Morning Mail: International Women's Day, WikiLeaks publishes CIA document cache, ABC redundancies

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Wednesday 8 March 2017 g International Women's Day Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning: it's International Women's Day, and women in more than 50 countries will strike from paid and unpaid labour to highlight the significance of women in the economy, while millions more will be taking part in direct action on what is set to be one of the most political International Women's Days in history. On a day to strike a blow for women's rights, tell us about a battle you've won, or see how you can support the global strike (video). Follow all our International Women's Day coverage here. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines WikiLeaks publishes 'biggest ever leak of secret CIA documents' The 8,761 documents published by WikiLeaks focus mainly on techniques for hacking and surveillance Australian report finds disturbing evidence of gender inequality Sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins reveals widespread opposition to advancing equality, despite stark evidence progress is needed Foreign Correspondent and 7.30 staff tapped for redundancy at ABC Up to 85 staff have already been told they will be made redundant after Michelle Guthrie announced major cuts With great female minds idling on the sidelines, how much progress have we lost? Where is the next generation of 'Hidden Figures' and what will they accomplish? We will know only if we invest more in strengthening education Gold Coast casino developer could risk financial collapse, auditors warn Accounts show ASF, the owner of a consortium vying to develop a resort on Southport Spit, holds just $6.25m after losing $93m of $102m raised Australian news and politics Gordon Wood case: expert witness stands by cliff fall evidence Physicist Rod Cross denies claim by Wood's barrister that he 'had no idea' how to design an experiment to test trajectory of Caroline Byrne's body from cliff WA Labor on defensive after ACCC backs electricity privatisation Mark McGowan says he disagrees with competition watchdog that electricity bills will fall 51% if Western Power sold under Liberals Fake 'doctor' allegedly used stolen documents to work in NSW hospitals Shyam Acharya has been charged, but his whereabouts is unknown, after he allegedly masqueraded as a doctor in NSW hospitals more than a decade British woman beaten and raped in Australian outback, say police – video Detective Inspector Paul Hart from Queensland police says on Tuesday that a British backpacker was held captive for eight weeks Funding to two Indigenous sexual health programs cut without consultation LGBTQI people will be less likely to seek medical care, organisations say, accusing government of shortsightedness UK backpacker beaten and raped in eight-week ordeal in Australia, police say Woman recovering in Brisbane hospital after being raped four times and repeatedly beaten and choked Perth freight link project should be halted, Senate inquiry says State environment minister calls inquiry politically motivated and says he has no intention of halting work on the Roe 8 project Around the world François Fillon faces fresh allegation over undeclared €50,000 loan Rightwing presidential candidate failed to report interest-free loan from billionaire Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière, French newspaper says Facebook to face select committee over failure to remove images BBC investigation flagged posts to Facebook of sexualised images of children, but only 18 of 100 were taken down Libya falls back into civil war as rival sides fight to control oil terminals Conflict sparked by Benghazi Defence Brigade's capture from Libyan National Army of terminals at Sidra and Ras Lanuf Dakota Access pipeline could open next week after activists face final court loss Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux lose argument to prevent pipe from being laid under a stretch of the Missouri river, the last piece of construction German court rules against Syrian refugee in Facebook case Anas Modamani's injunction rejected after judge says social network not obliged to seek out and delete defamatory posts

One last thing First Dog on the Moon goes to south-west Tasmania (and totally freaks out) A happy confluence of things has meant this part of the world is just crap enough to keep people away. Just kidding, it's actually unspeakably beautiful. Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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