Labor's centrepiece promise is to take some of the financial pain away for cancer patients with huge treatment bills; the federal election campaign has already made political history after a debate between two candidates was held in Mandarin for the first time; and Indonesian expats in Sydney wait hours to vote in Indonesia's presidential election.

The Coalition has tried to maintain focus on roads announcements in key marginal seats in Victoria, but questions about last year’s leadership change are making life difficult. Labor is also refusing to answer direct questions about anti-Israel comments made by another of its MPs.

Cancer patients pay thousands of dollars to try and fight the deadly disease and Labor is promising it will make major changes to the costs if it wins the election.

After taking a look at the funding for the cancer pledge by Labor, what about the idea itself – giving incentives to encourage bulk-billing in key areas of cancer treatment?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition leader Bill Shorten have made economic management a key issue for the upcoming federal election.

The federal election campaign has claimed an historic moment: the first time a political debate between two candidates has been held in Mandarin.

It's just over 48 hours until the polls close in Indonesia's presidential elections and there are already signs of a big turnout.

A series of massive fires at illegal toxic waste dumps in Melbourne has prompted the Victorian Government to introduce an electronic tracking system for chemical waste.

From one of the first female surfers, to a disability advocate and a Senator who put domestic violence on the agenda - dozens of Australians who made a difference have been added to a national dictionary of biography.

Will the UK extradite Julian Assange to the US for his role aiding the leak of damning war logs and diplomatic documents? And the remarkable Australians whose stories have been put in print, including lesser known figures like former Labor Senator Olive Zakharov.