Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.

by Mamamia Team May 14, 2015

We’ve rounded up all the latest stories from Australia and around the world – so you don’t have to go searching.

1. PM won’t call an early election.

The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has denied claims he will call an early election saying it’s his absolute intention to govern for a full three-year term.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott in parliament. Via Getty.

There had been speculation that the budget was being used as a sweetener to soften up the electorate for an early election, but Mr Abbott said the parliament should run its full term.

“No doubt about that. That’s what everyone in this parliament, on all sides of the parliament, were elected to do – their best they could for the people of Australia for a full three years. That is my absolute intention,” he told Sky News.

Meanwhile he has called on Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, to use his budget reply, tonight, to start outlining his plans for Australia.

Mr Abbott’s told Sky News that he hopes Labor will lift itself out of its game playing mentality and actually start spelling out solutions.

2. A man who shot his girlfriend in the head, after years of domestic abuse has been found not guilty of murder.

Yesterday, a court found 35-year-old Nelson Lai not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter, over the shooting of Rekiah O’Donnell on October 11, 2013 after a year of domestic violence.

During the court case lawyers for Lai claimed that he had been coming down from the drug ice when he picked up a gun and pulled the trigger. He said he did not know it was loaded, and claimed that he was minding the weapon for a friend.

Rekiah O’Donnell

Rekiah died on the floor of his bedroom at his parent’s house.

Lai tried to resuscitate Ms O’Donnell.

During the case the court heard details of domestic violence Lai subjected O’Donnell to.

Outside court yesterday the family of Rekiah O’Donnell expressed their anger at the sentence. Ms O’Donnell’s mother Kerryn Robertson said “Unfortunately it didn’t go our way, but we won’t stop fighting,”

For more read this post here.

3. Gaping hole on domestic violence in budget.

Only one new announcement on tackling family violence was announced in the budget with a $30 million awareness campaign, to which the federal government offered $16.7 million.

The Age points out that in a pre-budget report, nine crucial funding areas were identified by family violence experts, of which not one was given funding.

Renee Carr, executive director of community organisation Fair Agenda, said that a dozen experts were consulted to determine what budget funding was required to address the issue.

Ms Carr said an awareness campaign was pointless.

“If services weren’t there when women decided to leave,” she said.

The Age reports that there are fears the childcare package and changes to paid parental leave will increase the risk of domestic violence.

Alison Macdonald, Domestic Violence Victoria’s policy and program manager said, “We know that when women make decisions about leaving violent relationships and keeping them and their children safe, it’s questions about their financial capacity that are often front of mind.”

So far this year, 24 women have been killed in family violence.

On 13 May, a woman died after allegedly being stabbed in the stomach with a star picket by a relative in Katherine, NT.

The name of a woman murdered in Dallas has not been released. A 49-year-old man has been charged with her murder.

Linda Locke, 51, died in an alleged domestic violence incident on Monday 27 April. Her de facto partner Jamie Walker, 46, has been charged.

On 25 April, an 18-year-old woman was killed in an alleged domestic violence incident in NSW. A man has been charged with murder.

Daniela D'Addario, whose boyfriend Josaia Vosikata has been charged with murder.

Julie Hutchinson, whose husband Michael Hutchinson has been charged with murder.

Salwa Haydar. Her husband has been charged with her murder.

Mai Mach.

Mai Mach. Mai's husband's former mistress has been charged with murder.

June Wallis. Her husband has been charged with her murder.

Sabah Al Mdwali.

Her husband has been charged with her murder.

Jackie Ohide. Her partner has been charged with her murder.

Angela Mackinnon.

Angela Mackinnon. murder.

Kris Deann Sharpley. Her father killed himself and his grandson in a murder-suicide.

Dianne Chi.

Tara Costigan. Her ex-partner has been charged with murder.

Ainsur Isamgul. Her husband has been charged with murder.

Kerry Michael. Her husband has been charged with murder.

Adele Collins. Her ex-partner has been charged with murder.

Fabiana Palhares. Her ex-partner has been charged with her murder.

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