Headlines: Economy slows to 0.3% growth

Today's headlines include:

• Economic growth slowed to 0.3% in the first three months of the year, down from 0.9% growth in December. 
• The newly elected leader of the Solomon Islands has pushed for closer ties with Australia during a meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra.
• The Trump administration is threatening to impose more import tariffs on at least 60 countries, including Australia. 
• And today’s good news: The first Indigenous Australian judge in a court’s 174-year history has been sworn-in at a ceremony in Melbourne.

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