Morning Mail: Anzac Day, Dutton demands apology from media over Manus Island, Q&A recap

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Tuesday 25 April 2017 g Anzac Day Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning: ahead of Anzac Day, prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has visited Australian troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, while Bill Shorten is visiting Papua New Guinea for Anzac day commemorations. As well as meeting Australian special forces troops, Turnbull also met with Iraqi prime minister Haider Al-Abadi in Baghdad, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Peter Dutton demands apology from media over Manus controversy Immigration ministers says ABC and Fairfax relied on 'discredited' witness and he stands by his account of the causes of violence '100%' Adani coalmine at heightened risk of becoming a stranded asset, report says Carmichael project likely to be 'cash flow negative' for most of its operating life, according to Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Voters want skilled migrants to stay, but like citizenship hurdles – Guardian Essential poll Supporters of all political parties like the idea of tougher citizenship barriers, while support for Tony Abbott, MP, is dropping Full-time becoming a fantasy as Australians work fewer hours than ever before Full-time work was once the norm but in March a record 17% of all hours worked was done by part-time employees Barack Obama steps back into public spotlight: 'So what's been going on?' The former president, who avoided saying Donald Trump's name during Chicago speech, vowed to help young people get more active in politics and public service Australian news and politics Coalition open to government underwriting cyclone insurance A government mutual fund could provide Queenslanders with compulsory basic cyclone cover, in combination with private insurance for other natural disasters Q&A: Germaine Greer says fear of 'caricature of Islam' behind citizenship changes Alex Hawke denies Turnbull government's changes about religion or race but about the need to 'assimilate and integrate' Australia 'committed to' China extradition treaty, but opposition has heard nothing Labor says there has been no fresh approach from the Coalition after it shelved the treaty ratification last month Boy, 12, trying to drive across Australia 'crashed' car before he was pulled over after 1,300km Boy apparently drove across New South Wales alone before police stopped his family's car, which they say was damaged Andrew Forrest accused of lack of transparency over ad for cashless welfare card Minderoo Foundation disseminates ad promoting cashless welfare card without disclosing Forrest's role as its chairman 'Enough is enough': universities tell government to back off after $4bn in budget cuts Tertiary education sector says students 'have already done more than their fair share of budget repair' Don Dale detainees escaped after litany of security blunders, review finds Report reveals it was 45 minutes before staff become aware of Josiah Binsaris and Trey Mawson's escape Around the world Pollsters breathe sigh of relief after calling French election right France's polling institutes not only got the result of Sunday's first round right, they did so with remarkable accuracy Eastern Europe failing on Jewish restitution pledges, study finds Poland in particular accused of not meeting Terezin declaration promises on mass theft during Holocaust and communist eras Israeli teen accused of 2,000 bomb hoax calls and blackmail Michael Kadar, US-Israeli citizen arrested over alleged bomb threats, faces charges over international calls and attempt to blackmail Delaware senator Japan to exceed bluefin tuna quota amid warnings of commercial extinction Conservationists call on Japan to abide by fishing agreements after reports annual quota will be exceeded two months early Libya's warring sides reach diplomatic breakthrough in Rome Compromise is brokered between presidents of house of representatives and state council after years of fighting

One last thing On Anzac Day, the AFL should pause and reflect that sport is not war Anzac Day has a different meaning to each and every Australian, but football should acknowledge that sport and war are not analogous endeavours. Mick Malthouse really could have shortened his gambit to a single apt line about today's game: "Four points will be at stake, not lives." Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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