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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: Australia's most wanted terrorist has been killed. The ABC understands Islamic State recruiter Neil Prakash was with other IS operatives when he was killed during a US air strike on April 29 in Mosul, northern Iraq. America has also revealed that Australian woman Shadi Jabar Khalil Mohammad was killed in a similar air strike in Syria two weeks ago Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will paint the Turnbull Government's economic plan as unfair and out of touch when he delivers his budget reply speech to Parliament tonight. The Labor leader will be making his pitch to become Australia's next prime minister John Kasich is expected to drop out of the US presidential race, leaving Donald Trump as the presumptive Republican nominee. Trump will now face the task of uniting a fractured party around his White House bid Human embryos have been successfully developed in a Petri dish for up to 14 days after fertilisation. It could open up an ethical debate because human embryos normally implant into the wall of the uterus after seven days Here's what's coming up: 7.35am AEST: Treasurer Scott Morrison will address a Tax Institute breakfast in Sydney 10:30am AEST: The families of three Aboriginal children murdered at Bowraville, and their supporters, will hold a rally. It is anticipated that the NSW Parliament will debate a bill that would clear the way for justice 11:30am AEST: 'Postcard Bandit' Brenden Abbott is expected to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court after being extradited from Queensland yesterday 12:00pm AEST: A vigil will be held at the Immigration Department's Melbourne office to honour the two refugees who set themselves alight on Nauru 6:15pm AEST: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is scheduled to be on RN Drive 7.30pm AEST: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will give his budget reply speech. He will then be interviewed on a special broadcast of 7.30 which starts at 8pm Top Stories Australia's most wanted terrorist killed in Iraq air strike The Islamic State group's most senior Australian recruiter Neil Prakash is killed in a US air strike on a terrorist stronghold in Iraq, while a separate strike in Syria kills the sister of the radicalised teen who shot dead police accountant Curtis Cheng in Sydney last year. Shorten to make Labor's case for election in budget reply The Opposition Leader will re-commit to tens of billions of dollars in taxes and savings measures to fund spending on Labor's priorities like health, education, renewable energy and housing affordability. Human embryos cultured in lab for up to 14 days Scientists successfully sustain a human embryo in a petri dish for 14 days in a "major step forward" that offers new insights into early embryonic development and revives ethical questions on the research. John Kasich bows out of Republican race, US media reports Donald Trump's last remaining challenger for the Republican Party presidential nomination reportedly drops out of the race, leaving the presumptive nominee with the task of uniting a fractured party around his White House bid. Painkiller specialist on mission to save Prince, lawyer says A specialist in painkiller addiction, due to meet Prince the day after he died, believed he was on a lifesaving mission but arrived too late, a lawyer for the doctor reveals. 'I was asked to resign for Abbott': Bishop ends 29-year political career Veteran Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop bids farewell to Federal Parliament with a pointed reference to the travel expenses scandal that ended her tenure as speaker. Spurs and Chelsea charged over 'Battle of the Bridge' Spurs and Chelsea are charged by the English FA over spiteful scenes at their Premier League showdown, including Spurs' Mousa Dembele who is charged with eye-gouging. Manus Island detainees launch legal bid to be moved to Australia More than 700 asylum seekers held on Manus Island begin action in the High Court calling on the Federal Government to immediately move them to Australia. 31 passengers hurt in 'severe' Indonesia turbulence An Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta experiences "severe and unexpected" turbulence just before landing, leaving 31 passengers injured. Family demands answers over baby's death after misdiagnosis The parents of a six-month-old boy who died after being misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis want answers about their son's death, saying his condition was treatable and the death preventable. Weak regulation allowing asbestos-laden building materials to slip into Australia: report Glaring weaknesses in regulations and border protection issues are allowing building products contaminated with potentially deadly asbestos into Australia, a Senate committee warns. Sculptor of iconic knotted revolver dies Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reutersward, best known for designing an oversized bronze sculpture of a revolver with a knotted barrel as a symbol of peace after the assassination of John Lennon, dies aged 81. Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile's beaches Piles of dead whales, salmon, sardines and clams clog Chile's pacific beaches in a phenomenon experts partly blame on the El Nino weather event. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Morrison has delivered a Menzian budget By Terry Barnes Budget 2016: It's a story with a few loose ends By Greg Jericho Budget 2016: Scientists live to fight another year By Alan Duffy Budget 2016: Surplus nowhere in sight By Ian Verrender Just In Coroner releases findings in Bacchus Marsh baby deaths case May 5, 2016 - 6:50 am Man dies in house fire at Ipswich May 5, 2016 - 6:37 am Painkiller specialist on mission to save Prince, lawyer says May 5, 2016 - 6:28 am World • Germany relaxes rules on medical cannabis • Hundreds of structures destroyed in Canada wildfire • Trump looks to unify Republicans after decisive primary victory Business • Resources stocks pull share market down, erasing gains • Corporate tax cut plan to cost $16.5b in 10 years' time: PBO analysis • RBA rate cut and China data weighs on US market Politics • Shorten to make Labor's case for election in budget reply • Trump looks to unify Republicans after decisive primary victory • Weak regulation allowing asbestos-laden building materials to slip into Australia: report Sport • Eels great Brett Kenny calls on Parramatta officials to step down • Spurs and Chelsea charged over 'Battle of the Bridge' • Extra time in NRL finals set for shake-up Science and Tech • Human embryos cultured in lab for up to 14 days • Pop goes the Large Hadron Collider, shut down by weasel • New strain of rabbit-culling calicivirus given green light for 2017 release Environment • Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile's beaches • El Nino decimates inhabitants of Palau's treasured Jellyfish Lake • Funding hole may leave Direct Action centrepiece out of money: think tank Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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