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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.
Politics is starting to look like war and we are the losers
Rational debate, with its unspectacular promise of sensible compromise, is now discredited or rendered politically unfeasible
A policy as full of holes as a leaky boat
Dutton and Malcolm Turnbull have been so determined to wedge Labor by daring Bill Shorten to embrace this idea or be cast as a soft touch, just like all of his predecessors.
The massive trade deal you've never heard of
There's another massive deal you've never heard of.
Change is fine but just make it clear
Transition pain with the rollout of the national broadband network is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to accepting change.
Is Turnbull the anti-FDR?
For two men born 72 years apart, Australia's 29th prime minister and the United States' most important 20th century statesman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, have a surprising amount in common. But when it comes to policy agenda and popularity, the pair could hardly be more different.
Bob Day nightmare exposes political conflict of interest for Coalition
Home buyers and tradespeople left in the lurch will conclude the government had an obvious "political" interest in keeping Bob Day happy.
Decoding 15 quotes from Rod Culleton's hilarious press conference
The 15 most amazing quotes from One Nation senator Rod Culleton's moment in the media spotlight.
Rudd serves up steaming hypocrisy over Turnbull's asylum policy
Kevin Rudd has attacked Malcolm Turnbull for embracing a policy that is spookily similar to his own.
Promote me or pay: Tony Abbott's demand comes with an implied threat
Tony Abbott's bid for a cabinet post represents an existential threat that could bring down the government.
Malcolm Turnbull tries to outdo Tony Abbott on the tough-guy scale
Once the darling of the Q&A; set in the pro-refugee inner-cities, Malcolm Turnbull has emerged as a surprising tough-guy.
Government frees up its own hand and tries to force Labor's
Malcolm Turnbull began Sunday's press conference with a fairly unabridged account of Australia's asylum seeker policy since 2008, strewn with a Halloween horror show of unauthorised arrivals, budget blowouts and deaths at sea.
'A periodical fit of morality'
The office of solicitor-general, though important, is not particularly independent.
Brandis' power grab has far reaching consequences
It is hardly earth-shattering that ministers make things up, leave things out, speak beyond their knowledge, and simply get things wrong.
Seven month pregnancy? A lesson about the birds and the bees for our MPs
The debate about the government's changes to paid parental leave misses the point.
TPP is far from certain
It would seem that the TPP is dead regardless of who the next president of the United States is.
Public money, private profits, inevitable rorts
The VET fee-help fiasco shows outsourcing and privatisation require more regulation, not less.
Pressure mounts on Brandis to salvage some honour in legal bunfight
It may look like George Brandis is the last man standing but there have been no winners and even fewer positives in the wholly unnecessary public scrap between the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General
Who would want to be Solicitor-General?
There is a pantomime-worthy piece of theatre in Parliament where a new Speaker is "dragged" to the chair, in a nod to the historical perils of a post in which a monarch might remove their head for proffering an unpalatable message.
George Brandis v Justin Gleeson: anything but a fair fight
Something had to give, and it was never going to be an Attorney-General famous for his inestimable assessment of his own talent.
Why regional TV is trapped in Groundhog Day rerun on media reforms
The regional TV industry, like Bill Murray’s weatherman in Groundhog Day, is trapped in a seemingly endless time loop, say frustrated network CEOs.
No clean-cut way to end Aleppo battle
We can start to believe that John Kerry is seriously concerned about prosecuting war criminals when he moves to have former US President George W Bush, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Australian Prime Minister John Howard taken into custody.
Trump promises to accept election result... if he wins
Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going.
Turnbull chooses the truth defence, even if it means war with Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull has shown, albeit reluctantly, that he will take on his predecessor publicly, if he must.
Trump and Clinton set for final ugly debate
Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going.
Abbott and Turnbull switch places on guns
Tony Abbott, who normally sits comfortably to Turnbull's right flank, has disappointed them this time.
Macdonald and O'Sullivan: are these two senators the rudest men in Australia?
Ian Macdonald and Barry O'Sullivan are infamous for the style of their contributions to Parliament rather than any actual content.
From Gordon Barton to Pauline Hanson: the rise of political outsiders
Gordon Barton set in motion what could reasonably be described as Australia's first truly independent political party of the modern era.
Obama tells Trump 'stop whining'
Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going.
Malcolm Turnbull caught in the crossfire of shady dealings
The government has once again been exposed as average at policy and worse at the retail politics needed to support it.
If you end up facing Penny Wong in estimates, you should probably run
Labor's inquisitor-in-chief lays out her bait, not with boorishness or brashness, but with assiduous care.
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Campaign highlights - and lowlights
The hurly-burly of the 2016 election campaign, as seen through the eyes of Fairfax reporters and photographers.