Election
Shorten refuses to concede as Coalition pulls ahead
Australian Election - Opposition leader Bill Shorten is refusing to concede defeat despite the Coalition being tipped to achieve a majority.
Australians not sure what to think after election
Australians have had six PMs in the past decade - and some expected that the weekend's election would usher in a seventh. Now, after a hung result, Melbourne voters are no clearer as to their… Audio
Aussie election
Whether it's Britain, the United States, and now Australia, voters are defying convention, the expert predictions, and even the polls. Audio
Election result worst outcome for market - currency strategist
The Australian sharemarket has opened marginally weaker today despite the uncertainty after Saturday's general election. Audio
Shorten sweep vs Turnbull tide
Australian Election - Australians go to the polls today to decide who will govern for the next three years.
Australia correspondent Peter Munro
The latest from the final days of the Australian election campaign. Audio
Former Fiji coup leader seen as credible threat to Bainimarama
It's thought by some the new leader of the country's main opposition party, Sitiveni Rabuka, will give the government of Frank Bainimarama a run for his money at the next election. But others say the… Audio
Pundits hope poll will end Australia's leadership churn
This weekend Australia could elect its seventh Prime Minister in nine years. After leadership spill after leadership spill, analysts have told our reporter Demelza Leslie they're hoping the leadership… Audio
Decoding Trump: The Bigotry Strategy
ANALYSIS: After a tragic week in the United States, the main actor in the presidential election has been Donald Trump, but for all the wrong reasons. Phil Smith analyses the Trump approach.
Housing goes untouched at mayoral debate
Auckland mayoral candidates have taken tentative pokes at each other in the first of their major encounters, while keeping away from the topic of housing.
Sanders and Clinton to team up against Trump
Bernie Sanders has promised to work with Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton but hasn't formally pulled out of the race for the White House.
Barack and Hillary have made up for the presidential campaign
Barack and Hillary put on a united front to campaign against Trump for the next presidential election. Audio
US presidency: Battle lines drawn
Donald Trump is threatening to bring up old scandals about his democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, while democrats have accused him of erratic behaviour.
Trump attempts to rally Republican support
As Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton battle it out for the Democratic nod, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is trying to work out how to garner support from his party. McKay Coppins joins… Audio
Donald Trump talks taxes for wealthy Americans
Donald Trump has conceded he personally wouldn't mind paying higher taxes. Audio
Economy will be a key battleground in Australian election
This morning the Australian Governor-General will dissolve both houses of Parliament and send voters to the polls on July the second. Audio
Mayoral hopefuls decry rescinded invitations
Two Auckland mayoral candidates are not happy at being invited and then excluded from an election event being organised by a ratepayer-funded business group.
Australian smokers to pay $43 for 25 pack
Australia's Finance Minister is to boost tobacco excise tax over the next four years so that a pack of 25 cigarettes costs more than $43.60.
Clean sweep for Trump in today's primaries
The American presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, has eased to victory in all five of the north-eastern Republican primaries that were up for grabs this afternoon. Audio
Trump, Clinton closer to nomination victory after more wins
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continue to gain traction in the race for nomination after today's five north-eastern primaries. Video, Audio
