Breakfast Wrap: Anger at increasing Indigenous deaths in custody
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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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