it is good to be back in australia. i love australia. i really do. the only problem with australia is every time that i come here, i've got to sit in conference rooms and talk to politicians instead of go to the beach. the chancellor's story, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, and most of all, the students of university of queensland, it is great to be here at uq. i know we are joined by students across the city and some high school students, as well. i want to thank all of the young people for welcoming me here today. on my last visit to this magnificent country three years ago, i had the privilege to meet some of the first australians. we are joined by some today. i want to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and pay respects to your elders past and present. this university is recognized as one of the world's great institutions of science and teaching. your research led to the vaccine that protects women and girls around the world from cervical cancer. your innovations have transformed how we treat disease and how we unlock new

. >> a good day for australia. a good day for china. a good day for consumers in both our countries, and ultimately, a good day for workers in both our countries. >>> france says there's a strong possibility that one of the militants involved in the murder of the u.s. aid worker is a french citizen. >>> chickens and ducks are being culled after separate outbreaks of bird flu in the netherlands and britain. >>> and forget counting calories. a mediterranean diet may be a better way to a healthier life. >>> hello, and welcome to the program. a game-changer. that is how australia's prime minister has described a free trade deal agreed with china. tony abbott says it's the most comprehensive that beijing has struck with any country. chinese president xi jinping witnessed the signing while on the state visit to australia following the g20 summit. he also made a rare address to parliament in canberra. the deal, which follows nearly ten years of negotiations, will gradually open up markets worth a potential $18 billion to

it is good to be back in australia. i love australia. i really do. the only problem with australia is every time that i come here, i've got to sit in conference rooms and talk to politicians instead of go to the beach. story,ncellor's distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, and most of all, the students of university of queensland, it is great to be here at uq. i know we are joined by students across the city and some high school students, as well. i want to thank all of the young people for welcoming me here today. on my last visit to this magnificent country three years ago, i had the privilege to meet some of the first australians. we are joined by some today. i want to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and pay respects to your elders past and present. this university is recognized as one of the world's great institutions of science and teaching. your research led to the vaccine that protects women and girls around the world from cervical cancer. your innovations have transformed how we treat disease and how we unlock new discove

the words there of australia's prime minister. well, we are expecting a news conference from hughes' doctors in the next 20 minutes. we will bring that to you live as soon as it begins. >> but we also want to bring you the headlines out of ferguson, missouri, where freezing temperatures there right now may have helped keep a third night of protests peaceful. but there's anger nationwide, including in los angeles over the grand jury's refusal to indict the ferguson police officer who shot an unarmed black teen back in august. now, the grand jury documents reveal the steps officials took to determine the facts here in the shooting of michael brown. >> experts say the investigation was riddled with errors. pamela brown looks at why they say it's some of the sloppiest police work they've ever seen. >> reporter: officer darren wilson breaking his silence and insisting what he did was right. >> the only emotion i ever felt was fear and it was survival in training. >> and you're absolutely convinced when you look through your heart and y

james sutherland is the ceo of cricket australia. take a listen to what he had to say. >> without doubt, he was a rising star whose best cricket was still ahead of him. he was a hero to kids around the nation, particularly in the region of mackville in new south wales. >> we want to turn to andy maher who joins us on the line from sydney. and andy, of course, we were listening to the doctors there people are still struggling to come to terms with this. how a healthy man can walk out there and be batting and die as a result of an injury playing the nation's sport there. >> the strength and weakness of it, no matter what sports have pushed for that territory has been australia's own. phil hughes not that long ago, seemed to be one of the most rising stars he was sorted out, he was on the verge of pushing his way in. the fact that he continued to play the game in such a cavalier and aggressive manner is what he deemed to australia cricket fans. a special place in the hearts of australian cricket fans. phillip, i should say, and i think

deal for australia, they may become much less suspicious of chinese investment in australia in the future. >> that could be a point indeed. sort of a two-part question here. so bear with me. we talk a lot over here about the boom time in australia, what that has done to the aussie/dollar, it's pushed it very high. in fact, it's kind of destroyed or at least reduced some industries in australia. the exporting industry. so a deal like this surely one would imagine will only boost the economy, which could continue pushing the dollar high. i'm wondering if it's going to -- here's the other part, if it filters down to the aussie on the ground. >> well, i suppose you could look at it as boosting the aussie/dollar, but i suppose also the government here is really focused on shifting economic activity into that services sector because the resources boom is fading. and this is really a services industry-based strategy, if you like. so even though it might be happening over in china, local services industries will benefit from that. so i suppose whatever the currency effect of that is still to be s

