Morning Mail: David Hicks innocent, Brandis 'oversees' Triggs meetings, Greece debt lifeline, Swiss HSBC raided

Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Thursday 18 February 2014 g
David Hicks innocent
In breaking news this morning, David Hicks has won an appeal against his terrorism conviction, which has been quashed in a unanimous ruling by the US court of military commission review In an exclusive interview with Guardian Australia, David Hicks says, "Obviously it feels good that I’m an innocent man. I don’t believe it should be surprising to anyone considering the circumstances over the years"
Australian news and politics
Exclusive: Labor has complained that attorney general George Brandis “inappropriately” insisted his staff “oversee” a meeting between the human rights commissioner Gillian Triggs and the opposition. The entire board of Greyhound Racing NSW has stepped down in the wake of shocking revelations by ABC's Four Corners that some trainers have been tying live piglets, rabbits and possums to mechanical lures. Rejecting calls for a complete crackdown on food testing and labelling in response to the hepatitis A outbreak from imported berries, Tony Abbott says the responsibility lies with businesses: "The bottom line is that companies shouldn't poison their customers” Tony Abbott says Indonesia should reciprocate for tsunami aid in 2004 by sparing Bali Nine pairAndrew Chan and Myurman Sukamaran, but Indonesia has rebuked Abbott, saying they will not respond to "threats" from Australia. Sri Lanka's high commissioner to Australia is among 50 diplomats who have been recalled from across the globe who were seen as “political” appointments made by the former regime.
Around the world
Athens gets a lifeline as European Central Bank agrees to 3.3bn euro in extra emergency funds for Greece. Ukrainian troops are withdrawing from the key town of Debaltseve in a key victory for pro-Russia forces as fighting rages. Prosecutors in Geneva have announced a money-laundering investigation into the Swiss private banking subsidiary of HSBC and raided its offices. A Chicago detective who led one of the most shocking acts of torture ever conducted at Guantánamo Bay was responsible for implementing a disturbingly similar, years-long regime of brutality to elicit murder confessions from minority Americans, an exclusive Guardian investigation reveals.
One last thing
Reefer research has soared to new highs, withcannabis 'munchies' explained by a new study. Have an excellent day – and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter @earleyedition.