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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Friday 9 December 2016 g Chief scientist's review points to need for emissions trading 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, Australia's chief scientist has warned that current climate policy will not allow Australia to meet its emissions reduction targets under the Paris agreement. The review from Alan Finkel – obtained by Guardian Australia before Friday's Coag meeting – criticises the government's climate policy chaos and points to the need for emissions trading. Yes, emissions trading. You may remember it from such stories as Josh Frydenberg's 'extraordinary, gutless capitulation' earlier this week. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Coag agenda: Turnbull gives ground on homelessness and family violence Prime minister and social services minister announce homelessness funding extension and stronger legal protection in family violence cases Noel Pearson says 'soft bigotry' of the left the biggest challenge to Indigenous reform Aboriginal leader says low expectations of 'false progressives' for Indigenous people has trapped reformers such as himself in a 'zero-sum game' Artist publishes spoof photos despite fear of being sued by Trump Alison Jackson says 'litigious' president could have chilling effect on artistic freedom as she publishes book featuring Trump lookalike On climate policy and power prices Turnbull is talking rubbish. Here are some facts An emissions trading scheme is the cheapest way meet Australia's climate commitments – which will be news to anyone listening to the Coalition Labor defends import protection for Australia's book publishers Opposition announces it will oppose moves to lift parallel import restrictions on books to protect future of Australian works Australian news and politics NT royal commission: claims of chaos as government tries and fails to cut witness list Government says disorganisation and last-minute changes have left them unable to prepare, but commissioner says 'the disadvantage is more imagined than real' Woman who allegedly supplied moonshine that killed Indigenous Australians charged Inquest into deaths of Sandra and Norman Boney and Roger John Adams found moonshine was brewed by owner of Collarenebri shop The Armenians and the Warlpiri: two genocides that sparked a pilgrimage to the outback Descendants of two disparate massacres on opposite sides of the world find common ground deep in the heart of Warlpiri country 2016 in review: where did the jobs and growth go? – podcast Greg Jericho, Katharine Murphy, Gareth Hutchens and the West Australian's economics editor, Shane Wright, look back at the year in economics on politics live Barnaby Joyce and NSW ministers target charity status of animal rights groups Documents show roundtable meetings also involving police and RSPCA have discussed a crackdown on groups trespassing on farmland Defence sexual assault reports rising and navy and air force falling short on female recruitment Report shows 245 incident reports received by sexual misconduct prevention and response office in 2015-16 'Absolutely inappropriate': Malcolm Turnbull blasts teachers' refugee protest Prime minister links campaigning to poor results in international rankings, saying 'teachers should be focused on teaching' Around the world White Helmets in east Aleppo plead for help after regime advances Rescue group says volunteers fear for their lives as Syrian army, backed by Iranian militia, approaches rebel-held areas Daniel Barenboim opens Berlin music academy for Middle East students Composer says school, which will take in 90 new talents from the region each year, is 'attempt at creating peace through music' 'Pizzagate conspiracy' gunman: 'I regret how I handled the situation' Edgar Welch, who fired rifle in Washington DC restaurant at heart of 'fake news' story, says he was trying to do some good Top official in Italy's M5S increases call for referendum on euro Alessandro Di Battista hints at Italy's possible exit from single currency as key issue for next election after PM resigns German firms including BMW pull advertising from Breitbart Boycott comes as website plans to launch new services in France and Germany in time for pivotal 2017 elections

One last thing Ben Mendelsohn: 'Star Wars is a childhood dream come true' It's taken the actor 30 years to reach the A-list. But with his role as bad guy Orson Krennic in Rogue One, he's about to go galactic. He talks about being awestruck by Darth Vader – and his lederhosen-wearing youth Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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