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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Friday 9 June 2017 g More than 50 claims for family violence leave in Victoria Good morning, and welcome to the Morning Mail. Among the stories leading our website this morning, we have an exclusive about family violence leave in Victoria. More than 50 public sector workers have claimed family violence leave in the past year, after the Victorian government made it compulsory for all new public-sector enterprise agreements to include up to 20 days of family violence leave. Domestic violence leave a small cost to employers but priceless to victims Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines Election results live: shock exit poll says hung parliament as first seats declare Rolling coverage of the 2017 UK general election results, with reaction and analysis. Live UK election results seat-by-seat: are we heading for a hung parliament? Latest general election results from the UK's 650 constituencies. Find out whether Theresa May and the Conservatives will get the increased majority they asked for, or whether Jeremy Corbyn and Labour can pull off a surprise. Search for your own seat by name or postcode and find out when you can expect a declaration. James Comey details Trump's 'lies' and reaffirms belief of Russian meddling in election James Comey's Senate testimony asserted that the Trump administration lied to smear his reputation, and that he leaked details of Trump meetings to the press Chris Bowen attacks universal basic income as 'payments to millionaires' Shadow treasurer says Labor wants to make tax system more progressive but says Greens' concept is 'the wrong answer' Labor signals plan to beef up union power to help boost wage growth Deputy leader Tanya Plibersek draws a link between falling union membership and growing inequality Australian news and politics Terrorism victims: Anthony Albanese denounces 'disgraceful' Saudi reaction to minute's silence Saudi Arabia team failed to line up for minute's silence before football World Cup qualifier in Adelaide on grounds it was 'not in keeping' with their culture Brighton siege: Victoria police carry out counter-terrorism operation Premier Daniel Andrews says police raids are connected with Monday's siege in which Yacqub Khayre shot one man dead Greens 'politburo' sparks factional war in New South Wales In latest flashpoint of antagonism towards party's hard left, four MPs claim internal democratic body is incompatible with Greens' constitutions Law society says barrister's explanation of why mayor had $50,000 raises further questions Queensland Law Society president says Paul Pisasale collecting money for Sam Di Carlo would be 'unusual' but not illegal Finkel review: renewable energy to face new security and reliability regulations Sector will have to ensure around the clock supply as chief scientist also demands three years' notice over station closures Prison population soars by nearly 40% after sentencing backlog Bureau of statistics says unsentenced prisoners account for 65% of the increase in full-time prisoners NSW says police will be given extra powers to use lethal force in terrorist incidents Gladys Berejiklian says government will also double the number of military-style, semi-automatic rifles available to police Around the world US-backed forces fighting Islamic State enter Syria stronghold of Raqqa Kurdish and Arab forces begin what could be a long campaign to reclaim Isis's de facto capital in Syria 'A place to call our own': Europe's first Roma cultural centre opens in Berlin Groundbreaking institute to showcase and promote artistic and cultural contribution of Europe's 12 million Roma people Kuwait steps up efforts to end Qatar blockade Kuwaiti emir flies to Doha as Donald Trump also intervenes for second time in Gulf diplomatic crisis Uber executive 'had no reason to obtain rape victim's medical records' Officer who ran investigation into rape of Delhi woman by Uber driver says he cannot understand how Eric Alexander got records 'It's pretty high': runner tells how he scaled Everest twice in a week Kilian Jornet made climbs without fixed ropes or oxygen and suffered illness on first ascent but is laid back about his exploits

One last thing The red king: how Australia's rarest stamp escaped an inferno The sale of twopenny scarlet featuring Edward VIII – who abdicated soon after it was printed – is expected to spark a frenzy when it is auctioned in Melbourne on 26 June. The twopenny scarlets, known in the trade as KEVIII, are the rarest and most expensive stamps produced by the commonwealth of Australia. There are just six in existence, and neither Australia Post nor the Queen have one in their collections.  Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.

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