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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Thursday 15 June 2017 g London tower block inferno Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning: Twelve people are confirmed dead, but police expect further fatalities after London's Grenfell Tower block blaze. Get the latest updates in our blog., and our full coverage can be found here. Seventy-five people have been treated in six hospitals as hundreds of firefighters remain at the scene. Here are just some of our stories: Residents warned repeatedly of fire risk in Grenfell Tower Visual guide: what happened at Grenfell Tower? 'Fire coming out of every window' - eyewitness accounts Locals' anger and frustration spills out after Grenfell Tower fire 'Disaster waiting to happen': fire expert slams UK tower blocks VIDEO: Deadly blaze engulfs west London tower block Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world. To our regular readers, don't forget that from next week we'll be switching to a great new a format for the Morning Mail. It will be a full write-through from us, rather than this format with the central section filled by a list of links. If you prefer just the headlines and links, you can still get that by signing up for our Guardian Today email, sent every day at noon. Otherwise, get ready for Monday, and thanks for reading.

Headlines Grenfell Tower: 12 dead in fire that destroyed 24-storey building Police expect death toll to rise further as search continues and firefighters say they will be at site of blaze through the night Tony Abbott and Peter Dutton condemn payout to refugees detained on Manus Island Former prime minster attacks settlement, which has been welcomed by human rights and legal advocates House majority whip Steve Scalise among four wounded in Virginia shooting Scalise in stable condition after being shot in the hip, while suspect, a 66-year-old man from Illinois, dies of injuries after police returned fire Scott Johnson, Sydney's gay-hate murders and the two men who loved him most The third inquest into the mysterious death of Scott Johnson has heard that gay bashers were active at the area where he died Israeli author David Grossman wins Man Booker International prize A Horse Walks Into a Bar, his novel about a standup comedian's public breakdown, scoops £50,000 prize to be shared with translator Jessica Cohen Australian news and politics Brutal truth of Australia's detention regime can't be written off. Not even for $70m The Australian government was prepared to pay out to stop the shame of Manus Island being aired in court. But the ultimate cost is borne by the refugees and asylum seekers who have had their lives ruined Coalition ministers may face contempt charges over terrorism remarks – report Greg Hunt, Alan Tudge and Michael Sukkar will reportedly have to explain why they shouldn't be charged with contempt after appearing to criticise sentencing of terrorists George Christensen signals he won't vote for Finkel's clean energy target LNP backbencher says he and most of the Nationals won't vote for any clean energy target that penalises coal Senior Labor figures support inquiry into foreign influence on Australian politics Key MPs agree with backbencher Anthony Byrne who says an investigation 'has to be done, even if it involves our own side' Labor grills Coalition over foreign donations and electricity prices – as it happened A fraught and frank Coalition meeting on energy sees Tony Abbott try to dominate discussion as Chinese donations hit the headlines again. Follow the day live … Finkel's target boosts coal industry and does little to cut emissions, modelling shows Jacobs Group modelling suggests clean energy target is also more expensive than an energy intensity scheme Manus Island class action against Australia settled for $70m – video The Australian government and the operators of the Manus detention centre will pay 1,905 current and former detainees $70m in compensation Around the world Four dead in San Francisco shooting after UPS worker opens fire at facility Witnesses describe 'chaos' after gunman fatally shot three and injured two others before turning the gun on himself 'Staggering' loss of civilian life from US-led airstrikes in Raqqa, says UN War crimes investigators say US-backed campaign to reclaim Syrian city from Islamic State has led to at least 300 deaths Turkish opposition politician jailed for 25 years on spying charges Enis Berberoğlu is first CHP lawmaker imprisoned since lifting of immunity last year, in move condemned as 'intimidation' Isis captures territory around former Bin Laden stronghold in Afghanistan Capture of giant Tora Bora complex would mark major victory for group as it clashes with Taliban Polio outbreaks in DRC set back global efforts to eradicate the disease Cases of polio have been reduced by more than 99.9% since 1988, but complete eradication is proving elusive

One last thing Anita Pallenberg, actor, model and muse to the Rolling Stones, dies aged 73The actor and model Anita Pallenberg, who was a muse to the Rolling Stones and appeared alongside Mick Jagger in the cult film Performance, has died at the age of 73. The cause of death is currently unknown.Here are some other pieces we have on Pallenberg: obituary, in pictures – the original face of boho chic, music writer Alexis Petridis says she was anything anything but a passenger on the Stones' journey, and Suzanne Moore writes that Pallenberg paid a high price for being a rock-star girlfriend. Have an excellent day, and don't forget that we're switching the morning mail to a great new format next week, so sign up for the Guardian Today email (sent at noon) if you want to continue getting a straight list of links. If you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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