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'This is the time to heal': Biden supporters here and abroad celebrate his victory over Trump
Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential election was celebrated with tears, laughter and the popping of corks in Australia and around the world.
- by Megan Levy, Latika Bourke, Jenny Noyes and Roy Ward
Biden plans urgent flurry of executive orders to reverse Trump's policies
After being sworn into office on January 20, Joe Biden plans to quickly sign a series of directives to restore the established order.
- by Matt Viser, Seung Min Kim and Annie Linskey
Crowds in New York, Washington erupt in celebration as Biden beats Trump
Crowds cheered loudly, car horns blared in the streets, and pots and pans clanged in New York and Washington after news broke that Joe Biden had won the presidency.
- by Ellen Connolly
Biden's climate goals turn up the heat on Scott Morrison
Australia will face mounting international pressure to commit to increased long-term emissions cuts after US President-elect Joe Biden vowed to rally America's allies for greater climate action.
- by Mike Foley and Rob Harris
'Critical' south-east Queensland land supply shortage prompts affordability warning
The south-east is facing a severe land supply shortage that could drive up house prices if not urgently addressed, a new report says.
- by Lucy Stone
How the government can set Queensland up for success over the next four years
We asked a panel of experts to explain what needs to be done to make Queensland even greater during the state's first-ever fixed four-year parliamentary term.
- by Lydia Lynch
How Sky News quietly became Australia’s biggest news channel on social media
It may have a small number of television viewers, but Sky News Australia's influence is far reaching.
- by Cam Wilson
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The ambitious plan to save more than nine in 10 cancer patients from death
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
Queensland opens door for Bennett to reprise Maroons role in 2021
After his fairytale return to State of Origin, Bennett could remain in charge of the Maroons next year.
- by Adam Pengilly
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How I got a 0.6 percentage point mortgage rate cut ... and you can too
Don’t believe banks when they say they can't cut variable interest rates for existing customers. They can.
- by Jessica Irvine
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Midnight Oil bassist Bones Hillman loses cancer battle
A day after the band's new album reached No.1 on the Aria charts, Hillman was remembered for his kindness.
- by Harriet Alexander and Natassia Chrysanthos
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Trump's greatest trick? Monopolising our attention
By commanding not just our eyeballs but so many of our thoughts and conversations, Trump shrunk our sense of the world.
- by Sean Kelly
Queensland
Queensland tourism cities back Labor, despite Premier locking visitors out
In the recent state election, the party increased its margins in cities that are most reliant on tourism.
- by Lydia Lynch
Queensland second only to Tassie for smallest fall in domestic tourists
Qld had the nation's second-smallest decline in domestic visitors during the pandemic to August.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Bravo! Police dog reunited with handler after a couple of ruff nights on the lam
Bravo was returned to Senior Constable Joseph Alofipo on Sunday after disappearing from his home.
- by Stuart Layt
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COVID-19 the catalyst for sea change as Sunshine Coast sees influx of southerners
Sydneysiders and Melburnians are moving up in droves, buying or renting houses sight unseen.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Australian team traces birth of nation's unionism back to convicts
Researchers are challenging the narrative that unionism was born out of the 1850s Eureka Rebellion.
- by Toby Crockford
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Joe Biden to announce virus task force on Monday
- by Erin Arvedlund and Stacey Burling
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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", starting with a plan to tackle COVID-19 and climate change through science.
- by Matthew Knott
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris smashes the glass ceiling with several firsts
Being a woman is just one of the traits Harris will bring to the White House for the first time.
- by Kathleen Ronayne
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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
Business
'Constrained' Biden presidency set to lift markets
Australian stock pickers have said the Republicans' hold over the US Senate will stop anti-business legislation being waved through.
- by Charlotte Grieve
World
Myanmar's Suu Kyi favoured to win ahead of general election
Leader Aung San Suu Kyi is backed by a population that still largely sees her as a heroine of democracy, despite allegations of genocide.
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Empathy, civility and healing: Biden restores the soul of oratory in America
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The Block: One couple gets the lowest score of the season
Strapped for cash and crawling towards the finish line, three teams present unfinished rooms, leaving just two to battle it out for the penultimate room reveal title.
- by Hailey Coules
At home with actor, podcaster and charity ambassador Christian Wilkins
The Eden star's flamboyant trademark is felt throughout his interiors, as he brings forth his passion for colour via a wild mash of influences.
- by Jane Rocca
Life & Culture
'I secretly dated Sean Penn': Singer Jewel on the men who mattered most
The musician discusses her upbringing, the man who saved her life, and touring with her mentors.
- by Jane Rocca
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Hamilton
At a time of global reckoning around race, Hamilton could be a salve
- by Nathanael Cooper
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Lanning fires again as Stars go top of WBBL ladder
The Melbourne Stars are on track for a first-ever finals appearance after a 23-ball half-century from captain Meg Lanning catapulted them to a crushing victory over Brisbane Heat.
- by Daniel Cherny
Australian Test greats back Pucovski to partner Warner
Former Australian captains call for Will Pucovski to be named in Test team after the Victorian young gun made another big ton hours after Joe Burns failed again for Queensland.
- by Daniel Cherny
Where your club sits with trade period's deadline looming
The 2020 trade period began on Wednesday and ends this Thursday. Here's where your club sits as deadline day approaches.
- by Anthony Colangelo
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How two players won the Test for the Wallabies
The biggest moments in the victory over the All Blacks featured the same two players: Reece Hodge and Matt Philip.
- by Paul Cully
'It's not the track': Focus on internationals in fallout from Melbourne Cup deaths
Trainer Danny O'Brien says it's time for the internationals to take responsibility for the rate of horses breaking down both at Werribee and in the Cup.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Magnussen says it's overkill to strip swimmers of Olympic medals
The former world champion says he and his fellow relay team members don't deserve to have their medals stripped after Brenton Rickard's positive test.
- by Phil Lutton
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Spring racing carnival
TAB system back online after going down for more than 24 hours
TAB's systems are back online after more than 24 hours of disruption that hit on the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival.
- by Damien Ractliffe
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State of reunion as Maroons and supercoach roll back the years
Origin is not life and death, it's more important than that. Or so say Queenslanders, who have swallowed Bill Shankly's famous dictum completely without irony.
