It has been a week to remember in Australian politics.
Former treasurer Joe Hockey, leaving politics following the leadership change, made his farewell speech to a packed House of Representatives and left with a warning.
"A 24-hour news cycle has changed politics forever, but I'm not sure that the traditional Westminster system has kept pace with that change. It is now far more difficult to examine and debate policy issues in a measured and considered way."
Mr Hockey called again for an end to what he has described as the age of entitlement, welfare payments to what he called middle-class Australians.
"Finding the solutions to the social challenges and the financial threats of today, it can't be postponed to another time, it can't be left to another generation. Intergenerational theft and betrayal is not the Australian way."
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull paid tribute to Mr Hockey, calling him a great Australian.
"Your father, Richard, came to Australia as a young man, a young Armenian man ... came to Australia and started a small business and prospered with his family. Your story is a classic Australian story of migration."
In policy developments, Mr Turnbull's leadership team has reached a deal on a key budget measure from 2014 that was previously blocked in the Senate.
The new social-services minister, Christian Porter, is overseeing a new proposal to cut family payments to eligible families once a child reaches age 13, instead of age 6.
Mr Porter detailed the changes.
"You will, of course, recall that, in the previous measure which we are now reversing, we had taken down the cut-off age to 6 years. We are now lifting that back up to 13. But we are making certain mitigatory payments, because we have considered and listened to some of the issues about the particular difficulties in rearing children at 13 and above that attach particularly to grandparents, but also in single-parent families."
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says Labor is waiting for more detail.
"This Government's only backed off on family payments because of the strength of the Labor Party -- and I might just give Jenny Macklin a bit of a shout-out here, but the whole Labor team has been very staunch in making sure that families on low incomes don't lose thousands of dollars."
The China free-trade agreement is expected now to be law by the end of the year.
Labor has had its planned workplace-protection measures approved by the Government, which means the legislation will pass the parliament.
Bill Shorten explained Labor's position.
"So I am pleased today to announce that, through the hard work of Penny Wong, working with Minister Andrew Robb, that Labor now has achieved what we believe to be satisfactory legal protections which weren't previously proposed, which means that Labor can now support the speedy passage of the China-Australia free-trade agreement. Today is, indeed, a good day."
Andrew Robb, who negotiated the agreement, welcomed the news.
"The last few months has caused confusion in China about, 'Just what is the attitude of Australians, who are our biggest trading partner?' It has very wide implications, very important implications. We're grateful that the Opposition has properly recognised that issue as well. Importantly, the agreement that we've reached with the Opposition will in no way contravene the commitments that have been made."
Mr Turnbull also announced new rules for financial services, superannuation and credit-card surcharges.
It is the official response to the Murray Inquiry into the financial-services sector.
"We are constantly focused on ensuring, from a prudential point of view, our banks and major financial institutions are safe, both for depositors and for investors. They're critical to the stability of our whole economy. From a superannuation point of view, the focus is on ensuring that people, Australians saving for their retirement, have both choice and security. From consumers, there are also important responses here to ensure that consumers are protected."
Malcolm Turnbull's opinion ratings as prime minister have jumped, and there has been a poll boost, too, for the Government.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, a key backer in the Turnbull coup, was delighted.
"Look, I don't comment on the polls. It's obviously reassuring to know that the Australian people are supporting the Coalition and they support Prime Minister Turnbull."
Immigration policy continues to grab headlines for all the wrong reasons, though.
The Government flew a Somali asylum seeker who was allegedly raped in Nauru to Australia for an abortion, but it did not go ahead, and she was flown back to Nauru.
Minister Peter Dutton was left to explain the Government's position.
"On Sunday, the 11th, the lady arrived in Brisbane, was reviewed by a primary-health nurse. On the following day, the12th, the lady was transferred to Villawood, was there reviewed by a mental-health nurse, where an interpreter was present, and also was consulted with a GP, and an interpreter was present for that occasion as well."
The woman's lawyers have disputed the facts as outlined by the Minister.
Refugee advocates say she was flown back to Nauru too quickly.
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