Morning Mail: Abbot's 'holocaust' moment, Bali Nine pair, bail for al-Jazeera journalists

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Bali Nine
Indonesian officials have granted permission totransfer Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran out of Kerobokan jail in preparation for their executions. Philip Ruddock, attorney general at the time of the Bali Nine arrests for heroin trafficking in 2005, has said Australia needs a “fundamental review” of how it advocates for the abolition of the death penalty. Tanya Plibersek's heartfelt speech in parliament urging Indonesia to spare Chan and Sukumaran: "In 1988, my husband left prison after being charged and convicted of a similar crime to these young men. I imagine what would have happened if he had been caught in Thailand instead of in Australia.” A portrait of the death row prisoner and convicted Australian drug trafficker Myuran Sukumaran in his prison artist's studio.
Australian news and politics
Despite prominent lawyers calling for restraint for fear of prejudicing court proceedings, Tony Abbott has read to parliament inflammatory extracts of alleged evidence against two people facing terrorism charges.  Justice? Fairness? Why bother with a criminal justice system at all when we have a fearless leader handing down off-the-cuff verdicts, writes Richard Ackland. A man arrested in December's Sydney terrorism raids has been refused bail over "innocuous" phone calls to his mother.     Tony Abbott has been forced to apologise foraccusing Labor of creating a “holocaust” of jobs in the defence industry jobs, and the Australian Human Rights Commission of conducting a politicised “stitch-up”. Labor is poised to form government in Queensland after winning the marginal seat of Maryborough but still await an official election outcome as former parliamentary speaker says he's “mystified” by how long the electoral commission is taking to declare a final result.
Around the world
Less than a fortnight after the release of their colleague Peter Greste, a court in Egypt has ordered al-Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed to be released on bail after more than 400 days in jail.Video of the fatal shooting of a Washington man throws doubt on the police version of events. A Ukraine ceasefire has been agreed at talks in Belarus. A Seoul court has sentenced a Korean Air boss's daughter to a year in prison after finding her guilty of breaking aviation law in her infamous 'nut rage' incident. High-school girls in an Indonesian district will not be subjected to virginity tests in order to graduate, after a lawmaker sparked an outcry by proposing the move.
More from around the web
Among the most read on the Guardian this morning:New York City sets new record: no murders for 10 days The government’s mass surveillance proposal looks set to go ahead, with Labor poised to back the scheme, but protection for journalists and whistleblowers is under consideration, Crikey reports The Daily Telegraph says NSW Labor leader Luke Foley has been accused of being part of a “dirty tricks” scheme to help a Labor candidate beat her Greens opponent at the 2007 state election. Coalition budget savings, including those stalled in the Senate, have not been enough to cover the cost of new policies and have so far made no contribution to reducing the deficit over the next four years, The Australian reports
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