Morning Mail: Manchester terror attack, Snowy Hydro could cost extra $1bn, Roger Moore dies

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Wednesday 24 May 2017 g Trump staff contact with Russia justified FBI inquiry last year Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. The latest live coverage of the Manchester terror attack dominates the rest of our email below, and you can find everything we've published in the Manchester tag page on site, but among the other stories leading our website this morning: The former CIA director, John Brennan, has said there were enough contacts between members of the Trump campaign and Moscow by July last year to justify further investigation by the FBI. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Manchester Arena bombing: Theresa May raises threat level, and troops to be deployed on Britain's streets – live news Police say attacker died after detonating 'improvised explosive device' in foyer of concert hall Manchester Arena attacker named by police as Salman Ramadan Abedi Manchester police say 22-year-old was responsible for suicide attack that killed 22 and injured 59 at Ariana Grande concert Second Manchester bomb victim named as eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos 'Beautiful little girl' was at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester with her mother and sister when the explosion happened The Guardian view on reacting to terror: be Manchester Editorial: The city's solidarity and courage is a model for a national response that rejects fear and division UK 'vulnerable to terror attacks by jihadis unable to reach Syria' Both Islamic State and al-Qaida are calling for 'frustrated travellers' to stay at home and attack in the west instead, Whitehall source says Australian news and politics Indigenous children in foster care: 'These kids can't see their families if I don't help them' More than 40% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care are with non-Indigenous foster carers. It takes effort and imagination to ensure the children retain links to their family and the Aboriginal community 'Go and light a fire in the nation': Uluru gathering aims to map a path to recognition More than 200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates hold a meeting that hopes to shape the relationship between Australia and its first peoples Banking levy could fall half a billion dollars short, analysts say Labor calls on Coalition to rule out raising levy to make up any shortfall after warning from Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley The Guardian Essential Report, 23 May results A summary of the results of polling on Australian politics and national opinion Snowy Hydro expansion could cost $1bn more than Turnbull said, senators told Company managers tell Senate estimates the $2bn project announced by the PM has not counted a large cost factor Deadline for asylum seekers in Australia impossible to meet, lawyers say Experts say 1 October deadline for 7,194 asylum seekers to apply for refugee status 'arbitrary, unnecessary and unfair' and 'the slip of a pen could be a death sentence' Labor targets bank tax and school funding in question time – as it happened Gonski 2.0 school funding package comes to parliament and dominates question time following party meetings. As it happened Around the world Brazil police arrest close aide of president in World Cup scheme Tadeu Filippelli, a former vice-governor of the capital and cabinet adviser, was among three senior politicians detained in Brazil's latest corruption scandal Fox News retracts story on murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich Fox says May report that Rich had been in contact with the website WikiLeaks prior to his fatal shooting was not given a 'high degree of editorial scrutiny' Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye on trial for corruption Park accused of putting pressure on firms including Samsung into paying millions in bribes in return for business favours WHO elects first ever African director-general after tense vote Former Ethiopian health minister Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to lead World Health Organisation after a long and fraught campaign Donald Trump says 'evil losers' were behind Manchester attack US president says 'wicked ideology must be obliterated', as he delivers remarks alongside Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem

One last thing Roger Moore – Saint, Persuader and the suavest James Bond – dies aged 89The much-loved English actor, who made his name on the small screen before taking on the mantle of 007, has passed away in Switzerland.More on Moore: • Peter Bradshaw on Roger Moore: a modest, self-deprecating James Bond who brought some serious aplomb Bond actor • The life of Roger Moore: video obituary • Roger Moore: a life in pictures • 'A force of nature': tributes pour in for Bond and The Saint actor Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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