The Loop: Royal Easter show's fatal brawl, Qantas faces ACCC allegations, and why NZ's opposition is concerned with Labor's aged care plan

Good morning, it's Tuesday, April 12. Here's what you need to get going today.

One thing to know: One dead after being stabbed in fight at Sydney Royal Easter Show 

Police say two people were stabbed at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Monday night. (ABC Rural: Hugh Hogan)

Here's what happened:

• One man is in custody after a youth was fatally stabbed and another injured during a wild brawl at the Sydney Royal Easter Show
• Both were taken to Westmead Hospital, where police announced one of them had died
• Police said emergency services were called to the show around 8pm on Monday
• The ABC understands that initial investigations suggest it was not a random stabbing and the people involved are known to each other
• The youth who died was stabbed in the chest and abdomen. NSW Ambulance Inspector Mark Whittaker said he died on the way to hospital despite the efforts of paramedics

One thing you’ll be hearing about today: ACCC investigates allegation Qantas's flight credit policy is 'unfair and unworkable'

The airline has been facing criticism over its flight credit policy.  (ABC News: Natasha Johnson)

• A consumer advocacy group has lodged a formal complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) about Qantas's flight credit policy
• Choice said the airline's flight credits scheme was "unfair and unworkable" and it might involve "potential unfair contract terms and misleading and deceptive conduct"
• Choice spokesperson Dean Price said Qantas was placing unreasonable barriers in the way of travellers trying to redeem their credits or get a refund from cancelled travels

News while you snoozed

Let's get you up to speed.

• NZ — New Zealand's opposition party has launched a rare intervention into the Australian federal election campaign, raising concerns about Labor's plan to rely on skilled migration to boost nurse numbers in aged care homes
• Philippines — Philippine authorities have said at least 25 people have died in landslides and floods caused by tropical storm Megi as it hit the eastern and southern coasts of the South-East Asian country
• Ukraine/Russia — Ukraine believes that Russia has started massing thousands of troops in Donbas in a bid to launch a new offensive on Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions

The news Australia is searching for

• Pakistan — Pakistan's parliament has elected Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister after a week-long constitutional crisis that climaxed on Sunday when his predecessor Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote

Shehbaz Sharif, brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. (Reuters: Faisal Mahmood)

• China — Small "riots" have broken out in Shanghai as residents who have been confined in their homes for two weeks show their frustration at China's strict "COVID-zero" policy
• Billy Ray Cyrus — TMZ has reported Tish Cyrus filed for divorce from Mr Cyrus after 30 years of marriage
• Johnny Depp — The US defamation trial has begun over allegations his ex-wife Amber Heard made about domestic abuse

One more thing: We asked our readers how you cope with anxiety. These are your strategies

Hundreds of people from around the country shared their tips, showing there is no one way of coping with anxiety.  (Supplied)

As part of the ABC's Anxiety Project, we asked how you deal with anxiety.

We received more than 700 responses from people across the country, generously sharing personal accounts of anxiety and how they cope.

The stories show everyone is different, both in how they experience anxiety and how they manage it, but some strategies came up again and again.

From formal treatments to breathing exercises and journalling, here are some of the most common strategies.

Read more here. 

That's it for now

We'll be back later on with more.

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