Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants to rebuild his government's relationship with the country's Muslim communities.
The news came at the end of a political week that also saw a U-turn on tertiary education fees and new engagement on tax and superannuation reform.
Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Senator Concetta Ferrivanti-Wells says she'll put a renewed focus on bridge-building between the Government and Muslim communities.
She says many Australian Muslims feel disenfranchised and marginalised.
"Well there are concerns about language and there are concerns about working directly with those communities I think it's important that we engage directly with them and that if we are looking at programs and initiatives to address the issue with our young people who are at risk it is important that we do so in partnership with those communities."
Australian Muslim community figure Dr Jamal Rifi was this week awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Canberra in recognition of his efforts to fight radicalism and lead community engagement.
He hopes the Turnbull era is a more positive one for his community.
"I always believe social harmony is not a by-product. Social cohesion is not a by-product. It is an entity that needs to be nurtured, celebrated and protected, and at the same time it needs its own heroes and champions."
On tertiary education policy - the Turnbull Government put on hold a plan from the Abbott years to introduce university fee deregulation.
The idea was never popular and had been rejected twice by the Senate.
But new Education Minister Simon Birmingham says the Government isn't backing down.
"What we have done today is accept reality and acknowledge it would be impractical for any reforms to higher education to start next year. The sector and students deserve certainty for 2016."
Labor's spokesman on Higher Education, Kim Carr, believes the Government's approach will eventually mean more expensive University degrees.
"Based on what the Minister has said today the 100 thousand dollar degrees are alive with Mr Turnbull as they were with Mr Abbott."
Vice Chancellor of the University of Canberra Professor Stephen Parker was the only university leader in Australia who stood against the regulation plan.
He believes deregulation will happen and the government only stopped because the legislation had been blocked.
"What I make of it is, they have no choice, it wasn't a change of heart, they just hit a brick wall."
Changes to the tax mix, including existing superannuation tax concessions, are also on being considered.
The new prime minister met representatives from business, the unions and civil society this week.
Mr Turnbull says it was an important meeting.
"This is part of a process of consultation we are not wasting any time. We are getting on with the job."
One of those at the meeting was Dr Cassandra Goldie from the Australian Council of Social Service.
"We have just finished what we believe was a very productive and positive meeting with the Prime Minister and a number of his colleagues. What binds us together is that we all want to see great economic growth that is about opening up job opportunities that is about making us a modern economy that in terms of the world of work and that people who are able to be in paid work who want to be there are able to participate."
Those present included representatives from the Business Council of Australia, the Australian Industry group, the Trade Union movement and Michael O'Neill from the group National Seniors.
"In the retirement income space today there seems to be a lot of positives out of today. There seems to be a willingness of Government to include all issues to do with retirement income to be part of the mix and to be considered which i think is a really positive step forward. There is an acknowledgment that the ageing debate needs to be shifted around from being a negative to be more of a positive going forward. IN the broad superannuation area the importance of much attention to the inequities in that space."
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has conducted interviews where he defended his record.
But he remained silent on whether or not he had forgiven Malcolm Turnbull
"Well that's a very good question and it's one where I might exercise the former Prime Minister's prerogative of silence. I mean there's obviously been a lot of dirty water under the bridge, Neil. Malcolm didn't stay in the Parliament to be someone else's minister. He's now got his chance at the top job he's a very capable person and let's hope he makes the most of it."
Mr Turnbull has kept his public appearances and comments to a minimum as he works on new policy and staffing for his new team.
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