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Police reveal the gender of a baby who might have been born near Sydney's Cooks River; Drones tracking individuals released from indefinite immigration detention; Two more players embroiled in a men's A League betting scandal.

China lifts trade sanctions on most Australian beef products; Nominations open for this year's Australian of the year awards; Calls for French Open organisers to give more prime time coverage to women's games.

Millions of South Africans head to the polls to vote in the country's general election, Predictions Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza would continue all year, Blues coach Michael Voss says Orazia Fantasia's impact at Carlton is being undersold ahead of an upcoming game.

The Opposition stepping up calls for Australia's Immigration Minister to be sacked; Hopes fading for survivors in the P-N-G landslide; Victoria to introduce live tracking of greyhounds to improve industry transparency.

The search continues for a mother and newborn baby around Sydney's Cooks River; Parliament votes down a motion to debate statehood for Palestine; Alex de Minaur and Thanasi Kokkinakis make their mark at the French Open.

Israeli tanks reported in the centre of Rafah for the first time, in a ground operation garnering global condemnation, Thousands ordered to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide in Papua New Guinea, Elena Rybakina advances to the French Open second round