Morning Mail: Budget deficit $1.7bn worse, Turnbull v Palaszczuk in 'bitter attack', Trump vague on strike against 'smart cookie' Kim Jong-Un

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Monday 1 May 2017 g Pentagon says 352 civilians killed by US airstrikes since 2014 Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning: the Pentagon says 352 civilians have been killed in US-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014. That tally is far below those of other outside groups. Monitoring group Airwars, for example, estimates that 3,164 civilians have been killed by coalition air strikes. Reports from Mosul, Iraq, last month detailed one strike in which at least 150 civilians were killed. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Budget deficit nearly $2bn worse than projected five months ago, report finds Deloitte Access Economics report shows stagnant wages and lacklustre jobs growth will leave budget $1.7bn worse off than projected five months ago North Korea: Trump keeps options open against 'smart cookie' Kim Jong-Un McMaster reassures South over defence costs as nuclear tensions rise, while president tells CBS: 'Eventually, he'll have good missiles' Adelaide woman in Colombian jail accused of trafficking 5.8kg of cocaine Cassandra Sainsbury, 22, who says she is innocent, was detained at airport in Bogotá after drugs found concealed inside headphones in her luggage Kim Dalton accuses ABC TV of shifting funds from Australian content Former ABC TV head says lack of transparency, more than budget cuts, is to blame for neglect of local drama, and Indigenous, documentary and children's programming Malcolm Turnbull hits back at Palaszczuk after 'bitter, personal attack' Catalyst for divisive slanging match, in which Queensland premier says PM 'is worse than Tony Abbott', appears to have been government's intervention into gas markets Australian news and politics Most Australians back fracking ban but commonwealth says states causing gas shortage Opposition crosses party lines, with Labor, Liberal and minor party voters all expressing concern Scott Morrison orders review of GST distribution Treasurer's move comes after pressure from former WA government, which blamed 'unfair' federal GST carve-up on budget deficit Son of Isis terrorist Khaled Sharrouf reportedly shown in video wearing suicide vest Video, said to be recent, shows the eight-year-old being asked questions including, 'How do you kill an Australian?' by his father who is off-camera Metadata fiasco shows need for parliamentary inquiry Journalists joke about whose phone records were accessed by the Australian federal police, but this legal failure is no laughing matter Single parents left vulnerable by delays to child support increase Department of Human Services defends secrecy around wait times, claiming parents would swamp the agency if they knew how long the process took Annastacia Palaszczuk unleashes on PM: 'Malcolm Turnbull is worse than Tony Abbott' Queensland premier accuses PM of being arrogant and disrespectful, adding 'When Tony Abbott was prime minister, I could get straight answers' Mark Dreyfus demands answers on Australian police metadata breach Shadow attorney general also asks why public announcement was made two days after case was reported to the ombudsman Around the world Renowned climber Ueli Steck dies near Mount Everest Mountaineer known as 'Swiss Machine' had been planning to ascend Everest and nearby Mount Lhotse next month France on extra high alert for May Day as protesters march against Le Pen Protesters to use 1 May marches to oppose far-right presidential candidate as Front National holds annual gathering Irish reunification referendum would be dangerous, says Bertie Ahern Ex-taoiseach, a key player in Good Friday agreement, says a border poll could lead to trouble in Northern Ireland Iranian TV executive shot dead in Istanbul, Turkish media report Saeed Karimian, founder of Farsi-language network GEM TV, reportedly shot dead along with his Kuwaiti business partner Trump's 100-day rally: president launches attack on 'failing' media The speech in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania returns to familiar campaign themes and includes a dig at the 'very boring' White House correspondents' dinner

One last thing Great Australian photographs: Rennie Ellis – an audio essay In the second part in our audiovisual series on celebrated Australian photographs, we look at the work of Rennie Ellis. While looking at the pictures, click on the audio buttons to hear the images discussed in conversations between Guardian Australia picture editor, Jonny Weeks, the Guardian Australia photographer, Mike Bowers, the senior curator of photography at the National Gallery of Australia, Shaune Lakin, and the curator at the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Pippa Milne. Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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