Morning Mail: Brexit triggered, Australia minimum wage review, Latham sacked by Sky News

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Thursday 30 March 2017 g Trump to sign away internet privacy protections Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning: President Donald Trump is expected to sign legislation killing rules meant to prevent internet service providers from selling their customers' web browsing and app storage histories to advertisers. allowing internet service providers to sell the browsing habits of their customers. The move, which critics charge will "fundamentally undermine" consumer privacy, overturns an Obama-era rule issued last October that was designed to give consumers greater control over how ISPs like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T could share their information. Once Trump signs away those privacy protections, the ISPs will be able to track and sell browsing behaviour data without consent. Here's what it means for US consumers. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Minimum wage review should be approached with caution, Turnbull government says Increases not supported by higher prices or productivity 'will most likely cost jobs', Coalition warns Fair Work Commission Attack on union leader Sally McManus by the Australian newspaper backfires Front-page News Corp story questioning her CV exposed as incorrect after mixing up student union and council May 'cannot guarantee immigration will be significantly lower after Brexit' - as it happened Rolling coverage of the triggering of article 50, starting the process taking the UK out of the EU, including Theresa May's statement to MPs, the article 50 letter, and reaction and analysis Giant python swallows Indonesian farmer whole Body of missing man, who vanished while harvesting his crops, found in belly of seven-metre snake Senate coal inquiry's split result blamed on 'squabbling' parties Australian Conservation Foundation says Coalition and Labor failing workers and risking the country's energy security Australian news and politics Labor uses HIH insurance collapse to attack Malcolm Turnbull Mark Dreyfus raises questions about PM's involvement in 'secret payments' as parties use leaders' histories to go on attack Business leaders pressure senators to pass Turnbull's corporate tax cuts in full Business Council expresses disappointment in Labor and stresses importance of investment to Nick Xenophon Cyclone Debbie rescue efforts hit by flooding amid 'phenomenal' rain Category-four storm has damaged thousands of north Queensland properties and communities face days without power Former Don Dale director tells NT royal commission facility was in crisis before teargassing Russell Caldwell says he 'began to lose grip' on operations before boys were gassed, spit-hooded and shackled 18C amendments don't solve concerns about 'harassment', Law Council says Few cases have interpreted what 'harass' means – and definition in Sex Discrimination Act includes conduct that could 'offend, humiliate or intimidate' Mark Latham sacked by Sky News Australia after controversial remarks Broadcaster terminates contract of former Labor leader after comments about fellow presenters and schoolchildren Police search for owners of cars found in floodwaters after Cyclone Debbie – as it happened Australian authorities assess damage from the category-four cyclone that hit coast between Airlie Beach and Mackay on Tuesday. Follow all the updates here Around the world The beauty pageant to build Trump's border wall is beginning Proposal deadline is first step in a process that combines three of the president's most successful ventures: pageants, reality TV competitions and xenophobia Theresa May gives no cut-off date for freedom of movement Prime minister's vagueness suggests any EU citizen settling in UK up until day of Brexit may be allowed to stay China says it has detained Taiwanese activist missing since 19 March Lee Ming-cheh held on suspicion of endangering national security as relations worsen between Beijing and Taipei Palestinian woman shot dead trying to stab Israeli police, officials say Woman said to be mother of man killed by Israeli police last year was reportedly trying to stab officers with scissors when she was shot Don't think twice, oh, all right: Bob Dylan finally agrees to collect Nobel prize Singer to accept prize in 'small and intimate' Stockholm setting having turned down invitation to official ceremony last year

One last thing   The boy who lived: surviving the scars of Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgencyAlmost left for dead when he was injured by a discarded bomb, Jonathan Gambo faces a long road to recovery. The teenager's fate mirrors that of Nigeria itself Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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