Morning Mail: Rolf Harris cleared of three offences, Turnbull calls Shorten 'sycophant', Trump calls judges 'disgraceful'

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Thursday 9 February 2017 g Ancient landslide discovered off Great Barrier Reef Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the most read stories on our website this morning: evidence of a massive undersea landslide that took place more than 300,000 years ago has been discovered off the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists were amazed to find the remains of the sediment slip while conducting 3D mapping of the deep sea floor. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Bowen defends Shorten over Turnbull's 'sycophant' and 'parasite' barbs – politics live Malcolm Turnbull's eviscerating speech continues to dominate debate on the final sitting day of the week. Follow all the day's politics live... Rolf Harris cleared of three sexual assault offences Disgraced entertainer is cleared of three offences as jury at Southwark crown court is discharged on other counts Trump lashes out again at judges over travel ban and calls hearing 'disgraceful' President tells crowd of law enforcement officials that executive order couldn't 'be written any plainer or better', before vowing to reduce violence in Chicago Clive Lewis resigns from shadow cabinet as article 50 bill gets Commons 3rd reading - Politics live Rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen, including Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs and the final day of Commons debate and votes on the article 50 bill Medical journal to retract paper after concerns organs came from executed prisoners Study published in Liver International examined the outcomes of 564 transplantations at Zhejiang University's First Affiliated hospital in China Australian news and politics Labor warns against giving Peter Dutton 'Trump-like powers' to scrap visa rights Opposition criticises amendments to Migration Act that would give immigration minister power to require 'specified class of persons' to have visas rechecked Northern Territory unveils measures to fix 'broken' youth justice system More money to support children at risk in package of reforms unveiled by Labor government costing $18m a year The Reserve Bank puts on its rose-coloured glasses with interest rate decision The Reserve Bank's outlook of the economy is optimistic. But is it just a case of hoping for the best because nothing else is working? George Christensen says he will cross floor to back banking inquiry Conservative Coalition backbencher says he and Bob Katter have agreed to introduce a private member's bill in March Malcolm Turnbull lambasts protectionism in spirited defence of free trade Prime minister expresses disappointment that Donald Trump withdrew from TPP and says leaders who push tariffs create poverty Coalition faces uphill battle after linking childcare package to rejected welfare cuts System would be funded by cuts to family tax benefits and require jobseekers to wait four weeks before accessing income support Dynamic socialism: how progressives can win back the blue-collar heartlands Low-interest loans for manufacturing investment and an inheritance tax to fund capital grants for young people: Tim Ayres outlines his vision for Australia in a speech to the Fabian Society Around the world Proposed Trump executive order would allow US firms to sell 'conflict minerals' Draft executive order proposes suspension of portion of Dodd-Frank reforms designed to prevent US from selling minerals that are fuelling violence in Congo Yemen wants US to reassess counter-terrorism strategy after botched raid Sidelining of Trump's national security council worries experts, who liken decision-making process that led to civilian deaths to 'shooting from the hip' Somalis greet 'new dawn' as US dual national wins presidency Former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed promises 'new beginning' for beleaguered country Europe urged to offer migrants work to cut Mediterranean deaths Opening up legal routes to work would reduce number of migrants drowning in the Mediterranean, senior UN figure says Coretta Scott King's daughter hits back over Elizabeth Warren silencing Dr Bernice King issued a blistering critique of Republicans after Elizabeth Warren was silenced as she read anti-Sessions letter by Coretta Scott King

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