David Wroe is national security correspondent for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald in Canberra.
China's foreign minister has used a visit to Australia to downplay as "campaign rhetoric" Donald Trump's hardline stances against his country on issues such as the South China Sea, trade and Taiwan.
Besieged leaders will use members' funds to finance a costly legal fightback against allegations they allowed financial abuse to occur under their watch.
The Trumpification of the right wing of Australian politics has begun.
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.
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.
Without an iota of consideration for allies, the President will dump on anyone he likes to please his domestic Twitter audience.
President Donald Trump has thrown the US-Australia refugee deal into grave doubt with a single post on Twitter.
The preferential "exemption" for Australian dual nationals turns out not to be an exemption at all.
Julie Bishop wants Australia to be given the same special treatment extended to Canada and the United Kingdom.
"It's not my job as Prime Minister of Australia to run a commentary on the domestic policies of other countries".
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