Power bills, housing and climate change - the hot topics in last night's leaders debate as Peter Dutton admits making a mistake about claims Russia was setting up a base in Indonesia.

Why pensioners and renters in some of the election's most hotly contested seats feel they've been left out of election housing promises.

Economists and industry groups declare both the government's and the opposition's policies will do little to address Australia's long-term housing crisis.

First home buyers the focus as the major parties launch their housing policies but can they help solve Australia's housing crisis without sending budgets deep into the red?

Wall street stocks slide again, as investors grapple with the escalating trade war between the US and China.

Stock markets surge as Donald Trump pauses tariffs for most countries - but the trade war turmoil isn't over with the President hiking levies on China to 125%.

The trade war escalates as Donald Trump jacks up levies on Chinese goods after Beijing won't yield on its retaliatory tariffs.

Donald Trump won't budge as his tariffs cause worldwide economic turmoil with the President threatening China with even steeper penalties if it doesn't drop its retaliatory measures.

Australia's markets set to plunge as world leaders race to Washington to seek a tariff deal with Donald Trump.

The U-S stock market has tumbled, shock sent through global financial markets after US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs ignite fears of an all-out trade war.