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Aust'n PM orders comprehensive report on consequences of Brexit vote

​The Australian government will be watching the fallout from Britain's historic Brexit vote "very, very carefully", Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Monday, after he ordered the nation's finance regulators to prepare a report on the potential consequences for Australia.

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Brexit vote helps push Australian gov't ahead of opposition in latest opinion poll

​The Australian government has edged ahead of the opposition less than a week before the federal election, the latest opinion poll, released on Monday, has suggested.

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Aussie PM pushes for first ever online leaders' debate ahead of federal election

​Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday announced plans for the first ever online leaders' debate, to be held on social media website Facebook and hosted by News Corp's News.com.au.

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Australian gov't risks election loss after latest voter survey

​Australia's Turnbull government is facing the prospect it may give up enough seats in key election battlegrounds to lose the July 2 federal election, a latest Newspoll revealed on Monday.

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Strong border protection policy key to "multicultural" Australia: PM

Strong international border protection is the key to a prosperous and multicultural Australia, the nation's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday.

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Aussie PM discusses trade, terror with U.S. President Obama

​Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has discussed the threat of terror as well as global trade and regional stability with U.S. President Barack Obama, after the pair exchanged a half-hour phone call on Thursday morning.

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Australian PM recommits to "strong" gun laws on anniversary of massacre

​Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has recommitted to enforcing the nation's strong guns laws on the 20th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre.

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French company to build Australia's next-gen naval submarines

​French shipbuilding company DCNS has secured the lucrative 40 billion U.S dollar contract to build Australia's next-generation naval submarines, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull revealed on Tuesday.

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Australia to fight back againt cyber hackers with new Cyber Security Strategy

The Australian government has on Thursday launched a 180 million U.S dollar Cyber Security Strategy, in an effort to shore up Australia's defence against cyber attacks and online fraud.

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Aust'n parliament sits ahead of likely double dissolution election

Australia's parliament has been recalled to sit for three weeks on Monday, setting in motion a plan by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to pass controversial legislation or force a double dissolution election.

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China eyes trade boost with Australia

Beijing and Canberra are seeking to increase business ties as Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull leads his country's largest-ever trade mission to China.

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Aussie banks take center stage in political contest

Australia's federal election race is becoming more contested as opposition leaders and ruling backbench MP's continue airing their disquiet over Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's rejection of an investigation into the banking industry.

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Aussie gov't falls behind opposition for 1st time in six months: poll

​The coalition Australian government has, for the first time since Malcolm Turnbull took over, fallen behind the opposition as preferred party to lead the nation, just months out from a federal election.

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Australian govt commits to gay marriage vote this year if it wins election

The Australian government said on Sunday (March 6) it will hold a public vote on same-sex marriage later this year if it wins reelection.

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Australia to increase defence spending in Defence White Paper

Australia will raise defence spending to 2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) over the next seven years in a formal announcement to be made by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull later this week.

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Aussie PM's talking points leaked ahead of Parliament's 2016 debut

​A document outlining Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's partyroom focus for 2016, prepared for MPs and senators, was leaked to the media before the first day of parliament for the year on Tuesday.

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Australia PM: whaling spat shouldn't be allowed to hurt Japan ties

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressed disappointment on Friday at Japan's resumption of whaling in the Southern Ocean, but said the dispute over the hunt should not be allowed to hurt the two countries' special strategic ties.