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Trump praises Australia's merit-based immigration, Australian author
Australia's strict merit based immigration policies received a thumbs up from from US President Donald Trump.
Australia's strict merit based immigration policies received a thumbs up from from US President Donald Trump.
Majority in Federal Parliament will remain at one.
China has accused Australia of bowing to protectionist sentiment for blocking the Ausgrid bid, as well as for an earlier decision against a Chinese-led consortium to buy cattle company Kidman & Co.
Queensland's lone Greens senator grimaces at prospect.
The former PM's suggestion to keep the Hazelwood power station open until the new Snowy Hydro scheme is able to generate power has been rejected by the PM. Courtesy ABC.
What's this about a "locked box"?
"You can't legislate for morality," quipped Senator Arthur Sinodinos.
Human rights pioneer, who broke the news of Harold Holt's disappearance, retires after remarkable seven-decade career.
The Centrelink robo-debt debacle will dwarf that of the bungled census, for which the Prime Minister declared that heads would roll.
Malcolm Turnbull is a messiah who then crashed in the polls. But there's still time to recover.
Both sides of politics are taking aim at the 457 visa. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten vowed Labor would crack down on the temporary skilled migration scheme to ensure unemployed Australians can find work.
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