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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Wednesday 14 June 2017 g Mamamia apologises to Roxane Gay Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. An announcement for our regular readers: From next week we'll be returning to a format you will not have seen for a while. Once upon a time, the Morning Mail was a full write-through email. To save time, we moved to the email format you get at the moment, with the central section an automated list of links. As of Monday, we'll return to the full write-through. If you only want an email full of links, you can sign up here for our Guardian Today email, sent every day at noon. Otherwise, get ready for Monday. After a week or so of the new format, we'll invite feedback to see what you think of it. Thanks for reading! Among the stories leading our website this morning: Mia Freedman's website Mamamia has apologised for what US author Roxane Gay described as "cruel and humiliating" treatment. Mia Freedman had published a podcast interview with text that asked: "Will she fit into the office lift? How many steps will she have to take to get to the interview? Is there a comfortable chair that will accommodate her 'super-morbidly obese' frame?"  In a since-deleted article, Freedman said she "would normally never breach the confidence of what goes on behind the scenes of an interview but in this case … it's a fundamental part of the story". Roxane Gay responded on Twitter, saying she was "appalled by Mamamia". Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Voters prefer low emissions target to carbon trading – Guardian Essential poll People were less happy to consider coal generation with 100% capture and storage as a 'low emission' energy source Jeff Sessions calls accusations of Russia collusion an 'appalling lie' Attorney general gives fiery rebuttal in testimony to Senate intelligence committee about his contacts with Russian ambassador Emmanuel Macron says door to remain in EU is open to Britain Theresa May says Brexit talks to start next week as French president suggests time is of the essence if decision is to be reversed 'Too early to say' if Coalition will back clean energy target, Frydenberg says Three-hour meeting fails to resolve government's position on Finkel review but energy minister denies there's a backbench revolt Inquests open into deaths of London Bridge attack victims Coroner offers condolences to families as court hears details of how five of the eight victims died in terrorist attack Australian news and politics Plane makes emergency landing in Sydney after hole appears in engine China Eastern flight bound for Shanghai had to return to Sydney after about an hour due to damage to Rolls-Royce engine casing Liberal Chris Back to retire from Senate – as it happened Greens announce they will oppose Coalition's citizenship crackdown as government negotiates with backbench over Finkel review Labor disputes Peter Dutton's claim party was briefed on citizenship changes Tony Burke says none of the government's proposed legislation was mentioned at meeting a month ago, and journalists have been misled by immigration minister ATO official Michael Cranston resigns after being charged with abuse of public office Son Adam and daughter Lauren and eight others have been accused in relation to an alleged multimillion-dollar ATO fraud Pauline Hanson drops legal action against ABC to prevent release of recordings After broadcaster reveals it has no more recordings of the One Nation leader, Hanson drops case and is ordered to pay costs Coalition ministers' comments about Victoria terrorism sentencing 'inappropriate' Law Institute of Victoria says political commentary of court cases was 'worrying' after Greg Hunt and Alan Tudge criticised the state's chief justice Alleged charity rorter blames any mistakes on being 'underpaid and overworked' Eman Sharobeem, who allegedly rorted more than half a million dollars from two charities, tells Icac she didn't use funds on holidays and luxury items Around the world Revealed: reality of life working in an Ivanka Trump clothing factory Workers complain of verbal abuse, impossible targets and 'poverty pay' so bad they have to live away from their children Apple chief: driverless car venture is 'the mother of all AI projects' Tim Cook confirms tech giant is working on 'autonomous systems', but is tight-lipped on whether it is making its own vehicle Cuba must end human rights violations to improve relations, US warns US secretary of state testified that Barack Obama's reforms effectively removed pressure from Raúl Castro's regime to alter its behaviour Senate Republican cracks down on TV reporters' ability to ask questions Journalists told they can no longer film interviews with senators unless they gain permission from rules committee and senator in question Embattled Uber CEO Travis Kalanick takes indefinite leave of absence The move follows a damning report on workplace culture and a scandal-ridden six months that saw at least 20 staff fired over harassment and discrimination

One last thing 'The private life of art': the Museum of Everything opens in HobartInitially innocuous, but dark and strange inside, the world's first wandering museum is for the art that wasn't meant to be seen Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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