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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Wednesday 31 May 2017 g Fairfax CEO says ABC robbing commercial media Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories on our website this morning: The chief executive of Fairfax Media, Greg Hywood, has told parliament the ABC is robbing commercial media of revenue by spending taxpayer dollars on Google and partnering with Netflix instead of Stan – which is part owned by Fairfax. Hywood told MPs the ABC "undermines commercial companies' ability to sustain quality journalism", and that's "not simply commercial media whingeing". Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Adani: director on board that will consider $900m loan says project is 'vital' Karla Way-McPhail, who runs mining labour and equipment companies, will not say whether she will recuse herself from Carmichael decision Trump clashes with German leaders as transatlantic tensions boil over US president uses Twitter to point finger at Berlin amid rebukes from German officials, including Angela Merkel, preparing for election George Brandis backs Asio head: refugees not source of terrorism – politics live Asio boss Duncan Lewis has been under fire from conservatives since he TOLD Pauline Hanson there was no connection between refugees and terrorists. Today, attorney general George Brandis has defended Lewis. Follow it live... Increasing top tax rate to 49.5% a penalty on success, Malcolm Turnbull says 'Everyone deserves an equal chance of improving their stocks in life,' prime minister to tell economic thinktank John McCain urges action on Great Barrier Reef and Paris climate deal Speaking in Sydney, US senator says he is 'afraid about what the world is going to look like for our children' Australian news and politics Australia 'deserves better' than US-style drug testing of welfare recipients Greens say overseas examples cited in support of Coalition policy include the US, where testing has been costly and ineffective Nick Xenophon reluctant to back Coalition plan for CEFC to fund carbon capture Senate crossbencher says government should instead look to emissions intensity scheme for electricity generators, while Labor says plan is a 'stunt' Indigenous boy lost his cultural identity after being taken from family, inquiry told Royal commission into child protection in Northern Territory told boy removed by welfare workers at age seven struggled to reconnect when he returned at 18 Labor grills Turnbull over '$22bn cut to schools' in Gonski 2.0 – as it happened Prime minister defends school funding legislation which passed through lower house on Monday night. Resources minister says financial security for Indigenous communities should be the priority. As it happened ... Banking lobby group rejects claim levy will have negligible economic impact Australian Bankers' Association responds after treasurer introduces bill in parliament, but says it will not run an ad campaign Rick Maddison shot dead after firing on Queensland police – video Region assistant commissioner Tony Wright describes how Tuesday's Lockyer Valley stand-off ended when the gunman who killed Senior Constable Brett Forteshot at police Queensland police killer had criminal past and 'grievance' against officers Rick Maddison, who was shot dead after a 21-hour siege, had violent past and multiple weapons on him, police say Around the world Dozens of Iraqis killed as Isis targets Baghdad during Ramadan At least 17 killed as families break fast at ice-cream shop in centre of Iraqi capital, and 14 die in office bombing in south of city Manuel Noriega: feared dictator was the man who knew too much Panamanian general was a CIA asset and go-between in Central America's dirty wars but became a monster the US could not control Belgian PM suffers hearing loss after princess fires starting pistol Charles Michel forced to clear schedule and seek medical treatment after he strayed too close to Princess Astrid at start of Brussels 20km run Russian suspected hacker moves step closer to US extradition FBI accuses Yevgeniy Nikulin of hacking LinkedIn, Formspring and Dropbox, and Russia has also filed extradition request Bangladeshi girls being trained how to avoid online predators With an alarming rise in cybercrimes, often including blackmail, police offer workshops for thousands of teenagers

One last thing Urinating dog joins Fearless Girl and Charging Bull in New York statue rowArtist Alex Gardega installed a pug statue on Wall Street to protest against Fearless Girl, a statue that he sees as advertising from "a billion-dollar financial firm trying to promote an index fund", rather than art. Gardega's Pissing Pug, alternatively known as Sketchy Dog, sparked negative reactions online and he removed the statue after only a few hours, saying he didn't want it taken by someone else.  Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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