Morning Mail: PM's leadership questioned, 'weird' Queensland election, Prince Andrew, Asian Cup win

Guardian Australia's Morning Mail                                                     Thursday 22 January 2014 g
Queensland election
Opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended herself against “cash-for-access” accusations after the Labor party reinstated events that businesspeople could pay thousands of dollars to attend with her, saying parties needed to raise funds
Australian news and politics
In a bruising radio interview yesterday, Tony Abbott acknowledged the growing leadership unrest in the Coalition, but asked his colleagues to back him, while a talkback caller told the prime minister he was the "world's worst salesman". Watch the video here. Australia's asylum deal with Cambodia is uncertain after almost all refugees refused the offer, but the agreement still commits Australia to pay an extra $40m in aid to Cambodia, even if no refugees are resettled. Andrew Chan of the Bali Nine drug trafficking ring is expected to face execution alongside Myuran Sukumuran after his clemency appeal was rejectedby the Indonesian president. After Guardian Australia's exclusive revelations yesterday that journalists reporting on immigration and asylum seekers are repeatedly being reported to federal police in an attempt to uncover sources,politicians have spoken out against the "appalling act" of "irrational secrecy at any cost". A two-goal haul from Tim Cahill against China has sent Australia into the semi-finals of the Asian Cup. Watch our extended video highlights of the match, and catch up with all our Asian Cup 2015 coverage here.
Around the world
Prince Andrew has used his appearance at Davos to make the first public denial of sex allegations against him. Watch the video here. Yemeni officials say the president has resigned under pressure from Shia rebels, as the prime minister warns of an "abyss ... with no law". New attempts at a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine were left in tatters after a bus in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk was hit by mortars, killing between eight and 13 people. A British backpacker has been found dead on Koh Tao, the same Thai island where two British tourists were murdered last year.
One last thing
"No more t*ts in The Sun" is a campaign we can all get behind. Days after what looked like the end of its use of topless models on Page 3, Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper The Sun seems to have reverted to type, featuring a topless model on Page 3 of Thursday's paper, with a front-page pointer declaring: "We've had a mammary lapse". Have an excellent day – and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter @earleyedition.