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US Votes 2020
View full resultsHeavy traffic at checkpoints; no new COVID-19 cases in Victoria for the 10th day in a row
Victorians are reporting bad traffic at some of the checkpoints around Melbourne today, as police work to dismantle the infrastructure they have had at the 'ring of steel' for the past few months.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Live
US votes 2020
Trump a no-show on US radio; former White House officials urge smooth transition
It now seems unlikely Donald Trump will appear on a right-wing US radio show after earlier urging his Twitter followers to tune into the station for a discussion on unsupported claims of a 'Mail-In Ballot Hoax!'
- by Megan Gorrey and Latika Bourke
Opinion
US votes 2020
Admit it, we underestimated Joe Biden
In a single motion, Biden refuted slurs about his mental acuity while recasting the terms of politics from Trumpian combat to compassion.
- by Chris Zappone
Opinion
Wall Street
Wall St finds a silver lining from a messy election
The fluctuations in financial markets in the lead up to the US election demonstrates investors' search for optimism in any development, however unexpected.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Opinion
US votes 2020
By monopolising our attention, Donald Trump shrank our sense of the world
By commanding not just our eyeballs but so many of our thoughts and conversations, Trump shrunk our sense of the world.
- by Sean Kelly
733 balls and finally out: Batting prodigy follows Dean Jones' footsteps
Batting prodigy Will Pucovski has strengthened his irresistible case for Test selection.
- by Jon Pierik
Analysis
US votes 2020
Trump's lost war: From a gold escalator to Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Legitimacy did not seem a high priority for one of the last battles of the Trump team.
- by Dan Zak and Karen Heller
Alice McCall appoints administrator as label falls victim to COVID-19
The brand will shut up to 12 stores and lay off staff as China expansion fails to fend off financial collapse.
- by Melissa Singer
I started jogging again after eight years – it's been life-changing
When I first started jogging again, I felt spectacularly crap. But then something changed.
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris
US ELECTION 2020
Explainer
Trump won't concede. Does he have any legal options?
Biden has won, but can Trump's lawyers help him hang on to power? Will recounts make a difference?
- by Sherryn Groch
Chris Christie on Trump's election claim: if 'there was voter fraud, then show us'
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie's comments come as Republican leadership has taken a wait-and-see attitude toward Trump's claims of voter fraud.
Local
'A herd of white elephants': Transport mega-projects unnecessary, wasteful, report finds
Australian governments have been urged to rethink major road and rail projects.
- by Clay Lucas and Tom Rabe
Council insurance scheme thrown into doubt ahead of Supreme Court fight
The Municipal Association of Victoria has filed for a judicial review in the Supreme Court of WorkSafe's decision not to renew its self-insurance licence.
- by Rachel Eddie
'Goosebumps' as gyms re-open to customers
Gyms will open for business again this week – and hope to quickly work off their lockdown debt load.
- by Chris Moir
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
State of disaster ends, masks to stay for now as 'ring of steel' is abolished
Masks will remain mandatory for the time being, as the state abolished its 'ring of steel' around Melbourne.
- by Clay Lucas and Sumeyya Ilanbey
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coronavirus crisis
Will Europe copy Victoria's lockdown strategy? Experts zero in on state’s success
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Liam Mannix
Demand for holiday rentals skyrockets as ‘ring of steel’ lifts
Surging demand for coastal holiday rentals as restrictions ease is pushing up prices.
Updated
Victoria's new-look lockdown rules, what they mean and when they will apply
Here's the rundown on your new-look lockdown rules, what they mean and when they will apply.
- by Mathew Dunckley
Politics
Physicist Cathy Foley to become Australia's new Chief Scientist
Dr Foley, who has worked for the CSIRO for four decades, will become Australia’s next Chief Scientist next month.
- by Rob Harris
Business
'Simply unacceptable': Village Roadshow takeover bid knocked by major investor
A second major shareholder in Village Roadshow has raised concerns about a takeover proposal by BGH Capital.
- by Zoe Samios
Live
Markets Live
ASX rally continues; Market at highest since March 6; US futures soar
- by Alex Druce and Lucy Battersby
World
Calls to isolate some UK COVID-19 patients over fears of 'mink virus'
Every hospital in Britain has been ordered to isolate suspected 'mink virus' patients.
- by Bill Gardner and Laura Donnelly
Opinion
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'It's extraordinary': What's behind Hobart's unbreakable property market
It’s been hit by a global pandemic, closed borders and a recession, but nothing, it seems, can keep Australia’s most popular housing market down.
- by Sue Williams
Ivanhoe East home sells $305k above reserve as restrictions ease
Agents welcome news that 10 people can inspect a home for sale, while more people will be allowed to attend public auctions from November 23.
- by Melissa Heagney
Life & Culture
'I was absolutely shocked': Jenny Hocking on the Palace letters and taking on the Queen
Over lunch, the historian discusses the High Court fight for the Palace letters, the Queen's role in Gough Whitlam's dismissal and how he would have reacted.
- by Michael Ruffles
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'We are thrilled': Sam Worthington a major coup for Sydney Theatre Company
- by Nathanael Cooper
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Sport
AFL trade period day four live: Cats make offer to GWS over Cameron
Trade period picks up again today. Join us for live coverage of all the moves and news as it breaks.
- by Claire Siracusa
The Dean Jones-like feat that could catapult Pucovski into Test squad
Will Pucovski has strengthened his irresistible case for Test selection by becoming the first man this century to post back-to-back double centuries in the Sheffield Shield.
- by Jon Pierik
Nine, Rugby Australia confirm groundbreaking $100m broadcast deal
Super Rugby will be on live on free-to-air television for the first time with a landmark partnership officially confirmed by Nine and Rugby Australia.
- by Sam Phillips
Everything you need to know about the 2020 Masters at Augusta National
The 84th staging of golf's most prestigious event will be like none that have gone before. Five Australians will vie to don the famous green jacket next Monday.
- by James Polson
De Bruyne misses golden opportunity as Arsenal stunned, Leicester go top
Leicester City went top of the Premier League with a tense 1-0 win over Wolves on Sunday while the Manchester City-Liverpool blockbuster ended 1-1 at the Etihad.
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Olympics
'Innocent but trapped': Rickard faces hardest battle
The Australian Olympian's lawyers will present three main arguments against the IOC case when it is heard in Switzerland on Monday.
- by Samantha Lane
Where your club sits as trade period's deadline looms
The 2020 trade period began on Wednesday and ends this Thursday. Here's where your club sits as deadline day approaches.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Have Your Say
Free agency rules, not clubs, have failed Cameron
If any player is entitled to exercise his free agency rights it's Jeremy Cameron but the star forward's experience shows a review of the rules is needed.
