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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with some of our best overnight stories before Krishani Dhanji takes the reins.

Amid a scramble by Australian officials to reorientate policy in the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, Kevin Rudd seemed to sum it up best. “Interesting times. Too interesting,” he said in an email which is part of FoI cache obtained by our reporters. Our full report reveals how Australian officials grappled with the incoming US president’s “unclear” trade proposals in the wake of his November win and what impact they might have on Australia.

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