8.00am (AEST) – Met Gala red carpet begins – New York

10.00am (AEST – The case of Erin Patterson, accused of serving a fatal mushroom lunch, is back in court to decide the location of her committal hearing – Morwell, Vic

12.00 (AEST) – Victoria’s State Budget 24/25 to be delivered – Melbourne

2.30pm (AEST) – RBA’s rate announcement and media conference to follow – Sydney

Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin will convene a national roundtable on domestic violence

The Senate Report into Supermarket Pricing is to be tabled 

The Senate Inquiry into proposed new immigration laws is due to report back

Road to Rodeo (on until 7 May) – Mount Isa

World Asthma Day  

Anniversary of:

• Ludwig van Beethoven’s 9th (Chorale) Symphony premiering in Vienna (1824)
• the first Mother’s Day being declared by US President Woodrow Wilson (1914)
• the makers of Agent Orange reaching a $180m out-of-court settlement with veterans (1984)
• Emmanuel Macron winning France’s presidential election (2017)

Wednesday
5.00am (AEST) – Eurovision 2024 begins