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Hello readers. New Zealand will tighten gun laws in the wake of its worst modern-day massacre, and Qantas puts Fraser Anning under review.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 18: Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce on March 18, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. The Prime Minister has announced an acceleration to the Safer Communities programme, with $55 million in community safety grants, with priority to be given to religious schools, places of religious worship and religious assembly. Grants from $50,000 to $1.5 million will provide for safety enhancements such as CCTV cameras, lighting, fencing, bollards, alarms, security systems and public address systems. The additional funding is in response to the deadly shooting attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March which killed 50 people. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

PM flags regulating social media giants

Scott Morrison has flagged the possibility of regulation for the big social media companies if they failed to act against the use of their platforms for spreading violent extremism. It comes as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called on the social media giants to do more to tackle online radicalisation and far-right hate speech.

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 18: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters speak to media during a press conference at Parliament on March 18, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said 'our gun laws will change' in a press conference following attacks on two Christchurch mosques that killed 50 people on Friday, March 15. The alleged gunman reportedly wielded two semiautomatic weapons and 3 rifles during the attack. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

NZ moves on tougher gun laws

Jacinda Ardern’s cabinet has made a in-principle decision to reform New Zealand’s gun laws but details of the measures will be rolled out before a cabinet meeting next Monday. Ardern has also announced an inquiry into the country’s terrorist attacks and intelligence services. Keep up with the latest on our live blog.

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Qantas Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce announces the Qantas Group half year results in Sydney, Thursday, February 21, 2019. Net profit for the six months to December 31 fell 16 per cent to $498 million, down a record $595 million a year ago. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Qantas puts Anning under review

Margin Call has confirmed that Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has called an urgent review of

independent Queensland Senator Fraser Anning’s Chairman’s Lounge membership, following his comments on the weekend after the terrorist attack in Christchurch.

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Mature man with chest pains for heart attack story

Guidelines warn of aspirin use

Most healthy people shouldn’t take aspirin on a routine basis to prevent a first heart attack or cardiovascular disease, major heart-health organisations now recommend,

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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 14: A grounded American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 is seen parked at Miami International Airport on March 14, 2019 in Miami, Florida. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the entire United States Boeing 737 Max fleet. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Prosecutors join Boeing probe

US federal prosecutors and Department of Transportation officials are scrutinising the development of Boeing Co’s 737 MAX jetliners after two crashes.

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Art Gallery of NSW director Edmund Capon who will be retiring 12/2011 after 33 years in the position, pictured at the gallery in The Domain, Sydney.

The enlightened wanderer

OBITUARY | The legacy of Edmund Capon, who served as director of the Art Gallery of NSW for 33 years, cannot be overstated.

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