Live: Polls closing in duel for the White House

Voter at polling booth (ABC News)US Election 2016

Millions of Americans have cast their votes as they decide between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Early victories but too close to call in battleground states

Polling stations (AP: Chris Lee)US Election 2016

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are waging a tight contest in crucial battleground states.

Police hunt female suspect after fatal shooting

A SWAT team sniper ( AP: Leo Jarzomb)ABC News

Police are hunting for a heavily armed female suspect after a fatal shooting in Azusa, California.

Hinch names Brisbane paedophile teacher

Derryn Hinch (ABC News) ABC News

Derryn Hinch has accused a Brisbane private school of failing to notify parents about a paedophile teacher.

Gallery: Polling day in pictures

Hillary and Bill Clinton (Reuters) US Election 2016

See all the colour, drama and quirkiness as Americans head to the polls and await the results of the election.

Prince Harry condemns media harassment

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry (Reuters) ABC News

Prince Harry has criticised the media for harassing his new girlfriend, actress Meghan Markle.

How will the pivotal state of Florida fall?

Americans cast their vote (Getty Images) RN Breakfast

US correspondent Harriet Alexander explains how close the voting is in the key state of Florida.

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Prime Minister's Literary Award 2016 winners

The Natural Way of Things, by Charlotte Wood (Supplied) AM

The top award for fiction writing at this year's Prime Minister's Literary award has been shared by two women.

How the US election feels for expats

How does the US election feel when you're an expat (ABC: Illustration by Julie Ramsden) Australia Plus

Australians living in America and Americans living in the Asia Pacific talk about their experience of the US Presidential campaign.

Stephen Curry breaks record for most three-pointers in NBA game

Stephen Curry grins against New Orleans (AP: Ben Margot) ABC Sport

Stephen Curry becoming the first man to nail 13 three-pointers in an NBA game, on what he called 'a pretty fun night'.

'Tandem Men' cycle the world

'Tandem Men' cycle the world on a bicycle built for two (Australia Plus) Australia Plus

Two mates are cycling across Australia in a bid to be the first to circumnavigate the globe on a tandem bike.

Fair work and fair pay in the pharmacy industry

Fair work and fair pay in the pharmacy industry (RN Drive) RN Drive

What impact are discount pharmacies having on employment conditions?

Turning waste into gourmet meals

Turning waste into gourmet meals (The World Today) The World Today

One of the world's best chefs is leading a social gastronomy movement aimed at reducing global food waste.

Agtech experts helping kids code

Agtech experts helping kids code (ABC Central VIC) ABC Central VIC

A new coding club for children in Bendigo uses volunteer mentors to assist with learning.

Analysis & Opinion : Views on the issues of the day

US election stakes are high, not just for the US but the world

Whoever will be president will have a fundamental role in shaping global affairs.By Kumuda Simpson, La Trobe University

Radical overhaul needed to halt Earth's sixth great extinction event

The great grey owl is the world's largest owl species.By Bill Laurance, James Cook University, and Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University

Labor emboldened to break ranks on refugee policy

Bill Shorten is facing his own internal pressures from the left.By political correspondent David Lipson

As refugees in the 70s, we were lucky, but what would happen to us now?

Dai Le (at far right) and her family stayed in a refugee camp in Hong Kong for nine months.By Dai Le for Earshot

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