for instance, in australia where the g 20 is now meeting. off the coast there are a variety of russian ships including warships which have now been parked there. the australians say they're not worried. the ships are in international waters but it's the sheer distance from russia down here while the president is there that is fuelling this ferment that russia is up to something. for instance let's look at sweden earlier this year which had confirmed that it believed there was foreign submarines in it's waters. it launched a massive search but it couldn't find anything. it said it had heard an urgent rescue message in russian, nothing was found. the suspicion is it was a russian sub. and now most recently of course we have russian bombers which have been intercepted off alaska off the west coast of the united states and the russian defense minister said more activity can be expected in the eastern pacific and western atlantic. put it all together. you have a more muscular, a more active russian military and that's the concern at the moment. r

and in australia. why sexism in a brand of image i would have thought no longer existed in my country until i saw it played out in newspapers in our politics and demonstrations where people were holding up signs saying ditch the which meaning me as the leader of the opposition stood in front of them, a kind of corrosive drip from the shock jocks including one of our shock jocks allen jones who called for me to be put in a chaff bag and dropped out to sea. now some of this is very serio serious. i managed to use it for some comedic effect at our annual national press gallery ball where i said ditch the which, how can this possibly add up? doesn't everybody know that you can't drown a witch? [laughter] there were laughs to be had along the way but i think there are some serious reflections on women and a leadership, how we obsess about appearance and how we judge on appearance, how we obsess about women's family. the issues we have made, don't have children or how can i be in touch with family life that

cricket is australia national sport. i'll have the latest from a country in mourning >>> foreign ministers from across europe are meeting in rome for a summit on the growing humanitarian crisis caused by a rise in undocumented migrants. it's the latest image of a problem dominating the debate from london to athens. 700] would-be migrants towed to safety by the greek navy after this lost power and was found adraft. the migrants from from all over west africa and the middle east. the main points are morocco, tunisia and libya. they are trying to reach spain, malta, italy and the island of lampedusa. 165,000 migrants made it to europe. 300 would-be migrants are known to have drowned to make the crossing. that number may be higher. the foreign ministers are wheating. phil lavelle is in the capital for us. another meeting on migration, what is difficult about this one. what are they hoping to achieve. >> there are 58 participants for the meeting, from across europe and africa. it's part of something bigger, a series of meetin

the thoughts almost australia. sean abbott was a young bowler who is upand coming 22 years old on the edges. it shouldn't be on his conscious. he hasn't done anything wrong. but it will be something that will no doubt be troubling him very deeply. >> yeah, and i mean, clearly this was not sean abbott's fault. this was obviously a freak accident. but, you know, one thing that might be hard for a lot of people to understand is that listen, he was wearing a helmet at this point in time. it was a freak accident, it hit part of his head that wasn't really covered. what do you think -- i mean, do you think helmets can really ever offer full protection in this kind of sport. >> the best cricketer, the best batsman, the world has ever seen the pitch is very short and would come up around the ears and it was metropolitan b to intimidate the batsman. and it conduct duk suk seed ed. it doesn't until 1970s that players started wearing helmets and with the helmets, there was far greater safety. but you would think that balls wh

from australia, he said, he would take a lesson home. >> here in australia they talk to a doctor in the same way that they talk to a driver. >> reporter: modi will speak at australia's parliament on tuesday. he'll be welcomed there, too, but can't quite expect this. andrew thomas, al jazeera. sydney. >> the timalists in canada are warning of the dangers of a potentially catastrophic oil spill in a major city, and they're alarmed of the use of a pipeline that is decades old. >> reporter: under canada's biggest city crude oil from the west of the country will soon run through a pipeline built 38 years ago to carry lighter oils from overseas. it will flow near neighborhoods, parks, and this primary school. [ children singing ] >> reporter: earlier this year students and teachers made a youtube video called "look what's coming down the line" in the pipeline next to their playground. >> lots of children travel the pathway behind us every day on their way to and from school and probably never considered the sign that notes that there is a high-pressure pipeline here. >> reporter: line nine, a

in australia, at the g-20 leaders have warned vladimir putivladimir putin if he continues to back the rebels. >>> this raises concern whether pro russian separatists plan to launch a new offensive. sending soldiers and weapons into donetsk and luhansk. >> on friday six civilians including two children were killed in shelling in donetsk. 20 others were injured. two buildings were damaged and six apartments were destroyed. the ongoing attacks are threatening a truce struck in minsk in september. >>> we go live to donetsk. why have they issued this decr decree? >> well, there is an interesting question. it really does in a lot of ways cement the situation on the ground. there has not been any mechanism to provide these sorts of services since luhansk and donetsk set up these self-declared republics. it does not change the situation per se but it is a high profile way of making a point that these republics are on their own and they can't expect any assistance from the ukrainian government in kiev. it's not to say that it won't have any effects as well. there is some pressure obviously try

