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Good afternoon. Here's what's happening now: In central Italy, residents are trapped and buildings have been destroyed following a magnitude-6.2 earthquake, with the mayor of one town saying at least four people may have died Marcus Stanford has been sentenced to one year and three months in jail for being an accessory after the fact to the murder of Leeton school teacher Stephanie Scott. His identical twin, Vincent, sexually assaulted and fatally stabbed Ms Scott at Leeton High School in NSW on Easter Sunday last year A new survey of 10,000 people has found that migrants from New Zealand and South Sudan felt the most discrimination. And for New Zealanders, no access to welfare, student loans and jobs in the public service might be to blame Twin brothers who busk in Sydney have found a winning tune. Violinists Vasiliy and Vladimir Shapkin have described the Game Of Thrones theme as the 'best money maker'. Take a listen for yourself. Here's what's coming up: 6:05pm AEST: Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen is due on Radio National's Drive program 7:00pm AEST: Australia plays Sri Lanka in the second one-day cricket international in Colombo 7:15pm AEST: US Vice-President Joe Biden will meet with Turkish PM Binali Yildirim in Ankara 7:30pm AEST: FFA Cup round of 16 begins with Tim Cahill set to debut for Melbourne City Top Stories Police probe 'Allahu akbar' link to fatal stabbing of woman in Qld Police are investigating whether an attack at a north Queensland backpackers' hostel, which left a 21-year-old British woman dead, was politically motivated. Several dead, 'voices under rubble' after Italian quake A strong earthquake brings down buildings in mountainous central Italy, killing several people and leaving others trapped under rubble. Backpacker sues NSW Police accusing force of cover-up over alleged bashing A backpacker who was allegedly the victim of a serious assault is suing NSW Police accusing the force of an institutional cover-up over the failure to investigate or discipline an off-duty officer involved. AFP searching Parliament House offices over NBN leak Plain-clothes federal police enter Parliament House to search for evidence related to the leak of documents from NBN, with Labor accusing the national police force of an "abuse of process". Twin brother of Stephanie Scott's killer free next month Marcus Stanford, the identical twin brother of the man who sexually assaulted and murdered Leeton schoolteacher Stephanie Scott, will be released in just over a fortnight after time served for being an accessory after the fact. Resentful New Zealand migrants 'face most discrimination' The Minister responsible for Multicultural Affairs Zed Seselja says he cannot understand why New Zealand migrants feel resentful towards their adopted country, and report higher levels of discrimination than other groups. 'I've forgiven her and so should all of you': Betts moves on from banana incident Adelaide Crows forward Eddie Betts says he forgives the Port Adelaide supporter who threw a banana at him during Saturday's Showdown at Adelaide Oval. Heavy rain, possible flash flooding expected in Sydney during rush hour There is a severe weather warning for Sydney and parts of the NSW Central Coast, with heavy rainfall and strong winds expected to hit during this afternoon's peak hour. French submarine builder information leak has 'no bearing' on Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull downplays the effect of leaks from the French shipbuilder chosen to build Australia's next generation of submarines. Aussie athletes back on home soil Australia's Olympic team is welcomed home at Sydney Airport to be greeted by hundreds of supporters at a homecoming ceremony. Man jailed for ridiculing dying boy to be released A man who filmed and ridiculed a dying toddler could be released from jail under supervision in October to try to re-integrate into the community, the SA Supreme Court rules. 'World's largest' clam pearl found in Philippines A 34-kilogram clam pearl found by a fisherman could be the world's biggest of its kind, and is expected to be worth $130 million. Cincinnati Zoo quits social media over Harambe jokes The Cincinnati Zoo deletes its Facebook and Twitter accounts following a barrage of memes about Harambe, the gorilla shot by zoo staff after a child fell into its enclosure. 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