1. US votes
It's the final countdown! Finally. Later this morning I'll be manning our live blog, so do make sure you join me as this utterly fascinating campaign draws to a close. [Live blog]
A new national poll has Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump 50-44. [The Hill]
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Baldwin as Trump: 'I feel gross all the time'
After months of skewering Trump and Clinton on Saturday Night Live, satirical duo Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon have had enough of the "mean" election, breaking character to deliver a final political message.
Trump held a rally in Florida. "This is it," he told supporters, saying this was his one chance – that in four years' time his movement would be defeated by immigrants and the Supreme Court. [Watch]
NBC is reporting a President Trump would appoint Newt Gingrich Secretary of State and Rudy Giuliani Attorney-General. [Katy Tur, Benjy Sarlin]
While Trump was pledging to repeal Obamacare, the architect of that policy was busy mocking reports that Trump's advisors have banned him from tweeting. [The New York Times]
(Certainly Trump's Twitter feed has taken a more restrained tone, sending out bland "Thank you" tweets to states where he's campaigned – the boring sort of tweets staffers usually send out.)
Fantastic line from Obama: "Now, if somebody can't handle a Twitter account, they can't handle the nuclear code." [The Hill]
The celebrity endorsements continue to roll out for Clinton, who will be backed by Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi in Philadelphia.
Beyonce and Jay Z perform at a concert for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland. Photo: Getty
On the weekend, Beyonce and Jay-Z became the biggest stars to lend their names to Clinton's campaign. Trump took aim at R&B;'s royal couple, claiming the endorsements for Clinton are a "form of cheating." [The Independent]
On the choice for America: "One would seek the rational management of US decline, while the other would break the furniture just because he feels like it," writes The Sydney Morning Herald's international editor Peter Hartcher. [Fairfax]
2. Australian politics
Today Labor will unveil its position on the government's changes to superannuation and the tax treatment of foreign workers (the so-called backpacker tax.) The Opposition will push for more cuts to superannuation concessions and a lower tax rate. [Philip Coorey/Financial Review]
Senator Murray Watt and Senator Penny Wong after the vote on the Plebiscite (Same-sex Marriage) Bill 2016 in the Senate on Monday night. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
On Monday night the Senate killed off the government's plebiscite bills. Liberal Senator Dean Smith abstained from voting while the Attorney-General George Brandis warned marriage equality would be delayed for years by Labor's decision to oppose a public vote in favour of a parliamentary vote which, for now, is unlikely to become a reality in this term. [Michael Koziol/Fairfax]
Labor Leader Bill Shorten would like to be the one to deliver gay marriage, writes Michelle Grattan. [The Conversation]
Another bad Newspoll for Malcolm Turnbull. Labor is leading 53-47 two-party preferred. [Philip Hudson/The Australian]
Here it is my duty to remind you that Turnbull cited 30 bad Newspolls as a reason for knocking off Tony Abbott...
The moderate Liberal MP Russell Broadbent is questioning the prevailing view in the Coalition that allowing far-right MPs to speak out on issues like Islam is a counter to One Nation's resurgence. [Michael Gordon/Fairfax]
3. 18C
After writing about this issue for years, the Coalition is finally on the brink of moving on free speech, specifically amending section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act which makes it an offence to "insult" or "offend" a person on the basis of their race. Turnbull is expected to outline a government inquiry to the partyroom today. [David Crowe/The Australian] [Michelle Grattan/The Conversation]
Significantly, the indigenous Liberal MP Ken Wyatt has backed change. [David Lipson/Lateline]
Australian Human Rights Commission President Gillian Triggs Photo: Andrew Meares
Human Rights Commission (HRC) President Gillian Triggs has defended the HRC's handling of the QUT 18C case, saying the organisation was simply following the law. Professor Triggs says the organisation wants a higher threshold for 18C cases. [Michael Gordon/Fairfax]
4. The Battle for Mosul
Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga have stormed a town north-east of Mosul, held by Islamic State. [Reuters]
5. Unrest in Indonesia
Protesters clash with police in central Jakarta. Photo: Roni Bintang
An excellent piece from our correspondent in Indonesia, Jewel Topsfield, about the political machinations behind protests that are demanding the governorm widely known as Ahok, be jailed for insulting Islam, and what this all means for President Joko Widodo. [Fairfax]
6. Brexit
The Minister overseeing Brexit, David Davis, says there must be no attempt to use the High Court ruling that Parliament must have a say on invoking Article 50 to stay inside the European Union. Importantly, Labour has said it will not try to frustrate the Brexit process. [BBC]
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