Morning Mail: Hamid Kehazaei inquest today – FOI documents exclusive, Trudeau defends Castro comments, Trump attacks recount efforts

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Monday 28 November 2016 g Trudeau defends Castro comments Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Sign up here for our Guardian Today email, sent every day at noon, and you can sign up to our new Guardian Australia sport email here. Among the stories leading our website this morning is Justin Trudeau defending his comments about Fidel Castro's death, where he fondly remembered the dictator without mention of his human rights record. After reffering to Castro as a "remarkable leader", a Twitter hashtag, #trudeaueulogies, sprung up, prompting users to share unlikely tributes to the organisational and leadership abilities of figures such as Adolf Eichmann, Pablo Escobar and the Nightmare on Elm Street horror character Freddy Krueger. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, including the launch of our special investigation on the private health insurance system, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Delay to treatment of Hamid Kehazaei before he died revealed in leaked files Exclusive: Ahead of inquest, documents show how Australian immigration department held up transfer of asylum seeker from Manus Island for treatment Government agrees to set backpacker tax at 15% – politics live In the year's last parliamentary sitting week, the prime minister is negotiating with the crossbench for bills crucial to his government's agenda as Fairfax-Ipsos poll shows support for minor parties skyrocketing. Follow it live ... Barnaby Joyce defends 457 visa program as vital for regional Australia Deputy prime minister says foreign workers are essential to fill jobs in regional areas, particularly in unpopular roles such as in abattoirs Donald Trump attacks recount effort in election where 'millions voted illegally' President-elect says he 'won popular vote if you deduct millions who voted illegally' while adviser Conway calls Clinton and Stein 'crybabies and sore losers' François Fillon wins French primary to be candidate for the right Early results indicate former prime minister beats Bordeaux mayor Alain Juppé after tapping into 'rightwing mood' Australian news and politics Coalition juggles crossbench deals on ABCC and water in final sitting week Nick Xenophon says government needs to stick to 2013 deal on water if it wants his support, but Leyonhjelm says caving to those demands would lose his vote Christmas party politics: MPs attend Malcolm Turnbull's Lodge soiree – in pictures Scott Morrison, Pauline Hanson and Richard Di Natale were among the guests who put aside party politics to attend a Sunday function hosted by the prime minister ahead of parliament's final sitting week Malcolm Turnbull's net approval rating falls to zero in latest poll Coalition trails Labor 49% to 51% on two-party preferred basis in Fairfax-Ipsos poll, with PM's falling approval rating apparently leading the overall decline Turnbull government has 'unprecedented' chance to end school funding debate Grattan Institute report says needs-based funding could be acheived by reducing indexation rates to match education sector wages The day my friend Hamid Kehazaei died As the inquest into the death of Iranian asylum seeker Hamid Kehazaei begins, his friend and fellow Manus Island detainee Behrouz Boochani tells how he learned of a tragedy that in his view could have easily been prevented Greens to target George Brandis over 'misconduct' in final sitting week Party to refer allegations of sweetheart deal between Brandis and WA government to Senate legal committee on Monday Youths detained in maximum security adult jail 'held in solitary confinement' Up to 40 youths moved to adult jail 'unfit for children' following riots at two juvenile prisons haven't seen the sky for a week, say lawyers Around the world French elections: Alain Juppé concedes defeat to François Fillon in rightwing primary – as it happened Defeated candidate offers support in next year's presidential election campaign while winner vows to defeat left and far right Fidel Castro: guerrilla leader, dictator – and an unrepentant revolutionary Fidel Castro was one of the key players in the confrontation between the west and the communist bloc Syrian rebels' resistance 'waning' as thousands of people flee Aleppo Rebel fighters retreated on Sunday as advancing Syrian troops threatened to split them in two Moroccan state TV shows women how to hide domestic violence State broadcaster Channel 2M demonstrates how to cover up bruises with makeup and 'carry on with your daily life' New Orleans shooting kills man and injures nine others, police say Two men arrested on firearms charges after Bourbon Street-area attack, which occurred despite increased police presence for college football game

One last thing Dead zeppelins: Brazilian gravesite is airships' stairway to heaven The huge gas-filled aircraft were once a symbol of modernity used to burnish the image of the Nazis. Now a vast hangar near Rio de Janeiro is all that's left. Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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