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Final poll puts Coalition in front
ROLLING UPDATES: Malcolm Turnbull has cast his vote early, with the latest poll suggesting the Coalition will come out on top.
Polling day Five-minute guide to election day
Revealed Who we Google more: Malcolm or Bill?
Cool tool Find your election day sausage and cake
Political fighter The moment Malcolm transformed
Kidnap saga Beirut court blames 60 Mins boss
Aviation oasis $700M business in the middle of nowhere
Poor choices Where Aussie pollies went wrong
Kidnap scandal 60 Mins mum slams husband’s ‘lies’
Political drama Shorten faces Labor leadership battle
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Police killed in Dhaka terror attack
GUNMEN have stormed a crowded restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, taking 20 people hostage and triggering a deadly firefight with police.
Find your election day sausage and cake
STUCK on where the best place is to vote in your neighbourhood? This Google map shows you where you can get a sausage sizzle and cake across Australia.
Five-minute guide to election day
IT’S election day. Not sure where to go? What to do? Where to get a Democracy Sausage? Fear not. We’ve got all your questions answered.
Senate revving to be a wild ride
MR X says he’s ready to lead the most powerful minor party in South Australian history after Saturday’s federal election.
And the real vote winners are...
WHO were the real winners in this election campaign? This and more in Off the Record, our weekly look inside politics, business and the law.
Who we Google more: Malcolm or Bill?
AN analysis of Google search data has revealed the top five issues voters are worried about, and which leader Australians have more interest in.
Snow patrols stepped up to beat ice dealers
POLICE have stepped up operations to crack the “ice age” that descends on the NSW snow fields every year during ski season.
’They thought I was going to cark it’
POLITICAL heavyweight Graham “Richo” Richardson has told of nearly dying after a marathon hospital operation and wanting to get involved in election coverage.
DUI driver’s trail of destruction
A WOMAN has been charged with high range drink driving after leaving a trail of destruction when she smashed into two parked cars in Rushcutters Bay.
- Election 2016: It’s over to you
- Movie geeks suit themselves
- Roxy’s man meets his ‘dangerous’ cellmates
- Another chance for cop hitter
- Semi’s driving record reveals rocky road
- Pervert priest wins appeal over ban
- Every man and his mog toddles with Tiddles
- Aussie Islamic State terrorist’s wife escapes jail
- What the major parties stand for
- $5m worth of vintage wine disappears
- Bystanders help cop in alleged street attack
- Sky Blues descend on St Therese’s
House, businesses gutted by fire
UPDATE: A family had a lucky escape when their house went up in flames in one of Brisbane’s riverside suburbs overnight, with crews taking five hours to put it out. It came just hours after a suspicious fire caused extensive damage to several Gold Coast businesses.
‘Days of Clive Palmer are behind us’
LIVE BLOG: The man who hopes to snag the Sunshine Coast seat won by Clive Palmer at the last election says it’s ‘good news’ the mining magnate’s political career is over.
Lockout laws: Last shots (not) fired
PARTYGOERS’ hopes of the State Government relaxing contentious lockout laws have been dashed after Police Minister Bill Byrne yesterday did a U-turn on the rules to take effect next year.
- The right mantra for the job
- Britain needs outstanding new leader
- Rocker’s reached the age of content
- Power of the protest vote
- Women choosing cash over kids
- Chinese fight Great Barrier Reef bill
- Call to co-ordinate transport plans
- Could this be the end of the Pap smear?
- ‘I’m ready for whatever comes’
- ‘It’s just horrific, absolutely horrific’
- Turnbull: Reject ‘wall-to-wall’ Labor
- Labor promises cascade of cash
South Australia takes centre stage
ROLLING COVERAGE: South Australians are heading to the polling booths for Federal Election 2016 as the state takes centre stage with the rise of the Nick Xenophon factor.
A taste of Vince Focarelli’s new venture
CARRINGTON St residents have dubbed Vince Focarelli’s city restaurant as the “Shoot em’ up Cafe’ amid concerns the former gang leader’s past could catch up with him. Read the restaurant review inside
Consumer confidence on a rollercoaster
RECENT events in the UK — namely Brexit — have none-too-subtly demonstrated the impact that uncertainty and political instability can have within an economy.
- Senate revving to be a wild ride
- Designer wings his way to Paris to ruffle feathers
- All eyes on us as votes go down to the wire
- Phil Walsh: A football genius. By Kane Cornes
- Dope grower has a pot at running firm from jail
- Want more fish ... here’s the catch
- How solar is dimming power bill cuts
- Seafood king swims out of the blues
- Adelaide’s 10 top curries for winter warmth
- Shop assistant threatened with knife
- Fraudster committed crimes ‘to be worthy’
- Fatal ride show owners ‘failed Adelene’
Well suited to renovation
HOW alterations transformed this old Albert Park shop and house into a modern masterpiece.
