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Trump tweets stamped with warnings as President can't accept result

The US President turned to Twitter to make a series of false claims and one that was accurate after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the election.

  • by Damien Nowicki

Biden plans executive order flurry to reverse Trump policies

Joe Biden immediately forecasted the country's politics have shifted and his presidency will be guided by radically different priorities.

  • by Matt Viser, Seung Min Kim and Annie Linskey

Schools dispute the results of one HSC subject twice as often as any other

Schools dispute the results of one HSC exam more than any other

Principals questioned about 200 HSC results over the past five years, but one subject was responsible for a fifth of the queries

  • by Jordan Baker

'Beautiful angel' dead, two seriously injured after car mounts Wollongong footpath

Libby Ruge, 19, died and two others were seriously injured after a car drove off the road and collided with four people in Wollongong.

Libby Ruge, who died after she was struck by the car, was described as one of the "most kindest souls" by friends mourning her death on Sunday.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos and Harriet Alexander

Man in his 20s dies while rock fishing on NSW South Coast

NSW Police have urged all rock anglers to wear a life jacket and check weather conditions before leaving home after the man's death on Sunday.

NSW Police have urged all rock anglers to wear a life jacket and check weather conditions before leaving home after the latest death on Sunday.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos

Alert issued for Sydney's north after COVID-19 traces detected in sewage

Alert issued for Sydney's north after COVID-19 traces detected in sewage

NSW Health has asked people in the Rouse Hill area to be alert for coronavirus symptoms and get tested after traces of the virus were detected in local sewage systems.

  • by Simone Fox Koob and Tom Cowie

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Erin Allott fears she will either have to take her son out of his school or send her children to two different schools
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Out-of-area enrolment crackdown leaves parents with tough decision

An out-of-area enrolment crackdown has left some parents unable to send their youngest child to the same public school as their siblings

  • by Jordan Baker
James Roberts is leaving Souths with a year remaining on his contract.

The sad truth behind James Roberts' 'release' from South Sydney

There are fears the 27-year-old may have played his last NRL game after abandoning a $500,000 deal.

  • by Michael Chammas
Swimmers find a star fish at Dawn Fraser Baths, Balmain on 10 December 2018. Photo: Jessica Hromas

'We’ve secured the future of the baths': Harbour pool saved from rising sea levels

An $8 million restoration has saved the historic Dawn Fraser Baths in Balmain from rising sea levels.

  • by Andrew Taylor
Fixed-rate mortgage interest rates are low and switching from a variable-rate loan could save you hundreds of dollars a month.

How I got a 0.6 percentage point mortgage rate cut ... and you can too

Don’t believe the banks when they say they cannot cut variable interest rates for existing customers. 

  • by Jessica Irvine
There has been some excellent spice in this clash.

'Almost defied belief': New Zealand media melts down after shock All Blacks loss

A stunning defeat to the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday seems to have really got under their skin.

  • by Sam Phillips
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US ELECTION 2020

Joe Biden vows to 'make America respected' again after claiming victory
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Joe Biden vows to 'make America respected' again after claiming victory

The President-elect said he would end the "grim era of demonisation", saying he would start on a plan to tackle COVID-19 and climate change through science.

  • by Matthew Knott
US President Donald Trump 2017 - 2020.

Trump's bid to discredit election raise fears that he will resist smooth transfer of power

Trump associates have said privately that the president is unlikely to formally concede the race under any circumstances in the traditional manner.

  • by David Nakamura

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'Nicole was so young that no one jumped to cancer ... something wasn't right'
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'Nicole was so young that no one jumped to cancer ... something wasn't right'

More than 90 per cent of Australians could survive their cancer diagnosis within a decade under a comprehensive new framework developed by an alliance of expert researchers, doctors, patients, healthcare, tech and pharmaceutical leaders.

  • by Kate Aubusson

'An anti-Trump victory': Biden celebrations begin in Sydney

A group of Democratics Abroad celebrate a Biden/Harris victory at the Landsdowne hotel Sydney on the 8th of November 2020.

A group of young Americans living in Sydney say President-elect Joe Biden will have his work cut out.

