Morning Mail: Morrison to present Myefo, Culleton quits One Nation, Aleppo deal stalls as buses torched, tourists trapped by armed men in Jordan

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Monday 19 December 2016 g Aleppo deal stalls again as buses attacked, torched 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, a deal to free east Aleppo's remaining civilians in exchange for sick and wounded from two pro-government villages was again stalled on Sunday after six buses sent to evacuate the loyalist areas were stopped and torched. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Scott Morrison prepares ground for budget deterioration, blaming Labor Australia Institute says treasurer must tax more, not cut business taxes, in lead-up to mid-year economic update Jordan security forces storm castle to free captured tourists Tourists trapped by armed men in medieval building in the city of Karak after shootouts with police killed at least nine people Rodney Culleton quits One Nation citing 'un-Australian behaviour' Move comes after months of instability and disagreement with Pauline Hanson, who said he was 'not a team player' Leak reveals Rex Tillerson is director of Bahamas-based US-Russian oil company Documents from tax haven will raise more questions over suitability of Donald Trump's pick for US secretary of state South-east Queensland storm: rescue crews respond to almost 200 calls for help Ten thousand homes in Ipswich and Brisbane left without electricity as wild weather brings down trees and powerlines Australian news and politics Ms Dhu footage: Colin Barnett says police were in a 'difficult situation' WA premier describes footage of Indigenous woman being mistreated in a police lock-up as 'very confronting' before defending the officers involved Paramedics to be fitted with body cameras after violent assaults soar Victorian health minister says trial will ensure successful prosecution of anyone who assaults a paramedic Greg Hunt offers Alcoa new power station in bid to save Portland smelter A station in Victoria's north-west would reduce the smelter's vulnerability to outages and could access Clean Energy Finance Corporation funds, Hunt says One Nation to run in 36 Queensland seats after poll shows support at 16% Pauline Hanson's party says support expected to be higher than in polls after surprise election of Donald Trump Mathias Cormann says budget surplus by 2020 was a projection, not policy Minister prepares ground for increased deficit or longer timeline to surplus before Scott Morrison's midyear budget update Tenant returned home to find sawn-off rifle and strangers smoking pot in kitchen, court told Barag Madu and Mohamed Ali face drug offences after Melbourne public housing tenant allegedly makes surprise discovery Queensland bushfires: reinforcements sent to Russell Island after homes threatened Fire crews also battle blaze northeast of Hobart with authorities warning people suffering medical conditions to avoid smoke Around the world Congo braces for violence as president's mandate expires Armed police set up checkpoints and food and fuel are stockpiled in anticipation of civil disturbance Thousands of Aleppo residents in limbo as transport fails to arrive People trapped in city face another night under siege despite government assurances that vehicles were on their way Five Star Movement strips Rome mayor of 'important decisions' Beppe Grillo's populist party acts swiftly after one of Virginia Raggi's close advisers was arrested for suspected corruption Photo mystery of Jewish assassin used by Nazis to justify Kristallnacht Newly found 1946 image seems to show Herschel Grynszpan, previously thought to have died during second world war White House faces exodus of foreign policy experts ahead of Trump's arrival An unusual number of the National Security Council's more junior officials are looking to depart, due to concerns about incoming advisor Michael Flynn

One last thing The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians For Sarah Millican it's the Coen brothers, while Stewart Lee laughs out loud at Festen. From the canonical to the controversial, and in no particular order, we asked 10 standups to pick 50 movies that make them giggle… Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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