Midday News Bulletin 7 May 2024

A tragic discovery on the New South Wales far north coast; Banks under fire for failing to help customers as mortgage stress reaches a new high; Deliberations continue over a mooted Papua New Guinea team in the N-R-L.

A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has crashed, Two crime scenes established following the stabbing of a police officer in Sydney, Manchester City wins a record fourth-straight Premier League title.

The federal government looking at options to protect Australians stranded in New Caledonia; an Australian hospitalised after a mass shooting in Afghanistan; and in sports, a setback for Formula One Australian ace Oscar Piastri

In this bulletin, Jim Chalmers calls federal opposition's proposed migration caps intentionally divisive; Foreign minister says Australian Defence Force jets standing by for New Caledonia evacuations; and in boxing, Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury to become undisputed world heavyweight champion.

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.