Midday News Bulletin 9 May 2024

The Federal Opposition says the government needs to take responsibility for controversial immigration directives; Home Affairs refuses to reveal which agency conducted drone surveillance and in tennis, Thanassi Kokkinakis out of the French Open.

Defence Minister Richard Marles says raises naval incidents with his Chinese counterpart; the Home Affairs Department refuses to reveal which agency conducted drone surveillance; and in football, Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti celebrates a record fifth Champions League title as a coach.

Sharing and creating deepfake pornography punishable with jail time under new laws; the African National Congress forced to share power after election results; and in Tennis, Alexander Zverev survives an epic five-set match at the French Open.

Passengers stranded at Perth Airport after a fuel re-supply fault; Long wait times at South Australia's emergency departments and in golf, another impressive round from Minjee Lee at the U-S Open.

Ticketek says a cyber incident may have exposed its customers' personal data; more than a dozen flights cancelled at Perth Airport amid a fuel supply issue, and in boxing, Mike Tyson and Jake Paul's hotly-anticipated fight postponed to later in the year.

Donald Trump says he will appeal a guilty verdict in his New York criminal trial; Joe Biden lays out a three-phase plan he says will lead to an end to the conflict in Gaza, and in football, London prepares to host the Champions League final.

Activists responsible for a red paint attack on Labor MP offices in Melbourne; Remote terrain still hampering critical relief efforts in Papua New Guinea; Australia falls short in their last practice game ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup.

The offices of several MPs vandalised in Victoria; Local reactions to the conviction of Donald Trump in a New York hush money criminal case; Thanasi Kokkinakis joins Alex De Minaur in the French Open's third round.

Labor Senator Fatima Payman resigns from foreign affairs committees; an Australian citizen among pro-democracy activists convicted in Hong Kong's largest national security trial, and in football, tensions mount for the Matildas before their final pre-Olympic friendlies.

Police reveal the gender of a baby who might have been born near Sydney's Cooks River; Drones tracking individuals released from indefinite immigration detention; Two more players embroiled in a men's A League betting scandal.