Morning Mail: Uni funding cut by $2.8bn, Veep creator on Q&A, Trump confused by US civil war

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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Tuesday 2 May 2017 g Guardian Essential poll: low budget expectations Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning: Voter expectations of next week's federal budget are extremely low, with only 10% of the Guardian Essential poll sample believing next week's economic statement from the Turnbull government will be good or very good for them, and 30% fearing it will be bad. Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Voters have extremely low expectations of budget, Guardian Essential poll shows Just 10% of those surveyed believe next week's economic statement will be good for them – and 30% fear it will be bad Troye Sivan, Guy Pearce and Missy Higgins push for Safe Schools replacement LGBTI youth need anti-bullying program with sexuality and gender at its core, prominent Australians say in letter to PM Q&A: Armando Iannucci and Barnaby Joyce debate how satirists tackle Trump Australia's deputy prime minister says comedians should be 'a little bit circumspect' on US president, to avoid 'laughing at the people who voted for him' Look over there, says Scott Morrison, at the net operating balance Capital spending increases the budget deficit, so the treasurer wants us to focus on another (usually much smaller) measure Donald Trump voices confusion over US history: 'Why was there a civil war?' President says roots of civil war go unquestioned as he lauds 'big-hearted' Andrew Jackson, who was 'very angry' about a conflict years after his death Australian news and politics University students face fee rise of 7.5% as funding to sector cut by $2.8bn Budget cuts to universities unveiled with the threshold for loan repayment to fall from $55,000 to $42,000 Involving children in decisions 'will help protect them from sexual abuse' Research commissioned by royal commission on topic of child-safe institutions released Teenager who shot Curtis Cheng gave Isis salute, court told Footage of 15-year-old in lead-up to the murder played at committal hearing for three men accused of aiding terrorist plot Community health boss rorted more than $500,000, Icac told Eman Sharobeem allegedly used money to pay for holidays, gym memberships, jewellery, furniture and luxury goods Labor senator says One Nation represents his party's 'old racist' voters Queensland senator Anthony Chisholm made remark in response to speech by Malcolm Roberts Sydney and Melbourne property prices slow as Coalition considers 'ghost house' tax CoreLogic data shows property prices across Australia's eight major cities increased by just 0.1% last month Bill Shorten welcomes jobs from Adani coalmine but says taxpayers shouldn't foot bill Labor leader says project 'all well and good' if it clears regulatory hurdles after shadow minister casts doubt on viability Around the world May Day in France: six police injured as violent group hijacks Paris march About 150 people armed with molotov cocktails and stones invade event, with France divided over presidential election Donald Trump: I'd be honored to meet Kim Jong-un under 'right circumstances' President tells Bloomberg News he would 'absolutely' meet North Korea leader but Sean Spicer warns: 'Clearly the conditions are not there right now' Run against Trump? Elizabeth Warren will certainly stand and fight Senator who the president derides with a racist nickname has a book to promote, a seat to win and rumors of a White House bid to … neither confirm nor deny Celebrity lawyer files $100m lawsuit against Fyre festival organizers Mark Geragos, who has represented Michael Jackson, has sued Ja Rule and Billy McFarland over the 'dangerous' situation created by the failed music festival Hungarians send message to Orbán in march supporting European Union Viktor Orbán still commands firm lead in opinion polls, but discontent is growing among voters concerned at rising Russian influence in Hungary

One last thing Hate the Pepsi ad, but love the Heineken one? You've been dupedBrands are not your friends. I know I'm not the first person to say this, but it bears repeating. They don't care about social justice. They exist solely to sell you crap you probably don't need. That vague progressivism is now a better way to sell beer than, say, hot chicks in bikinis, reflects shifting societal attitudes for which Heineken gets no credit. Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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