, the coalition will be search for a new leader after Peter Dutton lost his seat.
The Liberal leadership contest is coming down to three contenders after Mr Dutton became the first opposition leader to lose his seat, with shadow treasurer Angus Taylor and deputy leader Sussan Ley the main frontrunners.
The Nationals will also spill their leadership roles, as is customary after every election, win or lose.Â
Leader David Littleproud is expected to keep his job assuming there are no challengers, Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie said.
But the deputy role is up for grabs with incumbent Perin Davey likely to lose her spot after a coalition drubbing in NSW after she was placed third on a joint Senate ticket.
Senator McKenzie didn't rule out a tilt at deputy but said she enjoyed her current role as the party's Senate leader as she called for "a deep, honest and brutal examination of what happened" for both coalition parties.
The Nationals retained all but one of their lower house seats but remain a chance at picking up Bendigo.
Labor has won at least 85 seats and the coalition 39 with 16 seats too close to call as of Tuesday morning.