An Australian man taken to Syria as a boy speaks exclusively to SBS Dateline; Ukraine's ambassador pleads for more support from the government; Tasmania's premier calls for the official launch of the state's A-F-L side to be postponed.

Victorians in fire danger zones urged to evacuate while they still can; New South Wales Police criticised after the bodies of a missing Sydney couple found; Danill Medvedev bounces back after his loss in the Australian Open final.

In this bulletin, the Albanese government's stage 3 tax cut changes pass the parliament; the Kremlin responds to indications that European ground troops could be sent to Ukraine; and in sport, Australia pledges more funds to increase Pacific Islands participation in rugby union.

Police discover human remains near Goulburn while searching for the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies; Scott Morrison delivers his last speech to parliament and in football, The Matildas a game away from qualifying for the Olympics.

Thousands of Australian private-sector companies reveal their gender pay gaps; police continue to search for the bodies of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird and in cricket, India has beaten England by five wickets.

A US airman dies after setting himself ablaze in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC, The search for the bodies of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird continues, Adam Reynolds signs with the Brisbane Broncos for another year.

Former N-T Police constable Zachary Rolfe gives evidence in a long-running inquest; Tuvalu announces a new Prime Minister and in sport, the Matildas land in Melbourne for the second leg of their Olympic qualifying playoff against Uzbekistan.

Police search dams in the New South Wales Southern Highlands for the bodies of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird; Australia sanctions Russian prison officials after the death of Alexei Navalny and in sport, Ben O'Connor misses out on victory in the UAE Tour by just two seconds.

A man to appear in court over the death of a pub bouncer in Sydney's south over the weekend; fears a bushfire in western Victoria could continue to burn for weeks, and in sailing, Australia secures a home victory in the SailGP Sydney Grand Prix.

At least six homes now lost as a bushfire continues in Victoria's west... Donald Trump on track to securing the Republican Party's nomination for the US presidential election... and, Australia beats New Zealand in the third and deciding game of their Twenty20 cricket series