Morning Mail: Great Barrier Reef at 'terminal' stage, Trump's plan after Syria strike, NSW Labor wins Gosford byelection

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Monday 10 April 2017 g Isis claims responsibility for Egypt church bombings Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning: Isis has claimed responsibility for two bomb blasts that struck Coptic churches in Egypt, killing at least 47 people as members of the country's largest religious minority celebrated Palm Sunday. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Great Barrier Reef at 'terminal stage': scientists despair at latest bleaching data 'Last year was bad enough, this is a disaster,' says one expert as Australia Research Council finds fresh damage across 8,000km Australia's politicians have betrayed the Great Barrier Reef and only the people can save it The big lie propagated by government and big business is that it is possible to turn things around for the reef without tackling global warming This mortal coral: new bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef – in pictures Aerial surveys conducted in late 2016 and early 2017 show the reef has suffered severe coral bleaching for the second year in a row Senate crossbench pushes for overhaul of petroleum rent tax 'rort' One Nation, Nick Xenophon, Jacqui Lambie and Derryn Hinch want to change system that allows multinational gas companies to avoid paying tax Trump officials broadcast president's plan for Syria: wait for global response HR McMaster, Nikki Haley and Rex Tillerson defend president's missile strikes, emphasizing Russia's role in 'the solution' and new priority to depose Assad Australian news and politics Foreign investors fined $2.7m under new regime targeting property buyers Tax office says 500 buyers were issued with penalty notices and 61 properties had to be sold as housing affordability dominates pre-budget discussions Malcolm Turnbull tells Russia to pull Bashar al-Assad into line after US missile strikes Marise Payne says Trump administration has asked for no further commitment from Australia after attack on Syrian airbase Peter Dutton says refugee advocates 'can bleat all they want' after PM dodges questions Malcolm Turnbull avoids questions about where men on Manus Island will be sent if US does not accept them all Labor wins Gosford byelection as NSW voters put Berejiklian to test Former Paralympian Liesl Tesch wins first of three New South Wales byelections as before Liberals claim victory in Many and North Shore Palestinian activist's Australian visa cancelled on eve of speaking tour Government says there is a risk people may react adversely to Bassem Tamimi's presence, and his views on the Middle East Two teenagers who escaped from Don Dale centre arrested One was caught south of Darwin after allegedly trying to run police off the road, and the other was found in Borroloola Malcolm Turnbull says al-Assad's 'war crimes' disqualify him from future role in Syria Turnbull reiterates calls on Russia to bring six-year conflict to an end, saying it must use leverage to drive political settlement Around the world No peace in Syria until Assad is ousted, says Nikki Haley In a departure from the administration's previous stance, US ambassador to the UN suggests regime change is now one of its priorities Kushner and Bannon agree to 'bury the hatchet' after White House peace talks Trump's chief of staff Reince Priebus tells the feuding pair to end the 'palace intrigue' after weeks of damaging infighting Newsreader in India discovers husband was involved in fatal car crash live on air Supreet Kaur, a journalist with channel IBC-24, was broadcasting on Saturday morning when a reporter phoned in with details of a car accident Tillerson: China agrees on 'action' on North Korea as navy strike group sails Secretary of state says 'President Xi understands the situation has intensified' as North Korea calls US Syria missile strike an 'intolerable act of aggression' 'There's sharks out here': feeding frenzy halts surfing event before Florence posts victory A shark scare interrupted the Margaret River Pro on Sunday before the reigning world champion, John John Florence, delivered a masterclass of surfing to claim victory

One last thing Le Cinq, Paris: restaurant review It was supposed to be a joyous trip to one of France's famous gastro palaces – what could possibly go wrong? Restaurant critic Jay Rayner reviews the worst experiences of his career – a $1,000 meal at one of France's famous gastro palaces. 'It pops in our mouth to release stale air with a tinge of ginger. My companion winces. "It's like eating a condom that's been left lying about in a dusty greengrocer's," she says.' Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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