The agreement would be the first one the Trump administration has struck with foreign nation since the president announced plans to impose sweeping tariffs on US trading partners last month.
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The attorney general has personally appealed to the prime minister to keep his place, Guardian Australia understands
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A factional war risks overshadowing the start of Labor’s second term in power, with senior ministers Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic at risk of being pushed out of cabinet in a fight party sources describe as increasingly ruthless.
Ahead of the first caucus meeting after Labor’s stunning election victory, due to take place at Parliament House on Friday, MPs aligned with the Victorian Right faction are moving to dump Dreyfus, the attorney general, from cabinet on Thursday.