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Good morning. Here's what's happening now: Investigators are a step closer to finding the wreckage of the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean. A French navy ship has detected signals from one of its black boxes The world's longest rail tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland. The 57-kilometre Gotthard Base Tunnel cuts through the Swiss Alps, took 17 years to complete, and cost over $16 billion Sam Stosur is into the semi-finals of the French Open after seeing off Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in a tense contest. "I think typically whoever wins a grand slam, they don't always play their best tennis every single day, but they find a way to win," she said A Lego sculpture which took three days and nights to put together has been brought down by a child just an hour after it went on display. The 1.8-metre sculpture portrayed the character Nick Wilde from Disney's Zootopia... and was worth more than $20,000 Here's what's coming up: 7:10am AEST: Trade Minister Steve Ciobo will be talking to ABC's AM 8:05am AEST: Independent senator David Leyonhjelm will be speaking to RN Breakfast 11:00am AEST: Greens leader Richard Di Natale and senator Janet Rice will announce their party's public transport policy 11:00am AEST: A repatriation ceremony will be held in Sydney to welcome home 33 Australian service personnel and dependents who had been buried overseas Top Stories French navy detects signals from crashed EgyptAir flight: officials A French navy vessel equipped with deep-water listening devices detects signals from one of the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean, investigators say. Daley, Farah furious at referees as Blues lose Origin I New South Wales coach Laurie Daley says he will request a change of referees for Game Two after the Blues' 6-4 loss in the opening State Of Origin clash. Missing Australian took drugs before he disappeared: family The family of a man missing in Brazil say police have told the media Rye Hunt used "recreational substances" in the lead-up to his disappearance more than 11 days ago. Two dead in murder-suicide at LA university A murder-suicide at the University of California Los Angeles shuts down the campus for two hours, drawing large numbers of police officers in camouflage and tactical gear to the scene. Boy easily entered Cincinnati Zoo gorilla enclosure: witness A gorilla known as Harambe, initially appeared to help a boy trapped in a Cincinnati Zoo enclosure, before becoming agitated by the crowd's screaming, a witness to the incident tells US media. Great white shark involved in WA surfer attack dies A great white shark captured in the wake of an attack on a surfer south of Perth dies and is disposed of at sea, Western Australia's Department of Fisheries confirms. Legal Aid funding 'should be an election issue' The Federal Government and Opposition is called on by the Law Council of Australia to boost Legal Aid funding ahead of the election after the Productivity Commission recommended a $200 million budget increase. Child knocks over $20,000 Lego sculpture an hour after it goes on display A young Chinese boy accidently brings a $20,000 Lego sculpture — which took three painstaking days and nights to put together — crashing down, just an hour after it was put on public display. Remains of 33 Australians return home from Malaysia Two planes bearing the remains of 33 Australian service personnel who were buried in military cemeteries in Malaysia and Singapore will land at a Royal Australian Air Force base north-west of Sydney this morning. Swiss declare Alps tamed as Gotthard rail tunnel opens The world's longest tunnel officially opens in Switzerland with the trailblazing rail passage under the Swiss Alps aiming to ease transit through the heart of Europe. Gene that turned moths black also colours tropical butterflies yellow The same gene that turned peppered moths black to camouflage them during the industrial pollution is also behind colour variation in bright tropical butterflies, research shows. Al Shabaab claim deadly attack on Mogadishu hotel, at least 15 dead Somalia's Al Shabaab launch a deadly attack on a top Mogadishu hotel popular with MPs, setting off a car bomb and fighting security forces inside the complex killing at least 15 people, the jihadists and security sources say. 40 dead tiger cubs found at popular Thai tourist attraction Forty tiger cubs are found in a freezer at Tiger Temple, a Thai Buddhist temple previously accused of wildlife trafficking and animal cruelty. Why isn't everyone celebrating GDP figures? GDP figures show an economy travelling at its fastest pace in 3.5 years. So with such strong headline numbers, why isn't everyone celebrating? Deconstructed coffee served at Melbourne cafe dubbed 'hipsterism gone too far' A "deconstructed coffee" served in three beakers instead of a cup at a Melbourne cafe causes a stir on social media, with the concoction being dubbed "peak hipster". Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Election 2016: When in doubt, Labor plays to the base By Peter Brent Turnbull must bring Abbott back - or risk losing the election By Terry Barnes What's the plan for when a recession bites? By Greg Jericho Beers, bubs and breakdowns: We put our pollies to the sniff test By Peter Lewis Just In British Open host Royal Troon to hold vote on women members June 2, 2016 - 6:30 am Great white shark involved in WA surfer attack dies June 2, 2016 - 6:18 am Missing Australian took drugs before he disappeared: family June 2, 2016 - 6:17 am World • Iraq stalls assault to reclaim IS-held Fallujah to protect civilians • Axl Rose to extend AC/DC career with 10 US concerts • First aid convoy since 2012 enters Syria's besieged Daraya: Red Cross Business • Australia's economy grows at fastest pace in four years • Share market closes lower despite GDP growth • There's still bears in there Politics • Legal Aid funding 'should be an election issue' • Corporate tax cuts to cost $3b more than flagged: PBO • Why isn't everyone celebrating GDP figures? Sport • Daley, Farah furious at referees as Blues lose Origin I • Stosur into French Open semi with tough win over Pironkova • Queensland Maroons draw first blood in State of Origin I Science and Tech • Brain scans could be used to diagnose depression, study shows • Harambe was protecting boy from screaming crowd: expert • 'I hated myself': Australian teens losing thousands in Counter-Strike gambling Environment • Shorten pledges $500m for reef as surveys reveal mass coral die-offs • Coral bleaching and that UNESCO list. What's been going on with the reef? • 35pc of coral killed by bleaching in parts of Great Barrier Reef Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. 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