Good morning. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared victory over his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in an unprecedented second round of the Turkish presidential election, although the full tally of votes is yet to be counted. A triumphant Erdoğan stood on top of a bus near his residence in Istanbul to once again sing a campaign song to his supporters and pronounce victory. “Look at this scene. It’s magnificent,” he said. “We have completed the second round of the presidential elections with the favour of our nation.”
Meanwhile, parts of Melbourne were shaken by a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that hit near Sunbury in the city’s north-west late on Sunday night. Geoscience Australia confirmed the quake occurred at 11.41pm. Thousands of people contacted the agency to report they had felt the shaking, but there have been no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage.
Australia
Housing | Australian rental affordability has dropped to its worst levels in nearly a decade, with the average household spending a third of its income on rent, a new report says.
Earthquake | Victoria’s state emergency service said a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Melbourne on Sunday night had resulted in “little to no damage”, but advised residents to be alert for aftershocks.
Justice | Victoria’s Indigenous truth-telling commission heard “horrific” details about a police counter-terror raid that resulted in the alleged assault of multiple members of the same family.
Opinion | The demonisation of nimbyism is unhelpful – it’s a natural response to decades of Melbourne’s planning failures, writes professor of urban planning Andrew Butt.
Voice vote | The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, urged Australians to discuss the Indigenous voice to parliament with friends and family to ensure a successful referendum process.
Exclusive | Using credit cards and phones to tap on to Melbourne public transport won’t be a network-wide reality until at least 2025, but the Victorian government has defended its new ticketing contract amid claims other bidders could have implemented the compatibility faster.
World
Turkish elections | President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has ruled Turkey for 20 years, won a run-off vote with 52% support, and thanked voters for opportunity to “govern Turkey for the next five years”. We’re covering it live.
Debt ceiling | The tentative deal to raise the US debt ceiling that was struck between President Joe Biden and House speaker Kevin McCarthy is being ironed out in Washington, with the aim of avoiding a catastrophic and unprecedented default in early June. It must still pass a divided Congress.
Mental health | From August, police in London will no longer attend the thousands of emergency calls related to mental health incidents they receive each year, the force’s commissioner said in a letter seen by the Guardian.
Ron DeSantis | The Republican Florida governor was accused of a “catastrophic” approach to the climate crisis after he launched his campaign for US president by saying he rejects the “politicisation of the weather”.
Green canal | Police in Venice are investigating the source of phosphorescent green liquid that appeared in the city’s Grand Canal, with speculation it was caused by climate protesters.
Full Story
Why we need to talk about antidepressant withdrawal
A growing number of advocates, patients and health experts say Australia needs to change the way it thinks about withdrawal from antidepressants. Reporter Beth Gibson speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about why some people struggle when coming off the medication and what’s being done to help them.
In-depth
Emanuela Orlandi’s disappearance, aged 15, after leaving her home within Vatican City in the summer of 1983 has gripped Italy for four decades. But it wasn’t until January this year that the powerful and inscrutable Holy See reopened its investigation of the case, promising to leave no stone unturned in a mystery that has produced many theories, some of them outlandish, but no concrete facts. Now, prosecutors in Rome are collaborating with the Vatican for the first time.
“For all these years the Vatican has stayed silent – maybe this means someone there has proof of what happened,” her brother, Pietro Orlandi, tells the Observer.
Not the news
As the hit HBO drama show Succession draws to an end, one of the world’s leading addiction treatment centres warned of the prevalence of “Succession syndrome” whereby successful and wealthy households “create a deep-rooted fear of weakness and failure” in children.
The world of sport
Football | Chelsea were crowned Women’s Super League champions for the fourth straight year after a win at Reading. Meanwhile, Leicester and Leeds were relegated from the Premier League as Everton ensured its survival.
AFL | Legend Adam Goodes’ iconic war cry was set in stone. And there were surprises galore over the weekend as the Giants skinned the Cats, the Suns outshone the Dogs, and the Swans bruised the Blues.
NRL | Canberra forward Corey Harawira-Naera was discharged from hospital after collapsing during his team’s match against South Sydney.
Media roundup
Institutions are using extraordinary legal tactics to fight compensation claims by abuse victims, the ABC says. The Australian reports Taiwan’s top trade negotiator saying he “cannot imagine” Canberra will fold to pressure from Beijing and block Taipei’s bid to join the CPTPP.
What’s happening today
Chris Dawson | The former Sydney school teacher and rugby league player will face a judge-alone trial on allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a teenage student in the 1980s.
State memorial | John Olsen AO OBE, the beloved artist and winner of the 2005 Archibald prize, will be remembered at a state memorial service in Sydney.
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Brain teaser
And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day – with plenty more on the Guardian’s Puzzles app for iOS and Android. Until tomorrow.
