Why embracing Putin is the worst place to start for Australian conservatives

• COMMENT

The Trumpification of the right wing of Australian politics has begun.

Scramble to repair US-Australian alliance after Trump tweets

Australian and American officials spent Friday scrambling to shore up the US refugee swap deal – and repair damage to the alliance relationship – amid signs that Donald Trump will likely follow through on the agreement with Malcolm Turnbull.

'No one of that era is completely exonerated', says ex-RSL councillor

An RSL NSW state councillor who resigned recently on principle over the financial scandal engulfing the league has made a frank admission that "no one of that era is completely exonerated" as the leadership faces a looming grassroots backlash.

Why Trump's treatment of allies is the dumbest deal of all

• ANALYSIS

Without an iota of consideration for allies, the President will dump on anyone he likes to please his domestic Twitter audience.

Trump tweets he will study 'dumb' refugee deal with Australia

President Donald Trump has thrown the US-Australia refugee deal into grave doubt with a single post on Twitter.

Revealed: Australia has not been given any special 'exemption' from US visa ban

• EXCLUSIVE

The preferential "exemption" for Australian dual nationals turns out not to be an exemption at all.

Bishop instructs diplomats to ask Trump to exempt Australians from immigration ban

• EXCLUSIVE

Julie Bishop wants Australia to be given the same special treatment extended to Canada and the United Kingdom.

Turnbull refuses to condemn Trump's US immigration ban

"It's not my job as Prime Minister of Australia to run a commentary on the domestic policies of other countries".

What Trump told Turnbull about the Nauru and Manus refugee deal

Details of who will be resettled in the US remain unclear.