Senate crossbenchers Jacqui Lambie and Pauline Hanson look set to propose three controversial plebiscite questions to coincide with the next federal election, on same-sex marriage, Indigenous recognition in the constitution and voluntary euthanasia.
Shares are poised to climb further after Wall St jumped, while iron ore and coal prices surge.
Government now battling to remain in control of public service workplace wars.
Another 100 former ACT residents - some of which may be linked to Mr Fluffy homes - have been diagnosed interstate with mesothelioma, cancer or other asbestos-related illnesses as part of a major ACT health study.
President of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, has backed a proposal to reform section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
A 46-year-old Queens woman was killed after being pushed in front of a subway train in Times Square on Monday, the New York Police Department said.
Australians are self-confessed penny pinchers, with research identifying three-quarters of Australians as tightwads who limit their spending and hunt for the best deals.
Congested roads in Melbourne's west will be duplicated and upgraded under a $1.8 billion package to fix suburban roads.
The candidates make their final pitches to voters.
Ben Barba's career is again in jeopardy after Cronulla released the premiership-winning fullback following a positive drugs test.
Yau Wai-ching seemed destined to lead an ordinary life.
Homicide squad detectives have charged a 37-year-old man following the death of a woman in Craigieburn on Sunday.
A social scientist from Woolloongabba is set to take on the Greens' fight to steal the seat of South Brisbane from the Deputy Premier.
A charity has raised more than $10,000 for the family of a Bali police officer who was found dead on Kuta beach in August.
Australia Post has begun trialling early morning delivery of parcels in Canberra and is opening a new "superstore" in Woden next Monday.
CBA notched up a $2.4 billion profit in its first quarter, unchanged from a year earlier, as higher funding costs and falling interest rates weighed on profit margins.
There is an Australian coach within the Scotland rugby setup who wants his team to get in the face of the Wallabies in order to disrupt the attacking rhythm they showed against Wales last week.
New divisions within the Coalition have emerged over the place of Islam in Australia, as controversial Queensland MP George Christensen accused a Victorian colleague of being part of Parliament's "elitist set".
With hours to go before Americans vote, Democrat Hillary Clinton has about a 90 per cent chance of defeating Republican Donald Trump in the race for the White House, according to the final Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project.
A search is underway to find a man still missing after a trawler capsized off the Queensland coast.
Parramatta forward Danny Wicks has reportedly retired from the NRL only months after extending his contract.
The local share market is set to rise amid a global equities rally on bets Hillary Clinton will win the US presidential election.
A suspected connection between the 1973 fire which killed 15 people at Brisbane's Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub and another club blaze provided a motive for the murders of Barbara McCulkin and her two daughters, a court has heard.
Police are calling for help to find a stranger who approached a 10-year-old boy in Melbourne's east last month, making lewd gestures before the boy ran away.
For Wall Street's bond traders and investment bankers, prospects for year-end bonuses are improving.
Shares on Wall Street rallied as Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton's prospects brightened.
A woman was found lying on the road with serious injuries after a suspected hit and run in Melbourne's north-east on Sunday morning - and was almost hit by a second car.
Rescuers say they found a "needle in a haystack" after plucking a solo diver out of the Pacific Ocean, more than 50km from where he went missing a day earlier.
The world's wealthiest people became $48 billion richer as stock markets rallied overnight.
It used to be a truism of American politics that Hispanic voters, though growing in number, did not turn out to vote. That may change.
The news, traffic and weather to get you up to speed.
An Indigenous education foundation run by renowned Australian rugby brothers Glen, Mark and Gary Ella is standing by former Wallaby Jim Williams in the wake of revelations he was the recipient of a secret loan from the NSW Rugby Union last year.
(Adds details, security ministry spokesman)
Iraq's army and federal police retook the area from Islamic State over the weekend.
Hillary Clinton's signature colourful pantsuits got a shout-out from dozens of women who staged a flashmob in support of the Democratic presidential candidate in Washington DC.
Melbourne Express is your morning primer - a live blog with breaking news, headlines, transport updates and weather.
Laffer said the campaign now reminded him of 1972, when Nixon succeeded in making the election a referendum on a flawed opponent Senator George McGovern.
Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump crisscrossed the country on Monday as they raced to sway undecided voters in a tight US presidential race.
HSBC, which posted a 86pc pretax profit drop, warned of a dim outlook for its British business.
Russia is "on board" with a plan to limit crude oil production, OPEC's Mohammed Barkindo says.
Betting against Sweden's krona is the best way for European traders to protect against Donald Trump.
The price of coking coal and coke, the raw materials used to make steel, surged amid tight supply.
The S&P; 500 is on track for the strongest rally in four months on bets Hillary Clinton would win.
WA has a new Monday night millionaire after the state's 69th division one Lotto win for 2016.
NBN Co is matching telcos' marketing dollars in a bid to increase broadband take up and get more Australians using faster speeds.
The government's media reforms still does not have Labor and Greens Senators' support despite the industry completing another round of consultation and inquiry.
The privately-owned Rosebery Properties and Filetron, a company run by Ben Cottle, is selling three separate lots of land with a value of more than $100 million in Rosebery – an area undergoing rapid transformation from industrial to residential.
Former burger flipper Peter "Maccas" Bush knows how to deliver on the fast food front, so it should be no surprise that the revised IPO of the Ingham chicken processing business was not the disaster everyone had been predicting.
Domino's affirms its forecast for 30 per cent net profit growth even though new menus and ordering options helped fuel record sales growth in Australia in the first few months of 2017.
Julian Assange will be interviewed at Ecuador's London embassy on November 14, Swedish prosecutors say, in a move that could end a long diplomatic deadlock that has seen the WikiLeaks founder holed up in the London residence since 2012.
Save articles for later.
Subscribe for unlimited access to news. Login to save articles.
Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.