The altitudinous Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi, who fears a move towards bestiality if the 21st century is allowed to have its head, is striking out alone, seeking like-minded companions - a space he has inhabited for his entire political career.
The Trumpification of the right wing of Australian politics has begun.
In all likelihood, Cory Bernardi's expected break away from the Liberal Party will achieve exactly nothing.
Australia wants to be sure Donald Trump knows, when he bites, he'll get a bite back.
An inward-looking America could prove to be a blessing in disguise for Australia
It's been a challenging week for the Prime Minister – will the humiliations ever end?
The conservative side of Australian politics has admitted the Constitution is "broke".
The modern Australian senate has ceased to be a house of review, says former PM Tony Abbott.
This is a case of alliance shock for Australia. Donald Trump's rough treatment of Malcolm Turnbull is about more than their personalities, more than the refugee deal, and more than relations between two leaders.
We should invest in the future, not sink more public money into last century's technologies.
Without an iota of consideration for allies, the President will dump on anyone he likes to please his domestic Twitter audience.
Canberra is on tenterhooks, keenly aware that Donald Trump is volatile, vainglorious, and potentially unreliable.
Prime ministers and presidents have promised action on tax avoidance but with Trump at the helm it's unlikely.
Now that we know how much, a reasoned debate can ensue. But don't hold your breath.
Our leaders and institutions are taking us on a bumpy path, heading nowhere useful.
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Hiding behind arcane reporting rules for years after the fact is not merely untenable, it is next-level hamfisted.
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How moving it was to watch Malcolm Turnbull presenting the Australian of the Year awards last week. What impressive people they were. Made me proud to be an Aussie.
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Prime ministerial rhetoric may have reached 'peak grandiose' under Kevin Rudd, been oddly suburban under Julia Gillard, and bluntly combative under Tony Abbott. ut under Malcolm Turnbull, it is drifting towards the vapid.
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Australians are probably wondering what it would take? What level of betrayal or irresponsible strategic posturing by Washington would be serious enough to get a rise out of Canberra?
Call it a blinding moment of clarity – if that's not too grandiose. Malcolm Turnbull was addressing a pre-Australia Day function at The Lodge in Canberra.
Barnaby Joyce was "post-truth" way before it was cool. In fact, few politicians were better prepared for the new era of "alternative facts" than Barnaby Joyce.
Indigenous land rights have faced a setback in Malaysia.
The question for the formal opening of the political year, beginning next week, is not whether Malcolm Turnbull can retrieve his position with voters. It is whether Bill Shorten can step into the vacuum Turnbull has created.
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In three ways - and in just three days - Donald Trump has profoundly unsettled Australia's assumptions about the world.
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The hurly-burly of the 2016 election campaign, as seen through the eyes of Fairfax reporters and photographers.
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