Morning Mail: Men allege abuse at ACT youth detention centre; renters eye housing drop; Trump cancels US livestream

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Morning everyone.

Our top story is a harrowing but powerful exclusive about four men alleging they were abused as children at the hands of a guard at a youth detention centre in Canberra.

After outrage at home and abroad – including from the Albanese government – Donald Trump has scrapped plans to livestream the execution of a convicted mass shooter.

We also look at how would-be homeowners are watching with a mix of nervousness and excitement as house prices fall, Australia sneak past New Zealand in the Rugby League World Cup opener, and 30 years of Sculpture by the Sea.

Greens inquiry | Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has taken leave from the party room after complaints were made, triggering an independent review.

Steele-John said he rejected the claims and had referred them to the Western Australian Greens for a “fair, independent process”.

Duty of care | Indigenous affairs correspondent Sarah Collard has spent five months speaking to former detainees of Australian youth detention centres who allege they were sexually assaulted while under the care and protection of the state.

The series, called Duty of care, launches this morning with an investigation into the ACT’s youth justice system , where four young men have launched separate legal actions against the government alleging they were sexually assaulted by the same guard.

At least 12 other former detainees have made similar allegations against the now-deceased man, known to the detainees as Chicken.

Climate claim | The resources minister, Madeleine King, is facing calls to correct a claim that all greenhouse gas emissions from developing a massive fossil fuel basin in the Northern Territory will be offset to limit their impact on the climate.

It comes as scientists have released a new tool that shows the possible consequences of those emissions in detail.

Queensland crunch | The Queensland government’s workplace reforms may make it more difficult for public-sector workers to claim compensation for psychological injuries, legal experts say.

Slow courses | A woman has been charged after allegedly poisoning a co-worker’s lunch curry with snail pellets.