Morning Mail: Trump plans huge expansion of immigrant deportation, Melbourne plane crash, Milo Yiannopoulos reportedly quits Breitbart

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Wednesday 22 February 2017 g Milo Yiannopoulos: a professional obit for a shallow actor Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the most read stories on our website this morning is this professional obituary of the rise and fall of Milo Yiannopoulos – how a shallow actor played the bad guy for money.  Like Donald Trump, Yiannopoulos grew out of a grotesque convergence of politics and the internet, and thrived by turning hate speech into showbusiness: "So there is, after all, a line that you cannot cross and still be hailed by conservatives as a champion of free speech. That line isn't Islamophobia, misogyny, transphobia or harassment. Milo Yiannopoulos built his brand on those activities. Until Monday, he was flying high – a hefty book deal and an invitation to speak at the American Conservative Union's CPac conference – but then a recording emerged of Yiannopoulos cheerfully defending relationships between older men and younger boys, and finally it turned out that free speech had limits. The book deal and CPac offer swiftly evaporated." And now there are reports that he has quit as an editor at Breitbart, "the far-right website where he was recruited by Donald Trump's consigliere Steve Bannon, and several staffers reportedly threatened to quit unless he was fired". Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Bali prosecutors ask for eight-year jail term for Sara Connor and David Taylor Lawyers acting for Australian woman accused of involvement in the death of an Indonesian police officer describe request as 'extraordinary' Trump plans to greatly expand number of immigrants targeted for deportation New guidelines include people in US illegally charged with or even suspected of a crime, and would send border crossers back to Mexico regardless of origin US golfer killed in Melbourne plane crash on 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip, family says Four American friends on a golfing holiday and the Australian pilot died when charter plane heading to King Island crashed into a retail outlet and exploded Housing affordability? Scott Morrison's solution leaves us with more questions than answers Can social impact investing help the federal government deliver new stock of affordable housing for low- and middle-income families? Aerosol study to look at great unknown in climate science Australian scientists seek to understand how non-carbon aerosolised particles affect global temperatures Australian news and politics Karen Ristevski's body found in bushland eight months after she vanished Remains of missing Melbourne woman found by a bushwalker at Mount Macedon, about 60km north of the city Claim Gordon Wood asked to see Caroline Byrne's breasts 'totally false', court told Wood's lawyer says allegation from morgue attendant was 'the most damaging' claim about his client Melbourne plane crash that killed five blamed on 'catastrophic engine failure' Twin-engine aircraft had just taken off from Essendon airport when it ploughed into a shopping centre Australian bishop says he suffered sexual abuse at hands of Catholic clergy Vincent Long Van Nguyen says that, as an adult, he endured abuse that made him empathise with other victims Moment before plane crashes in Melbourne, killing five – video A Victoria police assistant commissioner, Stephen Leane, says the plane that ploughed into a shopping centre Victoria's health minister rejects trial of safe heroin injecting room Martin Foley rules out approving trial for a North Richmond facility despite recommendation from coroner it could save lives Labor MP accuses party's former leaders of hypocrisy over Benjamin Netanyahu's visit Michael Danby says Labor figures should raise concerns about China rather than settlement building in Israel Around the world Israeli soldier jailed for killing injured Palestinian attacker Elor Azaria's legal team to appeal 18-month sentence after trial that exposed divisions between military and rightwing nationalists Bodies of dozens of people wash ashore in western Libya Bodies were discovered on coast of city of Zawiya, says Red Crescent, and coastguard says engine was removed from boat Spanish MPs give Junior MasterChef a roasting over late-night time slot Spain's version of TV show accused of exacerbating problem of tired children in an already seriously underslept country Relatives of Berlin truck attack victims accuse authorities of negligence Families tell German president they feel abandoned and express dismay that official memorial service has not been planned Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash arrested after extradition ruling Firtash held on European arrest warrant issued by Spain minutes after Austrian court grants US extradition request

One last thing Late night TV hosts on Trump's Sweden gaffe: 'never fjorget' Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers took aim at the president's latest error, claiming he 'only accepts intelligence reports with the logo 'As Seen on TV' Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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