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- Another protest mars the commemoration of Anzac Day in Perth;
- A man shot dead at an international airport terminal in Canada's Toronto;
- Australian wild card entry Xavier Huxtable a giant killer in the Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro.
Wet weather has not deterred Queenslanders from turning out all over the state to mark Anzac Day.
Thousands have lined the streets of Brisbane to pay tribute to former and current armed forces personnel, while on the Gold Coast, a solemn ceremonial burial has been held at Elephant Rock for those veterans who have recently died.
The Rock was illuminated in poppy red and with flags at half mast.
ANZAC commemorations have also paid tribute to Indigenous soldiers in Tarndanya Adelaide, with veterans and families gathering to honour those who’ve served.
Corporal Dakota Lee Jarvis has spoken at the service about her experience and what Anzac Day means to her.
"On Anzac Day, I think about our mob who wore uniform before us. The ones who signed up even when they weren't counted as citizens. Who fought for the country that didn't always fight for them. Their courage, their sacrifice - it paved the way for us."
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Hecklers have disrupted a second dawn service this Anzac Day, this time in Western Australia.
Jeers rang out from the crowd at Perth's State War Memorial in Kings Park this morning, as Noongar elder and former soldier Di Ryder took to the podium for the traditional welcome.
West Australian Premier Roger Cook has branded the behaviour unacceptable.
Veterans Minister Paul Papalia has agreed with those sentiments.
"I really don't want to acknowledge that individual too much. Other than to say he's - it disgraceful that someone would impose themselves on the solemnity of the occasion and inject themselves into the Dawn Service. And it demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the importance of reflection on Anzac Day."
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New South Wales Police have urged motorists to drive safely on Anzac Day today and over the coming weekend, after the state recorded six fatalities in the past 24 hours.
Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna says officers have been out in force today and will be again over the weekend.
He says drivers should not be reckless, because they are not the only ones affected by bad decisions.
"We can't emphasise it enough. It's people's decision-making which causes those serious and fatal motor vehicle accidents. So please please please listen. And we put this message out every time: get home safely. You know, there's families that need their mums, dads, sons, daughters, to get home to them."
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In Canada, a man has been shot dead by police outside Toronto’s Pearson Airport, after a standoff with officers.
Ontario authorities say police officers had been investigating at least one individual reported to be in distress in an SUV outside the departures terminal when the shooting happened.
Chief of Police Nishan Duraiappah says he believes the officers acted appropriately.
"One of the individuals produced a firearm at our officers. And I must say that there were three officers that responded. As a result of that, to protect themselves and the community and the passengers here at the airport, two of the officers engaged with the individual. As a result the subject was shot."
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Today marks a decade since the devastating earthquake struck Nepal, killing more than 9000 people.
New Zealand mountaineer Peter Hillary had been trekking towards Everest Base Camp on that day.
The son of Mount Everest summiteer Sir Edmund Hillary says the earthquake felt different to the ones he had experienced before, during the years he had been trekking in the Himalayas.
He has told SBS Nepali that shortly after the earthquake happened, there was a massive avalanche of ice that hit the tea shop he was in.
"There was great silence and that was followed by this huge warring sounds on the mountains all around us and of course they were avalanche. And one of them caused a massive avalanche of ice that come down just above Everest Base Camp blasted through Base Camp, did this turning effect and the blast came down and hit us down at the little tea shop area."
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Australian wild card entry Xavier Huxtable has beaten world number 1 Italo Fereira in the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach.
Huxtable beat Ferreira in the ninth of the 16 heats, with the men's round of 16 to follow.
But Australian compatriot George Pittar didn't fare as well, falling to Brazilian two-time world champion Filipe Toledo.
