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Brexit voters are being urged to #UsePens amid fears that the outcome will be rigged if they use pencils instead. Others on social media have poked fun at the idea of a conspiracy, with the rival hashtag #penisbest also emerging on Twitter

Here's what's coming up:

  • 7:00am: Polling closes in the referendum to decide whether Britain will remain in the EU

  • 7:38am: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will be speaking to RN Breakfast

  • 8:00am: Greens leader Richard Di Natale will be interviewed by ABC's AM

  • 9:30am: The medal of Australia's youngest Victoria Cross recipient will be handed to the War Memorial

  • 9:30am: Sydney investment banker Oliver Curtis is expected to be sentenced for engaging in insider trading

  • 2:15pm: Former Victorian Liberal Party director Damien Mantach is expected to be sentenced for stealing $1.5m from the party through fake invoices

 
Top Stories
Remain or Leave? World watches as Britons cast Brexit votes
Britons are voting on whether to stay in the European Union in a referendum that could change the face of Europe and is being nervously watched by financial markets and politicians across the world.
 
Gunman shot dead after taking hostages at German cinema: police
A gunman takes hostages at a cinema in a small town in western Germany before being shot dead by police, police say, adding that no other people were injured.
 
Shorten maintains attack on Coalition's 'scary' Medicare plan
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten fends of accusations of a scare campaign, telling Australians the Government plans to privatise Medicare and that their vote on July 2 will determine the future of publicly funded healthcare.
 
Tour company fined over backpacker cliff death
A Northern Territory tour company is convicted and fined after admitting to health and safety failures in the case of a British backpacker who fell to her death while posing for a photo at a popular tourist spot in Central Australia.
 
Snow, freezing temperatures tipped for weekend
Snow could fall on Melbourne's outskirts and in parts of New South Wales as a cold front pushes across the country, bringing freezing temperatures and rain.
 
'Heartbreaking' court tie halts Obama immigration plan
The US Supreme Court blocks President Barack Obama's bid to shield millions of migrants from deportation and thrusts the charged issue to the frontline of the battle to succeed him.
 
Why exercise might boost your memory
Researchers identify a protein released by our muscles when we exercise that also stimulates nerve growth in the part of the brain associated with memory.
 
Democrats hold unprecedented all-nighter in Congress over gun control
Democrats in the US House of Representatives hold an all-night sit-in and vow to continue pushing for gun safety legislation in the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre.
 
Indonesian leader in warship show of force in South China Sea
President Joko Widodo visits remote Indonesian islands on a warship in an apparent show of force following clashes with Chinese vessels and growing fears Beijing is seeking to stake a claim in nearby waters.
 
Driver flees on foot after cyclist killed in Melbourne hit-and-run
A manhunt is underway for a motorist who fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run in Melbourne's west.
 
'How close was that to death': Cyclist captures close call with truck
A video showing a truck pass just centimetres from a cyclist has led to calls for Victoria to introduce safe passing laws to protect cyclists on the road.
 
Icelandic commentator loses the plot after winning goal
An Icelandic commentator's passionate call of his national team's win over Austria becomes an internet sensation, as the team's coach calls for a national holiday to mark the victory.
 
Meet Mian, the rare Goodfellow's tree kangaroo born at Perth Zoo
An endangered Papua New Guinean tree kangaroo is born at Perth Zoo for the first time in 36 years, becoming the fifteenth male in the global breeding program.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Michael Bradley Explained: The Liberal Party's Parakeelia rort
By Michael Bradley
By Chris Earl Victorian firestorm sends Shorten scrambling
By Chris Earl
By Marguerite Johnson Can we separate scholars from their crimes?
By Marguerite Johnson
By Peter Lewis This election offers a real choice in the battle for jobs
By Peter Lewis
 
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Fire crews battle factory blaze in Sydney's south-west
June 24, 2016 - 6:09 am
#UsePens: Brexit voters urged to avoid pencils
June 24, 2016 - 5:54 am
Led Zeppelin cleared of stealing Stairway to Heaven intro
June 24, 2016 - 5:41 am
 
World
#UsePens: Brexit voters urged to avoid pencils
Led Zeppelin cleared of stealing Stairway to Heaven intro
Steenkamp would want me freed: Pistorius
 
Business
Australian businesses warn UK voters against Brexit
Brexit vote 'would mean a UK recession'
Share market makes modest gains ahead of Brexit vote
 
Politics
'Heartbreaking' court tie halts Obama immigration plan
Democrats hold unprecedented all-nighter in Congress over gun control
Remain or Leave? World watches as Britons cast Brexit votes
 
Sport
Crows down North Melbourne by 33 points
Gallen will be picked for game three, says Daley, as Mortimer backs calls for prop's axing
Icelandic commentator loses the plot after winning goal
 
Science and Tech
Pineapple extract used to treat deadly diarrhoea in piglets
Genetic link behind sudden death of young people revealed
Mice study links gut bacteria to behavioural difficulties
 
Environment
China welcomes giant panda twins
VW boss apologises to shareholders over emissions scandal
Qld Government buys $7m cattle station in bid to protect Barrier Reef
 

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