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Hello readers. PM demands apology from Turkish President, and how Jeff Bezos became embroiled in battle of the sexts.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sings his election song before delivering a speech at an election rally in Istanbul's Kasimpasa district, on March 5, 2019. - Turkish leader is picking up the microphone to croon, complete with hand gestures, as he campaigns for March 31 ballot to rally supporters for his ruling AKP party.Music has always been a powerful tool in Turkish politics but with Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), it has become an indispensible weapon. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)

‘All options on table’

Scott Morrison demands an apology from the Turkish President after he warned Australians would return “in coffins” like the Anzacs.

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Mourners carry the first coffin of the Christchurch mosques massacre victim at Memorial Park Cemetery during the funeral ceremony in Christchurch on March 20, 2019. - As the first bodies of the Christchurch mosque shooting victims were returned to grieving families, Muslim volunteers from across New Zealand and Australia descended on the small town to help in the burial process. Islamic custom dictates that people have to be buried as soon as possible, but the scale and devastation of March 15's massacre -- that saw 50 killed in the usually quiet southern New Zealand city -- has delayed the handover of bodies to next of kin. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

Funerals begin

As mourners held the first funerals for victims of Christchurch’s white supremacist shootings, PM Jacinda Ardern had three simple words. Cameron Stewart writes that NZ and Australia’s determination to act immediately on gun control after massacres has Americans convulsed in self-loathing.

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9-year-old Jake and two other minors were left to sleep in a Melbourne airport lounge storeroom. Picture: screenshot from Sunrise Twitter

No room at inn for kids

Virgin Australia has launched an investigation into why staff let three children sleep at Melbourne airport after their flight was diverted.

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Michael Sanchez, Lauren Sanchez's brother.

The long read: Battle of the sexts

The Bezos affair exposes bad blood between some of the most powerful men in the world.

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Comment of the day

“I earn $95,000 a year, pay all my tax, and have a dependent spouse and two children. I have never had a single dollar of welfare in my life.

“I am one of the fat cats that BS wants to target. I am one of the privileged elite who needs to pay more tax.

“As I drive to work, I see the CFMEU apprentices on their 30 hour week who are paid more than me. They are the ‘battlers’ who BS and Sally will reward. Go figure.”

Peter, in response to ‘Why we all need Shorten in The Lodge. No, seriously’.