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Australia no better than 'insane racist' Trump, journo says

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Down to the wire: Late polls give Clinton edge hours out from voting

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Fiona was in her car with her family when mobbed by youths.

'Just get us out of here': Family car mobbed by gang of youths

Malcolm Turnbull is edging closer to changing race hate laws.

Same-sex marriage plebiscite killed off in Senate vote

'Lurid' gestures: Sex attack on terrified 10-year-old boy

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Virgin Australia's losses widened in the first quarter on subdued trading.

Lone-wolf radio hoaxer 'ordered Virgin plane to abort landing'

Un-Australian: The startling decline of Smith's team

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Malcolm Knox

Liberal calls out Coalition MP on anti-Islam remarks

Mildura toddler's accused killer 'an idiot but no murderer': court

Turnbull 'deeply misleading': Gillian Triggs hits back

EXCLUSIVE

GWS drugs claims: Decision delayed on Whitfield affair

Caroline Wilson

The inside of the house is much brighter.

This Boronia home gives us a glimpse of a bleak suburban future

Hannah Francis

FILE - In this May 16, 2016 file photo, Michael Moore attends the 20th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in ...

Michael Moore's Trumpland makes tepid viewing

COMMENT

Testing times: South Africa celebrate after Kagiso Rabada snagged the the wicket of Mitch Marsh.

These Aussie cricketers will be playing for their careers in Hobart

The world's three largest cruise ships meet for the first time.

World's three biggest cruise ships meet for the first time

Your interactive guide to WA in one day

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Naomi Klein blasts Australia

Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio in 1996's <i>Romeo + Juliet</i>.

Luhrmann reveals Romeo + Juliet secrets, 20 years on

Deepest underwater cave discovered ... in Europe

Within the next ten to 20 years, those with the money may be able to create 'super geniuses'.

Will 'designer' babies be used to create the ideal person?

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'It hides a lot of mess': Dami Im's top tips for home style

Key Reagan adviser is no longer betting on a Republican landslide

Vincente Blanco-Capote, a veteran of the CIA-backed invasion of Cuba

A surge seen in Latinos voting early in Florida and Nevada

Nick O'Malley
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A National Pantsuit Day was held in honour of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton's pantsuits inspire flashmob video

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James Comey said the agency stands by its original findings.

How FBI director totally botched the last 10 days of the campaign

COMMENT
Chris Cillizza

Controversial: FBI director James Comey.

Republican anger set to rise as FBI chief clears Clinton over emails

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Officeworks stores in Chadstone, South Yarra, Carnegie and Highett were all targeted.

'Intimidating' gang of youths targets Officeworks stores

Sharp spike in needles on Melbourne's streets

Aimee Amiga and Clay Lucas

City loop blocked for close to half an hour due to faulty train

Broede Carmody

Four teens have been charged after three alleged armed robberies in Melbourne's west.

Police charge teens after western suburbs hammer raids

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Police arrest a man after a siege at a Geelong pub.

Two arrested after Geelong pub siege, reports

Rubble from the pub was dumped on a site owned by the developers in Cairnlea. Uncontained asbestos was among the rubble.

$20,000 asbestos dumping fine small beer for developers

Joe Russo apology

A diver is missing at the Yongala dive site off Townsville.

Diver found 30 nautical miles from dive site

The man being revived at Mettam's Pool on Sunday morning.

Abalone fisher still critical after rescue at season opening

Three of the Dreamworld victims: partners Roozi Araghi and Luke Dorsett and Luke's sister Kate Goodchild â all Canberrans.

Farewell for siblings killed at Dreamworld

Looking west towards the Pacific Highway from Karuah near Port Stephens on Sunday.

Pacific Highway cut again as dozens of bushfires rage

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 30: PM Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration minister Peter Dutton announce changes to refugee ...

Same-sex marriage plebiscite defeated in late-night Senate vote

Michael Koziol

Hanson throws One Nation senator under the political bus

Rocket science, lunacy and plain weirdness engulf Parliament

Turnbull's half-hearted push for marriage equality

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

A face of a character from a biblical scene painted on the side of a church is seen after being defaced by Islamic State ...

Islamic State brutality revealed as military advances

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Violence after a protest in Bamako, Mali in August.

Gunmen free 21 prisoners in raid on southern Mali town

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Jakarta governor row 'aimed at president'

Jewel Topsfield

Newly elected Hong Kong lawmaker Yau Wai-ching at Sunday's protest.

Rebel Hong Kong lawmakers left out in the cold

Philip Wen

A new survey of economists found 26 out of 30 agree that the benefits of migration outweigh the costs.

There's nothing to fear in a big Australia

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Clinton expects continuing Australian support.

