Morning News Bulletin 16 May 2024

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.

China lifts trade sanctions on most Australian beef products; Nominations open for this year's Australian of the year awards; Calls for French Open organisers to give more prime time coverage to women's games.

Millions of South Africans head to the polls to vote in the country's general election, Predictions Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza would continue all year, Blues coach Michael Voss says Orazia Fantasia's impact at Carlton is being undersold ahead of an upcoming game.

The Opposition stepping up calls for Australia's Immigration Minister to be sacked; Hopes fading for survivors in the P-N-G landslide; Victoria to introduce live tracking of greyhounds to improve industry transparency.

The search continues for a mother and newborn baby around Sydney's Cooks River; Parliament votes down a motion to debate statehood for Palestine; Alex de Minaur and Thanasi Kokkinakis make their mark at the French Open.

Israeli tanks reported in the centre of Rafah for the first time, in a ground operation garnering global condemnation, Thousands ordered to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide in Papua New Guinea, Elena Rybakina advances to the French Open second round

Forensic testing underway as the search for a missing mother and baby continues; A groundbreaking new role in the Victorian government to combat gender violence; Australia unveils its men's water polo team for the Paris Olympics.