Nicola Smith

On Monday night, a fiery clash between Energy Minister Chris Bowen and his opposition shadow Ted O'Brien set the scene for one of the most ideological battles of the election.

A visibly emotional Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday pledged $8.5 million to upgrade the Sydney Jewish Museum, and called for unity “to consign the evil of anti-Semitism to history.”

Australia on Thursday is set to back two votes in the UN General Assembly that demand a ceasefire in Gaza and support for the mandate of the global body's humanitarian relief agency UNRWA, which delivers aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Australia has joined more than 150 countries at the United Nations to vote in favour of a ceasefire in Gaza and to support the mandate of humanitarian relief agency UNRWA.

Coalition leader Peter Dutton has pledged to “keep the lights on” as he unveiled a $331 billion plan to introduce nuclear energy to Australia by the mid-2030s.

Labor and the Coalition on Friday accused each other of duping voters with “fantasy” electricity prices as opposition leader Peter Dutton triggered a bitter political war over nuclear energy.

The Coalition has slammed the Treasurer's “addiction to spending” after he accused them of targeting “Medicare, medicines and pensions” in an emerging election showdown over who can best handle the economy.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers launched a media blitz on Wednesday morning ahead of the release of a mid-year budget update where the Government will state that the nation’s deficits are shrinking.

Fiji has urged Australia to relax its travel advice warnings after toxicology tests on samples of cocktails consumed by seven tourists who fell ill last weekend showed no trace of methanol or illicit substances.

The Albanese Government has scored a series of goals in the Pacific this year, but storms may still lie ahead as Australia tries to secure its own backyard in the face of China's growing clout.