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He was on stage almost right up until the final curtain fell. Leonard Cohen, the man whose dark lyrics and haunting melodies have inspired generations, has died at the age of 82. PM took a look back at his life and work.

Workers on the ground with Melbourne's most vulnerable homeless people say they're worried about possible funding cuts to a program they say has made a real difference. The Federal Government is considering whether to renew its commitment to the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness, which expires on June 30 next year. Under the current agreement, it's investing $230 million over two years, an amount matched by the states.

SBS is re-launching its SBS2 channel next week under the auspices of the US cable channel Viceland. The announcement earlier this year prompted some commentators to suggest it was out of line with the public broadcaster's mutlicultural brief. Viceland's content might court controversy but it's all part of a new media push to capture the elusive youth market.

After Donald Trump's stunning victory, the woman he defeated, and the man he's going to replace, have both extended conciliatory words towards the President-elect. But within hours anti-Trump protests were taking place in at least seven cities - a sign of the deep divisions within the country. His first job will be finding the people who'll serve in his cabinet and help him bring both sides of the political spectrum together.

The course ahead that will be charted by the new President is still far from clear. James Fallows is national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly in the United States, and he's been telling me about how Donald Trump pulled off his big win, and what might come next.

The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has described his first conversation with Donald Trump since his election win as 'warm and frank'. He says the businessman will bring a pragmatic approach to the Presidency. The Opposition leader has also congratulated Mr Trump on his election win, but has again offered qualified support, saying he's continue to speak up if Mr Trump goes against Australia and the United States' shared values.

In the space of just 24 hours, global financial markets have completely changed their tune on Donald Trump. He's now being seen as more presidential, and there's hope he might actually help lift the United States out of its current economic funk. The big question of course is: will this new found optimism last?

Publically, the Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Donald Trump on winning and has said he's looking forward to working with him. But behind the scenes the Chinese leadership is scrambling to try work out what the Trump victory will mean for the US-China relationship, and how that ends up playing out will be critical to world security and growth.

A new report's been launched to guide the Government's response to an epidemic in Indigenous suicide. Families from Aboriginal communities in Western Australia met the Prime Minister to talk of their own devastating losses. The Labor Senator from WA, Patrick Dodson, spoke of the pain of receiving a call in the middle of the night to be told of a 12-year-old boy taking his own life. The Government's promised more community involvement in the delivery of mental health care and the response to suicides.

It is still unclear what rate of tax backpackers will pay from the 1st of January next year. While politicians continue to debate the issue backpackers are confused about whether to travel to Australia, leaving farmers with a labour shortage.