Morning Mail: inside the political ‘meme factories’; China questions detainee’s death; Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. Today we speak to a member of a “meme factory” in Indonesia who is busy trading outrage about Australian politics online as Facebook’s owner, Meta, pays for her efforts.Another exclusive story reveals that Chinese officials have raised serious questions about whether a Chinese citizen was properly monitored before she died in a Melbourne detention centre run by a US prison giant.Exclusive | Chinese officials have expressed “grave concern” as documents reveal a suicide warning before a woman’s death in a Melbourne immigration detention centre run by a US private firm.Cash for clicks | Workers in Indonesia’s “buzzer” economy are propagating outrage on social media – including about Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party – not for any political motive, but because Meta pays for engagement.Clearing out | Recent falls in auction clearance rates are resulting in dramatic headlines featuring words like “horror”, “failure” and “wipe out”. Is Australia’s love affair with auctions coming to an end?The Agenda | As the spring parliamentary session begins, Labor’s gambling reforms face pressure from all sides. Will they hold ’em, fold ’em or walk away?Body discovered | The body of a woman was found in a suitcase by the side of a road at Oallen, south of Goulburn, in regional New South Wales. Continue reading...