incredibly popular in australia and i think many people in australia and i think many people in australia are interested in this younger royals and i think the interest here but the shift in the younger generation to follow the younger generation to follow the younger ones. in younger generation to follow the younger om— younger generation to follow the younger ones-— younger generation to follow the ouner ones. ~ , ., ., ., younger ones. in australia, i wonder if ou can younger ones. in australia, i wonder if you can comment _ younger ones. in australia, i wonder if you can comment further - younger ones. in australia, i wonder if you can comment further afield . younger ones. in australia, i wonder if you can comment further afield to | if you can comment further afield to other countries that were at one point in history, colonies of the uk. what would you say is the relationship there? understand quite wide geographic area is there anything that you feel is particularly worth pointing out? i think it is important to note that while many countries are independent of the uk, 15 have

in australia. — public arena? absolutely. in australia, people _ public arena? absolutely. in australia, people totally - public arena? absolutely. in i australia, people totally accept that camilla is there by prince charles' side. if the queen says that camilla will be queen consort, then that is a done deal for us. what does it mean that she is going to be queen consort? you must signal to be queen consort? you must signal to a large degree, the amount of trust that the queen as in her and her ability to take on that role? absolutely. we have seen camilla carry out her role with intense loyalty since she joined the royal family in 2005. i don't think that there has been any wavering there from the queen and now i don't think there will be any wavering from the public in britain, but also here in australia. i think camilla is now totally accepted. she is going to be crowned alongside prince charles when that time comes and that will be with the clean�*s blessing and i think also with her people's blessing. think also with her people's blessinu. �* , ., ~ think also wi

pmi numbers out of australia. we have been looking at the strength of the recovery given expectations are that we will see a bumpy ride when it comes to recovery across tourism and services as well as manufacturing after the patching is of the lockdowns. the pmi coming in for services at 56.4 for february. we are seeing marginal improvement over the median term. look at -- let's look at asian markets. the reopening of australian boarders after two years of being closed to international tourism. we see how the scene is being set at the airport for arrivals. new zealand trading down by about 0.1 percent. sydney futures looking negative at 0.7% lower. he continued to weigh the geopolitical risks over an encounter between ukraine and russia and the threat of military action boosting havens like sovereign bonds. we are seeing demand on the short end for treasuries being tested with a flood of supplies. we will be watching corresponding bond markets in asia. shery: we have breaking news out of indonesia. we are hearing

everything, where are we as a team can go to australia?— can go to australia? they are in a really good _ can go to australia? they are in a really good place. _ can go to australia? they are in a really good place, they _ can go to australia? they are in a really good place, they all- can go to australia? they are in a really good place, they all look. really good place, they all look happy, live all come to say hello, they've all said that they are confident, sol they've all said that they are confident, so i think theyjust have to go out and play our natural game and natural cricket game, and try to put australia under the cosh as early as possible because they do know a few quick wickets and start to panic. know a few quick wickets and start to anic. �* , . ., know a few quick wickets and start to anic. �* , . . , ., , to panic. australia will be nervous because england _ to panic. australia will be nervous because england have _ to panic. australia will be nervous because england have shown - to panic. australia will be nervous because england have sho

s. australia u. k. tried to exploit those resources which are worth anywhere between $1.00 to $4.00 trillion us dollars. and in short, they didn't get very far. the country was at war. there was massive corruption. and the question i really was looking at for this declassified australia and they classify u k. investigation. but also in my work on disaster capitalism is what was the reason behind these countries trying to extract the mean was on the one hand, yes, i want to make money. trump was a big fan of the resources he actually opened. they said, this is maybe a way i could support the afghan war. american corporations could make money from the resources. and i reported a number of british and australian, large corporations, and individuals who tried mostly on successfully to make deals with the afghan government for taliban took over in 2021. to sign deals to try to extract these resources. and the sad reality is that if any of those deals had actually gone through, the only way to extract those r

we begin the programme with australia — where, with the exception of western australia,

australia does a very _ australia? in various. australia does a very good _ australia? in various. australia does a very good social - australia? in various. australia does a very good social safety | australia? in various. australia - does a very good social safety net, so it is _ does a very good social safety net, so it is never— does a very good social safety net, so it is never in my mind as acute as some of— so it is never in my mind as acute as some of the shortages that you do see in— as some of the shortages that you do see in the _ as some of the shortages that you do see in the uk, but certainly housing ithink— see in the uk, but certainly housing i think is— see in the uk, but certainly housing i think is the — see in the uk, but certainly housing i think is the big killer. you have a generation of the just cannot afford — a generation of the just cannot afford to— a generation of the just cannot afford to buy a house, and with that comes— afford to buy a house, and with that comes little hope in their future. your— comes little hope in their future.

