Donald Trump celebrates victory on election night in West Palm Beach,Florida.

US election results 2024 LIVE updates:Trump announces Susie Wiles as chief of staff,set to claim Arizona,Nevada after defeating Harris

US President Joe Biden is preparing to address the nation as president-elect Donald Trump looks set to win more states.

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is pictured at an election night watch party,Wednesday,Nov. 6,2024,in West Palm Beach,Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US election results 2024 as it happened:PM speaks to Trump in first phone call;Harris offers hope to supporters in concession speech

Donald Trump has pulled off an extraordinary victory in the 2024 US presidential election,claiming more than the required 270 Electoral College votes to win back the White House.

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US election results 2024 as it happened:Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris after winning crucial swing states;Republicans gain Senate control

Donald Trump has won the 2024 US election after claiming the required 270 Electoral College votes to become the 47th US president.

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US election 2024 as it happened:Polls open across American east coast as race tightens between Trump,Harris;Republicans lead in Arizona early voting

Donald Trump held four rallies in three states on the final day of campaigning. Kamala Harris spent all her time in Pennsylvania in the hours before election booths opened.

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The Australian tax receipts for Microsoft,Apple,Facebook and Google vary markedly.

‘Wilful blindness’:Big fines for tech giants that ignore abuse material

Companies such as Apple,Microsoft,Google and Meta face fines of almost $800,000 a day if they don’t come clean on their progress in combating child exploitation and sex abuse material on their platforms.

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Melbourne professional Lily Lumintang (left) holds a picture of her disabled son,Jonathan,who is with family in Indonesia.

Rethink urged on ‘outdated’ treatment of migrants with disabilities

A controversial migration exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act allows the government to order the removal of migrants with long-term health conditions and their families.

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Former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty.

‘It’s a delusion’:Kelty hits back at Coalition call to deregister CFMEU

But the former ACTU secretary says the move to overhaul the CFMEU is justified by the need to protect the interests of ordinary members.

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan,whose government wants a ‘no disadvantage test’ over international student caps.

Victoria wants special treatment over foreign student caps

The state says it should be treated differently to NSW and others because of the damage done to its economy by the pandemic.

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Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil says the effects of the outage could linger for weeks.

Global IT crash could cause weeks of ‘teething issues’,minister says

Microsoft has estimated a software update by cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike disabled 8.5 million devices around the world,crippling airport check-ins,supermarkets and emergency information services.

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Australians are paying the price for CFMEU tactics that add billions to the nation’s building costs and weaken productivity.

Australians pay the price for CFMEU tactics,figures show

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has turned the dispute over the CFMEU into a political test over the cost of living,claiming the union has added 30 per cent to the cost of major projects.

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