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Hanson offsider wants climate scepticism taught
Nicole Hasham 2:08 PM The One Nation candidate with a strong chance of joining Pauline Hanson in the Senate, Malcolm Roberts, wants climate scepticism taught in schools and says the CSIRO and United Nations' peak climate body endorse corruption.
ABC axes The Drum
Matthew Knott 12:23 PM The ABC will scale back its presence in online analysis and opinion by axing The Drum website.
Labor offers stability Coalition can't deliver
Peter Martin 7:57 AM In a complete reversal of rhetoric during during the campaign, Labor has emerged as the party most likely to guarantee stability after the election.
Defiant Credlin unleashes on Turnbull's 'hapless set of bedwetters'
Latika Bourke 7:38 AM A furious Peta Credlin had launched an excoriating attack on the "hapless set of bedwetters" she says plotted to oust her former boss Tony Abbott as prime minister, squander the "wonderful victory of 2013" by giving Malcolm Turnbull poor advice.
Federal Election 2016: Live coverage, polls and results
Georgina Mitchell 10:17 PM Follow all the latest news, results as the poll goes down to the wire.
'Perfect storm' behind thundering comeback
David Wroe 6:39 PM "Australia for Australians" is the headline on Pauline Hanson's One Nation party's webpage outlining what the resurgent party is all about.
AAA credit rating safe, for now
Peter Martin 4:55 PM Credit ratings agency Moody's says Australia's triple-A rating is not under immediate threat from the election outcome, but could be if the deficit isn't wound back.
Hanson warns of terror on the streets
Nicole Hasham 4:07 PM One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has warned of "terrorism on our streets" and says some Sydneysiders still fear their suburbs have been "swamped by Asians" as she claimed her party could snare up to six Senate spots.
Dutton pays out on bikies, union thugs, Labor
Nicole Hasham 4:06 PM Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has blamed bikies, union thugs, activists and "sneaky" Labor tactics for his plummeting popularity in his Queensland seat of Dickson.
Liberal blames loss on 'dishonest' GetUp!
Adam Morton 3:40 PM Ousted Liberal MP Andrew Nikolic has taken to social media to accuse left-wing lobby group GetUp! of running a "dishonest, nasty, personal campaign" that cost him his seat.
'I think he lost my number': Hanson hasn't heard from PM
The red-head from Queensland could find herself friendless on the red benches of Parliament.
Federal Election 2016: Live coverage, polls and results
Michael Koziol, Stephanie Peatling Follow all the latest news, results as the poll goes down to the wire.
'Mediscare' worked because voters were scared
Peter Martin Scare campaigns only work when they reinforce or add to what is already known.
Joint sitting looking unlikely
Laura Tingle A senior Turnbull cabinet minister has conceded that the Coalition does not have the numbers to hold the joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament to enabled it to pass its industrial relations legislation.
All smiles for new Queensland MPs the morning after the night before
Cameron Atfield The morning after the night before has seen at least 11 Queensland candidates waking to the reality they were Canberra-bound, following Saturday's federal election.
Turnbull faces superannuation backlash
Michael Gordon Malcolm Turnbull is coming under massive pressure from within to recast the superannuation changes he took to the election amid widespread anger and despair in Liberal ranks over his election campaign.
What to expect from a hung parliament
David Wroe The 2016 federal election appears to be inching towards a hung Parliament. So what does that mean?
Greens hold Melbourne, but hopes of greenwash fade
Nicole Hasham The Greens were poised to retain the seat of Melbourne on Saturday night and Batman was too close to call, but the party's hopes appeared dashed in other key contests around the nation.
Burney makes history for Labor
Kirsty Needham Labor's Linda Burney has claimed the seat of Barton, becoming the first indigenous woman to enter the house of representatives.
Pauline Hanson comeback looks likely
Cameron Atfield It appeared likely to be a political comeback nearly two decades in the making.
Long lines greet Queensland voters
Cameron Atfield Election day largely went smoothly, says Electoral Commission.
Queensland Senate hopefuls cast their votes
Cameron Atfield Queensland's Senate hopefuls could well face a long wait, worthy of the metre-long ballot paper on which they appeared, to know whether or not they will be Canberra-bound to sit in Australia's 45th Parliament.
