The World Today

A high stakes showdown, the US Presidential debate kicks off in Philadelphia, Kamala Harris meets Donald Trump head to head for the first and possibly last time in this election campaign.

The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

The key findings from the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will be handed down today, what do veterans and their families hope to see?

Federal, state and territory governments outline more plans to stop domestic violence, but will their strategies work to protect women and children? 

Labor frontbencher Bill Shorten has announced his retirement, after almost two decades in politics.The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme led the Labor Party for six years in Opposition.

The Australian economy is stuck in a rut with GDP growth in the three months to June at just 0.2 per cent.

The World Today examines the events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.

The severe weather lashing the country's south-east has turned deadly, with a woman killed in on the NSW-Victoria border, as parts of Tasmania brace for flooding. 

The Federal Government has backed down on its decision to exclude a new question about sexual orientation in the next census.

The Paralympic games are officially underway in Paris.They've kicked off with an explosion of colour, music and dance in a three-hour opening ceremony staged in the heart of the French capital.