A pause in the federal election campaign; Australians mark Good Friday by attending church services; and in Tennis, Alex de Minaur advances to the Barcelona Open quarterfinals.

Hamas calls for comprehensive deal to end the war in Gaza; Man yeilding knife dies after being shot by police in Melbourne; And in football, Brisbane Roar win A-League Mens fixture at home for first time in over a year.

US and European ministers hold high level talks over reaching a ceasefire in Ukraine; Labor and Liberal ministers grilled on negative gearing and housing; And in sport, Collingwood inflicts the first defeat of Brisbane's Premiership defence.

Anthony Albanese defends his handling of national security; an appeal date set over a nursing home taser killing and Arsenal defeat defending champions Real Madrid to book a spot in the Champions League semi-final.

Police arrest a 15-year-old suspected of hiring hitmen for a transnational crime syndicate; Extensive coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef and Newcastle trimph over Crystal Palace to take third place in the English Premier League.

Peter Dutton says he made a mistake over reports of Russian war planes in Indonesia, a UK Court rules the legal definition of a female does not include transgender women. And in AFL, Willie Rioli returns to training at Port Adelaide.

A woman dies after an alleged DV assault in New South Wales; The Trump administration freezes funding to Harvard over a dispute on grant conditions; Caitlin Foord helps Arsenal to prime position in the Women's Super League.

A manhunt underway after the fatal shooting of a Sydney grandmother; US immigration officials questioned over the delay in bringing back a man wrongly deported to El Salvador; Mixed golf to debut at the 2028 LA Olympics.

Indonesia assures Australia it won't host Russian air bases, Hamas say they've lost contact with last living US hostage, Willie Rioli on leave after racist backlash against the First Nations player.

Australia says it's engaging with Indonesia as Russia requests access to a military base; The Greens ditch a disco fundraiser on Anzac Day after accusations of disrespect and a task force will support Afghan women cricketers.