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Former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday decried the gag order issued on him by the federal judge overseeing his federal 2020 election subversion case, claiming she "took away my right to speak".

Nine's Chief Political Editor Charles Croucher breaks down the result of the Voice referendum, revealing the only state or territorynwhere a majority Yes vote was counted.

Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand's next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday.

In the 122 years since Federation, Australia has held 44 referendums to alter the Constitution – but only eight have been successful.

Australia will head to the polls for the Voice to parliament referendum on Saturday for the first referendum held since 1999.

Changes to election laws mean expat Kiwis play a greater role in deciding the next prime minister.

Donald Trump's court appearances are no longer distractions from his campaign to return to the White House. They are central to it.

While presidents have historically sat on the sidelines, Biden has inserted himself in the centre of a historic fight.

He claims "allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption" warrant further investigation.

Mutinous soldiers in Gabon claiming to have arrested the president, whose family has held power for 55 years.

The date is in the middle of the Republican presidential nominating calendar and the day before Super Tuesday, a crucial voting day.

Liberal "comeback kid" Nicole Warner has claimed victory in the Warrandyte byelection in what the party is framing as a broader repudiation of the Andrews government.

If Trump was facing the typical experience, he might find himself lingering for hours at the Rice Street jail waiting for his fingerprints and mug shot to be taken.

The former US president appeared in court on election interference charges.

Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four criminal counts.

It was feared the return of one of the government's key policies to Parliament could trigger a double dissolution.

Trump made the claim in a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, saying he received the target letter on Sunday night.

The "most difficult" Victorian state budget has been handed down. Here's the winners and losers.

The 42-year-old Harvard alumni, said his policy priorities over the next four years will be to "demilitarise, demonopolise and decentralise" Thailand.

Central banks across the globe are struggling to rein in inflation, but one nation appears to be losing the battle in a dramatic fashion.

Thai opposition parties swept the board in Sunday's nationwide election as voters delivered a powerful rebuke of the military-backed establishment that has ruled since a 2014 coup.

The main opposition candidate now faces a tough battle to win the second round on May 28 after Erdogan performed better than some opinion polls had suggested.

Biden, who would be 86 at the end of a second term, is betting his first-term legislative achievements and more than 50 years of experience in Washington will count for more than concerns over his age.

From a relaxing European river cruise to the eleventh-hour negotiations behind the most high-profile defamation lawsuit in years.

The judge gave no explanation for delaying the trial's start until Tuesday.

The oldest ever US president says he wants to run again next year, at the age of 81.

The premier said he was left shocked after viewing an interview with Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton this morning.

NSW MP and former state Liberal minister Gareth Ward has pleaded not guilty to sexual offending against a teenage boy and a man.

The NSW election loss came "quick" and "sudden" for the Coalition after Labor claimed a sweeping victory.

A big swing against the sitting Coalition government has handed Labor a majority government at the state election.

The votes are still being finalised but Nine has predicted Labor will form either a majority or minority government in NSW for the first time in 12 years.

Chris Minns is the state's next premier after a crushing defeat for the Coalition.

Australia's richest person has been spotted on the campaign trail on NSW election day.

The result today will clearly be consequential across the state, but also across the country.

Here's everything you need to know about casting your vote in the 2023 NSW election, from early and postal voting to casting your ballot in person.

Voters want to know if the leaders of the two major parties in New South Wales understand the impact of the cost of living crisis on families, and that they are concerned about the future.

NSW premier Dominic Perrottet and opposition leader Chris Minns were questioned over a wide range of election issues.

Labor is currently on track to form government at the upcoming New South Wales state election, according to a new poll.

A standoff is intensifying between the federal government and the Greens over Labor's climate plan.

The NSW premier said the move would ensure first-home buyers would be able to move up the property ladder.

The NSW government has suspended parliament five days earlier than first planned.

The government is dangling a $4000 carrot in front of public school teachers who want to upskill.

The move would allow patients to bypass GPs for regular prescriptions like the contraceptive pill and common antibiotics for free over a 12 month trial period.

The NSW Liberal Party has kicked upper house MP Peter Poulos off its ticket for the upcoming state election.

Campese was a Labor candidate for Monaro near Canberra, which is currently held by Nationals MP Nicole Overall.

A special grand jury that investigated efforts by then-US President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his election loss in Georgia says it believes some witnesses committed perjury.

The toll cap - on top of the existing toll rebate and M5 cashback schemes - is aimed at providing "immediate relief" to help ease the burden of heavy tolling in Western Sydney.

Former Liberal minister Gareth Ward has formally announced he will stand for re-election come March, despite being charged with sexual and indecent assault.

Landis told The Sydney Morning Herald that Perrottet's position on reforming gambling in NSW was a result of his "Catholic gut" rather than based on any evidence.

One in four small businesses in New South Wales are teetering on the brink of collapse