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Thailand is one of the last countries in the world to jail people for being rude about its royals, and it wants Australia to help arrest critics of its monarchy. Thai police say they've asked their Australian counterparts to track down people accused of lese majeste - a crime punishable by 15 years in prison. There's been a flurry of lese majeste cases in the last two weeks since the death of Thailand's revered king Bhumibol. Ultra-royalist groups have targeted a Sydney man for allegedly insulting comments and he was fired because of fear of vigilante attacks on the restaurant where he worked.

The family of those killed in the Dreamworld accident on Tuesday are asking the media to respect their privacy as they grieve. The father of Kate Goodchild and Luke Dorsett gave an emotional statement in Canberra this afternoon, thanking the people who have offered support. Dreamworld management has apologised for the company's communication with victims.

Twenty-four countries and the EU have reached a landmark agreement to establish the world's largest marine reserve in Antarctic Waters. It covers 1.55 million square kilometres - that's the size of France, Germany and Spain combined. Delegrates meeting in Hobart struck the deal this morning, after years of diplomatic wrangling.

The Red Cross is apologising after private details of more than half a million people were placed online. Cyber security consultant Troy Hunt raised the alarm two days ago, and tells PM human error is responsible and it's likely to happen again.

In Kalgoorlie, two months after the death of a young Aboriginal man and a town riot, Aboriginal teenagers want more support in the community. They've told an ABC Background Briefing investigation about how easy it is to fall into trouble on the streets, and about being physically abused at home by parents on drugs. They're hoping the town will set up a drop-in centre so they have somewhere safe to go. But the Mayor of Kalgoorlie has risked inflaming the situation further. He told Background Briefing that anti-social problems were the result of bad parenting and added that each generation of Aboriginal people was worse than the last. The WA Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Peter Collier has refused to condemn the Mayor's remarks.

The latest civilian deaths in fighting in and around the besieged city of Aleppo in Syria has caused emotions to flare at a gathering of the United Nations Security Council. Overnight, 26 people were killed in airstrikes on a village in Idlib province, south-east of Aleppo. It's believed at least half of the victims were children. It's prompted a senior UN official to tell security council members he's 'incandescent with rage' at its ongoing failure to reach a resolution on how to end the violence.

Documents released to the ABC by Queensland Workplace health and safety reveal that a safety inspector raised concerns about some rides at Dreamworld four years ago and wasn't satisfied with how it was dealt with. The company that owns Dreamworld is defending its maintenance record. The Australian Workers Union says the publication of 150 pages of documents are too little, too late.

The board of Dreamworld's parent company, Ardent Leisure, has been criticised by several experts for its handling of this week's tragedy. Four people lost their lives on the theme park's Thunder River Rapids ride just days ago. One expert has told PM it took two days for the CEO to make it to the site. There's also a perception the park - opening again on Saturday - is returning to business as usual far too quickly.

The Turnbull Government's inquiry into Indigenous imprisonment rates has been denounced as a 'frigging joke' and 'thought bubble' by the Government's own top Indigenous advisor. The Attorney-General George Brandis this morning announced he would ask the Australian Law Reform Commission to examine the issue. But chairman of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council, Warren Mundine, said action - and not another report - was needed.

A magistrate in regional Western Australia has taken an unusual approach to reducing the indigenous incarceration rate, telling a 16-year-old Geraldton boy to be like the American rapper 50 Cent. Magistrate Dean Potter said like the boy, 50 Cent had come from tragic circumstances but rose above them through music.