that of course coming up at that conference in australia. but here's cnn's richard quest with more about it. >> reporter: the most serious activity, of course, is on the border between russia and ukraine where the reports are of russian military going across into eastern ukraine. russia denies it but it's part of this bigger pattern of russian activity that's causing worries. for instance, in australia, where the g-20 is now meeting, off the coast of brisbane there are a variety of russian ships including warships which have now been parked there. the australians say they're not worried. the ships are in international waters but it's the sheer distance from russia down here while the president's there that is just fueling this ferment that russia's up to something. for instance, sweden earlier this year which had -- which confirmed it believed there was foreign submarines in its waters. it launched a massive search but it couldn't find anything. it said it heard an urgent rescue message in russian, nothing was found. the suspicion is it was

the number of players on the australia team are also playing in the game with south wales and south australia. they saw their teammate keel and lost consciousness. very traumatic for the young men. they put on a brave face. very traumatic to see your best friend die like that. they are not in the mental state to do it. it is not scheduled to start until next tuesday. >> might it be a tribute? >> a lot of people said let the game go ahead. if the senior players can't play, put the younger players in. i think phil hughes would want the match to go ahead. play to his memory. >> alex, thank you very much. >>> you are watching cnn newsroom. the grand jury verdict which led to a festive parade in new york. and a check of the latest on ferguson. the streets are calmer, but what is next for the community torn apart. we'll have that and more after the break. for respawn, building the best interactive entertainment begins with the cloud. this is "titanfall," the first multi-player game built and run on microsoft azure. empowering gamers around the world to interact in ways they never thought possible.

plus thousands of people gather to see india's prime minister at a rally in australia. ♪ hello, we begin in columbia where the government has suspended on going peace talks with farc rebels and a search for the general and two other men. they were abducted on sunday in the northern province of choco traveling by boat on the river. the general and others reportedly confronted an farc brigade near the capitol and latin america editor has this report. >> reporter: the war between the colombian government and farc rebels is one of the longest conflicts in the world, peace negotiations announced by the president santos in 2012 promised the chance of peace but two years later there is no agreement and now the kidnaps of an army general has led to the government suspending the talks altogether and the general walked into farc controlled territory wearing civilian clothing. >> unless they release the general the peace process is going to be suspended. so we need to look now and respond to the fact. >> reporter: and alluded columbia since 1964 when someone inspired by marxism and had the group of

and in australia. why it calls for sexism and a brand of misogyny which i would've thought to longer existed in the country until i saw it played out in our newspapers come in our politics, and demonstrations where people were holding up banners saying ditch the witch, meaning me, as the leader of the opposition stood in front of them. a kind of corrosive drip from the shock jocks including one of our shock jocks alan jones who call for me to be put in a bag and dropped out to see. some of this is very serious. i say ditch the which, cutting out at sea, how could this possibly at the? doesn't every note you can't drown a which? [laughter] there were laughs we had along the way but i think there are some serious reflections on women and leadership, how we obsess about appearance, judge on appearance, how we obsess about women's family status. the issues with me, i don't have children. how can i be in touch with family life if i don't have children of my own? the issue has been she does have children. wh

chris morris, bbc news, kiev. >>> some pictures from australia. in fact, from queensland where there's been a massive storm. commuters were left stranded as the rains fell in brisbane with transport services suspended right across the city. but it one just rain causing problems. look at that. large hailstones also falling. some were apparently bigger than golf balls and caused lots of damage. after the storm had passed. people had to emerge to start clearing up. streets covered in lots of debris. trees blocking roads after being felled. so pretty unusual weather there. we are back in five minutes with the latest stories for you. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. yeah so with at&t next you get the new iphone for $0 down. zero down? zilch. nothing. nada. small potatoes. no potatoes. diddly squat.

how important is it to see a prime minister from your home country here in australia. >> australia - like we feel like a home country here in australia, so nice and clean, and friendly people. >> we just thought that, you know, we come before narendra modi arrives. we planned and landed yesterday, so we can make it. unfortunately we didn't get tickets. but this - just exited to watch him here with all the indian, it's like home. >> i'll let you get back and watch the rest. the prime minister has been speaking for about 15 minutes so far. one of his first comments was that it's taken 28 years for an indian prime minister to make a visit to australia, saying it's ridiculous that you can flyfrom india overnight, land in the morning and it's taken that long, and promised the crowd it will not be another 28 years before the indian prime minister returns. >> have you had a chance to listen to his speech? what is he telling people? >> so far he's saying the rap tuous welcome shouldn't just be for him, but the 1.2 million americans. there's a small protest. narendra modi has a controversial

it is good to be back in australia. i love australia. i really do. the only problem with australia is every time that i come here, i've got to sit in conference rooms and talk to politicians instead of go to the beach. the chancellor's story, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, and most of all, the students of university of queensland, it is great to be here at uq. i know we are joined by students from universities across the city and some high school students, as well. i want to thank all of the young people for welcoming me here today. on my last visit to this magnificent country three years ago, i had the privilege to meet some of the first australians. we are joined by some today. i want to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and pay respects to your elders past and present. this university is recognized as one of the world's great institutions of science and teaching. your research led to the vaccine that protects women and girls around the world from cervical cancer. your innovations have transformed how we treat disease and

