The bodies of two people, suspected to be children, have been found following a house fire in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales.

Questions are mounting for US authorities over how to keep politicians safe, after a gunman was able to fire shots at the White House Correspondents' dinner, attended by President Donald Trump.  

Australia's long-held bitumen standards are being waived, due to supply shortages brought on by the Middle East war. 

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Security experts are questioning how a gunman was able to charge through a checkpoint with multiple weapons, before running towards a ballroom where US President Donald Trump was seated.

The ABC understands two children are missing after a house fire in the foothills of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. 

The Australian Government's latest defence spending announcement is $1.2 billion for new Bushmaster armoured vehicles and to upgrade defence force trucks.

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Authorities in the US are investigating the possible motives of a man who charged through a security point with multiple weapons at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, in an apparent assassination attempt. 

There has been no progress between the US and Iran to end the war in the Middle East and the American president says the regime can get on the phone if they want to negotiate.

A large search for a little girl who went missing from her home in Alice Springs has resumed.

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World leaders are expressing solidarity with the US President after what could be the third assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

There appears to be no sign of a breakthrough in the war in the Middle East and foreign minister Penny Wong will travel to Japan this morning, then China and South Korea, to make sure Australia's prioritised over other nations in getting fuel supply. 

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe has become the first person to break the marathon two-hour barrier.

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US President Donald Trump says a man suspected of opening fire in the vicinity of the White House Correspondents' dinner possessed a manifesto and hates Christians.

The Australian Foreign Minister will travel to Japan today, then to China and Korea, to ensure Australia is prioritised over other nations in the supply of fuel. 

The President of the RSL branch in charge of Townsville's Anzac Day Dawn Service has confirmed they decided not to include a Welcome to Country or Acknowledgement of Country.

Booing and heckling occurred during Welcome to Countries at several other services around the country. 

A large-scale search is underway in Alice Springs for a five-year-old girl who went missing from her home south of the town centre.

Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe has become the first person to run a sub-two hour marathon. 

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