State of the nation
► The Greek migrant who invented Hawaiian pizza from his restaurant in Canada has died. He was 83.
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Sam Panopolous created his original - and controversial - take on the popular Italian dish in 1962.
In an interview with Canadian broadcaster CBC in February, Mr Panopolous said he first added pineapple to pizza as an experiment. Read more.
► Steak is off the menu on Monday, as World Meat Free Day raises awareness of the impact eating meat has on the planet.
Launceston woman Katherine Whitmore will be one person taking part in the challenge, which aims to help meat eaters across the globe change their dietary habits. Read more.
► It is a rumour that has survived a decade that a TV producer asked the Newcastle Port Corporation if his network’s star duo could broadcast from the deck of the Pasha Bulker.
Breakfast personalities were instead parachuted into Nobbys for special editions with the stranded ship as backdrop, as the nation’s gaze fixed on the storm-battered second city of NSW. Read more.
► A NSW coroner says more nurses are needed in one of the Hunter’s major mental health intensive care units after an inquest into the suicide of teenager Ahlia Raftery in 2015.
Deputy State Coroner Derek Lee said there was “ample evidence” an increased nurse to patient ratio was justified after the inquest heard Ms Raftery, 18, died in the intensive care unit after a “particularly busy” evening, when there were nine patients in the eight bed ward for a time. Read more.
National news
► More than 80 illegally imported guns have been seized during raids across the country after a tip-off from US authorities.
The Australian Border Force seized the black market guns, as well as 43 firearm silencers and 37 kilograms of gunpowder, after raiding more than a dozen properties.
A Border Force spokeswoman said certain types of bullets and parts to make silencers were also found. Read more.
►Police are urging drivers to take extra care during the wet long weekend after one fatality so far on the state's roads and thousands of incidents including a learner driver and his supervisor both testing positive after breath tests.
NSW Police have activated Operation Stay Alert with double demerits coming into force from Friday morning until Monday night.
More than 2000 incidents have been reported so far. The most serious involved a 36-year-old man who died when his car hit a tree at Yass on Saturday. Read more.
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International news
► Tel-Aviv: After fleeing their war-torn countries, genocide and repressive regimes, many of the estimated 45,000 African asylum seekers in Israel face formidable resistance from state institutions and are stuck in legal limbo from the day they arrive.
Mostly coming from Eritrea and Sudan, they hope to obtain asylum in Israel in greater numbers than in previous years after turmoil in Libya in 2011 made the route through Libya to Europe nearly impossible. Read more.
► Bangkok: An espionage charge laid against Australian filmmaker James Ricketson in Phnom Penh could strain the Turnbull government's relations with Cambodia, as Canberra clings to a controversial $55 million refugee deal.
Mr Ricketson has been charged with gathering information that could jeopardise Cambodia's national security. He could face up to 10 years jail if convicted. Read more.
On this day
2012 – More than 80 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried
2002 – Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
1998 – Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
1970 – After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so.
1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
The faces of Australia: Dan Cove
Dan Cove has recently started what he calls the best job in the world.
The long-time traveller may be born and bred in the Central West, but he is not afraid to get out there and see the sites, and now he wants you to.
In mid May he started his new role as the Bathurst Visitor Information Centre manager and so far he’s loving it. Read more.