Midday News Bulletin 17 May 2024

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.

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.