Morning Mail: Turnbull talks up coal in Delhi, fiery Q&A recap, Australia urged to take more Syrian refugees

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Tuesday 11 April 2017 g Passenger forcibly removed from overbooked flight Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the most read stories on our website this morning: A man was violently removed from a United Airlines flight by aviation police officials in Chicago, in an incident captured on video by several other passengers. The airline said in a statement that the flight was overbooked, and that no passengers agreed to voluntarily give up their seats, so the airline chose for them. In one video, guards can be seen aggressively grabbing the screaming passenger, and then dragging him down the aisle of the plane with blood running from this mouth. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Malcolm Turnbull talks up coal in Delhi, despite India's aim to stop imports Glut in Indian coal market, plans to phase out imports and lower than forecast energy demands cast doubt on future for exports from proposed Adani mine Q&A: 81-year-old audience member calls euthanasia arguments 'bullshit' Patricia Fellows responds bluntly to bioethics professor Margaret Somerville during robust argument on the implications of taking one's own life Scott Morrison makes case for negative gearing change – despite ruling it out Contradictory and selective arguments for retaining negative gearing fail to conceal the reasons reform is needed Berlusconi cuddles lambs in vegetarian Easter campaign Film featuring Italian ex-PM circulated on social media as meat lobby calls on advertisers to boycott his TV channels Australia urged to accept fresh intake of Syrian refugees Refugee advocates including Oxfam urge second quota as number forced from homes passes 5 million Australian news and politics Jacqui Lambie presses government for 10% royalty on gas projects Independent's letter to prime minister and treasurer says petroleum resource rent tax failing and royalty regime could help repair budget Centrelink inquiry told debt retrieval system should be abolished due to flaws Senate inquiry hears data-matching wrongly created debts, which were exacerbated by lack of human involvement Malcolm Turnbull to meet Adani founder during India visit Australian prime minister confirms he will meet Gautam Adani but says mining company's bid for government loan is independent Kikki.K staff face automatic penalty rate cut when Fair Work ruling comes into force New enterprise agreement for staff in stationery chain links penalty rates to retail award, removing the ability for staff to renegotiate Rockhampton floods: images from before and after the deluge These images from before and during the floods show the extent of the flooding caused by Cyclone Debbie in Rockhampton, Queensland Two lobsters, 21 oyster shots and a $621 bill: rapper's alleged dine and run ends in surf Terry Peck, AKA 2pec, was pursued by police on jet skis and charged with stealing after he allegedly tucked into a hefty meal and skipped the bill Housing finance figures reveal 5.9% fall in lending to investors over a month ABS figures suggest tighter lending practices and higher interest rates are having an impact on demand Around the world Migrants from west Africa being 'sold in Libyan slave markets' UN migration agency says selling of people is rife in African nation that has slid into violent chaos since overthrow of Gaddafi Great Barrier Reef at 'terminal stage': scientists despair at latest coral bleaching data 'Last year was bad enough, this is a disaster,' says one expert as Australia Research Council finds fresh damage across 8,000km White House warns of potential US 'red line' over Syria barrel bomb attacks Criteria would mark substantial expansion of rules of engagement, as Rex Tillerson says US would come to defense of civilians 'anywhere' amid G7 talks Pope to show solidarity with Egypt's Coptic Christians in wake of church bombings Coptic church head in UK welcomes Pope Francis's visit to Cairo amid concerns over Isis attacks and perceived security failings Turkish referendum: all you need to know Sunday's vote could lead to the most significant political development since the Turkish republic was declared in 1923

One last thing How one teen's plea for free nuggets became one of the biggest tweets everAll Carter Wilkerson wanted was some free chicken nuggets – now he has one of the most retweeted tweets of all time. The 16-year-old's tweet is catching up on Ellen DeGeneres's Oscars selfie but still has a way to go to get the 18m retweets needed for a year of free chicken nuggets. Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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