. >> reporter: it's not easy being russian in australia at the moment. there were 38 people from australia who died in the plane shot down in ukraine. >> somebody in russia is sitting drinking vodka and laughing at this. no one is laughing of this. >> reporter: as brisbane prepares for the g-20 antagonism towards russia is threatening to overshadow the meeting. unable to stop them from coming, tony abbott said he would aggressively confront putin when he got the chance. russia has responded by moving its navy into the sea around australia. >> i think there's a heavy responsible on russia to come clean and return. >> reporter: -- >>> >> right now there is the opportunity to put pressure on russia to behave more responsibleably as a global citizen. >> reporter: the countries represented make up 85% of the world's gross domestic product. australia's go wants the agenda to be on how to increase world growth, encouraging infrastructure development, freer trade, and preventing big companies from shunting profits around the world to avoid tax will all be themes

from australia, he said, he would take a lesson home. >> here in australia they talk to a doctor in the same way that they talk to a trader. >> modey will speak at australia's parliament on tuesday. he'll be welcomed there, too, but can't quite expect this. andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >> a landmark stock trading scheme to allow chinese markets to be sold has been launched. >> reporter: counting down to the launch with simultaneous ceremonies in hong kong and shanghai. the scheme means billions of dollars of cross-border investments can be traded in both directions every day, moving south wards offshore investments from china's growing population of investors. >> as long as chinese citizens accumulate their wealth want to invest in off-shore investments to increase their prosperity, the volume will be there. i have no concern at all. >> in the opposite direction funds from international investors largely denied access to china before, and which china needs to help restructure its economy. >> i think china will have an opportunity to raise more funding in the asian market. >> the e

. >>> well, india's prime minister is calling for closer security ties with australia. norren modi, what is the significance of these agreements signed by the leaders of australia and india? >> modi's visit to india is the first visit by an indian prime minister to australia in 28 years. this is quite a long gap. and to give you a sense of what at that means for the two countries, trade between india and australia is valued at $15 billion a year. trade between australia and china on the other hand is valued at ten times that amount, $150 billion a year. so mr. modi's big message today, delivered to the australian parliament was to invest in india. have a listen. >> australia has immense opportunities to participate in india's progress. in turn, india will be the answer to your search for new opportunities. and your desire to diversify your global economy engagement. >> so the head line there, rosemary, india is the answer. india and australia after that speech signed a number of agreements, agreeing to promote tourism and cooperate on a variety of issues, but the headli

australia found themselves on 238-8 on the brink. after took starts, grabbed his fifth of the inning. australia's last five wickets tumbling for eight runs to see the 356-run victory in the 2-0 series whitewash. it was pakistan's first win over australia in 20 years, and their biggest ever win by runs. richard nic nicholson, al jazeera. >> the u.s. knicks against the charlotte hornets. about just a 1.23 left on the clock anthony's jump shot put the knicks in the lead. they held on with a game-finishing win. the knicks winning their second game of the new season. >>> to australia, a pause for the race that stops a nation. the melbourne cup is the year's biggest horse race in a country that has more racehorses than any other. this is a major review why so many jockeys are killed on australia's tracks. >> australians call the melbourne cup the race that stops the nation. we have a taste of what's to come. >> i just want to see it. i don't follow the horses, but i just want to go. >> this year the race is taking place under a crowd. it's

it's a well used term use down in australia. the highlights as far as the official agenda is concerned is the g 20 nations have agreed on this global growth plan that they will up until 2018 increase economic growth by some 2% over what is already expected. all of the g 20s have signed off on that. they are bringing to the table various measures which they want to implement in their own economies. it will be watched over by the oecd. the organization for economic cooperation development and also the international monetary fund that will act as the police if you'd like to make sure this is done. it's all in the implementation of it obviously. this is a major step forward. it will provide jobs. at the end of the day, economic growth really is what it is all about. it is all about jobs. so there is that. but i think un officially, most people are wanting to hear from the president about vladimir putin or about what happened between the european leaders, particularly and vladimir putin. he was asked whether he had indeed been speaki

australia's government is determined that that won't happen. that this meeting stays narrowly focused on economics. >>> the afghan president is on his first official visit to pakistan since taking office. he is trying to improve a relationship that was often tense under his predecessor. >>> the u.s. president has urged myanmar leaders to continue their democratic reforms. barack obama met the opposition leader. >> reporter: the message is clear, u.s. president barack obama sees the opposition leader as the future of democracy in myanmar. speaking together, both were critical of the current government's slow move towards political reform. they also referred to the country as burma, its name before it was changed 25 years ago. >> people need to feel safe in their homes and not be subject to arbitrary harassment by authorities, or individuals acting with impunity. people need to be empowered to pursue their dreams. and as burma approaches important national elections next year, it will be critical to ensure that all of burma's people can participa