Melbourne schoolboy has the voice to win
ADAM Ladell is not giving up on his music dream just yet. Having made the semi-finals of The Voice, the Melbourne schoolboy living with Tourette syndrome wants to win.
Melbourne’s carjacking war gets smart
INTELLIGENCE experts are helping police combat a surge in carjackings and home invasions across Melbourne.
- Ex-wife alleges $1.5m divorce rip-off
- Baby elephant shows improvement
- What I want to tell teenage girls
- Dads and dogs rivals for spot in the family
- Young star leaping toward Olympic success
- Fox goes overboard with party ship
- Major roads start to clear after smashes
- A kidney match made in heaven
- Doyle roasted over ‘boozy’ dinner bills
- Australia’s key role in Jupiter mission
- Hungry rail rat astonishes commuters
- Nissan drops Footy Show after Sam’s rant
Man killed in off road buggy crash
A 28-YEAR-old man was killed on Friday night after his off road buggy crashed and flipped onto him near Bunbury.
It’s going to be close in key WA seats
ALL eyes will be on the WA federal seats of Burt and Cowan, with predictions of a win to Labor in one seat and a close result in the other.
Perth photographer at Somme centenary
FORMER Sunday Times photographer David Bailey is among the thousands at Thiepval Memorial in France for the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
- Where and how to vote in WA
- Man’s body found in Fremantle waters
- Guard who molested teen patient jailed
- Truckie jailed over young mum’s death
- WA uni chief’s adult film misconduct
- Gas leak forces Gorgon evacuation
- Country WA viewers lose Channel Nine
- Kidnapped Perth doctor ‘likely moved’
- Woman dies after suspected hit-run
- Police appeal over Osborne Park crash
- Disciplinary action looms for childcare centre
- House prices down 7.4pc in 18 months
Madden channels Tasmanian gothic
THRILLED with the local talent and seductive scenery, the cast and crew of The Kettering Incident believe their new series can thrust Tasmania onto the scene as a prime filming location.
Nine telecasts switch in Tassie
TASMANIAN viewers can still watch Nine Network content, but now on the former TDT channels.
Cities ring to the sound of voices
THE Festival of Voices is officially in full swing, and it’s music to the ears of performers, patrons, retailers and restaurants at both ends of the state.
- Political antics on the hustings
- Poll support for shunned senators
- Council rethinks city height limits
- Liberals tight-lipped on Brooks
- Fight to keep dolphin videos secret
- Lambie’s last pitch to snag Senate support
- Learner driver jailed over fatal cliff plunge
- Man, 19, accused of carjacking
- Hello kitty ... this new caf has cat-titude
- Centrelink fraudster behind bars
- Property prices continue to rise
- RACT winds back Freycinet expansion plan
First off-the-grid home
A FAMILY home under construction in Darwin’s northern suburbs comes with everything but the power bill
Secret govt info accidentally released
BUREAUCRATS at the NT Department of Housing refused to release information because it would embarrass Chief Minister Adam Giles, emails obtained by the NT News show
Scullion and McCarthy for the Senate
With only two Senate spots for the Northern Territory, they have always been neatly divided, with Labor and the Country Liberals taking one each at every election since 1975
- NT voters like a bit each way
- You’ve goat to be kidding
- It’s hot, hot, hot but the Wet is on its way
- Bookies back Gosling, Snowdon
- Racist taunts in bottle-o bashing
- It’s a mad scramble out there now
- Mayor tells us: ‘grow up’ over fireworks
- Man jailed for setting crashed cars alight
- Airport gun theft arrest
- Why you must vote Coalition
- Turnbull won’t support ‘right to die’ in NT
- Drone plan to take on weeds
West opens up for 110,000 residents
GO west to begin life anew. That’s the catchphrase driving Geelong’s urban planners as they determine where another 110,000-plus residents will live, work and play.
Full list of where to vote
Are you voting this weekend but don’t know where to go? Full list of voting locations on the Gold Coast here.
Entsch facing fight of his life
LEICHHARDT voters are being faced with what will likely be one of the closest federal elections in decades as candidates race to the end of a marathon campaign.
Where to vote in Townsville
Townsville residents will go to the polls today to decide our new mayor and the make-up of the new city council. Click here for a list of voting booths