inflation in australia is around 3.5%. that does not sound that high compared to the inflation jumps we are seeing in the united states and here in the uk, but from an australian perspective, it is actually very high. it is the highest or fastest pace of growth since 2014, and in australia, the cost of living is already extremely expensive. salaries are very high, but the cost of living is also very high, so this is a potent political issue heading into an election. which australia is facing within the next three months. what we will see is the government announce some consumer feel—good policies. the trouble is, previous governments have tried this and they don't really work. energy prices are one real pressure point in australia. the government has brought in more hydropower to try and ease pricing, but with housing and energy prices at record prices in australia, any relief there is going to be quickly gobbled up. interestingly, on housing, new south wales, where sydney is the capital, the state premier there is going

which australia is facing within the next three — which australia is facing within the next three months. what we will see is the government announce some consumer feel—good policies. the trouble is, previous governments have tried this and they don't really work. energy prices are one real pressure point in australia. the government has brought in more hydropower to try and ease the crisis, but with housing and energy prices at record prices in australia, any relief there is going to be quickly gobbled up. interestingly, on housing, new south wales, where sydney is the capital, the state premier there is going to announce today this scheme whereby they can give equity to the state government and help first—time home—buyers to then acquire their first house, and even a situation where parents could get over some of their equity to government and help their kids get on the housing ladder. so there are some radical schemes in the works, but the cost of living in australia is always an electoral killer, and i think that could be a big slippery issue heading into the election in may. c

we have talked a little bit about australia and i - bit about australia and i wonder if you can comment further afield to those in history, colonies of the uk would you say the relationship is, and i understand that's a wide geographical area but is there anything also worth pointing out? it’s there anything also worth pointing out? there anything also worth ”ointin out? 3 ., ., pointing out? it's important to note that while _ pointing out? it's important to note that while many - pointing out? it's important to | note that while many countries are independent of the uk, 15, including the uk have the queen is the head of state and that includes australia, new zealand, canada and other island nations. but many remember the british empire are members of the commonwealth like singapore, for example. malaysia. in those countries do not have a constitutional relationship in the way australia does, but they're still intertwined in the history with britain. i believe many people across the pacific and britain will be reflecting on the queens role in their own histories. because of the end

, are most people pleased across australia, are most peeple pl— decision? no-one is more pleased — decision? no-one is more pleased than _ decision? no-one is more pleased than the - decision? no-one is more pleased than i these - decision? no-one is more - pleased than i these lockdowns, become one of australia's markets, muted fastest growing markets, muted $32 billion is $32 billion for 2019, that is the kind of loss the tourism sector has endured, loss the kind of loss the tourism sector has endured, when 5 the kind of loss the tourism sector has endured, when the and jobs, of course,. when the country started to open up domestically we saw domestic tourism tourism near what international tourism has the industry, near what international tourism has is the industry, near what international tourism has is some 1e industry, near what international tourism has is some cautious ry, and �* zealand �*zealand are australia's biggest to international markets still very limited to outbound travel, so that's still going to make a difference, and there is a

that is a four-day break australia. -- that is it for bloomberg australia. ♪ haidi: good morning. we are counting down to the major work it open. >> a dramatic escalation of russian tensions with the west. it expects to send asian stocks south as oil jumps. china is renewing scru

how badly has australia been hit by — back. how badly has australia been hit by the _ back. how badly has australia been hit by the border - back. how badly has australia | been hit by the border closures in regards to the tourism and travel sector?— travel sector? international visitation — travel sector? international visitation to _ travel sector? international visitation to australia - travel sector? international. visitation to australia amounts to something like $4 billion a month so if you string that out over two years, and that is just direct benefit, that does not include the ancillary circles within circles on that, everything from taxi drivers to to venues, so it is has had a significant impact. but the other part of the exercise, like many industries around the world, we lost the generation of skilled workers, the people who no longer saw a career in our sector with borders closed and that is not unique to australia but it is a significant problem. additionally, before christmas this year we asked many businesses, before 0micron was obvious, what they though

