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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Tuesday 13 June 2017 g US opts out of G7 pledge on Paris climate accord Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning: The US has refused to sign up to a G7 pledge that calls the Paris climate accord the "irreversible" global tool to address climate change. In a footnote to the G7 report, the US said it would not join with the other six countries in reaffirming their Paris commitments, but said it was taking action on its own to reduce its carbon footprint. The US footnote said: "The United States will continue to engage with key international partners in a manner that is consistent with our domestic priorities, preserving both a strong economy and a healthy environment." Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Malcolm Turnbull calls on Labor to back Coalition's citizenship regime New arrivals need to 'join us as Australian patriots', PM to tell parliament in national security update May tells Tory MPs: 'I got us into this mess and I'm going to get us out of it' Senior MP at meeting of 1922 Committee describes PM as 'contrite and genuine but not on her knees' as she apologises for election result Q&A: Alan Finkel says clean energy target designed for deeper emissions cuts Josh Frydenberg distances himself from former prime minister Tony Abbott and says target is 'not a tax on coal' Our struggling economy needs government help more than ever The old fixes of cutting rates and reducing the deficit won't work because consumption is weaker than almost any time for 60 years India has enough coal without Adani mine, yet must keep importing, minister says India's energy minister, Piyush Goyal, says the country would be self-sufficient in coal, except that power plants had been designed to run only on imports Australian news and politics Alan Finkel: 'it would be surprising' if ministers encouraged new coal stations Exclusive: as the Coalition prepares for criticism by conservative MPs, chief scientist says a scheme to incentivise the use of coal-fired energy is unlikely Brighton siege: man who allegedly supplied shotgun arrested Twenty-five-year-old Melbourne man charged with multiple offences as police investigate siege in which Nick Hao was killed and three officers injured Dreamworld inquest: former CEO Deborah Thomas to get $3,000-a-day fee Former boss of parent company Ardent will be given 'consultancy' for hearing into the deaths of four people on a ride in 2016 Coalition's citizenship laws would give Peter Dutton power to overrule tribunal decisions Turnbull government's overhaul would let immigration minister reject decisions made by Administrative Appeals Tribunal UN official says Australia responsible for 'inhuman' treatment of asylum seekers Special rapporteur says offshore detention system tarnishing Australia's human rights record and 'cannot be salvaged' Tony Abbott fears Finkel's clean energy target could be 'a magic pudding' Former prime minister says Bill Shorten the favourite to win election and Coalition must not adopt a new tax on coal Plane makes emergency landing in Sydney with huge hole in engine casing China Eastern flight bound for Shanghai had to return to Sydney after about an hour in the air after one engine failed Around the world Booby-traps … but no Baghdadi: the men cleaning up after Isis in northern Iraq Four days after Islamic State fighters were routed from the town of Ba'aj, Shia militia forces discover suicide belts and remnants of sharia bureaucracy – but no sign of the terror group's leader Putin critic Alexei Navalny among over 1,000 detained in Russia Anti-corruption campaigner calls on protesters to gatecrash Moscow event as he seeks to increase pressure on Kremlin Another appeals court upholds block on Trump's revised travel ban Ninth circuit said president violated immigration law by discriminating against people based on nationality and he failed to show entry would hurt US interests 'Unprecedented violations': states sue Trump for not separating business ties Attorneys general of Maryland and Washington say he violates the constitution by failing to separate his public responsibilities with his private interests Gulf crisis: Boris Johnson urges Qatar to crack down on extremists UK foreign secretary also calls on Gulf states to ease blockade in his first intervention in two-week-long clash

One last thing 'Outside of the land, looking in': Van Gogh's Seasons through Indigenous eyesIn the National Gallery of Victoria's exhibition, we see Van Gogh's seasons as an economic cycle, rather than a natural one. Tyson Yunkaporta describes his visit to NGV's exhibition, and concludes Van Gogh "has indeed found an echo of a land-based truth: always was, always will be".  Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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