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It should have been one of the most congenial calls for the new commander in chief — a conversation with the leader of Australia, one of America's staunchest allies, at the end of a triumphant week.

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Explore these tools to reveal the scale and impact of donations on Australia's political system.

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Now that we know how much, a reasoned debate can ensue. But don't hold your breath.

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An official statement from the White House has confirmed US President Donald Trump is "still considering" whether to honour the refugee resettlement deal with Australia struck under his predecessor Barack Obama.

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Former Liberal frontbencher says cutting the bureaucracy would show 'leadership'.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed the body established by Tony Abbott to advise on indigenous issues, preparing to appoint new members and replace outspoken chair Warren Mundine.

"No wonder Malcolm Turnbull was so desperate to keep his secret — he basically bought himself an election," said Labor's finance spokesman.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed he donated $1.75 million of his own money to the Liberal Party, ahead of last year's federal election.

The Greens received more than $1 million from two big donors last financial year, helping bankroll the party's campaign for the July 2 federal election.

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Malcolm Turnbull is preparing to ban foreign donations in a bid to restore faltering public trust in the system.

Malcolm Turnbull has opened the possibility of using subsidies earmarked for green energy projects to help build new high-tech clean coal fired power stations as he branded Labor's "mindless rush into renewables", a recipe for more expensive and less reliable electricity.

Banks continued to donate to Labor despite the party's pursuit of a royal commission but the big four continued a tradition of giving more funds to the Coalition.

Queensland's LNP is facing a dilemma over how to handle One Nation preferences, as it attempts to balance contrasting views from its city and country members in the face of a growing threat from the outlier party.

The scale of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's personal donation to the troubled Liberal Party election campaign will be kept secret for another year.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared he wants to see more transparency in Australia's political donations system - but just moments later refused to talk about his own contribution to the Liberal Party's election campaign.

The Liberal company dubbed a 'washing machine' has made a record contribution.

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

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Hiding behind arcane reporting rules for years after the fact is not merely untenable, it is next-level hamfisted.

The White House appears to be backing away from a commitment to honour a deal struck by the Obama administration to take more than a thousand refugees from Australia's offshore detention centres.

Soaring electricity prices under Labor's green energy target, a re-commitment to "job creating" company tax cuts, and new savings to fund more affordable childcare are shaping as key battlelines in the political contest this year as Malcolm Turnbull outlines his government's strategy on Wednesday.

Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton had a minor victory in the High Court, when it was declared he was to be referred to as "Senator Culleton" for the duration of the day's proceedings.

Australian dual-nationals will not be affected by Donald Trump's controversial immigration ban, as part of a deal secured with the White House and announced by Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday. 

Australia most powerful unionist, Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Dave Oliver, has resigned his post after nearly five years in the job.

Donors may have exploited a loophole that would shield transactions worth millions of dollars from public scrutiny.

The Turnbull government has paid an estimated $1 million in compensation and formally apologised to nine charity workers who were ejected from Nauru in 2014 after unsubstantiated claims of political activism and impropriety.

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New research ridicules the prime minister's claim that cutting the company tax rate will boost foreign investment, pointing out that almost all of Australia's foreign investment applications come from countries with much lower tax rates.

A meeting of the NSW Young Liberals was shut down in disgrace on Monday night after two men dressed in KKK hoods stormed the stage during a debate about immigration.

Australia is falling behind modern Asian economies and could become an "unskilled enclave", according to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, because low-cost labour is taking Australian jobs.

An Iranian-Australian dual national, Shadi Sherafat was hard at work in America. But now her life has been turned upside down.