Same-sex marriage was legalised, a Labor senator resigned amid a scandal over Chinese influence and a Constitutional crisis threatened Malcolm Turnbull's hold on power. The year in Australian politics began with a phone call between Malcolm Turnbull and the newly elected US president Donald Trump. The leaders insisted it was a friendly and constructive call. But a leaked transcript revealed the two argued intensely over a deal to send Manus Island refugees to the United States.
The year in Australian politics
Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge Source: Public Domain
It's been an extraordinary and chaotic year in Parliament House.
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