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analysis:Polls suggest Sir Keir Starmer will be Britain's next PM. But he won't be enthusiastically swept into power by the public
By Casey Briggs
If the polls are correct, the Conservative Party will be kicked out of power after 14 years.
The debate has US voters asking, how old is too old to be president? But it's a bigger problem than Biden and Trump
By Casey Briggs
In the lead-up to the US election, many are concerned that Biden and Trump, the two oldest people to ever run for office in the US, are running again. It's indicative of a broader issue — the average age of the US congress has been climbing for decades.
The debate has US voters asking, how old is too old to be president? But it's a bigger problem than Biden and Trump
By Casey Briggs
In the lead-up to the US election, many are concerned that Biden and Trump, the two oldest people to ever run for office in the US, are running again. It's indicative of a broader issue — the average age of the US Congress has been climbing for decades.
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Analysis
analysis:When Tasmania expanded the lower house to 35 seats, the Liberals didn't predict the independent vote would double
By election analyst Casey Briggs
Tasmanian Liberals might have spent the weekend looking at the result of the election for a newly expanded parliament and wondering what exactly was the point, writes Casey Briggs.
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Haley surprises in Vermont while Trump dominates Super Tuesday primaries – as it happened
By Brad Ryan and Jade Macmillan in Washington DC, Barbara Miller in Virginia, Casey Briggs and Lucy Sweeney
Donald Trump and Joe Biden win almost all of Super Tuesday's primaries and caucuses, but Republican challenger Nikki Haley clinches a win in Vermont and Democrat Jason Palmer takes delegates in the tiny territory of American Samoa. Look back over how the day's events unfolded.
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Analysis
analysis:If you've tried to look up COVID cases recently, you'll have noticed something has changed
By Casey Briggs
Behind the scenes governments have been steadily dismantling many other elements of a surveillance system that we were so reliant on in the emergency period of the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Casey Briggs.
Donald Trump wins New Hampshire primary as Nikki Haley says race is 'far from over' — as it happened
By Brad Ryan in Washington DC, Jessica Riga and Casey Briggs, with North America correspondent Carrington Clarke and Cameron Schwarz in New Hampshire
Donald Trump wins the Republican primary election in New Hampshire, while Joe Biden wins the state's Democratic contest.
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Analysis
analysis:The US Primaries may be over as quickly as they began, if Trump voters hold fast
By Casey Briggs
With Donald Trump projected to win the Iowa caucuses — and ahead in opinion polls for forthcoming states — history suggests he will win the Republican nomination, writes Casey Briggs.
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These are the tricks advertisers use to fake sustainable products
By Casey Briggs
Does a product wrapped in earthy beige make you feel it must be environmentally responsible? New research shows how easy it is for marketers to imply their products are "sustainable" without necessarily backing it up.
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What the trail of crumbs left by celebrity scammers tells us about who they target
By Casey Briggs
Scammers are using multinational brands — including a food delivery company and beloved character Paddington Bear — in a bid to steal money from Australian Facebook users.
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'I'm losing face and losing credibility': Richard Wilkins calls for a crackdown on photoshopped scam ads
By Casey Briggs
The words emblazoned across the ads are dramatic, and they're usually accompanied by a photoshopped or AI-generated image of an Australian celebrity being arrested. It's an attempt to take your money.
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Australia has unfinished constitutional business
By Casey Briggs
With the Voice to Parliament resoundingly defeated, many people – including legal experts – have been left wondering whether there is any hope of ever again changing Australia’s 123-year-old constitution.
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Analysis
analysis:After only 90 minutes we had a Voice result — but underneath the national data there's another story
By Casey Briggs
Referendum polling place results from remote Indigenous communities across the vast north of the country reveal there was significant support for the Voice, as the rest of the country voted No, writes Casey Briggs.
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A clear pattern has emerged in the way cities have voted in this referendum
By Casey Briggs
Australia has voted No in the referendum, but the vote hasn't been uniform across states and cities. A small number of electorates, mainly in inner cities, are projected to have voted Yes.
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Key moments to watch in tonight's Voice referendum count
By Casey Briggs
Unless the result is very close, we'll know tonight whether Australians have voted to change the Constitution to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here's what to watch out for.
Australians vote against a Voice to Parliament with every state returning a No vote — as it happened
By Jessica Riga, Casey Briggs, Maani Truu, Audrey Courty, Dannielle Maguire, Georgie Hewson, Tom Williams, and Caitlin Rawling
A No vote is recorded nationally and in all six states as the Voice to Parliament proposal is defeated in Australia's first referendum this century. Look back on all the results in our blog.
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How will we know if the referendum passes or fails?
By Casey Briggs
Here's what to expect when polls close in the Voice to Parliament referendum and the counting begins on October 14.
Analysis
analysis:How is the Voice polling with less than a week to October 14?
By Casey Briggs
The ABC's poll of the polls now puts Yes at an average of 41.2 per cent, well behind No at 58.8 per cent, Casey Briggs writes.
Uninformed, bored and apathetic: Voters are turning against the Voice in the polls
By Casey Briggs
The latest poll result for the Voice referendum shows more bad news for Yes with rapidly declining support across all demographics. For Yes to win from here it needs to turn things around fast and undecided voters are in the spotlight, writes Casey Briggs.
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'This has been a long time coming': How the cracks in Australia's rental market were revealed
By Casey Briggs
Across the housing sector, from renters to real estate agents and landlords, there's broad agreement that Australia's rental system needs an overhaul — and fast. The problem is, few agree on what that change should look like.
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This Australian band topped the ARIA charts, but it's part of a dying breed
By Casey Briggs
Ten Australian albums might feature in the top-50 ARIA chart each week a decade ago, but now there's more likely just one or two. Industry insiders say it's a crisis for local artists.
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For most Australians, the pandemic is in the rear-view mirror. But Yusuf's clients have been left with 'insurmountable' debt
By Casey Briggs and Ahmed Yussuf
Victoria Police has been accused of racial profiling, with newly released data revealing people of African or Middle Eastern appearance received a disproportionate number of COVID-19 fines in the first year of the pandemic.
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Analysis
analysis:The Voice No campaign has spied a path to victory, and it hangs on Australia's smallest states
By Casey Briggs
Both sides of the Voice to Parliament referendum campaign are starting to spend big on social media advertising, and where they’re directing their dollars gives us some clues about their strategies, writes Casey Briggs.
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Largely absent singer Tina Arena resigns from board of Australia Council
By Casey Briggs
The Australia Council for the Arts releases a statement saying the ARIA Hall of Fame inductee had stepped down from the government arts funding body "due to her work commitments".
Some experts call it the 'next era' of gambling. Protecting kids from the harms of casino games won't be easy
Exclusive by Casey Briggs
The federal government will move to apply an R18+ rating to all video games that contain simulated gambling as part of a proposal designed to restrict children's access to popular casino-style games.