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Australia security aims tangled in Vanuatu election

Australia security aims tangled in Vanuatu election

Vanuatu's varied parties and political leaders have different views on foreign policy and whether to ratify a stalled Australian security pact.

Liberal leader promises party unity after messy battle

Liberal leader promises party unity after messy battle

Liberal leader promises party unity after messy battle

Liberal leader promises party unity after messy battle

Brad Battin has paid his respects to former leader John Pesutto after taking his place at the helm of the Victorian Liberals.

UN General Assembly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire

UN General Assembly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire

UN General Assembly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire

UN General Assembly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire

The UN General Assembly has approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees.

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Voters urged to be vigilant about AI disinformation

Voters urged to be vigilant about AI disinformation

Experts say artificial intelligence-enabled political disinformation is a growing risk for Australian voters but vigilance is still the best defence.

Republicans on brink of clinching US House control

Republicans on brink of clinching US House control

With votes still being counted from the US election, Republicans have won 212 seats in the 435-member House of Representatives, according to the latest figures.

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Donald Trump has recaptured the White House after a divisive US election campaign as he vows to reshape the executive branch and prioritise personal loyalty.

US election unpredictable but Australia pact a sure bet

US election unpredictable but Australia pact a sure bet

Donald Trump's favouring of trade tariffs concerns some among Australia's political class, but one expert says he and his rival are similar on foreign policy.

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Harris opens Saturday Night Live with 'keep Calm-ala'

Harris opens Saturday Night Live with 'keep Calm-ala'

Harris opens Saturday Night Live with 'keep Calm-ala'

Harris opens Saturday Night Live with 'keep Calm-ala'

Kamala Harris has appeared on Saturday Night Live in the final days of the US election campaign, playing the mirror-image of Maya Rudolph's version of her.

Turnout the unknown factor in tight US election: Hockey

Turnout the unknown factor in tight US election: Hockey

Turnout the unknown factor in tight US election: Hockey

Turnout the unknown factor in tight US election: Hockey

As American voters head to the polls, former ambassador Joe Hockey says the upcoming election is the most unpredictable.

Trump fraud claims stir fears of another contested poll

Trump fraud claims stir fears of another contested poll

Trump fraud claims stir fears of another contested poll

Trump fraud claims stir fears of another contested poll

Democrats and democracy advocates are on edge after Donald Trump's fraud claims appeared to foreshadow another attempt to overturn election results.

Elon Musk loses bid to move case over $1m voter prizes

Elon Musk loses bid to move case over $1m voter prizes

Elon Musk loses bid to move case over $1m voter prizes

Elon Musk loses bid to move case over $1m voter prizes

A lawsuit against Elon Musk's $US1 million ($A1.5 million) voter prizes has been moved back to a Pennsylvanian state court.

Risk of election failure now real, commission warns

Risk of election failure now real, commission warns

Risk of election failure now real, commission warns

Risk of election failure now real, commission warns

State elections are at risk of failure over concerns about timelines and the growing number of voters, the Victorian Electoral Commission has warned.

Premier makes a splash in the polls as race narrows

Premier makes a splash in the polls as race narrows

Premier makes a splash in the polls as race narrows

Premier makes a splash in the polls as race narrows

Buoyed by an eleventh-hour boost in the polls, Queensland's premier is hoping to surf a wave of momentum as Labor attempts to claim a fourth term in office.

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Grey area: questions over Sunshine State's green future

Queensland could revert to coal central as calls grow for a power plan from the energised LNP, days out from voters heading to the polls in the Sunshine State.

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Leaders crumb over texts as early voting kicks off

A "Mediscare" text campaign has been launched by the opposition before the first ballots were cast for the Queensland election.

Premier floats ban on private company-run elections

After long queues plagued some polling stations at NSW local elections, a ban has been flagged on private companies running them in the future.

Lord Mayor closes in on sixth term, maybe her last

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore is tipped to win her sixth term while some councils face a shift to the left after a nomination debacle by the Liberals.

Northern Territory pre-poll early voting ready to go

Early voting for the Northern Territory election due to be held on August 24 opens on Monday as Labor and the CLP battle it out to win government.

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France voter turnout high, with far right seeking power

Voters in France are casting their ballots in parliamentary run-off elections that could hand victory to the far-right National Rally.

France votes in poll that could hand power to far right

Marine Le Pen's National Rally anti-immigrant party has been a longtime pariah in French politics but it's now closer to power than it has ever been.

Reformist, hardliner to contest run-off Iran election

Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on July 5 after neither of the top candidates secured more than 50 per cent of votes.

Indian PM Modi to be sworn in for third time on June 8

The party of incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared victory in India's parliamentary elections, although it has lost its outright majority.

India's Modi heading to majority but no landslide win

Nearly one billion people were eligible to vote in India's seven-week national elections with a strong win predicted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indians vote in final phase of poll amid searing heat

Indians are voting in the final phase of elections amid stifling heat following the deaths of almost two dozen poll officials from suspected heatstroke.

Sunak, Starmer hit election trail as UK campaigns begin

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is hitting the campaign trail after announcing a general election will take place on July 4.

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