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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos October 26, 2020: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media during a press conference in Melbourne, Victoria. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Daniel Pockett

Journo praised for lockdown question

Announcing the end of stage four lockdown on Monday afternoon, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews was asked the question on everyone’s lips.

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Joe Biden during the I Will Vote Concert livestream.

Trump says Biden has given up on life

Donald Trump has mocked Joe Biden as being at “50 per cent” mental capacity, while suggesting his rival has “waved a white flag on life”.

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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump waves as he leaves a rally at Tucson International Airport in Tucson, Arizona on October 19, 2020. - US President Donald Trump went after top government scientist Anthony Fauci in a call with campaign staffers on October 19, 2020, suggesting the hugely respected and popular doctor was an

Why Donald Trump is actually ‘winning’

Don’t believe the opinion polls – Donald Trump is actually ahead of Joe Biden, according to one pollster who accurately called the 2016 election.

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 25: A person participates in a march and rally for President Donald Trump on 5th Avenue on October 25, 2020 in New York City. As the November 3rd presidential election nears, Trump supporters and protestors have taken to the streets to be heard. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Trump fans targeted in violent attack

A ‘Jews for Trump’ rally in New York has come under attack, with children pepper sprayed and participants bashed. WARNING: Explicit language.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 29, 2020 (FILES) (COMBO) This combination of file pictures shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020. - The majority of young people in America don't vote. This year, however, in a crucial election between two septuagenarians, experts anticipate that a record number will go to the polls on November 3, a move that could tip the balance for Democrats in weather vane states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan or Arizona. (Photos by SAUL LOEB and JIM WATSON / AFP)

Who won the debate? Experts weigh in

The final debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has wrapped up. Here’s what the experts are saying.

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(FILES)(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on September 29, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020. - Two weeks before the polls, the contrast in campaign strategies between Trump, 74, and Biden, 77, has never been more pronounced: the Republican president led another rally in the battleground state of Pennsylvania October 20, 2020, while Democrat Biden stayed mostly out of sight ahead of a pivotal televised debate on October 22, 2020. Both candidates will get something of a reality check on Thursday when they meet for their second and final televised debate. (Photos by JIM WATSON and SAUL LOEB / AFP)

‘Bunch of garbage’: Debate blows up

The US Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden turned nasty with the US President finishing an angry exchange with “You’ve got to be kidding”.

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Donald Trump storms out of 60 Minutes interview. Picture: Supplied

Why Trump walked out of interview

Donald Trump has posted his entire interview with 60 Minutes online. Here are the best bits from the fiery clash, including his abrupt walkout.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on November 9, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shaking hands during a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. - Donald Trump's first term in office has been rough on China, with war over trade and tech amplified by daily mudslinging, yet Beijing may welcome his re-election as it scans the horizon for the decline of its superpower rival. (Photo by Nicolas ASFOURI / AFP) / TO GO WITH US-vote-diplomacy-trade-China,FOCUS by Patrick Baert

Trump’s mysterious Chinese bank account

Donald Trump has painted Joe Biden as soft on China, but a new report has revealed a curious detail in the US President’s finances.

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(COMBO) In this file combination of pictures created on September 29, 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and US President Donald Trump speak during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. - The presidential debate between Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump scheduled for October 15 has been cancelled by the Commission on Presidential Debates, US media reported on October 9, 2020. (Photos by JIM WATSON and SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Big change after debate trainwreck

New rules have been announced for Thursday’s presidential debate, after calls for Donald Trump’s microphone to be cut off if he interrupts Joe Biden.

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 21: Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a drive-in rally while campaigning for Democratic nominee Joseph Biden, on October 21, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden is polling ahead of President Donald Trump in this battleground state that Trump narrowly won in 2016. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

‘Completely screwed up’: Obama unleashes

Former president Barack Obama made his first campaign appearance for Joe Biden today, and went after Donald Trump directly.

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