Surprising statistic from Trump’s big fail
REPUBLICAN Roy Moore was expected to be punished at the polls over allegations he preyed on teenage girls. But the votes had a surprising message.
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‘Douche’: FBI Trump text messages aired
PRIVATE text messages between FBI staffers calling Trump an “idiot” and a “loathsome human” have been aired in an embarrassing blow.
Humiliating defeat for Trump
A HISTORIC win in an impossible election has turned into a humiliating loss for US President Donald Trump.
Nasty swipe at Ivanka Trump
DONALD Trump’s daughter Ivanka has been drawn into an ugly spat on the eve of an election with huge implications for her father.
Trump’s ‘slut-shaming’ slapdown
DONALD Trump tried to squash renewed accusations of sexual misconduct with a blunt comeback. He may have gone too far.
Australia still ‘totally radioactive’
A REMOTE part of Australia subject to Hiroshima-scale devastation has drawn the attention of the Nobel Peace Prize celebrations.
Bringing down Sam could hurt Coaliton
THE government is celebrating claiming Sam Dastyari’s scalp, but their campaign against the problem senator could see the Coalition punished.
Trump’s $300m money mystery
THE personal bank of Trump and his family is facing calls to release further information about a loan made to help Trump out of a sticky situation.
‘His hands started going up my skirt’
THREE women who claim Donald Trump sexually harassed them have gone on television and spoken out, aiming to show the world “what a pervert he is”.
North Korea zombie ship vanishes
A NORTH Korean ship banned from entering every port across the globe has disappeared from radar. What is the secretive regime up to?
Prime Minister’s one big regret
IT IS the measure Malcolm Turnbull used to roll Tony Abbott and now the Prime Minister says he regrets THAT line.
Allied forces’ new drills to stop N Korea
THE US, South Korea and Japan are conducting more military drills, as North Korea was also hit with more sanctions to cut its weapon funds.
Starving, suffering in Kim’s army
A DEFECTOR has lifted the lid on the crisis consuming Kim Jong-un’s army, as soldiers’ morale is sapped by daily horrors.
How Donald Trump starts each day
DONALD Trump drinks a ridiculous amount of Diet Coke and tweets from his bed in the White House, a fascinating profile reveals.
Candyman’s ‘Freaks Unleashed’ bash
AUSTRALIA’S answer to Hugh Hefner, Travers ‘Candyman’ Beynon, might have held his wildest bash yet. This is what went on inside the Candy Shop Mansion.
Did Trump lie about Trudeau?
DONALD Trump boasted during an extraordinary speech in Pensacola on Friday, but a closer look at his statements reveals dubious claims.
PM takes stand on China
CHINA has lodged an official complaint accusing Australia of bias. The Federal Government has responded by promising to tackle foreign interference.
N Korea’s astonishing move
NORTH Korea has gone one step further in a set of rare, diplomatic talks to lay blame on America over the rogue nation’s nuclear weapons program.
Trump’s extraordinary speech
DONALD Trump has boasted about his efforts to secure “one brutal defeat after another” over “savage killers” at home and abroad.
Australia ‘gets under China’s skin’
RELATIONS have soured and the superpower is now treating Australia with suspicion and “outright hostility”.
Turnbull stops the slaughter
IT’S the political knackery from which few MPs return intact. The PM fears it and he’s refusing to let it kill his government anymore.
Obama’s warning in rare speech
AMERICA’S democracy is fragile and risks going the same way Germany did in the 1930s, warned former President Obama in a devastating speech.
The PM can’t take credit for this
There is no doubting Malcolm Turnbull played a big part in changing marriage laws but should he get all the acknowledgment?
MPs who didn’t bother voting
WE know the four MPs who voted against same-sex marriage, but an even higher number didn’t bother voting at all.
Tony Abbott’s cowardly final act
TONY Abbott spent most of yesterday arguing about the same-sex marriage bill. But at the moment of truth, he became a coward.
Was Trump slurring during speech?
IT WAS the speech that could cause violence across the Middle East and send shockwaves around the world. A big deal, then. So why was Donald Trump slurring his words?
Trump’s decision unleashes chaos
VIOLENT clashes have engulfed streets in the Arab world after Donald Trump’s controversial decision yesterday, dubbed “the kiss of death”.
