The prime minister and opposition leader have accused each other of misleading voters during a fiery television debate, the Australian Electoral Commission is investigating reports of defaced election signs and early voting begins today.

War medals from World War II have been found by a former police officer hidden in an old piece of wooden furniture.

High profile candidates have faced-off as early voters turned out in force to cast their ballots on the first day of pre-polling.

A brave grandmother armed with a baseball bat has managed to scare off an intruder.

A toddler found abandoned in Mexico has been brought to Australia as the search for her mother continues.

The battle over who will benefit from fraudster Melissa Caddick’s multi-million dollar mansion continues.

Hundreds of early voting polls have opened two weeks ahead of the federal election.

Travellers are facing delays at Sydney Airport again with long queues forming.

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese are back on the campaign trail after trading barbs in The Great Debate.

Chris Dawson has faced the first day of his trial for the alleged murder of his wife Lynette.

The trial is expected to hear from 30 to 40 witnesses, including the famous entertainer, his wife Vanessa Scammell, the women McLachlan allegedly harassed and actor John Jarratt.

The coronial inquest into a Brisbane nightclub firebombing that killed 15 people began its third stretch of hearings.

Paramedics assessed the patient and police were warning of traffic delays in the area.

The husband of fraudster Melissa Caddick has appeared in court after agreeing to vacate a multi-million dollar mansion in Dover Heights, Sydney.

The first pre-poll votes have been cast in Victoria as Treasurer Josh Frydenberg battles to retain his inner-Melbourne seat.

The receivers of the assets of missing conwoman Melissa Caddick said they were yet to decide the best way to sell a Dover Heights home bought for $6.2m in 2014.

A brave grandmother armed with a baseball bat has confronted a burglar who broke into her Bendigo home.

Chris Dawson's murder trial has begun in Sydney 40 years after his wife Lynette disappeared.

Judge Zahra died in hospital after he fell ill at home on Thursday. He had been overseeing the embezzlement trial of Guy Sebastian’s former manager Titus Day.