Children under five to be removed from residential care in Queensland; A fire kills 21 people in the Indian city of New Delhi; And in tennis, world number one Aryna Sabalenka has been dumped out of the French Open in a quarter-final upset.
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- Children under five to be removed from residential care in Queensland
- A fire kills 21 in the Indian city of New Delhi
- World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been dumped out of the French Open in a quarter-final upset
Queensland's Child Safety Minister says children under the age of five will be removed from residential care in the state.
It's one of 52 recommendations made by the state's Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety, announced in 2025 to review and fix issues across the child safety sector.
The report reveals Queensland has almost as many children in residential care as every other state and territory combined.
Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm has blamed the former Labor government for the report's findings, saying they are damning.
"The inquiry found, in particular, around critical incidences reported to the Department of Child Safety, that 67 per cent of reported incidents of sexual abuse involved children placed in residential care. The report also revealed that Queensland has almost as many children in residential care as every other state and territory combined."
(If you or someone you know needs support, contact Lifeline crisis support on 13 11 14, Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 and Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 (for people aged 5 to 25). More information is available at beyondblue.org.au and lifeline.org.au. Anyone seeking information or support relating to sexual abuse can contact Bravehearts on 1800 272 831 or Blue Knot on 1300 657 380.)
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At least 21 people have been killed and more than 40 others injured after a fire in New Delhi.
The blaze swept through a building housing a restaurant and hotel in the capital's Malviya Nagar district.
Witnesses say people jumped from upper floors to escape the flames, with residents dragging mattresses into the street to try to break their fall.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences and pledged support for the victims and their families.
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Australia has rejected a US plan to impose a new 12.5 per cent tariff, after the Trump administration said it would target countries it alleges have not done enough to curb trade in goods made with forced labour.
Australia is among 45 economies facing the higher tariff rate, alongside China, India, Japan and New Zealand.
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says major trading partners are creating an uneven playing field for American workers by failing to adequately address the issue.
But the Albanese government says Australia's modern slavery laws are among the world's strongest and that any tariffs would be inconsistent with the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement.
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The Federal Opposition says Australia's economy is being propped up by high migration.
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor made the comments after the latest figures showed the economy expanded by 2.5 per cent in the 12 months to March, which is slightly down on market predictions.
Higher interest rates and fuel prices are being blamed for the weaker than expected result.
But Mr Taylor says that is not the main reason.
"GDP per person went backwards for the tenth time out of 15 quarters. On Labor's watch, more than 1.4 million migrants have arrived in Australia. Prime Minister, why is out of control migration your only strategy to achieve economic growth."
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Britain's interior minister has accused activists of hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest relating to the stabbing death of a teenager.
Police were pelted with chairs, cans, rocks and flares by some of the hundreds at a protest in the English coastal city of Southampton, where Henry Nowak was killed in December after being handcuffed by an officer while his killer falsely claimed a racist attack.
Mr Nowak's death has triggered debates about policing and knife crime and spurred claims by far-right activists and politicians that there is bias against white people in the justice system.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the case had left serious questions to answer, but Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has called the street violence unacceptable.
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Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner says there is still a lack of Truth Telling in the country, and that the truth process implemented in Victoria needs to be done on a national scale.
Giridharan Sivaraman's comments came during National Reconciliation Week, which has now drawn to a close.
Mr Sivaraman has told SBS Hindi that to prosper as a nation, it's important to draw on the strengths and wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and dismantle the structures negatively impacting them.
"Realise that community is that village - it's the communities where families will prosper and thrive, and we've still got a ways to go."
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To sport, and in Tennis, world number one Aryna Sabalenka is out of the French Open after a shock quarter-final collapse at Roland Garros.
Sabalenka led by a set and two breaks against Diana Shnaider before losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-0.
The Belarusian was two points from victory while serving for the match in the second set but lost 12 of the final 13 games.
Shnaider is now through to her first Grand Slam semi-final in what is the biggest win of her career.
