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US Votes 2020
View full resultsTurnbull warned Porter that drinking with a staffer could expose him to blackmail
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed he warned cabinet minister Christian Porter that alleged behaviour, including drinking in public with a young woman, could expose him to blackmail.
- by Latika Bourke
COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90 per cent effective, Pfizer, BioNTech say
Pfizer is among the pharmaceutical companies that have signed an agreement with the Australian government to provide a COVID-19 vaccine once it's available.
- by Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen
Australia Post chairman would have 'vetoed' Cartier watches purchase
Lucio di Bartolomeo said he would have blocked the purchase of the luxury watches had he been in charge in 2018.
- by Lisa Visentin
Biden's plan to kickstart transition thwarted as Trump prolongs the fight
The US President will file more lawsuits and hold more rallies in key states to contest the election result, as the President-elect readies to take over.
- by Colleen Long and Zeke Miller
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Media & marketing
US anchors cut Trump's conference. Would local media have done the same?
"The risk is that these [media organisations] will be perceived to be censoring one side of politics," says ABC journalist David Speers.
- by Michael Lallo and Broede Carmody
Kohli to miss most of Test series against Australia to be at birth of first child
The Indian superstar will miss the last three matches of the series, including the Boxing Day Test.
- by Chris Barrett
China and Russia hold back on congratulating Biden
The two superpowers are waiting on official results, despite both quickly congratulating Trump in 2016.
Shane Fitzsimmons named NSW Australian of the Year
The former NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner is now in the running for Australian of the Year.
- by Sarah Keoghan
I started jogging again after eight years – it's been life-changing
My exercise regimen had fallen off a cliff once my motivation for long-distance running disappeared.
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris
US ELECTION 2020
As it happened: Trump plans rallies for legal fight; PM praises 'old friend' Biden
- by Megan Gorrey and Latika Bourke
Murdoch used Trump administration then 'really bailed on him'
The NYT's media columnist gives his insights into how traditional media, and social media giants, handled the Trump era.
- by Zoe Samios
Analysis
Trump's lost war: From a gold escalator to Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Literally anywhere else would have conveyed more legitimacy than the Four Seasons car park, but legitimacy did not seem a high priority for one of the last battles of the Trump team.
- by Dan Zak and Karen Heller
Sydney
'We've got to bring those wallabies back': How a species was saved
An island, a wrongly identified skin and an international treasure hunt: the rescue of the parma wallaby from the brink of extinction.
- by Harriet Alexander
NSW power play sparks divisions across Australia's energy sector
Investors have thrown their support behind an ambitious plan to stimulate clean energy in NSW, but power giants say it needs further scrutiny.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Purple patch for Kirribilli as council capitalises on jacaranda crowds
North Sydney mayor Jilly Gibson says she has no time for complaints this year over the tourist influx.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Liberal seats become more marginal, Labor electorate axed in border changes
Minister Stuart Ayres could face a battle to hold his marginal Sydney seat, while the Labor electorate of Lakemba is to be abolished.
- by Alexandra Smith
Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair rape trial hears of 'another man' in apartment
The woman has denied seeing another man in the apartment at the time she alleges she was sexually assaulted by the pair.
- by Angus Thompson
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CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
As it happened: Australia records second straight day without local COVID-19 cases
- by Craig Butt and Ashleigh McMillan
Perth dentist jailed for treating patients while she should have been in quarantine
A Joondalup dentist who admitted working when she was meant to be self-isolating will spend two months behind bars.
- by Heather McNeill
No spike in NSW suicides in 2020, despite COVID-19 lockdowns, bushfires
The number of suicides in 2020 is tracking almost identically to the previous year, found the first report generated from the new monitoring system that collates information of people believed to have taken their own life.
- by Kate Aubusson
Politics
Coalition staffers asked ABC boss if Four Corners episode was in the public interest
The Four Corners episode set to air on Monday night has been billed as lifting the lid on poor behaviour inside "the Canberra bubble".
- by Lisa Visentin
Business
Open theme parks unlock value for Village Roadshow bid
Village Roadshow says the successful public opening of its theme parks will trigger a lift in suitor BGH's offer price to $2.32 per share, but no additional contingent payments are on the cards.
- by Colin Kruger
World
Sailors stranded on board for five months due to China-Australia dispute
Two dozen Indian sailors have been prevented from going ashore after a ship carrying Australian coal was refused permission to dock at a Chinese port.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Explainer
US votes 2020
Why is Trump refusing to concede and does he have any legal options left?
- by Sherryn Groch
Opinion
Sigh of relief from around the world, but Trump still poses a threat to democracy
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Trump's greatest trick? Monopolising our attention
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
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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
Knockdown in Sydney's inner west fetches $1.8m above reserve
The seven-bedroom home was snapped up for $5.8 million with the new owners planning to tear it down and rebuild.
- by Melissa Heagney
Life & Culture
ABC reporter leads Belvoir St Theatre's new season
Former ABC correspondent Sally Sara says her play about the return of a foreign correspondent is raw and joyful.
- by Linda Morris
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Sport
Loud and Cleary: Blues ace vows to roar back after silent night against Maroons
With the Origin series on the line, the NSW No.7 says his surprise elevation to the vice-captaincy will inspire him to lead the Blues around the park.
- by Adam Pengilly
Drones, more cameras, new commentary team: How Nine plans to revamp rugby
Keen to grow the game with more free-to-air exposure, Rugby Australia ended a 25-year relationship with Fox Sports and turned to Nine.
- by Sam Phillips
'He's an inspiration': Freddy picks Cordner in all-time Origin team
Blues coach Brad Fittler selected three current players in his greatest NSW team of the last 40 years. Boyd Cordner was a no-brainer.
- by Michael Chammas
Rugby's 'fantasy' TV deal puts the wind back in game's sails
The sport's relationship with Foxtel ended in a very rugby way - at a harbourside sailing club. But rugby's new alliance with Nine is otherwise uncharted waters.
- by Chris Barrett
Blue wave: Six reasons NSW will square series
State of Origin matches rarely fail to depart from the script. But in Sydney on Wednesday night, Brad Fittler's side are specials to see off Wayne Bennett's Maroons. Here's why.
- by Roy Masters
'I thought that was the end': Walker feared being one-Origin wonder
NSW five-eighth admits he thought he wouldn't get another chance at Origin level - and credited Rabbitohs halves partner Adam Reynolds with his spectacular Blues recall.
- by Christian Nicolussi
'Perhaps we can get him to keep extending': Marks, McLennan want Clarke to stay
With the broadcast rights deal done, talk has turned to whether Rob Clarke may stay as Rugby Australia chief executive. He has two fans in Hugh Marks and Hamish McLennan.
- by Sam Phillips
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Paul Cully's Tight Five: 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.
