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Kat Wong and Dominic Giannini

PM walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump takes office

The prime minister says he looks forward to "constructive engagement" with Donald Trump. (Paul Braven/AAP PHOTOS)

The Australian government is walking a diplomatic tightrope with US President Donald Trump as he repeals policies Labor supports and threatens global trade tariffs.

The prime minister and foreign minister have danced around gender identity questions after the newly-inaugurated Mr Trump changed the definition to be only a man or woman, in a move that's been criticised as regressing transgender rights.

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