Katie Cassidy
Katie Cassidy is a digital journalist, sub-editor and media trainer based at the ABC in Brisbane. Her career at the ABC has included various roles, including working as an online sports reporter, an arts blogger and a politics producer. She has also worked for Sky News in the UK as a digital producer covering general news and politics. Follow her on Twitter @kcassowary
Why Trump's Supreme Court nomination matters
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An early job for US President Donald Trump will be to nominate a new Supreme Court justice. Who he picks, along with any future nominations, could set the course of the court — and the lives of Americans — for a generation to come.
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, elections, world-politics, united-states
As it happened: Donald Trump's inauguration day
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Donald Trump promises to hand back power to the people and make America great again, in his first speech as President of the United States. Look back at how events unfolded in our blog.
Topics: world-politics, us-elections, united-states
Reports of Colonel Potter's death are greatly regurgitated
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Actor Harry Morgan, who was probably best known for his role as Colonel Sherman Potter in the popular TV series MASH, died in 2011. But that didn't seem to matter to the tens of thousands of people who clicked on this story recently.
Topics: internet-culture, information-and-communication, community-and-society, death, australia
As it happened: Trump vows to 'do a great job' as president
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Donald Trump claims victory before a crowd of cheering supporters at his New York headquarters, calling on Americans to "come together as one united people" and congratulating Hillary Clinton on a hard-fought battle.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
As it happened: Clinton, Trump in final push before the US votes
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The US presidential candidates undertake on a swing-state blitz, making their final pitch to voters before tomorrow's election.
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, elections, world-politics, united-states
As it happened: FBI boss announces end to Clinton email probe
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The FBI says it has ended its investigation into the emails which threw Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign into turmoil, and has concluded that no charges are warranted. Look back at our live coverage from the campaign trail.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, united-states
90 minutes of fire: Key moments from the Trump-Clinton debate
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton covered some old ground in their second presidential debate, but there were also plenty of new issues. From lewd remarks to taxes, emails and a Muslim immigration ban, here are the key moments from their encounter.
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states
Australian boat race protester fights deportation from UK
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An Australian man who was jailed in the UK for his controversial protest against elitism believes efforts to deport him from the country are vindictive and his case is purely political.
Trenton Oldfield disrupted last year's Oxford-Cambridge boat race in London when he swam out into the River Thames.
The annual contest, which pitches the rowing teams of the country's two most prestigious universities against each other, bills itself as one of the oldest sporting events in the world.
Mr Oldfield was convicted of public nuisance and served seven weeks in jail.
After being released he applied for a spousal visa to allow him to remain definitely in the UK with his wife and first child, but it was rejected.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, community-and-society, foreign-affairs, united-kingdom, australia
Rudd, Abbott agree election race tight (photos)
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Both Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott believe the election is a tighter race than the latest opinion polls suggest, as the two leaders head into the final week of campaigning.
The latest Newspoll published in The Weekend Australian today shows Labor is facing electoral wipeout in a series of marginal seats in Victoria and New South Wales.
A separate poll in the Australian Financial Review suggests Treasurer Chris Bowen and his predecessor Wayne Swan are at risk of losing their seats.
With voters due to cast their ballots next Saturday, the pressure is on the two leaders to hammer home their messages to the electorate.
Topics: event, federal-election, government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, alp, liberals, nationals, australia, darwin-0800, palmerston-0830, townsville-4810
Labor stands by Coalition costings after Treasury, Finance rebuke (video)
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Both Labor and the Coalition have accused each other of telling lies in the row over costings after two Government departments moved to clarify exactly what numbers they have provided advice on.
The Government has defended its use of Treasury and Finance documents to claim the Coalition has a $10 billion hole in its budget savings.
But in an unusual move senior public servants have sought to correct the record, saying they did not cost Opposition policies but Labor assumptions.
Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey says it proves the Government are "telling fibs", but Labor says it stands by its statements.
Topics: federal-election, event, government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, business-economics-and-finance, alp, liberals, australia
Rudd vows to cut red tape 'burden' of GST reporting for small businesses
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has outlined how a re-elected Labor government would reduce GST reporting requirements for small businesses, saying the party wants to help slash red tape.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, alp, federal-election, event, elections, federal-elections, small-business, business-economics-and-finance, australia
Abbott ends tobacco donations to Liberals
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Tony Abbott has announced the Liberal Party will no longer accept donations from tobacco companies as he unveiled the Coalition's health policy today.
It comes after Kevin Rudd said a future Labor government would ban all political parties from receiving donations from the tobacco industry.
According to Australian Electoral Commission figures, Philip Morris and British American Tobacco donated a combined total of $8,000 to the Liberal Party during 2011-12, significantly less than the year before.
Mr Abbott said the Liberal Party is not swayed by donations, but said tobacco industry funds were no longer welcome.
Topics: event, federal-election, government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, liberals, abbott-tony, alp, sydney-2000, australia
Assange blames party 'teething problems' after candidate quits (video)
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Julian Assange has described the controversy within the WikiLeaks Party as "teething problems" following a slew of resignations, including a Senate candidate.
Topics: event, federal-election, government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, political-parties, australia, vic
Labor targets Coalition's 'unfair' PPL scheme
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The Coalition's paid parental leave (PPL) scheme continues to come under fire, with the major parties rowing over the fairness of the plan, which Tony Abbott has described as his "signature policy".
Topics: federal-elections, elections, government-and-politics, federal-election, event, alp, liberals, rudd-kevin, abbott-tony, australia
Rudd's popularity falls to lowest level in Newspoll (video)
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Kevin Rudd vows to fight all the way to the election as a new opinion poll out today shows the Prime Minister's personal popularity is at its lowest level ever.
The Newspoll published in The Australian newspaper shows voter dissatisfaction with Mr Rudd jumping six points to 54 per cent.
Voter satisfaction with the PM dropped four points to 35 per cent, while satisfaction with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott rose three points to 41 per cent.
Mr Rudd says the campaign is "a fight worth having" and he says he has "been written off many, many times before".
Topics: rudd-kevin, government-and-politics, federal-elections, federal-government, australia
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