it's a problem for australia. that is why they are trying to move into services. >> how did houston go right over to china. demand. it is not there in other parts of the country and it is killing oil and gas prices. there is a disconnect between the biggest guys who can withstand this and the smaller players that are getting called from the very biggest. saying itd conoco are might be time for us to made up. >> we had the ceo of emerald oil on the show. he looked like a for old who can't find his mother. it was awful. it's just a small oil producer and they just dropped a rigged. he could not answer the question if you are dropping one rig, how are the other two going to make money? are here in january or february with these oil prices, -- the market?sk is >> there are a lot of companies that are very levered. they set their oil price expectations. >> is there a price that matters? belowould say anything 80. >> is there an oil price for china that makes a difference? x oil demand continues to grow in china. that i

with leaders of indonesia, australia, and china. on tuesday, he hands to burma -- as to burma to attend the east asia summit. the trip concludes in australia with the president attending a g20 meeting that is being held there. the centers for strategic and international study recently previewed the president strip. it also included a discussion on relations and trade. this is one and a half hours. >> good morning and welcome to the center for strategic international studies. we are going to get this microphone fixed. i would like to first say congratulations to a good friend journalist of us who just got married, julie pace, who is just back from her honeymoon. [applause] mazel tov. i would like to introduce my colleague, dr. mike green. >> thank you. congratulations. we're going to give you an overview of the president's trip to the asia-pacific region, and open it up to questions. the president will be in china november 10 to 12 for the asia-pacific cooperative leadership summit and the associated ceo summit, and then there will b

it is one of the most remote places in australia. to the british government in the 1950s, that made the land around the area perfect for testing nuclear weapons. it did a deal with australia, and in 195 '66 -- 1956 and 1957 detonates several atomic bombs. nina's parent were given just days to leave their land. smart lost her husband, father, and two brothers to illnesses blamed on radiation from contaminated land. >> i felt really crushed and angry and hurt inside. it was dangerous, and i have been telling the people it is dangerous to go back. it's poisoned. >> reporter: in the 1980s and '90s, australia's government did spend $100 million cleaning up the land, though much of it was put off of elements, part of a huge australian weapons-testing zone. at a ceremony, australia's government gave the land back to its original owners. >> this will allow the people unrestricted access to that area, and the presence of government representatives and officials here today is testament to the significance of this special occasion. >> reporter:

from the university of queensland, australia. climate change was not really supposed to be on the formal agenda, but president obama tried to push it front and center. what hope do you have leaving the summit believing that the international community will take concrete steps towards solving the issue. >> i think president barack obama's commitment to the green climate fund is a concrete proposal, and together with the agreement in china, i think the key issue of climate change - it's been the item that pivoted the business as usual agenda. >> let's talk about vladimir putin, the way he interacted with leaders and the way he left early. what do you make of that and the pressure that world leaders were putting on him? >> i believe he was subject to pressure, and i think he had a four-hour meeting with angela merkel of germany. i don't think he left early, i think there's a significant debate and discussion around geopolitics which is not meant to be on the agenda. >> let's talk about development. a key issue. in his closing remark

world's biggest trading partner with australia. cutting a key cash rate for the first time in three years. in currency at the lowest five years. the kiwi has struggled for the same reason as china. below 7950.oming is closerket as japan to thanksgiving. across the ocean, the euro is close to a two-year low before data. mario draghi said that is when officials "will do whatever we must to raise inflation." germany's cover this might fall confidence might fall for a seven month in a row. cut.was the rate reaction. indicate that is quite important. is astrast, similarities a kiwi/dollar, neighboring australia. performance. and fellowsnd kiwi are the stories that are driving the fx market this morning. >> a look at other stories making headlines around the world. what is going on in afghanistan. nato.rity pact with the forces will remain in the country after the end of this year. renewed offensive by taliban militants. 12,000 troops in training of forces. inrtly after the vote parliament, a suicide bomber killed at least 45 people in t

south australia and sydney on tuesday. something he has done thousands of times and be hit in such an unusual place. in the neck. you know, with it hitting the artery. compressing it to the point where it splits. he has the massive bleeding on the brain. i think it is the freakish element to the tragedy, which people are just struggling to come to terms with. as is in the u.k., cricket in australia is the national sport as india and pakistan and you know, south africa. it is just one of those sports that really unites the country and the people become so passionate about it. it is revered and respected. phillip hughes, only 25, he was going to turn 26 on sunday. he has had ups and downs in his cricket career. he was considered in the test match in brisbane next week. he had the baggy green. kept number 408. he wore it proudly when he represented australia. i think in australia and among the cricket world, across the globe, people are definitely mourning. the australian prime minister tony abbott spoke with phillip hughes a

