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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Early lead seesaws as first polls open, then close

Live

2GB presenters Alan Jones and Ray Hadley with station shareholder John Singleton on November 8.

Alan Jones forced off air indefinitely over health concerns

Peter Munro
31 mins ago

The crane dangles on top of Tower One at Barangaroo in Sydney's CBD.

Crane 'precariously' hanging from 51st floor of Barangaroo tower

Matt O'Sullivan
1 hr ago

The girl, 15, was found running barefoot down the street at 1:30am.

Asylum seeker's visa cancelled after girl 'raped and held captive'

Hillary Clinton at a rally in key state Michigan.

What to watch: The seven states that will decide the US election

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore have strongly supported the Trans ...

Turnbull's own department forced fix 'error' on his eligibility

Trump's telling exit line: You can't always get what you want

Man, 68, found with 500,000 child abuse images: police

'It's a whole new world': Simple generosity of a stranger changing lives

Trump won't be the president, but the nightmare won't end

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

'You've got to be kidding me': Shorten calls Turnbull's bluff

Attorney-General George Brandis could be censured by the Senate.

'Misled Parliament': Inquiry's damning conclusion on Brandis

BREAKING
Michaela Whitbourn
50 mins ago

JJ Holmes with sister Grace and President Barack Obama.

Disabled boy kicked out of Trump rally, met Obama next day

Women are pushing back against the 'boys will be boys' culture.

There is a new era of girls being girls, and boys better watch out

COMMENT

LeEco CEO Jia Yueting speaks at an event in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. Most U.S. consumers haven?t heard ...

Boss slashes salary to 19c as empire runs out of cash

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Tips for expectant mothers on Public vs Private healthcare

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The Republican nominee's race to the White House

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 22: Actress Jennifer Aniston attends the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland ...

Jennifer Aniston is coming for her haters again

Don't forget to pack a corkscrew in your picnic basket.

Tips from the master: How to organise the perfect picnic

Ben Barba

This is why you shouldn't condemn Ben Barba

COMMENT

2GB's Alan Jones has notched up 199 career ratings wins on breakfast radio.

Talkback station's unprecedented winning streak

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Sarah Miller phones volunteers in the closing days of the campaign.

Trump and Clinton tied in 'do or die' super battleground state

Josephine Tovey
1 hr ago

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a Donald Trump mask during a campaign speech on Monday.

What will Donald Trump do after he loses?

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Dixville Notche's first voter Clay Smith drops his ballot into the box as moderator Tom Tillotson watches Tuesday, Nov. ...

Midnight voting: Trump takes early lead as polls close in villages

Live
Georgina Mitchell

Trump must win North Carolina to have a realistic chance of winning the White House.

'If if don't win, it will be the single greatest waste of time'

Josephine Tovey

Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, listens on stage during a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire.

As campaign winds down, Clinton's team springs to life

Nick O'Malley

Matthew James Perry is lead from the court last week.

Mother begged son not to go out on the night he was murdered

Emma Partridge

The Sydney suburb at greatest risk of bushfire this summer

Peter Hannam

Lanes closed on Pacific Motorway as another bushfire breaks out

Peter Hannam

Patronage has surged by almost 22 per cent on the Airport Line over the past year.

Huge windfall from Sydney Airport train fees revealed

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Woman dies after being hit by a truck in Caringbah

Julie Power

Joe Elias is negotiating with the government over his business at Blackwattle Bay.

Obeid family associate in line for fish market windfall

Sean Nicholls

A map showing the recent legionnaires' disease outbreaks in Sydney.

Cooling towers test positive for legionnaires' disease strain

Kate Aubusson

Wade Cameron Dunn was killed in May last year.

Head 'cut off with chainsaw, kept in ute, over drug money feud'

WA

Zeke collapsed immediately after the strike.

Teeanger dies after toad-hunting mishap

QLD

Roberta Williams

Roberta Williams declared bankrupt as ATO chases $300k

VIC

Australia's climate extremes are bad enough without further changes, researchers say.

How 2015's record heat could become 'new normal' within a decade

A composite image of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and former prime minister Kevin Rudd.

Seething Kevin Rudd accuses Malcolm Turnbull of lying

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon
12 mins ago

Brandis misled Parliament over Gleeson affair, inquiry concludes

BREAKING
Michaela Whitbourn
50 mins ago

Department fixes 'error' following Turnbull eligibility questions

RSL national president Rod White has been stood down.

RSL boss stands aside over financial misconduct allegations

1 hr ago

"He would be an ideal minister for Indigenous Affairs."

What exactly is the point of the Turnbull government?

COMMENT

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on ...

'Green light' could see influx of boat arrivals from Europe: Dutton

Jacqui Lambie.

Lambie and Hanson push for a super plebiscite

Supporters of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos await the rulling in Manila.

