Leigh Tonkin

Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has conceded the election to Donald Trump, saying she respects the result but would not give up the fight that fuelled her campaign. 

If there was any question about where the White House is likely to be won and lost, today's election-eve campaign blitz should provide the answer.

Donald Trump takes aim at Kamala Harris and Joe Biden in his last rally of the day, while Barack Obama stumps for the vice-president in Wisconsin. Take a look back at our live blog.

The US government warns Israel that if it does not improve access to humanitarian aid in Gaza in the next 30 days, American military funding to the country may be cut.

Thirty years ago Bill Granger put a dish on his Darlinghurst cafe menu. It came to represent so much more to a generation locked out of the housing market, writes Leigh Tonkin.

Labor will emerge from 12 years of opposition and form government, after seeing big swings in the NSW election. It’s on track to win a majority of seats. As it happened.

Meet Miriam. She’s the “typical Aussie”, juggling a family, a part-time job and a growing pile of bills. Not one policy in the budget’s five-point plan for cost of living relief will help her now — but for millions like her, crunch time is already here.

The nine days which have elapsed since the largest data breach of its kind was disclosed have been filled with confusion, with Optus struggling to explain to customers who is affected and how.

One year, five months ago — or 516 days — Queen Elizabeth faced one of the biggest personal challenges of her reign: the death of her consort, Prince Philip.

If the last two budgets were delivered under the spectre of COVID, this year’s budget has a different bogeyman: the outbreak of war in Europe and growing unrest in the Asia-Pacific region.

Two years ago today, Australia first joined the COVID club. Within days we’d have more cases, within weeks our own lockdowns, writes Leigh Tonkin.

Lockdowns, winter weather, school holidays and working from home — it’s a recipe for cabin fever that’s at home among plots for the scariest horror movies.

Now Prince Philip’s funeral is over, the nation’s eight-day period of national mourning comes to an end and his coffin won’t have far to go to reach its next resting spot.

Prince Philip was known more for his public gaffes and missteps before The Crown retold his story for a new generation. These episodes give an insight into the man he was.

As a teenager, the future Queen Elizabeth was smitten with Philip of the House Mountbatten. It became a love story that would last a lifetime.

News this week that Australia could have 25 million doses of the so-called “Oxford vaccine” raises some serious ethical questions about how the vaccine would be distributed — including whether it should be mandatory.

Season three of Netflix series The Crown digs into the making of a behind-the-scenes authorised documentary which the Queen later had pulled from public sight 50 years ago, writes Leigh Tonkin.