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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: "I may have made mistakes but I did not commit any crime." Those were the defiant words of suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, after the Senate voted to put her on trial for breaking budget laws. She has vowed to fight on during a Senate trial that could take up to six months Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has met with the nation's top elected Republican, House speaker Paul Ryan, in an attempt to unify the party behind his divisive White House campaign. Mr Trump failed to secure an endorsement but Mr Ryan told reporters it was "a first very encouraging meeting" Pope Francis says he will set up a commission to look into women entering the Catholic clergy. During a question and answer session he promised to examine whether women could become deacons, one rank below priests A new study has found warming of the Arctic by climate change could be responsible for a sub-species of red knot birds growing smaller in size and with shorter bills. The shrinking has led to a population drop because when the birds reach their winter feeding grounds in West Africa, they cannot reach the best food Keen to receive more election news in your inbox? We're sending updates from the campaign trail to our politics subscribers. Update your NewsMail preferences here Here's what's coming up: 10:00am AEST: South Australian Senator Bob Day's case against the new Senate voting reforms will be back before the High Court 10:30am AEST: Jake Fairest, one of three deaf people accused of murdering a deaf man, will face a fit to plead hearing. Psychologists' reports have indicated he is not fit to enter a plea because of his intellectual disabilities 10:30am AEST: Colin Wade Gower, 69, will face a plea hearing in the Victorian County Court after taking his estranged wife and her employee hostage for seven hours in Rye in December 6:00pm AEST: Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten will go head-to-head in the first leaders' debate at the Windsor RSL in Western Sydney 7:00pm AEST: The Parramatta Eels will take on the Rabbitohs in the NRL. Fans are planning to march from Prince Alfred Park to Pirtek Stadium as a show of support for their club, which is facing sanctions over salary cap breaches Top Stories Vote Compass: Double dissolution trigger not a big issue for voters It's the issue that triggered the election but industrial relations is close to the bottom of the pile of what matters to Australian voters, Vote Compass data suggests. Turnbull, Shorten to take on first leader's debate Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will go head-to-head in the first leader's debate of the election campaign tonight. Two men killed on train tracks in Melbourne A city-bound passenger train hits and kills two men at Altona Meadows in the city's south-west shortly before midnight. Tomic pulls out of Australia's Rio 2016 tennis team Bernard Tomic announces he will not be representing Australia in tennis at the Rio Olympics, citing a busy playing schedule and personal circumstances. Auction for gun used to kill Trayvon Martin disappears The Florida man who shot and killed teenager Trayvon Martin in an incident that triggered nationwide civil rights protests was offering the gun for sale in an online auction, but the listing vanished from the site moments after bidding was due to begin. Trump holds 'positive' talks but fails to win endorsement of Ryan Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump falls short of winning an endorsement from the nation's top elected Republican Paul Ryan after a high-stakes bid to get the party leadership behind his divisive White House run. Brazil's Rousseff vows to fight on after Senate vote to suspend her Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vows to fight on after the Senate voted to put her on trial for breaking budget laws, a historic decision fuelled by deep recession and a sprawling corruption scandal. Maritime union urges rethink on dumping of Labor candidate The Maritime Union of Australia wants Labor leader Bill Shorten to reconsider the party's move to disendorse Chris Brown for the seat of Fremantle. Shrinking birds pay the price for rapid warming in Arctic A migratory bird is paying the price of rapid warming in the Arctic when they reach the tropics, according to a study that sends warning signals about the future of these iconic migratory birds and the impact of climate change. Russian ex-doping watchdog details extensive Olympic cheat plot: report The former head of Russia's anti-doping laboratory alleges to the New York Times that dozens of Russian athletes, including at least 15 Sochi Olympics medallists were part of an extensive state-run doping program. 'We'll do it better ourselves': 7-Eleven defends dropping panel 7-Eleven chairman Michael Smith defends the company's decision to scrap the independent wage panel to investigate underpayment of its workers, saying it cannot "outsource our morality". Duncan Storrar 'freaked out' by 'media storm' over toaster campaign Duncan Storrar is "freaked out" by the attention a crowdfunder to buy him a toaster has delivered and says the more than $60,000 will go towards his daughters' education. Pope Francis to consider female deacons in Church Pope Francis says he will set up a commission to study the possibility of women entering the Catholic clergy in his latest potentially historic opening on a vexed issue for the Church. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum How important is the Vice Presidential pick? Hint: It matters more than a 'warm bucket of spit' By John Barron We're being sold the trickle-down economics con By Michael Bradley We wouldn't be here if it weren't for high debt and taxes By Anthony Page Youth unemployment is the canary in the job mine By Greg Jericho Just In Two men killed on train tracks in Melbourne May 13, 2016 - 6:36 am Nadal beats Kyrgios in Rome to set up likely Djokovic clash May 13, 2016 - 6:32 am Fact check: Did the budget take from working mums and give tax cuts to millionaires? May 13, 2016 - 6:28 am World • US missile shield starts up in Romania amid Russian fury • 'Trump not racist or sexist': Republican spin doctor • BBC faces major overhaul with new governing body Business • RBA will cut cash rate to 1pc ... or lower: JP Morgan • NAB tightens foreign home loan borrower rules • Share market falls as investors leave banking sector Politics • Fact check: Did the budget take from working mums and give tax cuts to millionaires? • Brazil's Rousseff vows to fight on after Senate vote to suspend her • Turnbull, Shorten to take on first leader's debate Sport • Russian ex-doping watchdog details extensive Olympic cheat plot: report • Tomic pulls out of Australia's Rio 2016 tennis team • Nadal beats Kyrgios in Rome to set up likely Djokovic clash Science and Tech • Shrinking birds pay the price for rapid warming in Arctic • Nation's health secrets to be found in its sewage • Leaked emails cast doubt on future of ice core climate lab Environment • Global map uncovers surprising riches on deep sea floor • Carbon dioxide levels continue to rise in cleanest air in the world • Royal commission final report urges SA to pursue nuclear waste dump Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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