Clinton or Trump: news for Australia isn't good

COMMENT
Allan Patience

Not alone: Sonia Kruger came under heavy criticism in July when she said she wanted a ban on Muslim migration to Australia.

It's not racist to speak out about migration

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

Institutional investors, including Australia's big super funds, are taking a more 'hands on' approach to litigation.

Super funds eye class actions amid concern over behaviour

The truck driver made a string of anti-Muslim comments.

Anti-Muslim remarks 'less serious' if not directed at individual

Investors have tended to see Clinton, seen here at a rally on Sunday, as a more status quo candidate.

Wall St soars as investors see higher chance of Clinton win

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Hundreds of chicks wait for food at poultry farm in Malacca, outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, ...

Bush hatches a successful IPO for Ingham's chicken

Colin Kruger, CBD

Pay pool for top ANZ Bank executives shrinks by $10 million

Rosebery development site has $100m price tag

Labor and Greens oppose scrapping two out of three rule

Clinton could keep boosting oversold ASX

A buyer from Greensborough recently cashed in on the east of the city and bought 12 Pastoral Place, Sydenham, for $627,000.

This suburb used to on the fringe of the city but prices keep going up

When engaging an architect to design your new home or renovation, excellent communication between you and your architect ...

Five things you shouldn't say to an architect

Beautiful brunette woman reading a book and having a breakfast

The power of one: how to buy a house when you're single

A blissful holiday in a remote cabin got Steph and James thinking about a permanent change of address.

Meet the couple who left suburbia to move into a vintage caravan

Why there's no place like a 'builder's own home'

Solid communities are forming around gingers and their admirers

19 things only redheads will understand

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Michael Scott never let personal failures hold him back. Neither should you.

What to do when you've been knocked back for a pay rise

Advice

Nicole helps ... get a couple on the same financial page

Policies to help first-home buyers can backfire.

Why governments are powerless to make housing affordable

COMMENT
Noel Whittaker

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: Cofounder, Scholly Christopher Gray attends the opening bell during Forbes "30 Under 30" ...

How to be a successful student entrepreneur

Nick Haddow runs a successful cheese business from Bruny Island.

How these remote small businesses beat the odds

Nina Hendy

AFP hunt for Melbourne air traffic control hoaxer

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Gang targets South Yarra Officeworks

Diver found alive off Townsville coast after 17 hours

Virtual reality to treat phobias

A boy watches a tiger through a glass pane in the zoo in Frankfurt, Germany

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Brand new season of the Stan original comedy series No Activity, now Streaming.

Younger Season 3 fast tracked from the U.S. every Thursday.

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Michael Moore says he's not allowed to perform a one-man show about the presidential race at a central Ohio theater ...

Don't hold your breath, Moore in Trumpland is tepid viewing

COMMENT
Neil Genzlinger

Poor Daryl (Norman Reedus) is tortured like never before by Dwight (Austin Amelio).

The Walking Dead's Guantanamo moment thanks to a pop song

SPOILER ALERT
Karl Quinn

Pixar Animation Studios' new short, Piper, a hungry sandpiper hatchling.

Calling it, this is the cutest Pixar animation ever

COMMENT
Aja Styles

<i>The Project</i>'s Waleed Aly is also covering the election for Ten from the US.

Where to watch 'unprecedented' US election coverage

Ebony Bowden

Luhrmann reveals Romeo + Juliet secrets, 20 years on

Rob Moran

Ten testing Bachelorette Georgia for new network role

Ebony Bowden

Justin Bieber wants to spend NYE with you, just you - for $650,000.

Want to spend New Year’s with Bieber? All you need is $650,000

Rob Moran

Robbie Williams just wants to be loved like he used to be loved

REVIEW
Bernard Zuel

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 05: Artists Clare McCracken ,Robert D Jordan and Brienna Macnish are seen out the front ...

Paint it black: Artists turn Boronia home into bleak house

Hannah Francis

Bruce Armstrong Sculptures at NGV Australia Install images of Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Artists at the National Gallery of ...

All dolled up: NGV's Viktor & Rolf - Fashion Artists an absurd thrill

Penny Webb

Mirka Mora 's decorated tram / painted tram, the W-class [W5 class] tram is in private hands. Photo shows?Anita Casten ...

Off the rails: Tracking down Melbourne's lost art trams

Debbie Cuthbertson

The concept of segregated schooling relies on a binary gender model that is increasingly irrelevant.

Why there is no place for single-sex schools in 2016

COMMENT
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Women have the right to reject romantic partners.

There must be no second chances when dating abusive men

Kerri Sackville

After wearing blue and red to the two previous debates, Hillary Clinton wore all white to take on Donald Trump in Vegas.

