Morning everyone. The racial slur Matildas superstar Sam Kerr is alleged to have used against a British police officer was “stupid white bastard”, sources have confirmed to the Guardian. We have the full story along with news that one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies has made a public donation to an Australian political party for the first time in a decade – to the Nationals. In America, Nikki Haley has pulled out of the race to become the Republican candidate in the US presidential election, and back home it’s a big night for NRL and AFL as the footy seasons get fully under way.