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Major rebuff to Malcolm Turnbull as poll result hovers on knife edge

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The federal election result is on a knife edge, with the outcome between a majority Turnbull government and a hung parliament.

Malcolm Turnbull has been delivered a major rebuff and left potentially embattled, with bitter recriminations breaking out in conservative ranks. Even if the Coalition ends with a majority, Turnbull will have an uphill...

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Final polls have Coalition favoured

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, PhD Student, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

The Federal election is today. Polls close at 6pm Melbourne time in the eastern states, 6:30pm in SA and the NT, and 8pm in WA.

All final polls except Ipsos have the Coalition ahead. Here is the final poll table, sorted by first fieldwork date. The final Newspoll had a massive sample of over 4000.

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Respondent allocated preferences...

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Gina Rinehart, Weight Loss and Women Under the Microscope

  • Written by: Lauren Rosewarne, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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Culturally most of us know that it’s inappropriate to talk about a person’s weight gain. While apparently the tabloids, gossip magazines and gutter websites missed that memo - and regularly run their pasta belly pregnancy / “beach shame” stories - most legitimate news purveyors know better. Know that there are...

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  1. #ausvotes: a final update from the social media hustings
  2. Overcharged for hearing aids? Australia's audiology industry isn't rogue, but needs improvement
  3. Brexit is done, now what about accounting?
  4. Just how safe are Australia's airports?
  5. Brexit harms startups but it may not be fatal
  6. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the campaign's final week
  7. Higher education pays for itself many times over
  8. Crossing the line: why the royal commission examined initiation rituals and defence abuse
  9. Malcolm Turnbull: a prime minister on probation in search of a mandate
  10. Friday essay: the Battle of the Somme and the death of martial glory
  11. Black market jobs cost Australia billions and youth are at the coalface
  12. Your wireless footprint can help police catch a thief
  13. Explainer: what are women's options for giving birth?
  14. Politics for the planet: why nature and wildlife need their own seats at the UN
  15. Grattan on Friday: Shorten struggles as campaign winds down
  16. WA-xit: history beckons
  17. Brexit could leave the European Union struggling with its climate targets
  18. Britain’s 'Bregret' offers timely lessons for Australian voters this weekend
  19. Election explainer: why do I have to vote, anyway?
  20. The shame game: why it's time to end the ‘mummy wars’
  21. Election FactCheck: Does the government spend $3 billion each year on the offshore asylum seeker detention system?
  22. Anti-discrimination law exemptions don't strike the right balance between rights and freedoms
  23. Slanguage and ‘dinky di’ Aussie talk in elections
  24. Only serious reform will avoid more exits from the European Union
  25. Shorten the consensus leader unites a fractured Labor, but it may not quite be enough
  26. Speaking with: ‘Poll Bludger’ William Bowe in the final week of the election campaign
  27. Video didn't kill the radio star – she's hosting a podcast
  28. States will ultimately pay for federal promises, no matter who wins Saturday's election
  29. Labor and Coalition need to go further than R D and startups to create innovation
  30. The Earth's biodiversity could be much greater than we thought
  31. Glioblastoma: why these brain cancers are so difficult to treat
  32. Paris climate targets aren't enough, but we can close the gap
  33. As more vulnerabilities are discovered. Is it time to uninstall antivirus software?
  34. Turnbull to promise 'a step up in political culture'
  35. There'll be a lot more besides Turnbull versus Shorten to watch on Saturday
  36. What's the Victorian government's dispute with the CFA about? And how will it affect the election?
  37. Why rents will rise under Labor's negative gearing proposal
  38. What now for Australian research in a post-Brexit world?
  39. Charging for credit and debit card use may become the norm under new rules
  40. A fringe group no more, the Greens put the frighteners on the two major parties
  41. Weekly Dose: new morning after pill makes it difficult to choose which to take
  42. Treasure from trash: how mining waste can be mined a second time
  43. Six ways to improve equity in Australian universities
  44. How the relationship between social media and traditional media has shaped this election
  45. If democratic citizenship is a universal right, how can we so neglect citizenship education?
  46. Coalition likely to win following Brexit
  47. Four game-changing lessons from Eating in Stockholm
  48. Policy primers: what you need to know before election day
  49. Election 2016: how well are the major parties meeting the needs of rural and regional Australia?
  50. Business Briefing: Zombie measures, crackdowns and Brexit worries

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Is Your Brand Showing Up in AI Search? Most Melbourne Brands Aren't.

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How Australian Businesses Can Measure SEO ROI

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Why a Document Destruction Service Still Matters for Modern Businesses

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Bicycle Rack Safety and Space-Smart Storage

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How to Tell if a Childcare Centre Is a Good Fit for Your Child

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Car Import Timeline: What Usually Happens at Each Stage

Importing a car into Australia can feel confusing because multiple agencies and checkpoints are involved, and the timeline is shaped as much by paperwork quality as it is by shipping speed. The most u...

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Portable Toilet Hygiene Standards Explained: Clean vs Sanitised vs Disinfected

In portable toilet servicing, the words clean, sanitised, and disinfected often get used as if they mean the same thing. They don’t. And that difference matters because a unit can look tidy and still ...

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