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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English. I'm Sam Dover.
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A pilot has died in a helicopter crash on the roof of a hotel in far north Queensland.
Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports that the twin-engine helicopter hit the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Cairns before 2am on Monday.
Between 300 and 400 people were evacuated from the hotel.
Police have confirmed the pilot was the only person onboard and he died at the scene.
Forensic investigations are under way to formally identify the man.
An exclusion zone remains in place, covering the city's Esplanade and Minnie, Aplin and Grafton streets.
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Early voting has started in the Northern Territory, ahead of the election next week.
Voters will choose 25 members of the NT Legislative Assembly for fixed four-year terms.
Labor holds 14 seats, the Country Liberal Party has seven, and the opposition will need to win at least 13 to govern.
Crime, cost of living and housing have emerged as the key election issues.
Voters can now cast their votes using mobile voting or the postal vote option.
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Albanese government frontbencher Ed Husic says messages to Israel are being ignored, and the government should remain open to further sanctions.
On Saturday, an Israeli air strike hit a school where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in Gaza City, killing at least 90 people.
Australia last month imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on Israeli settlers for the first time.
Mr Husic told the ABC, further actions should be considered.
"Israel is not listening to the words. And I think increasingly the international community will need to take a harder line on this. Words will not cut it. Actions will need to be brought to bear here. It's why I said a few weeks ago, we should remain open minded on the issue of further sanctions. We've announced some, we should potentially announce more. "
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In tennis,
Australia's Alexei Popyrin has landed in the final of the ATP tour's Montreal Master after a number of brilliant unexpected victories.
In his second match in one day, world-number-62 Popyrin defeated the US world-number-18 Sebastian Korda 7-6 6-3 in his semi-final on Sunday.
This has set him up for the title decider against Russia's fifth seed Andrey Rublev.
The 25-year-old Olympian from Sydney had already overcome 11th seed Ben Shelton and seventh seed Grigor Dimitrov in previous rounds at the elite event.
Popyrin will be fighting for the third, and biggest, title of his career in tomorrow's match.
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I'm Sam Dover. This has been SBS News in Easy English.
