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.
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Coalition won't challenge 37-vote Herbert election loss
Majority in Federal Parliament will remain at one.
Xi Jinping implores Malcolm Turnbull at G20 over rules for Chinese investment in Australia
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.
Greens, One Nation senators may find common ground
Queensland's lone Greens senator grimaces at prospect.
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Australia-China relations tested
Malcolm Turnbull has scrapped plans to ratify the extradition treaty with China after opposition from all sides of politics on human rights grounds. Courtesy ABC RN, Sky News.
Comment & Analysis
Memo Scott Morrison: there ain't no jam jars
What's this about a "locked box"?
"You can't legislate for morality"
"You can't legislate for morality," quipped Senator Arthur Sinodinos.
Loyal public servant to 7 prime ministers rides into the sunset
Human rights pioneer, who broke the news of Harold Holt's disappearance, retires after remarkable seven-decade career.
Centrelink's robo-debacle is a litany of inhuman errors
The Centrelink robo-debt debacle will dwarf that of the bungled census, for which the Prime Minister declared that heads would roll.
Star man Malcolm Turnbull no longer blowing voters' minds
Malcolm Turnbull is a messiah who then crashed in the polls. But there's still time to recover.
Pressuring foreign workers wrong way to reform 457 visas
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.