Morning Mail: Indigenous Naplan results improve, QUT racial discrimination case threats, temperatures to soar today, Trump tweet wipes $4bn from Lockheed-Martin

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Tuesday 13 December 2016 g Hobart mayor says Indigenous memorial shouldn't be "guilt-ridden" 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 most read stories on our website this morning, an apology has been demanded from the mayor of Hobart after she said she did not want a proposed memorial to Aboriginal people killed by settlers to be a "guilt-ridden place". "I didn't kill the Aborigines, and nor would I. It was a different era," she said. Her comments were about the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona), which has unveiled a plan for a $2bn waterfront development in Hobart that would include a Truth and Reconciliation Art Park. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Naplan results: big gains for Indigenous students since 2008 Results have improved in year 3 and 5 reading, year 3 spelling, grammar and punctuation, and year 5 numeracy Golden Globes 2017: La La Land leads pack with seven nominations Damien Chazelle's movie musical gets another pre-Oscars boost, as Barry Jenkins's Moonlight chases its tail. Plus: good news for Deadpool and Florence Foster Jenkins – and snubs for Silence and Sully Lawyer in QUT racial discrimination case refers threats to police Susan Moriarty says she and her client are preparing a dossier of online abuse for the federal police after Queensland police investigation Trump's tweet about Lockheed-Martin cuts $4bn in value as share prices fall President-elect's missive about 'out of control' costs for F-35 fighter jets causes share prices to fall at a rate equal to about $28.6m per character tweeted Anne Deveson, writer and broadcaster, dies aged 86 Deveson remembered for her writing on social issues and mental health, as literary world also mourns the death of her daughter, novelist Georgia Blain Australian news and politics Naplan literacy and numeracy performance have flatlined While most results across the test for Australian students have remained steady, there have been improvements, including among Indigenous children Temperatures to soar across South Australia, Victoria and NSW Adelaide and Sydney are expecting 36C on Tuesday as two-day hot spell begins, while Melbourne is forecast to hit 34C Dylan Voller testifies at national enquiry into abuse – video Dylan Voller, the Australian teenager who was strapped into a restraint chair after being teargassed by guards says he 'felt defenceless' during the ordeal Indigenous woman dies in custody in Western Australia Noongar woman, 44, died after being taken to hospital suffering a heart attack, says minister Turnbull speech at republican event could split Liberals, monarchists say The prime minister is due to speak at the 25th anniversary of the movement he once chaired Dylan Voller says he felt defenceless and panicked in restraint chair Teenager tells royal commission: 'Those officers could have done anything to me for those hours, and I couldn't have done anything about it' Gillian Triggs says weakening 18C 'a seriously retrograde step' Human Rights Commission president also says coverage of recent cases brought under the Racial Discrimination Act case one-sided and distorted Around the world Assad forces close to capturing east Aleppo after 'doomsday' bombardment Messages of despair emerge as Syrian regime wrests control of more neighbourhoods from rebels Mitch McConnell backs Russia election hack inquiry, but scope remains vague Senate majority leader sets Republicans up for a clash with Trump, but review on offer seems to fall short of the aggressive investigation Democrats want Fossil fuel divestment funds double to $5tn in a year UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon welcomes new total revealing concern over coal, oil and gas investments has entered financial mainstream 'Rebel' Saudi Arabia woman who posted photo without head scarf is arrested Malak al-Shehri's tweet defying Saudi dress code caused backlash, with many people calling for her to be executed, but supporters comparing her to Rosa Parks Brazil president Michel Temer accused of soliciting millions in illegal donations Allegations against Temer could be part of ongoing investigation into whether bribe money helped fund 2014 campaign to re-elect Dilma Rousseff

One last thing The Daily Mail's pathetic pants-shaming stunt on Sam Armytage demeans us allWe have to call this stuff out now, more loudly than ever – even if we're at risk of repeating ourselves or sounding angry or shrill Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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