US election results 2024 LIVE updates: Trump announces Susie Wiles as chief of staff, set to claim Arizona, Nevada after defeating Harris
US President Joe Biden is preparing to address the nation as president-elect Donald Trump looks set to win more states.
- by Josefine Ganko, Jessica McSweeney and Angus Thompson
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US election results 2024 as it happened: PM speaks to Trump in first phone call; Harris offers hope to supporters in concession speech
Donald Trump has pulled off an extraordinary victory in the 2024 US presidential election, claiming more than the required 270 Electoral College votes to win back the White House.
- by Josefine Ganko, Jessica McSweeney, Rachel Clun, Lynette Eyb, Cassandra Morgan and Angus Thompson
US election results 2024 as it happened: Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris after winning crucial swing states; Republicans gain Senate control
Donald Trump has won the 2024 US election after claiming the required 270 Electoral College votes to become the 47th US president.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Josefine Ganko, Angus Thompson, Rachel Clun, Marta Pascual Juanola and Roy Ward
US election 2024 as it happened: Polls open across American east coast as race tightens between Trump, Harris; Republicans lead in Arizona early voting
Donald Trump held four rallies in three states on the final day of campaigning. Kamala Harris spent all her time in Pennsylvania in the hours before election booths opened.
- by Josefine Ganko, Jessica McSweeney, Marta Pascual Juanola and Angus Thompson
‘Wilful blindness’: Big fines for tech giants that ignore abuse material
Companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Google and Meta face fines of almost $800,000 a day if they don’t come clean on their progress in combating child exploitation and sex abuse material on their platforms.
- by Angus Thompson
Rethink urged on ‘outdated’ treatment of migrants with disabilities
A controversial migration exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act allows the government to order the removal of migrants with long-term health conditions and their families.
- by Angus Thompson
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CFMEU
‘It’s a delusion’: Kelty hits back at Coalition call to deregister CFMEU
But the former ACTU secretary says the move to overhaul the CFMEU is justified by the need to protect the interests of ordinary members.
- by David Crowe and Angus Thompson
Victoria wants special treatment over foreign student caps
The state says it should be treated differently to NSW and others because of the damage done to its economy by the pandemic.
- by Angus Thompson
Global IT crash could cause weeks of ‘teething issues’, minister says
Microsoft has estimated a software update by cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike disabled 8.5 million devices around the world, crippling airport check-ins, supermarkets and emergency information services.
- by Angus Thompson and Millie Muroi
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Building Bad
Australians pay the price for CFMEU tactics, figures show
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has turned the dispute over the CFMEU into a political test over the cost of living, claiming the union has added 30 per cent to the cost of major projects.
- by David Crowe and Angus Thompson
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Building Bad
More than 20 CFMEU officials stood down after organised crime allegations
Union officials and delegates have been called into meetings this week and stood down after damning revelations about the CFMEU and links to organised crime.
- by Kieran Rooney, Rachel Eddie, Sumeyya Ilanbey and Angus Thompson
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