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• Breakfast Wrap: Anger at increasing Indigenous deaths in custody

  Australia has recorded the highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979/1980.New data from the Australian Institute of Criminology shows 33 of the 113 people who died in police or prison custody in the last financial year were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Then, US President Donald Trump has announced the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a move analysts are warning is likely to further inflame tensions between Washington and Caracas. Meanwhile European leaders have hit back at Mr Trump after he labelled them "weak" while claiming European civilisation was being eroded by immigration. We'll hear from the Vice President of the European Parliament.And staying overseas and fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has intensified, with both sides accusing each other of striking civilians.Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

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• Great Barrier Reef explodes with life during mass coral spawning

  One of the world's greatest natural wonders is underway: the synchronised spawning of coral on the Great Barrier Reef.Dr Jen Matthews, a chemical ecologist and marine biochemist at the University of Technology Sydney, has been watching the event up close.Producer: Pip CookGuest: Dr Jen Matthews, a chemical ecologist and marine biochemist at the University of Technology Sydney

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• Changing Australia: Ella Stratton and creating moments of joy for families hit by a child terminal or life-limiting illness

  Warning: this interview includes discussions of child illness and deathHunter was a baby when doctors said he wouldn't live past his first birthday.He defied expectations.In fact, Mum Ella Stratton had 12 years with Hunter, and now she's determined to help other parents who face the same path.

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• US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela

  US President Donald Trump has announced the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a move analysts are warning is likely to further inflame tensions between Washington and CaracasThe US has been building up the largest military presence in the region in decades, launching a series of deadly strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.

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• New Children’s Commissioner responds to Dodd inquest

  From a childcare sector in crisis, to new social media restrictions, the safety of children has been dominating headlines in recent months.That makes it a big job for the new National Children's Commissioner Deb Tsorbaris who has just taken the reins from Anne Hollonds for the next five years.Guest: Deb Tsorbaris, Children's CommissionerProducer: Brooke Young

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