Stars turn up for annual fundraiser at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York amid protests against Israel-Gaza war nearbyDozens of anti-Israel protesters near Met Gala aim to disrupt eventCo-chair and absolute queen of meta-dressing – see the shoes with tennis ball heels she wore to promote sexy tennis flick, Challengers – Zendaya has arrived....

Yarra Valley grammar principal says position of two students was untenable and ‘they will not be returning’Two boys at a Melbourne private school have been expelled over a spreadsheet in which female classmates were ranked, its principal has told parents.Four students from Yarra Valley grammar in Ringwood, in Melbourne’s east, were suspended last week...

Dramatic conjunction of forces with aim to crash gala separated only by New York police and metal barricadesDozens of anti-Israel protesters came within a block of disrupting celebrity fashion’s biggest night out – the Met Gala – on Monday evening in a dramatic conjunction of forces that was separated only by New York police and metal barricades.Some...

Victorian woman elects to ‘fast track’ case involving murder and attempted murder charges relating to Leongatha lunchFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastErin Patterson, the woman accused of murdering and attempting to murder her relatives by serving them a meal...

Meanwhile Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas will hand down his 10th budget, which will show the state’s debt is expected to stabilise in the near future. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, says the prime minister needs to “pick the phone up” and speak directly...

Students link arms around tents on campus and block local thoroughfare as they call for end to killings in GazaPro-Palestinian protesters who had been blocked by police from accessing an encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Monday broke through fencing, linked arms and encircled tents that remained there, as Columbia University...