Morning Mail: Dutch election, Trump travel ban - take two, greyhound owner put down six healthy dogs

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Friday 17 March 2017 g Dutch election Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning: GreenLeft was the big winner in the Dutch election, leaping from four MPs to 14 in the 150-seat parliament, topping the bill in Amsterdam and overtaking the stricken social democratic PvdA to become the largest party of the left nationally. The party's jubilant leader, 30-year-old Jesse Klaver, has celebrated the pushback against far-right populism: "Stand for your principles. Be straight. Be pro-refugee. Be pro-European. We're gaining momentum in the polls. You can stop populism."            Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Greyhound racing: euthanasia of healthy dogs sparks call for stronger penalties Demand follows one owner putting down six healthy dogs within three weeks of getting them, according to Greyhound Racing NSW internal documents A PR stunt mixing beer, politics, gay rights and religion: what could possibly go wrong? A week ago the Australian brewer Coopers was delighted to unveil a beer for the Bible Society. But after the 'public relations disaster of 2017' it is counting the cost of an embarrassing and potentially expensive backlash Trump returns to Washington for fights on budget, travel ban and healthcare Trump's budget proposal has little prospect of being passed by Congress in its present form, and more legal challenges to his travel ban probably lie ahead The Oz dips back into avocado controversy in push for new readers Siobhan McKenna joins News Corp, Number 96 celebrates 'the night Australian TV lost its virginity' and Julia Baird talks about her cancer treatment Search resumes for boy missing in NSW floods as 11 are rescued from cars Ryan Teasdale, 11, went missing in floodwaters on the south coast on Thursday as torrential rain caused chaos across New South Wales Australian news and politics Disendorsed One Nation candidates may get no public money for campaigns Western Australian Electoral Commission tells candidates only the party can claim their public funding entitlement Coopers Brewery launches beer can to celebrate Bible Society anniversary – video Tim Cooper launches a new beer can with the Bible Society Australia chief executive, Greg Clarke, to commemorate its 200th anniversary Backpacker tells court of escape after allegedly being struck by hammer and hit with car German woman gives evidence in South Australia against 60-year-old man accused of attempted murder Nick Xenophon gives cautious support for letting first home buyers use superannuation Malcolm Turnbull's government reportedly considering proposal in order to improve housing affordability Gap in Indigenous blindness rates halved in nine years, expert says Leading ophthalmologist says progress on trachoma shows how cheap measures can have a dramatic effect on health Malcolm Turnbull says Snowy Hydro plan will outdo South Australian battery storage PM says plan would turn Snowy Hydro into energy storage system but Labor says proposal leaves unanswered questions Guard at adult prison allegedly threatened to have youth detainee raped, inquiry told Detainee was transferred after disturbance at Don Dale and says guard told him: 'I'll get some of the guys to rape you' Around the world Europe's governments signal relief after Dutch election defeats far right Geert Wilders loss in Netherlands hailed by leaders as key moment for tolerant societies and serious politics on continent Senate intelligence chiefs of both parties reject Trump wiretapping claim Richard Burr and Mark Warner report 'no indications that Trump Tower was the subject of surveillance' following similar assessment by House counterparts Turkey's Nazi remarks 'unacceptable', say Hollande and Merkel French and German leaders condemn Turkish politicians' behaviour since ban on rallies in support of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Armed teenager arrested after school shooting in French town of Grasse Seventeen-year-old pupil armed with guns and grenades arrested after high school attack in which eight people were injured Hawaii judge halts new Trump travel ban, setting stage for epic legal battle A livid Trump said he would take his case to the supreme court if necessary, as a temporary restraining order halted the ban just hours before it came into effect

One last thing   McDonald's tweets go rogue with 'tiny hands' jibe at Donald TrumpNow-deleted tweet from an official McDonald's account attacked 'disgusting excuse of a president' Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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