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The Turnbull government believes it has plenty of time to sign a deal to transfer immigration detainees to the United States before Donald Trump takes office.

Donald Trump's shock election victory has prompted a big rise in people weighing up a move abroad, with Australia a potential destination.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has congratulated his successor Malcolm Turnbull for shifting his focus after the election to "bread and butter" conservative issues and away from less resonant rhetoric about innovation.

Former prime minister Paul Keating says Australia should "cut the tag" with the United States following Donald Trump's shock win in Tuesday's presidential election, and instead assert our own foreign policy in the Asian region.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has talked up Donald Trump as a deal-making businessman who is more pragmatist than ideologue as Canberra repositions for the President-elect's still unpredictable administration.

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Hold on for a wilder ride but don't panic is the prevailing message from defence and security experts after Trump's victory.

"Joe's going to be the point man for the region."

The Turnbull government has ratified the Paris climate agreement, formalising Australia's commitment to a global effort to curb carbon emissions and reduce the risk of dangerous climate change.

The Turnbull government's reaction to the shock news was carefully managed - right down to Julie Bishop's jacket.

Attorney-General George Brandis has avoided a humiliating defeat in Parliament by repealing a controversial directive restricting access to the government's chief legal adviser hours before it was set to be struck down by the Senate.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Donald Trump discussed the Asia-Pacific region, trade and the fight against Islamic State in their first call.

Donald Trump's victory should be a wake up call to mainstream political parties and the global establishment, according to Cory Bernardi

If dealers and independent repairs shared information about cars, repairs would be a lot cheaper. But that's not happening.

The success of rogue Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has forced the Turnbull government into a furious recalibration of policy.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has sought to reassure Australians its alliance and deep relationship with the US will continue after the shock election of Donald Trump as its next President.

The Prime Minister called him "loathsome". Christopher Pyne said his rise was "terrifying". The Opposition Leader deemed him "entirely unsuitable" for the job. Now he's got it.

A split has emerged inside the Human Rights Commission over the latest move to amend section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, with Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane not on board with a proposal backed by commission president Gillian Triggs.

The Turnbull government and Labor are in a stand-off over the backpacker tax, with claims Australia workers will be left worse off than the foreigners working alongside them.

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"Decreased entitlements for employees with a proportionately negative impact on female employees."

Top senior executive pay goes to $326,400 as three-year dispute rumbles on.

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Feud between Malcolm Turnbull and Kevin Rudd escalates, with the former PM accusing Mr Turnbull of lying about their private discussions.

Toxins have been detected at more than 300 times the maximum safe levels in ground and surface water at numerous defence sites around Australia, prompting warnings of a "national crisis" requiring intervention from the Turnbull government.

Attorney-General George Brandis misled Parliament over his dealings with the government's chief legal adviser, a Senate committee has concluded.

The national president of the RSL, Rod White, has been stood down as the scandal in the NSW branch over consultancy payments to voluntary directors deepens.

Labor will vote against the Turnbull government's plan to impose a lifetime ban on refugees and asylum seekers who arrive by boat from entering Australia, throwing doubt over whether the controversial plan can pass the Parliament.

Malcolm Turnbull's own department has been forced to correct records after questions were raised about the validity of his 2010 election to Parliament.

President of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, has backed a proposal to reform section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.