‘Educated and exploited’ | Nadia Sheriff’s $35,000 loan, which she took out as a student, has only reduced to $32,800 after 20 years.

Justice | Legal Aid lawyers were left in the dark about a damning government-held report which cast doubt on a tool used to lock up or control their clients on the basis that they might commit a future terrorist offence.

Grocery bills | “I mean it’s one banana. What could it cost? $10?” Not quite, but things still aren’t great: the cost of groceries increased by 8% year on year.

Infrastructure uncertainty | Hundreds of projects in Australia’s $120bn infrastructure investment program will be reviewed as the Albanese government accuses the Coalition of leaving them as “fiscal time bombs” in the budget.

Bird flu | Conservationists are warning Australia is poorly prepared for the potential arrival of a deadly form of avian influenza that’s killing birds and mammals abroad.

Sudan conflict | The UN refugee agency is “extremely concerned” about the effect of fighting that has spread to Sudan’s Darfur as evidence emerges of widespread destruction in the already “fragile” region.

‘They say I’m ancient’ | “I believe in the first amendment, not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it,” quipped Joe Biden in a speech at the White House correspondents’ dinner, at which he roasted himself for being 80.

Refugees | The first three months of 2023 were the deadliest for people trying to cross the central Mediterranean Sea since 2017, and Tunisia is running out of space to bury the dozens of refugees washing up every day on its shores.

King Charles | A British cabinet minister said he “hopes people do” swear a proposed oath to the king on the day of his coronation. Republicans described it as “an offensive and tone-deaf gesture that holds the people in contempt”.

Cancer | Doctors, scientists and researchers have built an artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify cancer in a development they say could speed up diagnosis of the disease and fast-track patients to treatment.

A-League women | Sydney FC romped to the A-League women’s title with a grand final win over Western United.

Formula One | Sergio Pérez won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Premier League | Liverpool 4-3 against Tottenham; Newcastle 3-1 against Southampton; Bournemouth 4-1 against Leeds; Man City 2-1 against Fulham; Man United 1-0 against Aston Villa.

Voice to parliament | A select committee will begin its final round of public hearings in the parliamentary inquiry into the Indigenous voice referendum.

Tesla collision | A woman who says her Tesla was driving on autopilot when she hit a Melbourne nurse boarding a tram will appear in court today.

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