Democratic Convention: 'Kamala will be historic president': Biden hands torch to Harris

Joe Biden has told a cheering, whooping crowd that choosing Kamala Harris as his successor was the 'best decision I've made in my whole career,' and urged voters to 'save democracy,' as he farewelled Democrats on the first day of their national convention.

The Australian's rolling coverage of the first day of the Democratic National Convention has now finished. This is how the day unfolded.