from australia he said he would take a lesson home. >> here in australia they talk to a doctor the same way they talk to a trader. >> modi will speak at australia's parliament on tuesday. he'll be welcome there, but he did not quite expect this. andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >> they're also saying in australia following up from the g-20 summit is china's president xi jinping signed a big trade deal. they are hoping that the trade in markets will help competitors. under the deal australian deals will be exempt from tarifs. >> china stands ready to pursue common development and prosperity with all other countries. china will continue to follow a win-win strategy to promote cooperation, development an open economy and strengthen and expand all around with other countries. china will never develop self at expense of others. >> meanwhile back in shanghai that city has taken another step towards becoming a major financial center. not just in china but worldwide. the china stock exchange will act as a gateway for international investors. from hong kong rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: co

gathering in brisbane, australia. creating jobs and growth certainly at the top of that agenda for the summit. linda yuen, she's there. she spoke to christine legaard, who told us she wants action. take a listen. >> i would like to see commitment be delivered. i believe they are focused on jobs, growth, infrastructure. which is good. but now that the commitments are coming in, we will need to see delivery on the commitments, and that's, you know -- the proof of the pudding is in the eating, as they say, and that's exactly what we will be faced with. >> reporter: these issues that you mention, as well as say public health issues like boeshlg all affe-- ebola, all ae economy. >> women inclusion, inequality, climate change, ebola. those are four topics that have not been the immediate focus throughout the presidency. and yet on which the australian authorities are prepared to talk about, to include in the debates. and it's the beauty of these gatherings, because at the last minute, there is always something new coming up

was a topic of conversation at a g20 meeting in australia. where president obama talked of the expanding presence in iraq, and discussed additional sanctions on russia over the crisis in ukraine. at home he defended his stance on immigration, and we could learn what it will look like for millions of illegal immigrants in the united states. ross shimabuku joins us with more. >> the president talked about immigration from his paul pit overseas. what has his message to republicans. >> the message is simple - if the republicans don't want him to use his authority, they should give him a bill he should sign. he said he will not wait forever when he has the authority to fix the system. the plan considered is shielding, including parents of children who are citizens, and in the country for five years. the administration may expand the programme for illegal immigrants who came to the country as children, to give reprieve to 700,000 more people. the president says america cannot ignore the immigration problem, because illegal immigrantsar here living

that would be something as australia faces austerity. cut isna says it's rate designed to help smaller businesses, that will the nation's lenders let it work out that way? we will have more after the break. ♪ >> markets trading here in the readingific, it is arrows across the board here. over,e reached that mark australian currency reached 1.4%. now we join our guest here in the studio, a guess markets today have to thank pboc. moved to ay broad-based rate cut. cut in the rate is lower than the lending rate. this affects the real sector as well. >> do you think it is going to work? >> it should work. this should lower the costs. this would be good for banks who are showing signs of borrowing guilt. >> it is very concerning levels, is at a low since nine years, do you think at those levels but banks are going to be willing to lend out to private enterprises or smaller firms, or are they just going to go back to safety and lend out companies?rger >> when it comes to the corporate sector -- >> but they aren't the ones that really need the

the cricketing authorities in australia, cricket australia, they're to conduct an immediate investigation into player safety after the death of batsman phillip hughes, who was struck by a ball on his neck. it was, of course, a fatal blow. as the news of the cricketer's death spread, thousands of people across australia showed their respect by putting out their cricket bats. it quickly became a trend on social media with the hash tag #putoutyourbats. here you can see a few of the photographs that people have posted. now, we're going to go live to adalaide and join keith bradshaw, chief executive of the south australian cricket association. that's where phillip hughes played his domestic cricket. i know it's been a tough time for all cricket lovers in australia. i suppose first thing is just the reaction you have to the scale, the outpouring of sympathy that you've seen across your country and around the world. what does it mean to you? >> i think it just shows how loved phillip was. he was a remarkable player and a remarkable person. and the outflow of love that has come from thousands of

is this possibility of a china-australia free trade pact. we could get this this afternoon. what is your view? we are expecting it this afternoon, in a few hours time. i think the word in the last day or so is that it will pleasantly surprise. for australia, the opportunities in china's markets around financial services, particularly around agriculture, we will have to wait and see. this could be a strong, positive announcement for australia. for china, it is all about the investment opportunity. the ability to deploy capital into australia and lift some of the restrictions we have seen in place. it is looking good area -- good. >> great walking to you. we have to take a break. still on the way, japan is technically back in recession. what impact is that having on the weakness of the yen? foreign headlines right after this. ♪ >> these are your fx headlines. a seven-yearng to low as growth came in far weaker than consensus. the economy struggled for a second straight quarter with an unexpected contraction. -dollar, retail sales rising 1.5%.

