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Americans are spending their first day with real estate mogul Donald Trump as their president-elect, as Democrat Hillary Clinton concedes a "painful" defeat, and Barack Obama calls on people to rally behind the new leader. Follow all the reaction live.
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Hillary Clinton concedes her election loss to Donald Trump, offering to work with the president-elect who she says she hopes will be a successful leader for all Americans.
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Is Donald Trump the gracious winner of election night, who called on the country to unite, or the spiteful bully who wants to jail his opponent? Either way it looks likely to be a white-knuckle ride, political editor Chris Uhlmann writes.
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Donald Trump's election is a symptom of a broken economic system, with eerie parallels to the 1920s and '30s, Stephen Long writes.
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From a White House tour from the first lady to the transfer of Obama's Twitter account, here's what you need to know about what happens after the election dust has settled.
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The New South Wales Opposition says the Government can more easily privatise and sell off public spaces, including beaches and parks, under new laws changing the way crown land is managed.
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One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says she feels more confident about her political future after Americans elected Donald Trump as their next president. Follow live.
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Defence analysts warn Donald Trump's election and policies may lead to instability in the Asia-Pacific region and "radically reshape" Australia's strategic relationship with the United States.
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How will president-elect Donald Trump's promise to Make America Great Again affect the world? ABC's correspondent Zoe Daniel takes a look at everything from immigration to foreign policy and trade.
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We all know about the wall, but what has Donald Trump promised to do about ISIS, trade, abortion, the economy and nuclear weapons? Here are some of the key platforms he has mentioned during the campaign.
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World leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, are congratulating Donald Trump on his historic win, but one foreign minister admits it was not the result its citizens wanted.
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Fed up with Washington and feeling left behind, supporters of Republican Donald Trump upend the United States' presidential race, electing a political newcomer they say offers the country a shot at dramatic change.
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Donald Trump's win has been welcomed by Israel and Saudi Arabia but his statements on foreign policy in the Middle East have been at times contradictory — and many are uncertain about what his presidency will mean.
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London police have arrested a tram driver they suspect may have fallen asleep at the wheel, causing a crash which killed seven people and left dozens more injured.
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The NSW Police Association is urging the state's new police watchdog not to re-hire staff from the three integrity agencies it replaced, arguing the mistakes of the past must not be replicated.
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Young Indigenous leaders from across the Northern Territory want to make decisions about their own communities, instead of leaving it to people in offices in the big cities.
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Researchers using aerial drones to photograph coastline in a search for dugongs partner with Queensland artificial intelligence experts to speed up the identification process.