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National Enquirer publisher says he wrangled with Donald Trump over who should buy sex stories -- Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testifies at Donald Trump's criminal trial that he wrangled with Mr Trump and his former lawyer ahead of the 2016 election over who should buy the silence of women who said they had sexual encounters...

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Australia shouldn't tolerate terrorism — but our normalisation of 'intimate partner terrorism' has become a national emergency -- Our leaders agree that violence against women is a national crisis — an emergency. But a national emergency requires an emergency response.

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Fishers are reporting more encounters with sharks. So are numbers rising or declining? -- Global concern about shark sustainability is at odds with the experience of some WA anglers who are reporting more encounters with the animals. So for the first time data collected off the state's coast will confirm the numbers.

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What If Wednesday: What if teriary education was free? -- Press play to hear Ali discuss the question with President of the National Tertiary Education Union Dr Alison Barnes who is in favour of the change, and the Architect of HECS Emeritus Professor Bruce Chapman. -- Duration: 14 minutes 4 seconds

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Northern quolls caught napping in midnight 'siesta' discovery -- Scientists have a few theories as to why a nocturnal marsupial is partial to a nightly power nap, but aren't 100 per cent convinced they have figured it out. -- Duration: 13 seconds

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'Unnerving' quake aftershocks rattle residents south of the Flinders Ranges -- Residents of a South Australian community are hoping for an end to the low magnitude aftershocks that are rumbling through the region thanks to upwards pressure on tectonic plates. -- Duration: 13 seconds

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Think snakes are scary? These lizards have evolved to make snakes the snack -- Snakes and lizards in the Australian outback are locked in a battle of survival. Which is predator and which is prey comes down to strategies they've evolved to resist deadly venom, a study suggests.

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Australia's tax rate increase was the biggest in the world last year, and those on lower incomes paid the price -- Data from the OECD shows Australia recorded the biggest increase to average tax rates in the developed world last year due to bracket creep and the end of a tax offset, but a separate report finds Australia is still a relatively low-taxing nation.

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The heartwarming story of the last primary school bugle band in Australia -- News Breakfast visits the Wooroolin State School bugle band as they prepare for Anzac Day — but after 65 years, there are concerns over how much longer the band can keep going. -- Duration: 2 minutes 15 seconds -- 2

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Uncovering the history of the Sikhs who fought with the Anzacs -- Sikhs believe in equality and fighting for what is right, according to community members and historians – and it was these values that led nine Indian Sikh men to join the Anzacs to fight in World War I.

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'It's not my thing': 106-year-old war veteran opts out of Anzac Day marches -- World War II veteran Colin Wagener joined the military with three friends in 1938. He returned to Australia in 1945 after serving in Borneo, but has never joined an Anzac Day march.

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Dedicated veteran's death leaves hole in country town's Anzac Day commemorations -- The legacy of a veteran who was known to do anything to help others in his country WA town has been highlighted by those touched by his generosity. -- Duration: 2 minutes 11 seconds -- 2

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Mystery of missing shipwreck bell solved as rare maritime relic resurfaces on Facebook -- The bell of the SS Tyalgum will sound again across the Tweed River, 85 years after the vessel foundered on the notorious bar crossing. -- Duration: 35 seconds

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Thousands of lost letters from Anzacs now digitised -- Fragile letters and diaries written by Anzac soldiers at Gallipoli have sat largely unread for decades, in Australia's War Memorial, until now. -- Duration: 10 minutes 23 seconds

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Three generations of sacrifice: The Copeman family's legacy of love and military service -- The Copeman family's commitment to the country spans generations from WWI to Vietnam. Now their legacy will live on in a memorial garden south-west of Sydney.

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When the US put Australia on nuclear red alert, no-one told the prime minister -- During the 1972 election campaign, Gough Whitlam promised to lift the lid on Pine Gap and share its secrets. Ultimately, as prime minister, he was left out of the loop.

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