Samuel Clench

4 days ago | news.com.au | Benedict Brook |Brielle Burns |Samuel Clench

Welcome back to our live coverage of US politics. It’s been dramatic today. When is it not? Billionaire finance titan Ray Dalio, known for founding the world’s biggest hedge fund, Bridgewater, has warned that the United States’ mounting national debt is “nearing the point of no return”, and is at risk of plunging the country’s economy into a “death spiral”. That ominous warning comes within the pages of Mr Dalio’s newly published book How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle.

5 days ago | news.com.au | Megan Palin |Samuel Clench |Alex Blair

Ukrainian officials and President Volodomyr Zelenksy have questioned if Russia is “serious” about peace after talks in Istanbul concluded after little more than an hour. But there are moves to swap prisoners and schedule in more talks. The peace summit came just hours after Kyiv’s brazen attack deep inside Russia which was followed by both nations launching large-scale drone barrages at each other.

1 month ago | news.com.au | Natalie Brown |Samantha Maiden |Samuel Clench |Jessica Wang

LIVEWelcome to our live coverage of election night. Labor has won a second term in power, meaning Anthony Albanese will remain as Prime Minister. And Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has lost his own seat to Labor’s Ali France, giving her success in Dickson at her third attempt. Read on for more updatesRead related topics:Adam BandtAnthony AlbaneseCost Of LivingImmigrationLabor PartyLiberal PartyOne NationPeter DuttonThe GreensThe Independents

1 month ago | news.com.au | Natalie Brown |Samantha Maiden |Samuel Clench |Jessica Wang

Welcome to our live coverage of the federal election campaign. Anthony Albanese is set to defy a record low primary vote to secure a second term as Prime Minister relying on the flow of preferences from the Greens and the minor parties. Mr Dutton has promised “big surprises” on election night as Liberal strategists insist they can snatch up to ten seats from Labor and push the Prime Minister into minority government.

1 month ago | news.com.au | Natalie Brown |Samantha Maiden |Samuel Clench |Jessica Wang

Welcome to our live coverage of the final days of federal election campaign. Labor is projected to triumph on Saturday with an increased majority of 84 seats, according to YouGov’s final MRP model, sending the Coalition under Peter Dutton to its worst election defeat since 1946. Per the YouGov poll, released this morning, Labor leads the Coalition 52.9 per cent to 47 per cent in the national two-party preferred vote.