Politics

Mikie Sherrill will be the new governor of New Jersey.

What to know about New Jersey’s next Democrat governor

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Democrats cleaned up at yesterday’s elections, but some of the winners were not as high profile as Mamdani.

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What Zohran Mamdani’s pivotal victory means for US politics.

What Zohran Mamdani’s pivotal victory means for US politics

AARON PATRICK: The new leader of America’s largest city broke into Arabic in his victory speech, a moment that once would have been considered unimaginable.

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 ASIO boss Mike Burgess has delivered a scathing take-down to China for its ‘political meddling’.

‘We all spy on each other’: ASIO boss issues China take-down

China has been accused of widespread intellectual property theft and political meddling by Australia’s spy chief.

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Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff

Lib premier wins young voters thanks to issue boomers hate

A Liberal premier is overwhelmingly winning over voters aged 18 to 34 thanks to an issue that’s turning off boomers.

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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, during a campaign event in the Astoria neighbourhood of Queens on Monday.

Mamdani elected New York mayor, capping stunning ascent

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Zohran Mamdani, a once unheralded state lawmaker from Queens whose affordability platform and charisma fuelled a meteoric political rise, has become the 111th mayor of New York.

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Abigail Spanberger was elected Virginia's governor in a night of victories for the Democrats. (AP PHOTO)

Democrats sweep first major test of Trump's second term

A series of US elections has offered a barometer of how Americans are responding to Donald Trump's tumultuous nine months in office.

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Malcolm Turnbull, whose Snowy Hydro 2.0 project continues to spark new cost blow-outs, has become an adviser to an American software company called Rohirrim.

Malcolm Turnbull: From prime minister to software salesman

After losing his job at a large investment firm, the former Liberal Party leader has turned for work to a small American company selling a computer program used by governments to process procurement contracts.

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Mayor elect Zohran Mamdani, right, and his wife Rama Duwaji react to supporters during an election night watch party.

Mamdani’s cutting four-word message for Donald Trump

A jubilant Zohran Mamdani has taken a pointed swipe at the US President after claiming victory in the New York City mayoral election.

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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has urged social media platforms not covered by the upcoming under-16s ban to report any surge in young users.

eSafety place blind faith in exempt platforms

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has called for social media platforms not included in the impending under-16s ban to dob themselves in if they receive an influx of users. 

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Donald Trump takes aim at Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor race nears closing.

Trump lashes out at Mamdani in NYC mayor race

As New Yorkers head to the polls, President Donald Trump has ignited outrage by branding Jewish voters who back Democrat Zohran Mamdani ‘stupid’ amid a heated mayoral fight.

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Zohran Mamdani could become New York's first Muslim mayor and its youngest leader in generations. (AP PHOTO)

NYC voters choose next mayor as Mamdani faces Cuomo

Young democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is facing off against former New York governor Andrew Cuomo in a battle to run the largest US city.

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ASIC wants to be a backer, not a blocker of investment, outgoing chair Joe Longo says. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Outgoing watchdog chief puts non-bank lenders on notice

The outgoing chair of the corporate watchdog will lay down the foundations for the future of Australia's public and private markets in an address in Canberra.

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Pauline Hanson is enjoying the best polling of One Nation's near 30-year history. (Dominic Giannini/AAP PHOTOS)

Coalition voters flirt with 'anti-woke' One Nation

Many older Coalition voters are fleeing Sussan Ley's iteration of the Liberal Party, leading to record polling highs for a resurgent One Nation.

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President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney in 2004.

Powerful, dangerous, influential: Cheney’s defining legacy

He was influential, key to the US war on terror in response to the 9/11 attacks and once accidentally shot his friend while aiming for a bird. Dick Cheney dies aged 84.

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