Judge orders Palmer to explain tweet
A JUDGE has given Clive Palmer until next Wednesday to produce an affidavit detailing the “provenance and content” of a December 1 tweet.
‘You think you’re so f***ing smart’
TWO insiders from Donald Trump’s campaign have revealed what he’s really like in private – and how he “rips the face off” his staff when he’s angry.
Problem with Kim’s missile pics
INCONSISTENCIES in photos released by North Korea after its latest missile launch have raised doubts among experts.
Ultimate irony could undo Brexit
ONE woman and 500km of largely uninhabited land have thrown Britain’s entire divorce from the European Union into chaos.
Shorten tactic could come back to bite him
WHILE the citizenship debacle continues to plague parliament, the tactics used by Labor leader Bill Shorten are straight out of Napoleon’s playbook.
The Aussies earning $90k a week
AUSTRALIANS earn roughly $1200 per week, and no one can remember their last pay rise. But one group earns 78 times the average.
Woman who could bring Trump undone
THE US President says a TV contestant who accused him of harassment is a liar. She is now suing for defamation in a case that could have huge ramifications.
North Korean ‘ghost boats’ wash in
THEY’RE a rare and haunting sign out of a secretive state. Now Japanese authorities fear the worst after a huge increase in “ghost boats” from North Korea.
MP breaks down in parliament
EIGHT weeks after the death of her son, MP Linda Burney returned to parliament, revealing how much marriage equality would have meant to him.
Russia sending in the big guns
AS Washington and Seoul stage military drills, Moscow is sending hundreds of marines to a region near the North Korean border.
Time blasted: ‘Nominated a psycho’
TIME magazine has released the shortlist for its prestigious “Person of the Year” award — and readers aren’t happy about the finalists.
‘He kissed me over and over’
AMID the epidemic of sexual misconduct allegations, the most powerful alleged perpetrator has still faced no consequences.
Labor result on knife-edge in Queensland
COUNTING continues in the Queensland election with the result relying on a few key seats where only a handful of votes separate candidates.
Could this guy out-Trump Trump?
THIS flamboyant personality hosts a sports program and a TV show. He looks set to become the next President of his country, but that’s not the only weird thing.
Drunk walking trumps drunk driving
THOUSANDS of people are killed drink-driving every year, but this economist has crunched the numbers and discovered a bigger danger.
Citizenship saga hits more Senators
LABOR Senator Katy Gallagher could be referred to the High Court as two other MPs have denied they’re dual citizens without formal documents as proof.
The tweet that could undo Trump
DONALD Trump’s tweets frequently raise eyebrows, but this one could have serious consequences for the president and his family.
Unlikeable Bill Shorten for next PM?
LABOR is gaining ground on the Liberals, according to the latest figures. But Bill Shorten still has an image problem to overcome with opinion polls suggesting he is unliked by voters.
War games to ‘totally destroy’ N Korea
DONALD Trump is bringing out his greatest weapon in new military drills, which have already put North Korea on edge.
Shorten ‘needs to explain’ meeting
THE Coalition is calling on Bill Shorten to explain his reported visit to Chinese businessman Huang Xiangmo’s mansion, as ASIO issued a warning.
Shorten ‘needs to explain’ Chinese donor meeting
THE Coalition is calling on Bill Shorten to explain his reported visit to Chinese businessman Huang Xiangmo’s mansion, as ASIO issued a warning.
What ruined Trump’s New York party
IT WAS Donald Trump’s best day as President and he was out in New York celebrating. But there was one thing he just can’t escape.
Ministers concede to Cabinet leaks
THREE ministers have acknowledged that leaks have been coming from the Turnbull Cabinet, as Julie Bishop calls for a ‘formal investigation’.
Vote could bring down government
SATURDAY’S by-election in Barnaby Joyce’s seat is being talked about as though it’s a done deal, but an expert is predicting it may not be such smooth sailing for the former Kiwi.
Damning detail exposes Trump
A FORMER senior Trump official has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. One detail in his admissions looks bad for the President.