it will eventually open its borders in march. farrah clock out 0 brisbin, australia. new zealand prime minister says cove 19 vaccine mandates and other measures will be lifted when omicron infections full demonstrations against vaccine mandates have been going on in front of the parliament for more than 2 weeks. police arrested 8 protesters and 7 officers were injured. concrete barriers when stole to process the police of arrested dozens of people in canada as capital or 2 or 3 weeks of protests that come to an end. thousands of truck drivers and their supporters had blockaded the center of the city using emergency palace. police cleared a convoy of trunks and protest, stalls and tense in the downtown area over the weekend. the prices began in response to k. the 19 vaccine mandates, but grew to include frustration about the government's pandemic response. still had on al jazeera, desperate to get out more lebanese risk, dangerous journeys in search of a better life and an environmental disaster. the battle to contain wildfires in an important foaming region in order t

s. australia u. k. tried to exploit those resources which are worth anywhere between $1.00 to $4.00 trillion us dollars. and in short, they didn't get very far. the country was at war. there was massive corruption. and the question i really was looking at for this, declassified australia and declassify u. k. investigation, but also in my work on disaster capitalism is what was the reason behind these countries trying to extract the mean was on the one hand yes, i want to make money. trump was a big fan of the resources he actually opened. they said, this is maybe a way i could support the afghan war. american corporations could make money from the resources. and i reported a number of british and australian, logical for ations and individuals who tried mostly unsuccessfully to make deals with the afghan government for tele. then took over and 2021 to sign deals to try to extract these resources. and the san reality is that if any of those deals had actually gone through, the only way to extract those re

australia has gradually beinu open. australia has gradually being this — open. australia has gradually being this man's _ open. australia has gradually being this man's link- open. australia has gradually being this man's link it - open. australia has gradually being this man's link it covid| being this man's link it covid fortress for a few months now. before christmas was backpackers, some skilled workers, refugees and international students allowed into the country and in two weeks time, tourists will be allowed back into australia if they are fully vaccinated. the prime minister scott morrison saying the definition of fully vaccinated is two doses of a covid—i9 vaccination. this will be huge news for australian tourism and education sector is. they have suffered with these borders control. australia shut out most foreign nationals to try to curb the spread of covid—i9 back in march 2020. it seems an awful long time ago. they were some of the strictest measures. while 90% of the population is double vaccinated in australia so australia prepared to fully r

well, look, ithink australia _ outbreak? well, look, ithink australia has _ outbreak? well, look, ithink australia has changed - outbreak? well, look, i think- australia has changed dramatically in policies of how to deal with covid—19. part of why it was sealed off was because it was going for zero covid cases, an elimination policy. after the delta and 0micron variant, the game changed, they ramped up their vaccination numbers, most of the population is fully vaccinated and now australia is in the face of living with the virus. 0micron has definitely ramped up the case numbers, we've seen that steady, so now the contingency plans are the same for everyone including the tourists who come here. fantastic as always, shaimaa khalil in sydney for us. the beijing winter olympics has drawn to a close with a lavish firework display. the games contained plenty of controversy — including a doping scandal concerning a 15—year—old russian figure skater. one of the stories of the games was double gold medal success for an athlete competing at her fifth games. team gb pick

popular in australia among younger australians and many people in australia are interested in the younger royals and i would see the royal family is still interest here and there's a shift in the younger generation to following the younger royals. we have talked a little bit about australia and i wonder if you can comment further afield to other countries that at one point in history were colonies of the uk would you say the relationship is, and i understand that's a wide geographical area but is there anything also worth pointing out? it's important to note that while many countries are independent of the uk, 15, including the uk have the queen as the head of state and that includes australia, new zealand, canada and other island nations. but many remember the british empire are members of the commonwealth like singapore, for example. malaysia. in those countries do not have a constitutional relationship in the way australia does, but they're still entwined in the history with britain. i believe many people across the pacific and britain will be reflecting on the queen's role in their ow

one state in australia which has its board is closed. they don't open till march to not just international travelers, but domestic travelling. so there's still a bit of an inconsistent message coming from from australia to international travel . so the tourism goods to have a big job on the hand. all right, a sarah clark line for the at brisbin airport. sarah, thank you. now, queen elizabeth, the 2nd is said to be experiencing mild symptoms after testing. positive for coven 19. buckingham palace says she'll continue her duties. the 95 year old british monarch recently met her son, prince child just days before he tested positive for coven 19, for a challenge as more from outside. buckingham palace on her condition, wrote a brief statement from buckingham palace, suddenly gives the impression that the queen is not especially ill, that she's only got miles cold like symptoms and that she will carry on performing like duties at windsor castle over the coming week. as you would expect for a woman of her wealth and stature, she has a very goo

