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US Votes 2020
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US votes 2020
Biden on cusp of presidency after seizing lead from Trump in Pennsylvania, Georgia
Pennsylvania's 20 Electoral College votes would put Biden over the 270 votes needed to win, even with a handful of other states still too close to call.
- by Michaela Whitbourn, Latika Bourke and Megan Levy
Trump's former adviser banned from Twitter after calling for beheadings
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon loses his own lawyer, Twitter account after calling for Anthony Fauci and FBI director Christopher Wray to be beheaded.
- by Benjamin Weiser, Michael S. Schmidt and William K. Rashbaum
Opinion
Why they love Trump to death: explaining America's 48 per cent
A former chairman of the Republican Party can help us understand why Donald Trump still commands the votes of almost half his nation, even if it means mass death.
- by Peter Hartcher
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Crime
Cricket bat bashing victim fights for life after Ballajura pub brawl
The family of a Perth man involved in a brutal pub brawl has pleaded for public help as he fights for his life.
- by Lucy McLeod
Johnny Depp asked to resign from Fantastic Beasts film after London court ruling
Warner Bros has cut loose Johnny Depp from a new blockbuster movie following a damning court judgment that found the actor had repeatedly assaulted his former wife.
- by Bevan Shields
'No evidence': Republican senators slam Trump's election fraud claims
Two key Republican senators – including 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney – have slammed US President Donald Trump's efforts to discredit the integrity of the presidential election.
- by Matthew Daly
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WA election
'We can't let it happen here': WA Labor fundraises on the back of 'people like Donald Trump'
WA Labor has told its supporters in a fundraising email the state election could wind up like the US presidential election, and "people like Trump will stop at nothing".
- by Nathan Hondros
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'Marianne taught me everyone matters': the doctor who broke a drug user's addiction
Kevin Street had no intention of quitting heroin when he entered a Sydney injecting centre run by physician Marianne Jauncey. Then he tried some revolutionary treatment.
- by Susan Horsburgh
UK's first mass COVID-19 testing program kicks off in Liverpool
About 2000 military personnel have been brought in to help test 500,000 people who live and work in the city and who do not have COVID-19 symptoms.
- by Jon Super and Pan Pylas
Rumours Putin may step down as he is granted lifetime immunity
The Kremlin has denied speculation that Vladimir Putin is on the brink of resigning, after a new law that would grant him lifetime immunity from prosecution.
- by Theo Merz
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US votes 2020
The audacity of lies: Donald Trump has been planning this all along
The US President's claims of election theft seem as reckless as they are false, but he laid the groundwork for his accusations months ago.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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China relations
Do not cave to China on trade: government MPs hold strong line
No amount of sucking up to China will ever be enough, government MPs warn amid Labor calls for stronger action to repair ties.
- by David Crowe
Western Australia
Order with a side of drugs: Police foil woman's illegal delivery to Perth quarantine hotel
The drugs were wrapped in aluminium foil and hidden inside a bag of fries.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Police officers who shot South Hedland knife attacker honoured with bravery award
Two police officers who stopped a fly-in, fly-out worker’s knife-wielding rampage through a South Hedland shopping centre will receive a Cross for Bravery for their actions.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Heather McNeill
'Manic' public servant's brother claims he was 'bullied' into putting forward invoice
The brother of former public servant Paul Whyte has told a public corruption inquiry he was bullied into using his company to issue invoices which helped pay for a luxury house in Mosman Park.
- by Nathan Hondros
Juukan inquiry chair calls on Rio Tinto to salvage what it can after visit to Pilbara site
Warren Entsch said he was ‘devastated’ to witness firsthand the destruction of the sites, which contained evidence of 46,000 years of human habitation.
- by Hamish Hastie
Investors in Port Hedland hit rock bottom as dust blows away property prices
Property owners in a WA town where real estate was once more expensive than Manhattan say they have been left out of pocket after being cornered into selling their homes through a government-sanctioned buyback scheme.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Do not cave to China on trade: government MPs hold strong line
No amount of "sucking up" to China will ever be enough, government MPs have warned, amid Labor calls for stronger action to repair ties with Beijing.
- by David Crowe
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National security
Man charged with foreign interference still a Liberal Party member
- by Anthony Galloway and Rob Harris
Business
How 'lousy shoemaker' Reebok is planning a revival
Reebok could once again be one of the top sports brands in the world if it draws on its heritage and taps into the power of influencers, co-founder Joe Foster says.
- by Cara Waters
World
Not on the same page: the Macrons fight over literary lockdown
Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron, below, are at loggerheads over France's love of reading, with the First Lady reportedly insistent that bookshops should remain open during lockdown.
- by Henry Samuel
China launches Hong Kong hotline to report law breakers
- by Sophia Yan and Jasmine Leung
UK's first mass COVID-19 testing program kicks off in Liverpool
- by Jon Super and Pan Pylas
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Noosa nudist retreat passed in at auction for a cheeky $1.1m
Over the years, it’s estimated thousands of people have got their kit off at the retreat. It's fully fenced for guests’ privacy and features a pool and spa.
- by Kate Jones
The Design Files Design Awards: These are Australia’s top designers
Celebrating the creme de la creme of Australian design, the winners of The Design Files + Laminex Design Awards 2020 have been announced.
- by Elizabeth Clarke
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Eat and drink Perth
Shelter me: New microbrewery on famous foreshore to reel in WA's summer tourists
As a fourth-generation member of a prominent WA winemaking family, Jason Credaro grew up with wine in his blood and viticulture through his veins.
- by David Prestipino
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AFL 2020
Hogan exit allows new contract for Mundy as Dockers move to build list via draft
The list building philosophy at the Dockers has changed dramatically since Justin Longmuir and Peter Bell's arrival, with the club to now bolster its playing stocks more often than not via the draft.
- by David Prestipino
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Drugs in sport
Olympic swimming medals at risk after athlete tests positive to 2012 drug sample
Breaststroker Brenton Rickard has tested positive in a retrospective drug test from the London Olympics. Rickard is fighting against the finding.
- by Samantha Lane
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Bledisloe Cup
Mix and mismatch: Wallabies a reflection of their standing and their coach
Dave Rennie has been forced into a number of changes to the Wallabies side in Brisbane but others are down to the coach alone.
- by Paul Cully
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Women's AFL
Richmond overlooked premiership coach for AFLW role
AFLW premiership coach Bec Goddard interviewed for the vacant Richmond coaching job but was ultimately overlooked as the Tigers appointed from within.
- by Anthony Colangelo and Daniel Cherny
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Bledisloe Cup
Rennie keeping everyone guessing, just like Cheika used to
The selection of Reece Hodge at No.10 for the Wallabies this weekend has a very Michael Cheika feel to it. But there's more to it than that.
- by Tom Decent
'People are going to come at us': Thunder teens work to avoid second-season slump
Phoebe Litchfield and Hannah Darlington both know they have targets on their backs after their stellar debuts last season.
- by Sarah Keoghan
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Australian cricket
Flurry of Shield centuries raises bar for Test contenders
Justin Langer could barely contain his excitement last week as he pinged off messages to the latest century-makers in the domestic competition
- by Andrew Wu
Have Your Say
Malcolm Knox: After a week of politics, sport's trump card is a young golfer from Melbourne
Chances are you haven't heard of Lukas Michel. But his is a story that says much about the intersection of sport and politics.
