Less than two weeks until polling day and many Australians are already locking in their choice at early voting centres. We head to the Liberal stronghold of Bennelong in Sydney, where Labor thinks it has a chance.

The son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos is on course for a big election win in the Philippines, as the country's democracy faces serious tests.

And Eurovision kicks off in Italy. The song contest is billed as free from politics, but Russia's war against Ukraine could make this year's the most politically charged yet.