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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: The unofficial election campaign will start today, with Australia looking set to go to the polls on July 2. The PM was handed a double dissolution trigger yesterday after the Senate again voted down the Government's bill to re-establish the construction watchdog Italian President Sergio Mattarella says hundreds of people appear to have died in the latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean. There are unconfirmed media reports 400 people perished after boats capsized near the Egyptian coast A new study from the UK and Singapore suggests women may be more affected by shiftwork than men. Researchers said women were more likely to be impaired by "being awake at the wrong time of day" Dinosaurs may have struggled to survive for tens of millions of years before they finally went extinct. A new fossil study suggests dinosaurs were in decline before a giant asteroid struck Earth Here's what's coming up: 8:00am AEST: Opposition Leader Bill shorten will speak to the ABC's AM program from Canberra 10:00am AEST: The inquest into the Sydney seige continues. More police officers are expected to give evidence today 2:00pm AEST: Question Time is scheduled to begin in Canberra 2:00pm AEST: Creditors will meet for the first time since steelmaker Arrium went into voluntary administration. The meeting will take place in Sydney and will be webcast to Whyalla Top Stories Unofficial election campaign begins as Turnbull gets his trigger Australia looks set for a July 2 double dissolution poll and "quite a long election campaign", in the words of one MP, though when Malcolm Turnbull will make proceedings official remains unclear. Government refuses to comment on 'humiliating' leak The Government refuses to comment on what Labor is calling a "humiliating" leak of core budget details, after Sky News revealed purported key points of a script for a post-budget ad campaign. 'Hundreds' dead in new migrant disaster, Italian president says Several hundred people appear to have died in a new migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean, Italian President Sergio Mattarella says. Who's left holding the baby? Legal tug-of-war highlights surrogacy flaws A newborn baby is used as a bargaining chip between its biological parents and its surrogate mother after a surrogacy arrangement in north Queensland goes sour. Victoria Police search for man after teen footballer dies Victoria Police release the image of a man wanted for questioning after the death of Eltham teenager Patrick Cronin following a brawl outside a pub in Melbourne's north-east on the weekend. Depp and Heard make Pistol and Boo apology video Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he hopes a video released by Hollywood star Johnny Depp and his wife will reinforce that Australia's biosecurity laws are not "a joke". Women may be more affected by shiftwork than men Women are more likely to be affected by jobs involving night shiftwork than men, according to a new study that details for the first time how sleep-wake cycles and circadian rhythms affect men and women differently. Bomb rips through Jerusalem bus injuring 21, officials say An explosion tears through a bus in Jerusalem and sets a second bus on fire, injuring 21 people in what Israeli police say was a bombing. Safety switch could have saved man electrocuted on Top End trawler, inquest hears An inquest into the death of a man electrocuted on a Top End prawn trawler is told a safety switch could have saved his life. Dinosaurs struggled to survive before extinction event: new study Dinosaurs struggled to survive for tens of millions of years before they finally went extinct, an event widely blamed on the environmental fallout from an asteroid strike, researchers say. Ecuador earthquake toll rises to 350 amid search for survivors The death toll from Ecuador's worst earthquake in decades rises to 350, President Rafael Correa says, as rescuers struggle to pull survivors from the piles of debris. Hackett apologises for in-air incident, working to address 'issues' Grant Hackett apologises for "stuffing up" after clashing with an airline passenger on a flight that landed at Melbourne Airport on Sunday, saying he is working on his "issues". Shorten admonishes Conroy over Governor-General criticism Opposition Leader Bill Shorten slaps down frontbench colleague Stephen Conroy after the senator accused Sir Peter Cosgrove of a "tawdry political stunt" over Parliament's recall. Woman enters Toronto Zoo tiger enclosure to retrieve hat The Toronto Zoo says it is investigating a video that shows a woman climbing into part of its tiger enclosure to retrieve a hat. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum When WADA goes rogue: how the anti-doping agency got it wrong By Tracey Holmes As of today, the election is a real contest By Barrie Cassidy There's a silver lining to Palmer and Queensland Nickel's downfall By Ian Verrender Parliament returns, but has the plan turned against Turnbull? 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