The Australian

An armed man has been shot by US Secret Service agents in downtown Washington on Monday, officials said, prompting a brief lockdown of the nearby White House. Latest: bit.ly/4usyzjU

The A-listers invited to New York’s biggest social event of the year have been asked to dress for the theme ‘Fashion is Art’. See all the red carpet looks and more from the Met Gala: bit.ly/4eWq5gw

Jewish Australians have shared shocking stories of abuse and violence at the antisemitism royal commission, revealing hatred from some of society’s most educated citizens. Read more: bit.ly/4dpvRGc

Opinion: Mark Carney was treated as though he were a world statesman. Yet Japan’s dazzling new PM has been treated in a very low-key manner. Only a nation as dumb as us could fail to fully see her significance. Read on: bit.ly/4taLZQN

Banking major Westpac has announced $2.6bn will be paid back to investors in dividends, as it ruled off a $3.4bn interim net profit. Falling short of analyst expectations, Westpac told investors it had delivered a 3 per cent slide in earnings for the first half. bit.ly/3RlkiqU

The horror boating incident occurred after a marine rescue team were called when a yacht was reported struggling off the state’s coast.  Read more: bit.ly/4d3hqGn

Billionaire couple Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez join as honorary chairs, tickets now cost $100,000 and everything else you need to know about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s grandest fundraiser. Read more: bit.ly/490rn6D

The US and Iran have traded fire in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions flared amid a fragile ceasefire, while Tehran also launched strikes on the United Arab Emirates | FOLLOW LIVE theaustralian.com.au/world/us-iran-…

Opinion: At a time of soaring inflation, higher interest rates and increasing housing market pressures, the lures of populist tax changes and cost-of-living sweeteners appear to have won the day. Read more: bit.ly/4d2zPU1

Jim Chalmers is poised to announce an ‘earned income offset’ of between $200 to $300 for every person in Australia who gets a wage or salary and pays tax in next week’s federal budget. Read more: bit.ly/4cSQYiE

Tech review: Sony’s latest premium earbuds deliver exceptional audio performance and noise cancellation. Just don’t take them for a run, writes Jared Lynch. Read more here: bit.ly/4284YAp

Award-winning author Fiona Wright explores a dark premise in her latest novel about a broke thirty-something who considers murdering her parents to inherit their home. Read more: bit.ly/4wf2YUP

This former airport hotel has undergone such a dramatic makeover that the view from the terrace could be a postcard from Italy. Read more: bit.ly/4tbsiYO

The director’s brutal sequel to Sweet Country exposes the shocking use of Indigenous children as miners in 1930s tungsten camps. Read more: bit.ly/4uvuNXk

Meet 40 Aussie children and teens who have shown remarkable bravery and resilience. They all have been helped or have hope for the same reason. It’s never been more important. Read more: bit.ly/42bSNm4

Electric vehicle owners could soon power their entire homes using car batteries that deliver eight times more capacity than Tesla’s Powerwall. Read more: bit.ly/3QLC6eO

It really is the calm before the storm for Australian banks. They know a shock is coming, and NAB boss Andrew Irvine isn’t taking any chances. Read more: bit.ly/4eZmDSi

Qantas is expanding its partnership with Uber to allow frequent flyers to earn points from food deliveries, but there is a significant catch. Read more: bit.ly/4thqKgf

Award-winning author Fiona Wright explores a dark premise in her latest novel about a broke thirty-something who considers murdering her parents to inherit their home. Read more: bit.ly/4wf2YUP

Viva Energy has conceded domestic fuel production will be constrained until June after it said repairs from a major refinery fire last month will take another six weeks, tightening supplies as global markets are rattled by conflict in the Middle East. bit.ly/4tSh2BY