That’s a wrap. Thanks for following The Australian Financial Review’s live news coverage this Sunday, May 18, 2025. We will have more for you in the next live news coverage.

Here are some of the stories we covered today:

• Bomb near California fertility clinic; FBI calls it ‘terrorism’ | An explosion near a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California on Saturday (Sunday AEST) killed one person and injured at least four in an incident the FBI called an “intentional act”.

• Victorian budget gives kids free public transport | Children will be able to travel at no cost from next year as a state cost-of-living sweetener.

• Watt promises to get offshore gas through Senate | Environment Minister Murray Watt says he will get the job done, as he did with the CFMEU laws.

• Some former state premiers and MPs won’t pay $3m super tax | Those receiving generous defined benefit pensions will not be required to pay the federal government’s controversial new levy.