The crucible of a campaign tests who has what it takes to be a leader. With less than a week to go, we're starting to who has passed the test.

Australia is betting all its security chips on an ally turning inwards, not least because America's own ability to fund a global security umbrella is limited.

The prime minister's Overton window is the size of a porthole but the paradox of Albanese's policy conservatism is that he's left Peter Dutton with very little to unwind should the Coalition win.