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Aug 12
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So, Taylor Swift Is A Showgirl Now? & Th...

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Taylor Swift has just announced her 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl and sent the internet into chaos... but how did we get here, and did you catch all the Easter eggs she's been dropping?

Plus, Australia's divorce rate has plummeted to its lowest point in 50 years, but before we celebrate stronger relationships, we explore whether the whole story includes some darker reasons why fewer people are legally ending their marriages.

And in headlines today the foreign ministers of 24 countries including Australia have released a statement calling for unrestricted aid to be allowed into Gaza saying the humanitarian crisis has reached unimaginable levels; Madonna has urged the Pope to travel to Gaza before it's too late saying" As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering"; Tech giants Apple and Google have been found to have engaged in anti-competitive conduct, paving the way for a payout that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars; An increasing number of Britons believe Prince Andrew should be stripped of his titles

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