Philippine court clears way to give Ferdinand Marcos a hero's burial

Lindsay Murdoch

Rolling Stone's since redacted story, 'A Rape On Campus'.

Jury awards $3.9m in damages over Rolling Stone article

Philippine Navy personnel board the yacht "Rockall" after it was found abandoned in the Sulu Sea in southern Philippines ...

German sailor kidnapped, wife killed by Abu Sayyaf militants

Lindsay Murdoch

Pakistani Inam Khan, owner of a book shop, shows a copy of a magazine with the photograph of Sharbat Gula from his ...

Pakistan to deport 'Afghan girl' Sharbat Gula

Dillary: a digital mashup of Trump/clinton by Dionne Gain

Still undecided? Vote 1 for Dillary Clump

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

Would a President Clinton be able to overlook the consensus that Russia was behind her campaign's email hacking?

The conventional wisdom about Clinton has it all wrong

COMMENT
Bob Carr

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would love the same popular backing and party control as FDR.

Turnbull is just solving a problem that doesn't even exist

COMMENT
Daniel Webb

Jordan A. Thomas believes Australia should "honour the sacrifice and courage that whistleblowers show by speaking up".

Time to protect whistleblowers in Australia: US lawyer

Sarah Danckert
53 mins ago

The rally in coking coal has roots in fundamentals, with a surge in demand met by supply issues.

Garlic pricier than pork in China's futures frenzy

Vanessa Desloires

Here's how Wall Street strategists predict the markets will react in the event that Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton wins ...

Your cheat sheet for how markets will react to the US election

1 hr ago

Banks weighed on the market ahead of the US election.

Miners push stock market into the black

43 mins ago

Chairman cuts salary to 19¢ amid cash crunch

Farmers urge Woolies to stay true blue on canned fruit

Five factors Goldman Sachs says will boost shares

Aussie dollar rally hits same speed bump

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

I'd reached 30, discovered I liked living by myself, and wanted a place of my own.

The highs and lows of buying a home when you're single

Alinghi Residence: Rocky Point, QLD.

Goodbye neighbours: Australia's most secluded homes

The Santa Parade at the Rouse Hill Town Centre this year had more than 800 people involved.

It's only November, but it's already Christmas here

Agents are increasingly encouraging vendors to sell off-market, but experts say this could result in sub-par sale prices.

Off-market homes 'selling for 10 per cent less'

Suvretta House, in St. Mortiz, Switzerland.

Escape the Australian summer at these ice cool new ski resorts

Luxury Lifestyle
1 hr ago

Are you a bowl grabber, checklist drinker, pinkie lifter or terroir-ist?

Pass the wine test: Do you know these 48 terms?

Fine Drinks

The Reserve Bank says new apartment construction is changing the balance of rental supply and demand.

Why it's time to ask for a rent reduction

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

The only reason to have a self-managed super fund is if you want to pull the strings.

How to know if DIY super is right for you

Marcus Padley

Business owners need to know when the home office is a tax write off.

Can you write your home office off on tax?

Max Newnham

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

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Hillary Clinton pantsuit flashmob

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Final day frenzy for Donald Trump

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Clinton kicks off final campaign day

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Q&A;: Watson says Trump presidency 'unspeakable prospect'

A Nepalese woman offers prayers to the setting Sun at the Bagmati River during the Chhath Puja festival in Kathmandu, Nepal.

World of Photos

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The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Waleed Aly, co-host of <i>The Project</i>, has added a new dimension to the program with his editorials.

Australia's The Project plans to conquer New Zealand

Michael Lallo
1 hr ago

2GB radio presenters Alan Jones and Ray Hadley with shareholder John Singleton on Tuesday.

Alan Jones forced off air indefinitely over health concerns

Peter Munro
31 mins ago

Lorde at the Met Gala in New York City in May.

Genius or mistake? Lorde's Facebook gambit to fans

Rob Moran

Not so super ... the cast of The Big Bang Theory.

Big Bang Theory prequel tipped to replicate show's success

Michael Idato

Canadian journalist Naomi Klein on Q&A.

Australia no better than 'insane, racist' Trump: Klein

Georgina Mitchell

Come hither, for a beating. Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.

Gal Gadot reveals who she wants to play her female love interest

Ebony Bowden

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

Is this the worst product placement on The Walking Dead?

SPOILER ALERT
Karl Quinn

Shock jock Alan Jones.

2GB scores unbeaten century at top of Sydney radio

Peter Munro

SMH/ARTS. Portrait of Actor Gaden aged 74 He is in a play called A Life In Theatre. He plays an older actor giving a ...

Fall in love with a co-star? Go for it if you're lucky enough

Elissa Blake

Leon Ford in Sydney Theatre Company?s A Flea in Her Ear.