australia cancelled his visa — twice. protests, a diplomatic stand—off, and an international outcry followed. why? because amid a pandemic in which millions have died, this elite sportsman refuses, on principle, to be vaccinated against covid—19. we've heard from presidents and prime ministers. rules are rules. and there are no special cases. we've heard from fans, campaigners, and his family. they are keeping him as a prisoner. it'sjust not fair, it's not human. the one person we haven't heard from is novak djokovic himself. until now. novak djokovic, thank you very much indeed for speaking to the bbc and to me. you've had an interesting few months, leading news bulletins around the world with your attempt to gain entry to australia and compete at the australian open. but you've kept mostly silent — until now. why have you agreed to this interview? the reason why i was silent up to now is because i wanted to respect my colleagues, tennis, the australian open, and obviously prior to that, the legal processes that i

s. australia u. k. tried to exploit those resources which are worth anywhere between $1.00 to $4.00 trillion us dollars. and in short, they didn't get away from the country, was at war. there was massive corruption. and the question i really was looking at for this declassified australia and declassify u. k. investigation, but also in my work on the south, the capitalism is what was the reason behind these countries trying to extract the mean was on the one hand yes, i want to make money. trump was a big fan of the resources he actually opened. they said, this is maybe a way i could support the afghan war. american corporations could make money from the resources. and i reported a number of british and australian, large corporations, and individuals who tried mostly on successfully to make deals with the afghan government for taliban took over in 2021 to sign deals to try to extract these resources. and the sad reality is that if any of those deals had actually gone through, the only way to extract thos

just like what they do in australia. unless you have breathing problems, continuous vomiting and all of that. we have -- new treatment and recovery facilities for people with mild symptoms. i think it can be done and we should be able to stabilize the situation in two months time. maybe not zero covid, but the level should be brought back to a much lower level so that we can get on with the chief executive election. stephen: i think most people in this city don't care about the chief executive election, they want to get on with their lives. the business community wants to get on with their lives. after two months if we have gotten this way of under control and we are already approaching that threshold of 90% vaccination rate for first inoculations, can we start having a plan and an exit strategy for opening up to the world as an international finance center? much like what australia has been hyping right before this interview? >> you are right. we need a plan a date timeline and roadmap. our top priority must be to reope

s. australia, u. k. try to exploit those resources which are worth anywhere between $1.00 to $4.00 trillion us dollars. and in short, they didn't get to a father country was at war, there was massive corruption. and the question i really was looking at for this declassified australia and the classify u k. investigation, but also in my work on disaster capitalism is what was the reason behind these countries trying to extract the mean was on the one hand yes, i want to make money. trump was a big fan of the resources he actually opened. they said, this is maybe a way i could support the afghan war. american corporations could make money from the resources. and i reported a number of british and australian, large corporations, and individuals who tried mostly unsuccessfully to make deals with the afghan government for taliban took over in 2021. to sign deals to try to extract these resources. and the sad reality is that of any of those deals that actually gone through the only way to extract those resource

paul: that was dan, minister for trade tourism and investment for australia here to court, australia now open to all double vaccinated travelers who have the correct visas. even unvaccinated travelers can come back now. there some rule changes there. seven days of quarantine for the unvaccinated want to come to australia. >> we know with tourism it is important to australia. 3% of gdp, 5% of employment. i'm just wondering, are you hearing signs of hiring or rehiring for the sector? paul: yeah, that is going to be the big challenge for the sector. he was optimistic about that challenge going ahead. the labor market in australia is incredibly tight at the moment. the unemployment rate has a four in front of it. many of those people used to work in the tourism industry. these non--- they've now gone and job -- they've now gone and found jobs elsewhere. as tourism opens back up again, that will be a key challenge for 20 workers to come back. as the minister mentioned there, partly solution to this is it must've been happening today with the border be opening, backpackers returning, stude

australia one. keep an eye across the bbc sport website on bbc three where you will be able to watch the second semifinal of the africa cup of nations. the house cameroon taking on the faroes. most seller's egypt for a place in sunday's final against senegal. for me, ollie foster and the rest of the team at the bbc�*s sport centre goodbye for now. good evening. a change taking place in our weather, something cold working for the fine weather front, band a fencing team from the south east, is heavy rain at that, winter tucking—iness into the back edge of the high ground is that cold air makes it present felt. i slightly to close issues tomorrow evening across parts of scotland and northern ireland. continues itsjourney south eastwards across england. continuing to bring the tent over some winter weather on its back end in mind that sunshine and showers day, some showers went to the high ground in the north, gusts of wind 30, 40 may be 50 miles an hour in northern parts, nothing extreme butjust ad