Women are wearing white to vote in the US election

Jenna Clarke

Try the new season trend for artful embellishment

Jenna Clarke

Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says he has been dealing with depression and anxiety for some time.

What we can learn from Scott Ludlam's leave of absence

COMMENT
Brandon Cook

Members of the audience hold Pittsburgh Steelers football "terrible towels" and campaign signs as Democratic ...

I volunteered to door knock for Hillary

Scarlett Harris

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen's daughter Luna made a cameo in his new music video, and totally stole the show.

Move over North and Blue - baby Luna takes centre stage

Amy Croffey

Maria Venuti is in a "critical but stable" condition after suffering a stroke during an alleged stalking incident.

Maria Venuti in 'critical but stable' condition after stalker incident

Andrew Hornery

Forget something? Memory loss is caused by a variety of factors.

Forgetfulness, stress or memory fail?

Linda McSweeny

Getting it right: Making the connection, without distraction.

This is why older Australians are happier than younger ones

Sarah Berry

Enough with the protein, people

Deena Shanker

Pastel de choclo (Chilean shepherd's pie).

These dinners happen to be vegan

Shannon Martinez and Mo Wyse

The new vegetable hybrid that chefs are obsessed with

Weekly meal planner: Spicy Asian stir-fries for spring

Paula D'Amore gave birth in the hospital car park.

The $7000 fee for mum who gave birth in carpark

How to choose happiness in the ugly moments of parenting

Brutally honest kid <a href="http://imgur.com/5EhV9dd" target="_blank">Image</a>

Kids tell it like it is in these hilariously honest notes

Pilots name the 16 most spectacular airports to fly into

Hazel Plush

World's three biggest cruise ships meet for the first time

Kylie McLaughlin

Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu, featuring overwater bungalows, has recently opened in Port Vila.

After its worst ever natural disaster, paradise is open again

Paul Chai

The Galaxy Note7 may have been a disaster, but Samsung is plotting a 2017 comeback.

Samsung seeks AI-powered comeback

Huawei's new Porsche Design Mate 9, standard Mate 9 and fitness tracker.

Huawei's Porsche phone costs more than $2000

Google Home, a smart speaker that can control your home and manage other connected environments, is not officially sold ...

Google Home is promising, but still a work in progress

Foxtel over NBN could cost $240 a month

Gizmodo

Gamers rolling out the heavy artillery with TANKS in the tabletop section of PAX Australia 2016.

PAX Australia 2016 plays its cards right

COMMENT

Drive Car of the Year: Best 4WD

Stephen Ottley

BMW's V12-powered flagship coming to Oz

Dom Tripolone

Muzilla: a cross between a 2010 Nissan GT-R and a 1970 Ford Mustang at the 2016 SEMA Show.

Is this the best car show on earth?

Stephen Ottley

Evoque Convertible reviewed

David McCowen

2016 Mazda3 reviewed

David McCowen

What is Oz's most popular car?

Dom Tripolone

'What a crock' Test legends turn on review system

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 07: Peter Nevill of Australia bats during day five of the First Test match between Australia ...

All round, it's time to review this selection policy

COMMENT
Greg Baum

Disappointing match: Nathan Lyon does not appear to have the confidence of his captain.

Woe in WA: each Australian player rated

Jon Pierik

Usman Khawaja leads Australia on a daunting second-innings run chase.

As it happened: Day 5 in Perth

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Chris Barrett

Jarryd Hayne after losing the NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and the Penrith Panthers.

Hayne left red-faced at school pornography gaffe

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 04: Usain Bolt speaks to media during the launch of Nitro Athletics on November 4, 2016 ...

Bolt has stake in taking Nitro series to the world

Michael Gleeson

Kyrgios' ATP ban served but details scant

Mike Hussey says the Australians have to get away from any negativity.

Hussey blames poor preparation for first Test flop

Lachie Whitfield trains with the Greater Western Sydney Giants.

Frustration as ASADA further delays Whitfield affair

Caroline Wilson

Chosen ones: Luke Ball, Chris Judd and Luke Hodge, the top three draft picks from the 2001 Superdraft, 15 years on.

The Superdraft, 15 years later

Emma Quayle

Happy returns: Watson limbers up with other Bombers returning from the ban.

Watson undecided on fight for Brownlow as hearing looms

Sam McClure

All smiles: Jobe Watson returns to training for the Bombers

Returning Bombers hit the training track

Sam McClure

Michael Barlow dining out with Gold Coast players David Swallow and Matt Rosa.

Has Barlow finally found a home at Gold Coast?

Brendan Foster