how is this going to affect australia? >> it's good news for australia. obviously there is a lack of transparency from the pboc, the fact that they had not responded with traditional easing. i think it was affecting australia's growth. what is becoming a lot more transparent is using traditional moves to stimulate the economy. i think that does provide support for australia. there has been a bit of a wobble in the share market so far this week. what the iron ore price does. it is still down at low levels, around $70. but good news for australia the pboc will have to do more. >> are you expecting more coming out? people are talking about more rate cuts coming up next week. talking more about possible reserve ratios that could be reduced. what are you seeing in the near future here? which i think more downside. the reality is displayed in. we got a clear message of that from the oil price overnight. we've had nearly three years of falls in producer prices. benchmark lending rate will fall below 5% sometime in the first part of next year. in 12 months time i

>> well, his reception of vladimir putin in australia has not been great. there were demonstrations. when he was received, it was the deputy defense minister, not the highest level for a world leader. he didn't shake hands with the p.m. tony abbott. they were sometimes, but the tensions are certainly there over this tragedy, which is still not been vetted, still been unsolved >>> all right. live from donetsk, albina, thank you for joining us. >>> we are joined in the studios by the executive board member of the ukranian congress committee of america. based on what albino said, should vladimir putin have expected anything different besides a cold shoulder? >> he sent a large warship fleet to show his power. that's not a friendly thing to do with the g20 meeting. he's been doing a number of things that are unexpected and not friendly. not only the warships, sending planes and rocket launches that can fewer off nuclear -- fire off nuclear missiles. >> over europe. >> yes, and the jets over the gulf of mexico that he's planning on doing. things he's doing that

in australia right now, the asx 200 dropping 2/10 of 1%. global dividends get set to hit record $1.4 trillion next year. let's take a look. jim correia, the cost be -- kospi just down. woncoriander -- korean weakening. back to hong kong we go. and a couple of hours from now, the gates to the mainland chinese stock market will swing open. thed in places watching action from the credit suisse david inglis is watching the action from the credit suisse trading floor. >> we are about one hour and 20 minutes until that open in hong kong. what we do know is both exchanges conducted their final tests that were successful. the hong kong exchange basically said, we are ready to launch. today will mark the start of this unprecedented access to the mainland chinese market. if you have hong kong brokerage account, you can actually justify shares up in shanghai. of course, we start with shanghai. i want to talk about the daily limit. cross-borderof net purchases. to put that into context, we have a daily limit and an annual total. if we use up the daily

the summer season across portions of australia. and this high pressure in charge here, going to begin to park off portions of the tasmin sea. a pretty impressive late spring heat wave. the concern here is the fire danger. we know in recent years it's been absolutely bone dry. the temperature is expected to be in the mid 30s celsius around 40 celsius, which is well above 100 degrees fahrenheit. we have high temperatures on wednesday across portions of australia, 41 degrees. that's 106 fahrenheit, way 3w06 the average of roughly 95 fahrenheit there. alice springs, the typical hot spot. temperatures in sydney on bondi beach, the place to be. think a few people are going to play hook key on friday across portions of sydney? i think so. about 95 degrees fahrenheit before a cooling trend comes. when you have this sort of heat shape up, the fire weather experts across australia saying the fuel across the state of vick store yeah, right across the southern portion of the southeast, the fuel levels are among the highest in human history. an

in a number of countries in united states and australia. they managed to repatriate these individuals. that is the interesting and unique part of this operation. columbia's f.a.r.c. rebels freed two soldiers. a high ranking general and two others have been held. we have this report from bogota. >> it's the first step to resume peace talks. f.a.r.c. rebels released the soldiers. the international red cross coordinated the operation. >> the soldiers were taken by an international-marked helicopter where they were handed to army representatives. >> talks were responded last week when three others were captured in the village. among them the highest ranking military taken by the rebels. factor leaders say they'll concentrate on effort to free them. >> we hope the government signs. we are honouring our side of things, we hope they do to. we hope the general will be back home. talks will in the start in the the hostages are free. >> translation: this is an important step that demonstrates the level of maturity. these gestures of peace is what all

we haven't heard anything with the australia prime minister. but canada's prime minister, it's being reported said something to vladimir putin when they shook hands he said you need to get out of ukraine. we know that's happening. it's an issue being discuss on the sidelines but as far as the big shirt front that go we have been expecting hearing nothing of that so far. >> interesting stuff. something else that president obama was talking about again before the g20 officially started, was claim at change. again something else that's not on the agenda for the g20 summit. >> reporter: absolutely. that's something tha that prime minister said it would not be on the agenda. he wanted it to be focused on growing the global economy my by 2% and, job career, a he wanted those to be the soul focus of this summit. this economic summit but things shifted early until the in the week when china and u.s. made their statements about gas emissions, again in the same speech that president obama talked about the downing of the malaysian airliner he also brought

this first video from a couple of kids on holiday from australia in norway. there is this metal bolt in the top of that cliff. he decides to hang on to that bolt and hang off the cliff with one hand. that has a lot of people in australia talking. 9 news spoke with alex. >> i could have fallen. i wasn't going anywhere. >> he's not wearing shoes, he is not wearing a harness many he is just holding on with his hands. he's almost trusting the strength of that old bolt. >> nothing went wrong. him and a friend tried it. >> i don't regret it at all. >> totally your life, mate. if you want to make your stupid decisions, go crazy. >> also in australia, a couple of school kids getting into a fight on a train platform. one kid tosses another right off the platform, lands on to the track. their conscience seems to kick in because the aggressor and buddy offer the kid a hand. he says no thanks. the guy behind the camera steps in. in this case, the aggressor claims the kid hadhrown a no injuries reported. >> this is a familiar sight, right? jeff and bradley descending into

