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Southeast Asia a likely target for IS terror attacks: Aussie PM

Southeast Asia is the likely location for the next mass-casualty terrorist attack on Australian citizens, the nation's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday.

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Aussie PM Turnbull defends decision to block Kevin Rudd's bid for UN top job

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has stood by his decision to block former PM Kevin Rudd's bid at the United Nations top job, describing Rudd's "interpersonal skills and temperament" as unsuitable for the position.

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Terror attack in Australia "probable" due to constantly changing threat: PM

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has on Friday said it was "probable" that a terror attack would occur on Australian soil in the near future, as the threat from terrorists, particularly lone-wolf terrorists, was constantly changing.

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Malcolm Turnbull sworn in for another term as Australia's PM

Mr Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in for another term as Australia's prime minister on Tuesday (July 19) after a narrow election victory with budget repair and a public vote on same-sex marriage among his top priorities.

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Aust'n PM makes minimal changes to cabinet in post-election reshuffle

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has on Monday revealed details of his ministerial shuffle, following his federal election victory earlier this month.

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New Australian Senate power brokers outline policy demands

With the dust still not settled from one of Australia’s closest ever elections, competing political factions have begun issuing demands – from banning Muslim immigration to scrapping a trade deal with China to imposing curbs on gambling – in return for supporting government legislation in the next Senate.

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Aust'n PM to meet with NZ counterpart to discuss Brexit fallout

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will next week meet with New Zealand counterpart John Key, to discuss Britain's controversial exit from the European Union (EU).

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After days of limbo, Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull claims election win

Australia’s prime minister said on Sunday that his conservative coalition government was re-elected for a second three-year term, after a chaotic national election that left the country in a state of political paralysis for more than a week while officials scrambled to sort out who had won the tight race.

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A hollow victory for Australia's 'Mr Harbourside Mansion'

Multimillionaire former banker and lawyer Malcolm Turnbull has clung to power in Australia, but the tech-savvy grandfather dubbed “Mr Harbourside Mansion” won only a begrudging victory with voters.

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Aust'n PM to decide on cabinet ministers following election win

​Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has on Monday returned to Canberra to decide on his cabinet ministers for the 45th Parliament, after he secured victory in the 2016 federal election over the weekend.

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Australian PM's conservative coalition claims victory in election

The leader of Australia's Liberal-National Party (LNP) coalition, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, claimed victory in the federal election on Sunday eight days after polls closed.

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Australia ruling conservatives win tight election

Australia's ruling conservatives have been confirmed winners in last week's general election, after opposition Labor leader Bill Shorten conceded.

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Australian PM Turnbull likely to hang on to power after latest projection gives coalition more seats

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday pulled within striking distance of the votes needed to form a narrow majority government in a cliffhanger election that has left the country in limbo and his leadership in doubt.

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Aust'n PM Turnbull rejects calls to resign, election result yet to come out

​Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has on Tuesday rejected Opposition calls for his resignation, as the deadlocked Australian federal election begins to frustrate far-right factions within his incumbent government.

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Call for Australian PM Turnbull’s resignation grows louder amid election chaos

With Australia’s government in chaos amid a dramatic national election that failed to deliver an immediate winner, the country’s opposition leader called on Monday for the prime minister to resign, dubbing him “the David Cameron of the southern hemisphere”.

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Last opinion poll before Aust'n election shows result "on a knife's edge"

Australia's federal election is on a knife's edge, with the last opinion poll before Australians head to the voting booths revealing that, after preferences, the coalition and the Labor opposition both have 50 percent support.

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Coalition government will deliver strong, decisive leadership if elected: Australian PM

​Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has urged Australians to back his government to deliver strong leadership and economic growth, as the final touches of his six-week election campaign draw to a close.