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Trump's agenda on the line: Polls start to close in midterms
Millions of voters have lined up at polling stations across the US for the most hotly anticipated midterm election in a generation. Follow our live coverage.
- by Rachel Olding, Matthew Knott & Rachel Clun
Axe super guarantee increase to boost wages: new report
Plans to increase the Super Guarantee from 9.5 to 12% will hurt wages growth and deliver the biggest benefits to high income earners, a report has found.
- by Jessica Irvine
Fear and chaos: Wall St could be rocked by midterms, warns Nobel prize winner
Economist Robert Shiller says Wall Street is vulnerable to another swoon - especially if the midterms don't go Donald Trump's way.
Morrison's China row with Andrews widens as PM passes on policing tips
Political tit-for-tat between Canberra and Victoria over secret trade deal with China has spread to criticism of Labor's handling of crime in Melbourne.
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Mark Latham will join One Nation to 'fight for civilisational values'
'I’m in a position and a stage in life where I just can’t stand on the sideline talking about it,' the former Labor leader said as he revealed he would stand for One Nation in NSW.
- by Michael Koziol
'Spineless creep': Opera star's online spat hits a sour note
Rising Aussie opera star vilified for a role that 'could have been played by a Brit'.
- by Steve Evans
Opinion
Education
Growing up gay in Christian school had lasting effects
When I was 12, my parents sent me to a Christian high school. That mattered.
- by Oliver Griffith
'Devastated': Shark victim was a young Victorian doctor
Research fellow was on the first day of a five-day cruise when he was attacked.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Now I am a mother, I long for my own. I can't have her here
I wanted to talk with her about the emotional changes that happen.
- by Clementine Ford
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Victorian Election
Liberals step up pressure for leaders' debate on ABC TV
- by Noel Towell
It's all about the country: Labor sets sights on Lib seat
- by Benjamin Preiss
Andrews, PM at odds over secret Chinese trade deal
- by Benjamin Preiss & Kirsty Needham
Opinion & Perspectives
It’s not a health plan if it doesn’t include dental care
Inexplicably, it appears that oral health is not part of the mainstream health agenda.
Matt Hopcraft
Is this a death knell for 'gratuitous' on-screen sex and nudity?
I, for one, am finding it harder and harder to suspend disbelief.
Celia Walden
As trolls circle, Facebook's election 'war room' faces critical test
Facebook is scrambling to avoid a repeat of the failures that changed its fortunes.
John McDuling
Melbourne
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Melbourne Cup
'Horrific': Call for change after injury fells Cup horse
- by Adam Pengilly & Chloe Booker
Victoria
National
Footage of gangster's killing emerges as police probe sports betting link
- by Latika Bourke & Irene Lioumi
AFL
Brayshaw, Gaff make peace in golf game
Freo midfielder Andrew Brayshaw insists there's no bad blood between him and Andrew Gaff, revealing the pair met up for a round of golf during the off-season.
- by Justin Chadwick
Jordan Murdoch set to head to the Suns
Delisted Cat Jordan Murdoch is set to continue his career with a second AFL club, with the 26-year-old likely to join Gold Coast.
- by Sam McClure
Politics
Mark Latham will contest NSW election with One Nation to 'fight for civilisational values'
"I’m in a position and a stage in life where I just can’t stand on the sideline talking about it, I want to get stuck in," the former Labor leader said.
- by Michael Koziol
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Energy
Former official criticises Angus Taylor over 'extraordinary' coal protection measure
- by Nicole Hasham & Cole Latimer
World
Property bydomain
Generation rent could be left in poverty by retirement age: report
Australia's increasing cohort of lifelong renters are at risk of living in poverty in retirement, claiming the current system is ill-prepared to care for them.
- by Jim Malo
Greens launch push to crack down on housing disputes, dodgy builders
Independent body to deal with "commonplace" disputes that many cannot afford to fight pledged as part of state election campaign.
- by Jim Malo
Business
Analysis
Sharemarket
Are gun stocks forecasting the US midterm elections outcome?
Everyone wants to read market tea leaves for a view on the US elections. Gun stocks are one such leaf -- but formulating a thesis from them is a fraught exercise.
- by Brad Olesen
Small business
Entertainment
Is it time to think of ASMR videos as art?
They're edgy, unnerving and almost avant-garde.
- by Karen Heller
Love Actually turns 15: The movie's 15 sweetest, funniest and saddest quotes
From cue cards to Titanic, Love Actually gave birth to some brilliant cinema moments that are still as poignant today.
Lifestyle
Smarter living
What is the Ketogenic Diet and is it any good for you
It's swept through the fitness folks but is the infamous Ketogenic Diet worth the hype?
- by Michael Jarosky
One in four Australians do not know their neighbours
New research by HSBC Bank has found that nearly one in five Australians only know their neighbours by sight and seven per cent wouldn't know them if they fell over them.
- by Angela Saurine
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Sport
Milos Degenek's Red Star seal shock 2-0 win over Liverpool
Red Star Belgrade secured their first-ever Champions League group stage win with a memorable 2-0 home victory over Liverpool.
- by Zoran Milosavljevic
Katich rules himself out of Cricket Australia board role
Former Test player Simon Katich has distanced himself as a potential contender to take Mark Taylor's vacant place on Cricket Australia's board.
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Melbourne Cup
Sheikh's drought ends: Cross Counter wins the 2018 Melbourne Cup
- by Michael Lynch
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Melbourne Cup
The Cliffsofmoher dies after suffering injury in Melbourne Cup
- by Adam Pengilly & Chloe Booker