  • by John Buckley

New education centre aims to end culture war over student testing

New think tank to end culture wars over assessment

Student testing has become a battleground for culture wars, warns the head of a new think tank.

  • by Jordan Baker

Warragamba dam inquiry hears traditional land owners offered jobs if they supported raising wall

Private property upstream of the Lake Burragorang  resevoir at High Range which would be flooded if the Warragamba Dam wall is raised.

An Aboriginal traditional land owner has told an inquiry she was offered employment by government bureaucrats if she supported the controversial raising of the dam wall.

  • by Lucy Cormack and Tom Rabe

COVID-19 the catalyst for sea change as Sunshine Coast sees influx from Sydney

Danielle Fumagalli and Bruno Martins moved to the Sunshine Coast  from Sydney.

Sydneysiders and Melburnians are moving to the Queensland Sunshine Coast in droves during the COVID-19 pandemic, with families prepared to spend two weeks in quarantine and buy or rent houses sight unseen.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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Harold Mitchell: "I’m ever an optimist. I always say to people, ‘Tell me about tomorrow, don’t worry about yesterday!’ ” But the past decade has tested that resolve.

'Suddenly it fell apart on me': adman Harold Mitchell on his decade horribilis

Harold Mitchell rose from a fractured childhood to become one of Australia’s most successful admen. At the centre of media and arts circles, he was friends with billionaires and politicians. Then his wife left him, and ASIC came knocking.

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Emerging from the Kimberley, this artist's work could almost be described as psychedelic.

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Suspected influence agent quits Victorian Liberal Party

Di Sanh Duong, who has been charged with preparing an act of foreign interference, has quit the Victorian division of the Liberal Party amid calls for him to be suspended.

  • by Rob Harris and Anthony Galloway

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Pohl position: fund manager bets on Seek in race against short sellers

Fund manager Emmanuel (Manny) Pohl is sticking with one of his best bets in the market, Seek, calling the short seller attack a cheap shot.

  • by Lucy Battersby

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The Block: One couple gets the lowest score of the season

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Boyd Cordner is helped from the field by Roosters and Blues trainer Travis Touma.

'We've been leaders': NSWRL defend record on concussion protocols

The state league pledged to continue with its 'overwhelmingly positive' concussion substitute policy in 2021 as it prepares to table its report on the Boyd Cordner case in Origin 1.

  • by Adam Pengilly
Melbourne Cup fancy Anthony Van Dyck was euthanised after breaking down during the race last week.
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NSW trainers want Racing Australia to take over Melbourne Cup

Trainers are becoming increasingly worried about deaths in the Melbourne Cup in recent times and the effect it has on the image of the industry.

  • by Chris Roots
James Roberts is leaving Souths with a year remaining on his contract.

The sad truth behind James Roberts' 'release' from South Sydney

There are fears the 27-year-old may have played his last game in the NRL following the news he was abandoning a $500,000 deal with the Rabbitohs.

  • by Michael Chammas
Mitchell Starc top scored with the bat for NSW on a first day to forget for the Blues in Adelaide

Batting blues have NSW green with envy as Pucovski eyes Test spot

While the runs are flowing freely for the Victorian, who is closer to unseating Test opener Joe Burns, they were hard to come by for the Blues, who were rolled for 64.

  • by Chris Barrett
There has been some excellent spice in this clash.

'Almost defied belief': New Zealand media melts down after shock All Blacks loss

New Zealand never takes any All Blacks loss well. But the stunning defeat to the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday seems to have really got under their skin.

  • by Sam Phillips
Jimmy Maloney has backed his mate Nathan Cleary to dominate on the Origin arena like he has in clubland.

Choix Parfait: France-based Maloney backs Blues' loyalty to Cleary

Jimmy Maloney believes his former Panthers and NSW halves partner will benefit from Brad Fittler's show of faith, and said the 22-year-old had already proved he can succeed at Origin level.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
James Tedesco's first time leading his state onto the field will come after walking through an underground tunnel.

Why the Blues' secret edge has been COVID-cleared for Origin clash

There had been some doubts Brad Fittler's team would be able to use a luxury afforded to them last year, but they have had a win before the series goes on the line.

  • by Adam Pengilly

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