Labor is promising more money for aid, military training and surveillance flights in the Pacific, as part of its plan to combat Chinese influence in the region

French President Emmanuel Macron has won a convincing victory over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen

Labor's election campaign has been thrown another major curve-ball, with Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese testing positive to COVID.

Voters give Anthony Albanese a slim win over Scott Morrison in the first leaders debate after clashes over China, border protection, the NDIS and nursing shortages

China and Solomon Islands have signed a security deal, which Australia and the US fear could open the door to a Chinese naval base in the Pacific;

Cost of living, childcare and health are some of the issues on the minds of undecided voters in the marginal Labor held seat of Lilley in Brisbane

Labor has seized on the Coalition's announcement that Senator Anne Ruston will be the new Minister for Health if it's re-elected, pointing to comments she once made that the cost of Medicare was unsustainable

With both sides of politics being urged to do more to ease cost of living pressures, are interest rates about to rise?

:First time voters in the battleground seat of Parramatta are weighing up their choices as the Australian Electoral Commission warns young people that the deadline to enrol to vote is Monday night

A day after Labor leader Anthony Albanese couldn't remember the unemployment rate, the Prime Minister Scott Morrison is trying to capitalise on that, by promising to create 1.3 million jobs over 5 years if re-elected