Evening News Bulletin 25 April 2024

In this bulletin, an Australian tourist has been injured in an armed assault in Afghanistan; Victorian Labor members demand guarantees the government won't sell public housing land; and in football, Melbourne Victory will go up against Central Coast Mariners Football Club in the A-League Men's grand final.

Pro-Palestinian activists crash Victorian Labor's state conference; an Australian among those injured in a deadly incident of gunfire in Afghanistan; and in football, Australia wins the hosting rights to the 2026 Women's Asian Cup.

In this bulletin, pro-Palestinian protests as prime minister prepares to address ALP Victorian state conference; France accuses Azerbaijan of provoking fatal riots in New Caledonia; and in AFL, Blues Coach Michael Voss insists injury not behind 52-point thrashing by Sydney.

In this bulletin, Israel's military says it has found the bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas into Gaza; a stand-off between pro-Palestinian protesters and the University of Melbourne continues; and in sport, bet-fixing charges levelled at three Macarthur Football Club A-League players.

Three players arrested over allegations of betting manipulation are identified; Concerns over emergency services access once the 3G network closes for good; the Australian Paralympics team model their new uniforms for the Paris Games.

Three A-League players arrested over betting corruption allegations; Police hunting for a man after a mother and baby abducted in Melbourne; Australia's Cameron Smith still in the PGA championship after an audacious underwater shot.

Peter Dutton delivers the Opposition's budget reply speech; A suspect charged with the attempted murder of Slovakia's Prime Minister; And in sport, New South Wales defeat Queensland in the Women's State of Origin.

New Caledonia to remain in a state of emergency for the next fortnight; The opposition preparing for its Budget reply speech tonight; Former St Kilda star Sam Fisher jailed on drugs charges.

Australians trapped in New Caledonia as rioting turns deadly; Slovakia's Prime Minister expected to survive after being shot in an assassination attempt; Australia named as the host nation for the 2026 Women's Asian Cup.

A Labor senator breaks ranks to accuse Israel of genocide; Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in a life threatening condition after being shot; And in sport, two NRL fans get lifetime bans for alleged racial abuse towards Indigenous players.