Double trouble inspires farcical chaos at the Snatch Time hotel

Jason Blake

Peter Phillips / Tallis Scholars (supplied image)

Pristine clarity, balance and purity - this is about as good as it gets

Peter McCallum

Women are pushing back against the 'boys will be boys' culture.

There is a new era of girls being girls, and boys better watch out

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Alison Sainsbury from Castle Hill with her 18yo daughter Katie, is organising a Hillary Clinton election party and is a ...

Australian women are planning pantsuit parties for US election

Jenna Price

Australia's new hot couple: Ruby Rose and The Veronicas' Jess Origliasso.

Ruby Rose and The Veronicas' Jess Origliasso are back together

Amy Croffey

Jennifer Aniston is coming for her haters again.

Jennifer Aniston is coming for her haters again

Amy Croffey

Women have the right to reject romantic partners.

Women have the right to reject romantic partners, guilt-free

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

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

Daily Life has a fresh new look and the same great content.

Vote now for Daily Life's 2016 Women of the Year awards

Danielle Teutsch

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's race to the White House is being closely followed by people around the globe.

Why I'm finding it hard to care about the US election

COMMENT
Celeste Liddle

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.

The one thing you can do now to improve your wellbeing

Sarah Berry

No shortage: A protein problem?

Enough with the protein, people

Deena Shanker

Smith & Daughters' fresh Brazilian slaw.

You cannot top this awesome vegan salad recipe

Don't forget to pack a corkscrew in your picnic basket.

Chef Fergus Henderson on putting together the perfect picnic

Chicken kiev meets potato gem: Chicken caesar croquettes.

No risk, no reward: how to order at Sydney's East Village Hotel

Rhianna Truman is 16 and has cancer.

Pregnant, 16 ... and fighting cancer

Tommy Livingston

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with their daughters Malia and Sasha, pictured in 2014.

Obama's daughters have started dating - here's why he's not worried

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Kids tell it like it is in these hilariously honest notes

Low-cost airline Ryanair is upfront about its latest job vacancy.

Ryanair seeks applications for the 'worst job in Ireland'

Gavin Haines
1 hr ago

The characteristics we Australians think of as being uniquely our own are actually far more universal.

The things we think make us 'Aussie' aren't 'Aussie' at all

Ben Groundwater

The Watergate Hotel Watergate Hotel to go with Margie Easterbrook feature on the redevelopment. Supplied

Forget Trump, this is the home of America's biggest political scandal

Margaret Easterbrook
1 hr ago

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Gmail app for iOS has finally been updated

Tim Biggs

In <i>Objects in Space</i>, your destiny entirely up to your own piloting skills and luck and, potentially, even the ...

An indie game inspired me to build a cockpit

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Your Adobe subscription costs are about to be raised by 10 per cent

Tim Biggs

Pieter Rossouw at Sydney Phobia Clinic with the virtual reality headset technology

Clinic says VR can defeat real fears

Liam Mannix

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

Huawei's Porsche phone costs more than $2000

The NSW Police have added a BMW i8 to its fleet.

Police car you won't hear coming

Stephen Ottley

Tesla will start charging customers for use of its Supercharger network after they reach 400kWh.

Tesla to charge for use of its Supercharger network

Drive Staff

2016 Drive Car of the Year best Utes.

2016 Drive Car of the Year: Best Ute

Andrew MacLean

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

2017 BMW M760Li.

BMW's V12 flagship coming to Oz

Dom Tripolone

2016 Drive Car of the Year Best 4WD category.

Drive Car of the Year: Best 4WD

Stephen Ottley

Ben Barba

Why you shouldn't condemn Ben Barba

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Under the pump: Australian captain Steve Smith with chairman of selectors Rod Marsh.

Wessels: Australia lacked 'quality, passion and fighting spirit'

Jon Pierik

Retreat: The Cabin promotes itself as "Asia's leading drug and alcohol addiction treatment centre".

Inside the luxury rehab facility Ben Barba is turning to

Adrian Proszenko

South Africa has defeated Australia by 177 runs in the first Test at the WACA.

We'll get even better, say bullish Proteas

Andrew Wu

Back: Will Genia has joined the Wallabies in Edinburgh ahead of their clash with Scotland on Saturday.

Cheika, Genia put England headache on hold

Tom Decent

Injury scare: Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle.

Sore paceman Peter Siddle sent for scans

Glen Ella's Ellavation is standing by Jim Williams.

Ella brothers reveal they knew about secret loan

Georgina Robinson

Inside man: Matt Taylor, during his time with Glasgow Warriors.

The Australian coach helping Scotland

Tom Decent

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

Tale of woe: rating the Australian players

Jon Pierik

Back up: Dwaine Pretorius.

South Africa name Steyn replacement

Under the pump: Australian skipper Steve Smith.

Un-Australian: the decline of Smith's team is startling

COMMENT
Malcolm Knox

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