Morning Express: Wednesday, May 1 9:00am: It will be cloudy today with isolated showers developing in Sydney this afternoon. The top temperature is 25 degrees for most of the city, and 26 degrees in the west. That's it for Morning Express. Hope to see you back here tomorrow. 8:57am: A multi-car crash and fuel spill at Pennant Hills is creating a headache for motorists. The accident occurred on Pennant Hills Road at Boundary Road. One of three lanes is closed in each direction. Allow extra time if driving through the area. 8:54am: Before we wrap up today's Morning Express, let's revisit the main headlines of the day: Labor's $14 billion national disability insurance scheme will be funded in part by a special Medicare-style levy set at 0.5 per cent after Julia Gillard reversed her previous opposition to the special tax option. US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the use of chemical weapons in Syria could be a "game changer" in the US response to the conflict. A man has been shot several times in the car park of a gay and swingers sex club in Rydalmere. The New York Post front page. 8:44am: The father of a high school student whose photograph appeared on the front page of a US newspaper as a person investigators were trying to identify in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings is seeking legal advice. Investigators have since cleared the student of any involvement in the blasts. Separately, authorities are scrutinising the activities of the wife of the dead Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the days before and after the attacks. 8:30am: Ross Gittins' advice: Don't be too alarmed by all the talk of budget black holes and everything being on the table in Julia Gillard's search for savings. He outlines the who, how and why of people genuinely in financial stress. Gittins: Sailing close to the edge is tough With the coming budget, spare a thought for those so poor they're just about excluded from normal financial services, such has home content insurance or car insurance. 7:38am: If you've got a spare $3.5 million and are really into bank notes, pop on down to Coinworks in Melbourne. What is regarded as Australia's first Commonwealth banknote, and the most expensive, is going on sale. Expert eye: This 1913 10 shilling note is set to be sold for $3.5 million. 7:19am: Elizabeth Knight has analysed treasurer-in-waiting Joe Hockey's address to the Executive Women Australia's inaugural leadership symposium. ""Hockey is sufficiently 'evolved' that he is not a supporter of entrenched gender inequality. But he is also a politician and politics comes first,"" Knight says. Hockey will be on Radio National with Fran Kelly after 7.30am talking the budget. 7:05am: There are a few hiccups on the train network. Passengers catching the 5.48am Bathurst to Central train should allow an extra 50 minutes travel time due to a freight train requiring mechanical repairs earlier. Buses are replacing trains between Lithgow and Mount Victoria on the Blue Mountains Line, and between Carlingford and Clyde on the Carlingford Line. 7:02am: For those just rising now, welcome to May. Let's take another look at the weather. Sydneysiders can expect a partly cloudy day, with isolated showers developing this afternoon. The top temperature is 25 degrees for most of the city, climbing to 26 degrees in Penrith. Kate Malonyay Photo: Supplied 6:57am: A cross-border stoush has broken out between the two police services investigating the death of Sydney woman Kate Malonyay and her former boyfriend, Elliott Coulson. Queensland police detained a Sydney officer in a police station storeroom for six hours before being he was interviewed by Queensland police's Ethical Standards Command. 6:50am: Local shares are expected to edge higher in early trade after Wall Street gained on rising consumer confidence. The Aussie dollar was higher, recently buying $US1.0370, up from $US1.0358 late yesterday. 6:39am: Tom Waterhouse might not be laughing at the moment, but it seems plenty of others are. Parodies of the bookmaker's prolific television ads have cropped up online as audiences find it difficult to avoid his increasing media presence. 6:34am: More details are trickling through about the spat between the Waterhouse and Singleton camps. In a third bid to clarify his now contentious conversation he had with Waterhouse, rugby league great Andrew Johns claims the bookmaker Tom Waterhouse told him he "didn't like" the champion mare's chances of winning. Tom Waterhouse Photo: Andrew Meares 6:28am: The Missile has hit the target. James Magnussen won the 100m freestyle final at the national titles in Adelaide last night with a time of 47.53 seconds. But he admitted he was lacking the confidence that took him to the top of the sprint world. Confidence building: James Magnussen after winning the Men's 100 Metre Freestyle Final. Photo: Getty Images 6:21am: Moving to world news from overnight, and Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as king of the Netherlands following the abdication of Queen Beatrix. How exactly does a new king celebrate? With rap and classical music performances, a high-bar display by a male gymnast, and a ballet duet, of course. Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife Crown Princess Maxima arrive at a gala dinner organised on the eve of the abdication of Queen Beatrix. Photo: Reuters 6:16am: On the train network: On the Blue Mountains Line, buses are replacing trains between Lithgow and Mount Victoria. On the Carlingford Line, buses are replacing trains between Carlingford and Clyde. 6:15am: It's looking like a clear run into work at this stage, with no major incidents reported on Sydney's roads. The Financial Review, May 1 6:08am: On the front pages of the major papers: The Australian Financial Review reports that Woolworths has been buying Australian-made Lynx, Rexona and Impulse deodorants from Singapore for 60 to 75 per cent of the price it pays locally. The Age in Melbourne reports that children will again be held in mainland detention centres, with authorities setting aside a compound at Darwin's Wickham Point centre for families. The Daily Telegraph says that a throwaway line inside a corporate suite at an NRL game is being blamed for the Gai Waterhouse-John Singleton feud that has rocked Sydney's racing establishment. The Australian reports that the Queensland Government has sparked a national row over public sector reform after embarking on plans to sell of assets and outsource services with a controversial claim that it can ""supercharge"" the economy. 6:01am: Let's distract our brains with the weather! It will be partly cloudy with isolated showers developing in Sydney this afternoon. The top temperature is 25 degrees for most of the city, and 26 degrees in Penrith.