. >>> and the newest cameraman in australia who became the story after he was carjacked at gunpoint by an armed fugitive. >> hello. there are reports that president obama has secretly written to iran's supreme leader to discuss possible cooperation against islamic state militants. "the wall street journal" says mr. obama sent the letter last month in which he referred to a shared interest in fighting islamic state in iraq and syria. the white house has refused to comment on the report, insisting that its stance towards iran has not changed. president obama authorized a u.s.-led air campaign against i.s. fighters in iraq in august, and expanded the mission the following month to neighboring syria. iranian forces have also been fighting the islamic state group on the ground, under the leadership of the iranian general who has been seen at the siege of the iraqi city. well, the u.s. and iran broke off diplomatic relations back in 1979 after the storming of the u.s. embassy in teheran where 52 americans were held hostage for more than a year. but u.s. and eu officials have held a series of

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the world's 20 largest economies convene in australia this weekend. note, that'sorning what we're watching this morning and this is the futures market. futures up a nine points, dax futures up by 25 points. recession,avoids france gets a little bit better and 89% of the global polls at is europe's deflation greater than the strength of inflation and angela merkel's policy not rubbing that well with the global culture either. policy is too restrictive. that is a number that they will make that message at g-20 but will anyone listen to it? equity markets are up a little bit higher. brents, week eight of decline on the brent market. the longest losing streak since 1988. do anything? volumes accrued 47% against the hundred day average. not only do you see prices decline you are seeing an aggressive shift in terms of volume. if that is not enough to finish he says he quite likes itvron in terms of the oil there will be more deals done as a result of these moves. copper is down the third day in a row. commodities are going to set the tone and the agenda for

breaking news from australia. td securities inflation figure coming in at 0.2%, month on month, for october. the september meeting showed prices rose 1.7%. right now, where we are seeing fractional gains right now, after chinese data had the aussie dollar sinking. we are continuing to see that right now. 87 u.s. cents. new zealand, let's head over there. the new zealand dollar falling alongside the aussie dollar. pmi after the chinese slowed in october. we have the new zealand dollar at 77 u.s. cents. counting down to the open in korea. that is in less than half an hour from now. no trading in japan today, because it is culture day. over in thailand, a test for bangkok airways, debuting today in the thai capital. for asian carriers, it has not been a good run. with history as a guide, what can we expect to see from bangkok airways? >> bangkok airways starts trading today. , with theeen rising growing middle-class traveling more. airlines have seen that growth. they have been trying to capitalize on it very and unf

china is australia's top trading partner. australian prime minister tony abbott and chinese president xi jinping reached the agreement in the australian capital canberra. representatives of the two nations signed a memorandum of understanding. under the deal both sides have agreed to abolish tariffs on a wide range of items including agricultural products, wine, coal and medicines. the agreement would abolish import duties on 95% of australia's exports to china. now australia cited economic partnership agreement in july with japan and earlier this month china agreed to sign a free trade deal with south korea. >>> well stock exchanges in hong kong and shanghai have launched an exchangeling system that allows investors at one exchange to trade stocks listed on the other. cross exchange trading kicks off on monday after ceremonies at the two facilities. the chinese government has previously restricted investments from outside of the mainland in an effort to control the flow of speculative money. until now on the shanghai exchang

the prime ministers of japan and australia signed the deal in july. it also gives japan a stable supply of liquefied natural gas from australia. the country is the biggest exporter of lng to japan. the pact is expected to take effect early next year, after relevant bills are passed. >>> let's get a check of the markets now. investors are waiting for a key jobs report due out in just a couple of hours. ahead of that, encouraging corporate earnings are supporting overall sentiment in europe. here's how the major benchmarks are doing at this hour. fairly mixed picture right now. we're seeing some markets retreating from earlier gains. london is still up by 0.6%. frankfurt, though, is down by 0.1%. paris' cac 40 is moving lower, as well, nearly half a percent. we have been seeing better than expected profit in the third quarter helping shares of arcelor mittal the world's largest steelmaker and shares of allianz are rising thanks to strong earnings. tokyo's nikkei rebounded from thursday's losses as the yen remained weak. some investors took profits ahead