Morning everyone. Spain and Portugal have been plunged into chaos after a massive power cut knocked out supply to millions of homes, along with hospitals and airports. We have the latest as engineers scramble to reconnect the grid.
Our final Essential poll still has Labor on course to win the election, and we look at what’s behind the surge in early voting. Vladimir Putin has called a three-day ceasefire for next week, and the British government is trying to tee up a golf win for Donald Trump.