Evening News Bulletin 3 July 2024

In this bulletin... ** Labor criticised over treatment of Fatima Payman ** Hurricane Beryl speeds out into the Gulf of Mexico towards Texas And in football, ** Canada makes it to the Copa America semi-finals for the first time...

Voters in the UK react to a Labour landslide victory; Newly independent senator Fatima Payman is warmly welcomed in Western Australia; Wimbledon defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and world-number-one Jannik Sinner advance to the fourth round.

Keir Starmer says "change begins now" after Labour win a landslide election victory in the UK; The Muslim community condemn Peter Dutton for comments on Senator Fatima Payman's resignation; Host-country Germany are out of the Euros after Spain surges to a 2-1 quarter-final victory.

The Prime Minister says faith-based political parties would undermine social cohesion; NAIDOC Week celebrations kick off; and in sport, two Australian archers will make their Olympic debut in Paris.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Fatima Payman made her own decision to quit the Labor Party; NAIDOC Week about to begin with the theme "Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud"; and in sports, a criminal investigation opened into doping cases involving Chinese swimmers.

Senator Fatima Payman says her decision to leave the Labor Party was not premeditated; Breakthrough in negotiations for a hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas; Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag signs for another season.

Senator Fatima Payman quits Labor to serve as an independent; a report finds a former policeman groomed and abused dozens of young boys and in cycling, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar still in pole position in the Tour de France

At least four pro-Palestinian protesters have climbed on the roof of Parliament House in Canberra; former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann committed to stand trial on two rape charges in Queensland and in tennis, Thanasi Kokkinakis pulls off an epic five-set shock at Wimbledon.

The Prime Minister says Senator Fatima Payman could leave the Labor party within days; A report finds rents in most major cities either falling, stalling or growing at a slower pace; The Paralympics Australia chief quits eight weeks out from the Paris Olympic Games.

Police reveal they failed to intercept a car a day before it was in a fatal crash; Labor MP calls for more forgiveness in politics and in sport, former Wallabies playmaker Carter Gordon in training with the Gold Coast Titans