So much for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's measured reaction to Donald Trump's migrant travel ban.
As we write this, The Washington Post has revealed the phone call between the two leaders, where they discussed the deal done with the Obama administration whereby the US is to take refugees stranded on Nauru, was a disaster. "Worst deal ever', Trump reportedly told Turnbull before aborting a scheduled hour-long call at 25 minutes as it turned "hostile and charged". Any sliver of certainly about the deal now appears to have vanished.
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We will have more on this later, so check back.
Meanwhile, plenty of originals from our correspondents today.
European Correspondent Nick Miller writes about the fascinating mess unfolding now that Brexit has officially being triggered. Miller also reports from the court were the jury that had retired to consider the verdict in Rolf Harris' trial, was abruptly called back to watch a video, breaking with legal protocol.
Still in London, Latika Bourke reports British PM Theresa May is standing firm on Trump invitation - but will he address the British Parliament? More than 1.7 million people who signed a petition for his visit to be cancelled - forcing it to be debated in parliament - won't be happy.
Closer to home, Indonesia correspondent Jewel Topsfield reports on the court case of Captain Bram - the people smuggler at the centre of the scandal involving 'turn around' payments by Australia. He's facing up to 15 years' jail.
The atrocities taking place in the Philippines where President Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs' has already killed 7000 people without judicial process are getting worse. South-East Asia Correspondent Lindsay Murdoch's take on the Amnesty International investigation that found police are being paid $400 a head for killings, confirms his on-the-ground reporting of the violence over several months.
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