‘Malcolm Turnbull is a wildebeest’
AS THE Prime Minister is forced to call the royal commission into the banking sector that he has spent the last year-and-a-half opposing, his leadership is on shaky ground.
Russia’s North Korea warning to USA
MOSCOW has accused Washington of trying to provoke North Korean leader Kim Jong-un into taking “another reckless step”.
Coalition MP calls on PM to quit
ONE of the country’s most senior Coalition politicians has said Malcolm Turnbull “should give Australians a Christmas gift” and quit.
Brits hit back at ‘vile’ Trump
BRITISH leaders, including the Muslim mayor of London, have condemned Donald Trump and said he’s “not welcome”.
Trump’s Twitter fail caps strange day
DONALD Trump has rounded out a truly unusual day, even by his standards, with an embarrassing fail the Twitterati did not miss.
Trump hits incredible new low
DONALD Trump’s mental health has been questioned after his latest Twitter spree, which included shocking anti-Muslim videos.
Trump spouts crazy Obama theory
SEETHING behind closed doors in the White House, Donald Trump has reportedly revived several bizarre conspiracy theories.
Turnbull’s rare week of wins
MALCOLM Turnbull has had such a rough trot he may have forgotten what victory feels like, but for once the Prime Minister has multiple reasons to celebrate.
Nats line up to bag Turnbull
THE Prime Minister is facing the threat of a revolt from the Coalition backbench as Nations question whether he is a “true leader”.
One Nation’s election pay day
IT MAY have been a disappointing result for One Nation in Saturday’s Queensland election but Pauline Hanson won’t walk away empty-handed.
Gun dealer may lead One Nation in Qld
WITH only one candidate left with any hope of winning a seat for One Nation in Queensland, all eyes are on Stephen Andrew.
Claws out for ‘toxic’ One Nation
POLITICIANS are turning on Pauline Hanson’s party following a terrible election result that almost nobody saw coming.
Qld election: Where the results stand
With many seats still undecided, counting continues in Queensland to see who will form government.
Vote makes case for two states
THE Queensland election result proved the conservative state is divided between metro south and regional north. Is it time to split?
QLD election: Where the results stand
COUNTING for the Queensland election has put Labor ahead with the party now tipped to win 48 seats.
Biggest losers in Qld election
A CLEAR message sent last night will be felt across the country. And federal leaders from Malcolm Turnbull to Pauline Hanson should listen.
One Nation fizzles in Qld vote
ONE Nation was tipped to deliver a strong result in the Queensland election but has failed to increase its influence.
Queensland election gets nasty
UPDATED: The Queensland election has taken an ugly turn, with candidates being hounded as they go to cast their votes and one even being spat on.
Donald Trump roasted for ‘probably’ tweet
DONALD Trump didn’t want no “probably” from Time magazine. And he sure let them know about it.
‘Leaking like a sieve’: End for Turnbull?
UH OH. Malcolm Turnbull’s days may be numbered as Cabinet leaks point to a leadership challenge.
Is this Donald Trump’s most bizarre claim yet?
DONALD Trump says the United States has ordered fighter jets which are invisible to the naked eye — adding they are like the ones he has seen “on the movies”.
Queensland hopeful’s Sunrise slip-up
QUEENSLAND Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls has been avoiding one question, but he may have given the answer away in an embarrassing slip of the tongue on live TV.
They do things very differently in QLD
THEY insist on wearing thongs in pubs and believe XXXX is the king of beers. Queenslanders do things differently. That includes politics.
Bishop’s warning to Cabinet leaker
JULIE Bishop bluntly told Leigh Sales she was not the minister leaking secret information to damage the Prime Minister. She fired a warning shot to the culprit.
One word missing from key report
A NEW report outlining the worrying threats facing Australia carries a loud and clear message to the US. But one key word is conspicuously absent.
NZ PM signs up for Secret Santa
NEW Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern will give one lucky stranger a Christmas gift after signing up for a nationwide Secret Santa.
Brands that took eight weeks to name
MOST of us don’t think twice about the name of our favourite brands. But it can be the difference between billions and bust.
Will it be any better under ‘Crocodile’?
HE HAS earned a fearsome reputation as Robert Mugabe’s deputy. And the man tipped to replace Robert Mugabe could be even worse.
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