What the major parties have promised for your Queensland electorate
Cameron Atfield Federal elections are largely fought on a macro level – taxation, the economy, national security, health and education funding.
Businesses will not 'profit' from homeless
Anna Patty Unions fear funding for victims of domestic violence and homelessness is at risk.
What's in it for business. Your polling day guide
Peter Martin Finally the campaigning is over and the country will elect the next government today. But what, from a business point of view, are the parties promising? This handy guide is here to help.
Migrant first-timers embrace chance to vote
Nicole Hasham A collective yawn may have met the rallying cries of politicians over the past eight weeks, but Hashmat Najib can't get enough of the protracted election campaign.
Labor veteran bemoans the state of Australian politics
Nicole Hasham Conformism plagues both sides of politics, retiring Labor MP Laurie Ferguson says, and after 26 years in federal parliament he is looking forward to being "totally unemployed".
Tax cuts in limbo as Tax Office says 'no'
Peter Martin Tax cuts promised from Friday July 1 will fail to arrive for up to a year after the Tax Office confirmed it won't be changing its tax schedules to accommodate the prime minister.
Dutton links asylum seekers with terrorism
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has linked asylum seekers with terrorism, insisting recent attacks overseas have made border security a key issue for voters at the election.
Greens want to invest $158m into Australian video games industry
Mark Serrels 'The Australian video games industry is a perfect example of the sort of innovative 21st century industry that the current Prime Minister gushes about', says said Senator ScottLudlam. 'We’d prefer that enthusiasm translated into real action'.
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Vote counting - why so long?
The votes are cast, but counting them is no simple task. Peter Martin explains the process - and why it takes so long.
'Mediscare' worked because voters were scared
Scare campaigns only work when they reinforce or add to what is already known.
Amid the howling, Turnbull becomes Gillard
If you awoke on Sunday to a feeling of deja vu, you weren't imagining it. Six years ago Australia awoke to something spookily similar.
Turnbull hits out and misses the mark
The well-known Turnbull temper boiled pretty close to the surface on election night after his endlessly repeated offer of strength and stability was thrown back in his face by an unimpressed electorate.
Count looms as one of the most engrossing in memory
Australians overwhelmingly expect Malcolm Turnbull to prevail in Saturday's election, but appear determined to give him a nervous night and an unconvincing victory.
Leavers had a dream but not a plan
The Brexit vote was driven by racism and fantasyland dreams and there is no joy in witnessing the disintegration of the EU.
Turnbull's Faustian pact is unravelling
When Tony Abbott suddenly declared the push for marriage equality to be "an important issue" last year it was tempting to imagine the Coalition had undergone a sea change of attitude.
Shorten's final pitch: budget security begins at home
After eight weeks of dawn-past-dusk campaigning, Bill Shorten still looks fresh, even ebullient.
Julie Bishop: The Coalition's lethal asset
In chess, as in politics, the Bishop is a highly valued piece because it may move as far as it wants, "but only diagonally" meaning it is vital but cannot rival its King or Queen. The rules state the "each bishop starts on one colour (light or dark) and must always stay on that colour".There's no danger of Julie Bishop changing colours. Nor it seems, getting beyond her station by moving vertically (in either direction) any time soon.
The Brexit hangover: Labour party civil war and Bregret
Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going.
Turnbull plays the part of a solid conservative
Malcolm Turnbull has completed his transformation from progressive firebrand to ambassador for the conservative brand.
So much for the umpire if PM disagrees
There is little point involving an arbitrator in industrial disputes if the Coalition is to overturn decisions.
Hopelessness of life on Nauru is painfully clear
"They are certainly living better than the Nauruans, I would say," David Adeang asserted on A Current Affair's exclusive report on Nauru.
Shorten's best shot, but will it be enough?
Labor does better stories, has better stories, believes better stories. Even when they're only partly true.
Australia: the American dependency
Irrespective of whether he wins November's presidential election, Donald Trump throws into question the nature of Australia's relationship with America, including the ANZUS alliance.
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