Votes are still being counted in some parts of the US, with the Republican Party having lost already control of the House and Senate. Follow live. 

Nowhere did Elon Musk's gamble backfire more than in his home state of Texas, which flipped to the Democrats at this year's midterms in an electoral bloodbath. 

A 51-year-old man who allegedly sent a series of violent threats and sexualised slurs at the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup has been denied bail.

Eva Geller, aged 90, was shot during the attack on December 14 and was hospitalised with extensive injuries.

Beau Lamarre-Condon admits to shooting his former partner Jesse Baird, but says a second shot was not intentional. 

A manhunt is under way after an alleged incident during a viewing at a funeral home in Browns Plains.

There’s something intoxicating about two of the NRL’s baddest boys throw leather until one can no longer stand. Enter Paul Gallen and Nelson Asofa-Solomona.

With great character, ornate features and spacious rooms, period homes can often tell a wonderful story and offer benefits for today’s lifestyle too.

Just one year on from granting police the ability to issue on-the-spot domestic violence directions, the Crisafulli government is set to further overhaul the scheme.

Kya Sparks is forced to get his rat's tail taped up in the middle of his fight against Zidane Tavares.

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The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

A manhunt is under way after an alleged incident during a viewing at a funeral home in Browns Plains.

As the vast David Jones empire faces a precarious existence, a new city icon is about to open.

Students more than 1000 kilometres away from Sydney will be the first to be able to sleep over at the Parramatta Powerhouse.

The Fair Work Ombudsman says Setka mounted a remorseless and public campaign against Stephen McBurney.

Qantas has flagged plans to raise prices and slow down flights across the country as the airline battles soaring fuel costs that are projected to reach $4 billion

“Millennial centrist” Qiulae Wong answered a job ad to lead her party last year. Now she wants to channel Australia’s teal movement and redraw a Kiwi electoral landscape dominated by “the two Chrises”.

Thousands of police and military personnel are on standby as tensions run high in Jakarta over allegations that top officers ran operations to intercept President Prabowo Subianto’s telephone conversations.

Australian-born Robert Thomson’s analysis differs from narratives offered by prominent Republicans, such as Vice President JD Vance, who blamed the war in Iran.

With Democrats to take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a wounded Donald Trump will have to plan his next move wisely as the fight for the future of MAGA begins.

London’s Metropolitan Police has released footage from interviews with the comedian and actor in 2023, 2024 and 2025

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.