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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Tuesday 24 January 2017 g Trump bans US aid for international NGOs that perform abortions Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning, Donald Trump has begun his effort to dismantle Barack Obama's legacy with a flurry of orders, formally scrapping the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and signing an executive order to ban funding for international groups that provide abortions and reinstate the 'global gag rule'. It cuts off all funding to international NGOs whose work is in any way associated with abortion, putting women's sexual health worldwide under threat through more unsafe abortions, fewer cervical screenings, prenatal check-ups and HIV support programmes. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Trump withdraws from Trans-Pacific Partnership amid flurry of orders President begins effort to dismantle Obama legacy by scrapping trade deal, and reinstates ban on providing federal funding to aid groups that perform abortions Centrelink scandal: department declines to say how much debt retrieved by system Coalition has repeatedly and inaccurately claimed that it has recovered $300m in debts from welfare recipients Meet the Messenger of Manus, one man trapped in Australia's offshore processing regime New 10-part podcast tells the story in his own words of Abdul Aziz Muhamat, a refugee waiting for his future to begin Melbourne car deaths: parents mourn their 'perfect little baby' Matthew and Nawwar Bryant pay tribute to three-month-old Zachary and say their daughter Zara is in a stable condition Australia open to China and Indonesia joining TPP after US pulls out Trade minister says Australia has had talks with Canada, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Chile and Peru to salvage deal without the US Australian news and politics Value of rent assistance declines as rents climb faster than inflation Productivity Commission report finds federal government funding for state housing and homelessness services has fallen from $2.2bn to $1.8bn Friends pay tribute to stuntman shot dead in Bliss N Eso video Police and Queensland Workplace Health and Safety investigate whether there were problems with ammunition and weapon Call for greater transparency as tax office cracks down on profit-shifting loopholes Guidelines on 'marketing' hubs were released without fanfare and cannot be found on the ATO's homepage 'I'm a beautiful person': Melbourne's pilloried homeless people speak The Herald Sun calls for their removal and the city debates what to do, but those forced to sleep rough want their stories told, too 'Same day – or different day – same shit. But still alive' - The Messenger podcast Go inside Australia's immigration detention centre on Manus Island, where Abdul Aziz Muhamat has been reporting for a year Queensland drops lockout laws in favour of mandatory ID scans Annastacia Palaszczuk says the reduced trading hours already in place will 'reduce the level of violence across our state' Around the world Netherlands PM says those who don't respect customs should leave Mark Rutte publishes open letter saying Dutch citizens should defend country's values, in apparent bid to woo PVV voters US military is 'not coordinating airstrikes with Russia in Syria', Pentagon says Defense department denied Russian government claim that US-led coalition planes aided Isis mission, but Trump administration open to future joint strikes Organisms created with synthetic DNA pave way for entirely new life forms E coli microbes have been modified to carry an expanded genetic code which researchers say will ultimately allow them to be programmed EU escalates its campaign against Russian propaganda Fears that Vladimir Putin will try to influence German, French and Dutch elections have led to cash injection Corbyn comparison seen as praise and insult in French Socialist race Benoît Hamon's favourable mention of UK Labour leader after winning first round of primary outrages rival Manuel Valls

One last thing Should we throw in the towel and stop showering? Studies of a remote indigenous tribe in the Amazon suggest that washing with soap products can reduce the number of helpful microbes on our skin. It might be time to join the great unwashed. Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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