A groan went up in the old city of Istanbul where hundreds of hopeful Turks heard the announcement that Tokyo had been chosen to host the 2020 Olympics.

Coming from a man who had just won the prime ministership - a prize he had long coveted.

It's time to make Google, Apple and other multinational companies pay more taxes, say G20 leaders.

By the time Tony Abbott arrived to lodge his vote at Sydney's Freshwater Surf Lifesaving Club yesterday morning - minus his infamous red budgie-smugglers - the die was cast.

It's a cliche that behind every successful man stands a woman, and Australia's new First Lady, Kiwi-born Margie Abbott, is having none of it.

When Australia changes horses, New Zealand needs to take stock. What do Tony Abbott and his likely ministers know of this country?

The Prime Minister went into this campaign believing he could win. After seizing back the leadership against the odds, he thought he could defy those odds once again and crush Tony Abbott. Tonight's election will show what the Australian people make of it all.

Former Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating called Australia's senators "unrepresentative swill".

An Australian Government led by Liberal Tony Abbott will not shake New Zealand's world, although some shock waves will cross the Tasman.

Kevin Rudd's dream is about to be shattered.

By the close of polls tonight Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is almost certain to become the next Prime Minister of Australia, with probably at least two terms ahead of him.

Hayden Donnell recaps some of the most bizarre, embarrassing and moving moments of a short but memorable Australian election campaign.

A slender lifeline has been handed to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as voters prepare to go to the polls tomorrow to decide who will lead Australia for the next three years.