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Leaked Footage Shows Australian PM Mocking Donald Trump

AustralianPrimeMinisterMalcolmTurnbullrisksafreshriftwithDonaldTrumpafterleakedfootageshowedhimparodyingthepresidentandalludingtoaU.S.probeintoelectioncampaignl

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Australian top IS recruiter Neil Prakash 'to be extradited'

Australia'smostwantedjihadist,NeilPrakash,islikelytobeextraditedfromTurkeywithinmonths,PMMalcolmTurnbullhassaid.Prakash,aseniorrecruiterforso-calledIslamicState

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises Australia for ‘puncturing UN hypocrisy’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday praised Australia for being “courageously willing to puncture UN hypocrisy” on anti-Israel resolutions.

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Australian PM talks border protection, economic development with Sri Lankan counterpart

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday met with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

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Opposition leaders criticize Aussie PM for hefty personal donation in election

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been accused of buying the 2016 federal election, after he admitted to have donated 1.75 million Australian dollars (1.32 million U.S. dollars) of his own money to the Liberal Party during the eight-week campaign.

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Australia PM Turnbull resists major Cabinet reshuffle as he names new health minister

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday resisted a major cabinet reshuffle despite his waning poll numbers as he named Greg Hunt the new health minister to replace Sussan Ley, who resigned last week amid an expenses scandal.

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Australia following Britain in parliamentary entitlement reform after scandals

Australia will model their parliamentary entitlements reform on Britain following a payments scandal that has claimed a senior leader.

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Aust'n PM Turnbull must unite gov't amid defection threat: former PM

It is Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's "duty" to unite the coalition government in the face of a defection threat from outspoken Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday.

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull still wants republic but only after Queen Elizabeth’s reign ends

​Critics within Turnbull’s own conservative Liberal Party have suggested his support for a republic would be damaging to the government

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Australian republicans claim majority of MPs oppose monarchy

​A majority of Australian MPs want to break ties with the British monarchy, the nation's republican lobby claims.

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Most MPs and senators want to ditch monarchy, Australian Republican Movement says

​A majority in both the lower and upper houses of federal parliament support Australia becoming a republic, the republican movement has claimed.

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Chinese tourists helping Australia hit lofty tourism targets: Australian PM

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Wednesday that Chinese tourists are playing a vital role in helping Australia hit its 2020 tourism targets.

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Australia's PM takes 'farewell selfie' with Barack Obama

​Australia's prime minister has taken a "farewell selfie" after his final meeting with Barack Obama as the US president.

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Australia to do "everything it can" to support Donald Trump presidency: PM

The Australia government is prepared to "get behind" U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as the gradual transition of power from outgoing President Barack Obama continues, Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Monday.

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Australian PM slams trade union "thuggery" in fresh pitch for construction watchdog

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday hinted at the reintroduction of a construction union watchdog bill in Parliament, after he saw footage of a trade union official abusing a worksite supervisor.

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Support for Aust'n PM Turnbull continues to fall: latest poll

​Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has lost support in all eight states since taking power, with country voters and the elderly among those most fed up, the latest Newspoll revealed on Monday.

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Threat of "lone wolf" terrorism rises: Aussie PM

​The downfall of Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East is fast approaching, but the threat of urban terror from propaganda-fed "lone wolf" terrorists is only going to rise, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday.