Richard Marles defends himself against claims he's soft on China, former prime minister John Howard joins the Liberals on the campaign trail, and Hawthorn suffers an injury upset ahead of its Anzac Day clash with Sydney.
Questions raised over when the federal government first knew of the Solomon Islands security pact with China, Labor to commit $15 million over three years for community language schools and Australia's Alex de Minaur battles into Barcelona's semi-finals.
Russian and Ukrainian talks to end the conflict within the region remains stalled, the US to expedite the opening of an embassy in the Solomon Island's, as concerns grow around the Pacific nation's security pact with China and Te Maire Martin returns to the N-R-L following his life changing brain injury.
Ukrainian fighters holding on in Mariupol, the Coalition rejects Labor's claim it "dropped the ball" on Solomon Islands security and in sport, a rising star named in the Australian Diamonds extended netball squad ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Labor plays down the COVID-19 campaign sidelining of party leader Anthony Albanese, virus rules to ease in New South Wales and Victoria and in sport, an AFL star to make his long-awaited return tonight for the Giants.
Russia claims victory in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol; Anthony Albanese isolating after contracting COVID-19 and Novak Djokovic says he doesn't support Wimbledon's ban on tennis players from Russia and Belarus.
Scott Morrison apologises for controversial comments about children with a disability; At least five dead in a Haiti plane crash; An A-League star announces he's hanging up the boots.
The Prime Minister criticised for comments about children with a disability during the leaders debate; Russian forces attack the last remaining stronghold in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol; Alex de Minaur advances at the Barcelona Open.
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese engage in a heated exchange over borders, China and integrity during the first leaders' debate; Russian and Belarusian tennis players banned from Wimbledon in protest over the war in Ukraine and Australian Emma
Labor attacks the Morrison government over its handling of aged care, Queensland looking to make changes to its close contact rules, and former Hockeyroo Sandy Pisani dies of cancer at the age of 63.