5 h. ago From corflute craziness to ‘Trumpet’ texts, election day can’t come soon enough

Posters tell us who we’re voting for. But we need to look behind them.

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6 h. ago Stonnington mayor takes out court order banning council watchdog from demeaning online posts

A long-running feud between Council Watch president Dean Hurlston and Stonnington mayor Melina Sehr has ended in a court battle over personal safety.

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6 h. ago Labor holds clear lead as time runs short for a Coalition rebound, poll reveals

Australians have given Labor a clear lead over the Coalition in the final stage of the federal election campaign – and that extends to the leadership of the nation.

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6 h. ago Labor holds its lead as time runs short for a Liberal rebound, poll reveals

Australians have given Labor a clear lead over the Coalition in the final stage of the federal election campaign – and that extends to the leadership of the nation.

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10 h. ago WA news LIVE: Police announce major breakthrough in unsolved hit

Police finding a way to enhance CCTV footage has let them move forward on a hit and run that’s haunted a Perth family for five years. Meanwhile, the debate over nuclear for the state’s South Waste fires up. Follow our live coverage here.

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12 h. ago ‘I was probably going to die’: Hero police officer in tears over Bondi attack

Inspector Amy Scott, the NSW Police officer who shot dead Westfield attacker Joel Cauchi, has detailed for the first time the moment she faced down the killer.

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12 h. ago Election watchdog opens probe into Monique Ryan volunteer video

The video shows two people in Ryan campaign T-shirts handing out the teal MP’s how-to-vote cards saying they were directed to vote for her by groups with links to the Chinese Communist Party.

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13 h. ago ‘I run the world’: Trump marks 100 days with stunts, boasts and propaganda

The US president also embraced Australian football player Jordan Mailata at a ceremony for the Philadelphia Eagles, who won the Super Bowl in February.

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13 h. ago I yelled out ‘mate’: Hero police officer Amy Scott reveals moment she faced Bondi killer

Inspector Amy Scott, the heroic NSW Police officer who shot dead Bondi attacker Joel Cauchi, has begun her evidence at the coronial inquest.

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14 h. ago Canadians choose Carney to take on Trump in stunning election victory

National broadcaster CBC has called the election, but it’s not yet known whether the Liberals would form a majority government.

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29 h. ago Exclusive Brethren don’t vote but are secretly campaigning for the Coalition

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church believes the “world” defiles them, and don’t vote, but they are sending hundreds of their people to hand out how-to-vote cards for conservative candidates.

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31 h. ago Hitler’s favourite filmmaker always denied she was a Nazi. Now we know the truth

The director of a new documentary on Leni Riefenstahl trawled through 700 boxes of material from her estate to find answers.

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33 h. ago Watch: Group with historical CCP links ‘required’ Chinese Australians to vote for Ryan

In the video, volunteers in campaign t-shirts say they were required to vote for the teal MP by the Hubei Association.

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33 h. ago The PM is my local member. I don’t believe he or Dutton gets young people

Politicians court the youth vote, but their inaction speaks louder than words.

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36 h. ago Lidcombe to Leichhardt: Why Galvin never lost the love, even if his teammates did

Sitting in the rundown dressing rooms - even with recorders under his nose and his contract saga still hanging in the air - Lachlan Galvin couldn’t be happier.

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38 h. ago Man charged with eight counts of murder after car ploughs into crowd in Vancouver

Eleven people died - the youngest aged only 11 - in an incident that has rocked Canada just as voters head to the polls to choose their next government.

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40 h. ago Sergio Aguiar runs the London Marathon in honour of his daughter Alice

Sergio Aguiar, whose daughter Alice was killed during a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, speaks out after completing the London Marathon in her honour.

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43 h. ago From first to worst: Can the Panthers still make the NRL finals?

“We’re all waiting for the Panthers to click, and it’s just not happening time is starting to run out.”

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55 h. ago Wizard Watson runs down Harley Reid and lets him know about it

Nick Watson with a brilliant tackle on Harley Reid.

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67 h. ago When brilliance is not enough: What it takes for an outsider to become one of the political greats

Mark Carney is leaning heavily on his outsider status in his appeal to Canadian voters, but it may not be an advantage in the long run.

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