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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: Hundreds of child sex abuse cases may be reopened after the Catholic Church abandoned blind reporting, which had allowed organisations to pass on abuse allegations without the victims' names. New data shows that in the past eight years, NSW Police have received 1,476 blind reports Voting is underway in the high-stakes presidential primary in New York. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are tipped to take out victories in the Democrat and Republican races respectively A 21-year-old snowboarding champion has died in an avalanche in Switzerland. Estelle Balet was swept away by the one-kilometre-long avalanche during a film shoot A vegetarian diet and lower meat consumption could be the key to meeting global food demands without clearing more forests for farmland. Researchers ran 500 food-supply scenarios and found vegan diets allowed the most options for future food production Here's what's coming up: 9:00am AEST: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will speak to the Australian Public Service at an event hosted by the Institute of Public Administration Australia in Canberra 10:00am AEST: Godfrey Zaburoni, who had his conviction for intentionally infecting his partner with HIV overturned by the High Court, is scheduled to be resentenced in Queensland 11:00am AEST: Results are expected in the New York primary as part of the US presidential race 12:30pm AEST: Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins will address the National Press Club in Canberra Top Stories Hundreds of de-identified sex abuse cases may be reopened Hundreds of cases of child sex abuse going back decades may be reopened after the Catholic Church publicly abandons a controversial practice known as blind reporting. 'Patients lives at risk': Call for urgent national cosmetic surgery legislation Urgent national legislation is needed to protect patients lives from the actions of some cosmetic surgeons, health experts are warning. Labor defends motion putting Sinodinos before fundraising inquiry Labor defends a motion forcing Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos to appear before a Senate inquiry into political fundraising. Government to scrap bulk billing incentives for pathologists before election: Ley Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley says she will not give into Labor's "scare campaign" against a policy to scrap bulk billing incentives for pathologists — even if it coincides with an election. Clinton, Trump tipped to win high-stakes New York contest New Yorkers vote in a high-stakes presidential primary tipped to hand Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump victories in the race to clinch the Democratic and Republican tickets to the White House. Uluru trumps the Eiffel Tower - and should be climbed, NT Chief Minister says NT Chief Minister Adam Giles says Uluru is "a lot more beautiful" than the Eiffel Tower as he calls for the tourist climb to be supported. 'It's not justice', Manus detainees say of Barati killers' jail time Detainees in Australia's offshore detention centre on Manus Island say they are dismayed by the jail sentence given to two Papua New Guinean men who killed asylum seeker Reza Barati. Diet key to feeding the world without deforestation, modelling shows A vegetarian diet and lower meat consumption could be the key to meeting global food demands without clearing more forests for farmland, according to new research. $30m DV campaign to focus on 'influencers' The awareness campaign will be rolled out across the country from this weekend to try to change dangerous and entrenched attitudes about violence towards women. Swiss snowboarding champion Estelle Balet dies in avalanche The 21-year-old dies during a film shoot in Switzerland after a slab of snow breaks away and sweeps her down a narrow, rocky slope. Three days after Ecuador quake, hopes for survivors dwindle Ecuador is facing the grim reality of recovering more bodies than survivors three days after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake killed more than 400 people in the poor South American country. Surfboard designer creating flat-pack, cyclone-proof housing for vulnerable Pacific nations From plastic to fantastic — renowned surfboard shaper Nev Hyman teams up with Sydney architect Ken McBryde to turn recycled plastic into affordable, cyclone-proof housing. Michelle Bridges accused of fat shaming over obesity remarks Radio stars Chrissie Swan and Meshel Laurie join criticism of fitness expert Michelle Bridges over her claim she has never met anyone who is morbidly obese and happy. Spectacular footage shows dolphins fleeing orca ambush A whale watcher who caught on camera the "incredible moment" a pod of about 1,000 dolphins fled an attack by orcas in waters off California says he was "just in the right spot at the right time". Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Antiquated parliamentary rules are a poor reflection on our democracy By Marius Benson You've been warned: The budget is credit rating crunch time for the government By Stephen Koukoulas Election 2016: Will political discipline be the decider? By Annabel Crabb Is the royal commission promise a political winner? 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