Angus Taylor’s budget reply speech criticised for demonising migrants; A bus crash in Queensland claims the life of one woman, with foreign nationals among the injured; and in golf, Australian Min Woo Lee among early leaders at the PGA Championship.
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- Angus Taylor’s budget reply speech criticised for demonising migrants
- A bus crash in Queensland claims the life of one woman, with foreign nationals among the injured
- Australian Min Woo Lee among early leaders at the PGA Championship
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has stepped up Labor’s attack on Angus Taylor’s budget reply speech, accusing the Opposition Leader of offering debt, deficits and division.
Mr Taylor used last night’s speech to promise income tax changes, a lower net migration intake, and acting to block future non-citizens from accessing welfare services and the NDIS.
That last measure has been strongly criticised by migrant advocates who say newly arrived migrants already face strict waiting periods of up to four years before they can access most Centrelink payments; and the move would be harmful to those experiencing hardship.
Advocates also criticised the language used by Mr Taylor in the speech, which they say stokes division and demonises migrants.
Dr Chalmers says in his assessment, the speech failed to stack up.
"What we saw last night from Angus Taylor was not a budget reply, it was a bin fire. It wasn't a reply, it was a bin fire of high deficits, more debt, more inflation and more division."
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A woman has died and at least one person is critically injured, after a coach rolled in Queensland’s Whitsundays region.
Emergency services were called to Gumlu, south of Townsville, after the bus crashed with 29 people on board.
No other vehicles are believed to have been involved.
Nineteen people were taken to hospital, with one person airlifted to Townsville in a life-threatening condition.
Queensland police say the bus passengers included foreign nationals.
State premier David Crisafulli says he will continue to push for upgrades for the Bruce Highway, saying it is currently "not up to scratch".
A spokesperson for FlixBus, the parent company of the local bus operator, says it is working with local authorities and police to determine the cause of the accident.
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Palestinians throughout the occupied West Bank and Gaza have marked the 78th anniversary of the mass expulsion from lands that make up modern-day Israel.
Some 700,000 Palestinians fled or were driven from their homes before and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that followed Israel’s establishment.
Palestinians refer to the displacement during the war that followed Israel’s establishment as the "Nakba", which means 'catastrophe' in Arabic.
Many older Palestinians still inhabit refugee camps in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
Abdel Kareem Abu Arqoub was among a crowd marching in Ramallah in the West Bank waving flags and pounding drums.
He says the effects of the Nakba had not dissipated over time.
"This day first reminds us of a national tragedy that befell the Palestinian people many decades ago. Justice must be achieved for the Palestinian people by returning to the homes from which they were displaced."
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed the Israeli public, saying that Israel seeks cooperation with moderate regional allies, who understand the benefit of helping Israel.
He made the remarks at the annual Jerusalem day ceremony, marking the capture of East Jerusalem.
Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed it, a move that the United Nations and most countries have not recognised.
The Israeli leader sees he wants to see Jerusalem remain forever under Israeli control, and he also hailed the actions of Israel's military.
"The determination to strike those who seek our lives deep within their territory, far from our borders, the buffer zones we have created around us in Gaza, in Lebanon, in Syria all these have changed the face of the Middle East. We will continue to fight, to fight forcefully against every threat of radical Islam. At the same time, we will expand cooperation with moderate actors in our region, who have understood the advantages of extending a hand to Israel."
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Australia's Eurovision contestant Delta Goodrem says she is grateful to make it into the grand final.
The singer and former Neighbours star, who is arguably the best known act in the song contest for 2026, was accompanied by a harpist for her song 'Eclipse'.
As her performance climaxed, Goodrem was elevated into the air from the top of her piano.
The singer-songwriter says that moment is a highlight.
"I have stood on a lot of pianos. Like I played on a lot of pianos. I have jumped on a lot of pianos. But I was so excited because I have never been lifted out of a piano. So I have been holding that in me for a while. I was like: oh, I can't wait to see how it feels. And when you're not singing, it's a lot higher than you realise. But when you're singing, I just don't notice how high we're going."
Nine other countries also progress to the final, including: Bulgaria, Ukraine, Norway, Romania, Malta, Cyprus, Albania, Denmark and Czechia.
The song competition is traditionally a good-natured celebration of pop music, but this year it has been marred by controversy as several countries boycotted over Israel's participation.
The Eurovision grand final is being broadcast on Sunday morning 5am AEST live on SBS and SBS On Demand, with the replay at 7.30pm AEST straight after SBS World News.
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To sport, and in Golf, Australian golfer Min Woo Lee has taken a share of the early clubhouse lead after the first round of the PGA Championships in Pennsylvania.
Lee recovered from an opening-hole bogey to card five birdies and finish three-under-par.
Jason Day finished one-under, while Cameron Smith carded an even-par round.
Rory McIlroy struggled late, closing with four straight bogeys to finish four-over.