western australia, _ it. let me ask you one more thing. western australia, the _ it. let me ask you one more thing. western australia, the largest - western australia, the largest state, that has a different state of affairs. is that another couple of weeks before they open the? another 12 da s. weeks before they open the? another 12 days- this — weeks before they open the? another 12 days- this is _ weeks before they open the? another 12 days. this is one _ weeks before they open the? another 12 days. this is one of— weeks before they open the? another 12 days. this is one of the _ 12 days. this is one of the remarkable things. australia has kept its borders very tightly shut in for a long time they have been rationing the number of australians who could come back into australia and a number of those had to go to a former mining camp in the northern territory for two weeks of isolation before they were let loose into the community. however, western australia, which until very recently was doing incredibly well as a covid state, has said we want to get 90% of our

we begin the programme with australia — where, with the exception of western australia, the rest of the country will open its borders to vaccinated international tourists today. nine million foreign visitors flood australia each year prior to covid, but they have been shut out since march 2020, crippling the tourism industry. from sydney, phil mercer reports. international tourists, where the lifeblood of for the dale wildlife park in sydney, accounting for the koala is with along with have helped to keep the park afloat but is it's huge. keep the park afloat but is it's huge-— keep the park afloat but is it's hue. ~ . , ., it's huge. we have been waiting for this for— it's huge. we have been waiting for this for two _ it's huge. we have been waiting for this for two years, _ it's huge. we have been waiting for this for two years, we - it's huge. we have been waiting for this for two years, we used l for this for two years, we used to welcome people from all over the world to further down, it's the world to further down, it's the most diverse collection of australian animals anywher

we see a shery: you are watchings australia. dachshund daybreak australia. -- daybreak australia. the two discussed moves to strengthen nato's eastern f lank. they are confident about reaching a deal to avoid workbook associates may have to be made to russia. china's top economic planning body says inflation remains immodest due to monetary policy moves outside of the country. at the reform commissioned expects tighter inflation risk to fall this year and the inverse impact of covid grows a less severe this year. producer prices are get to rise but will cool from last year. the rb eye has postponed -- rbi has postponed the three-day meeting after the death of a famous singer. slug exchanges will operate as normal. the singer was known as the nightingale of asia. global news 24 hours a day, on-air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. >> scott morrison is crumbling from the fallout of text messages sent by his own government. more, how serious is this issue for the p.m. given that an election is called to be soon very

they're now a good chunk of australia's economy is based on tourism. how badly has the pandemic affected the sector and what are its prospects for recovery now? yet tourism is worth the equivalent of more than $40000000000.00 us dollars a year to the economy and without visitors, the holiday industry has been in crisis for the past 2 years. normally it support some 3 100000 businesses and employees. more than 600000 workers, of course it won't return to normal overnight tourism chiefs here reckon it'll take around 2 years for the industry to get back on his feet. and there are still an underlying fear in some countries and australia could re impose border restrictions if there is a new and more deadly wave of the virus. but for the moment, today's news is a huge relief to australia's heart. it tourism industry. development tourism has just about survived on local visitors, but the big money comes from european american and asian holiday makers who've been invisible here during the past couple of years. now today's announcement follows health advice, wh

bill: the laws in western australia are actually very strong. this is a question of the culture of the companies. i'm very disappointed that they have not been truthful about the extent of the problems until now. the revelations by our local newspaper the western australian has certainly opened up the truth of the problems here in our industry and the government is determined to get to the bottom of it and take action. we want to make sure that all victims understand that we understand with them and that they should come forward and receive the support of government in dealing with this issue. shery: this is such a widespread ir, seems to be a very cultural thing. what can be done in order to really push back against this sort of behavior? bill: yes, that's right, this is clearly a cultural issue rather than question of legislation or enforcement. and so culture starts with the companies. that's why i welcome rio's decision to do this independent inquiry. i encourage other companies to follow the same pathway. i understand chevron has announced

they do have a lot of work to do because australia did own that reputation as being called fortress australia with some of those tough restrictions in place. indeed, a very tough restrictions in place, as you say, has, has its reputation as a destination been been damaged then is there is there work to do what tourism groups were doing a lot of market research and they did start to see some of that negative sentiment emerge simply because of these tough border restrictions, literally the board is being closed until now. people simply didn't understand why they couldn't get back and forth. and of course, our family is not able to reunite so that it is going to be a battle for the tourism groups across australia to try our claim. their share of the international expansion of tourism australia did launch an international ad not long ago about 32000000 u. s. dollars was spent on that ad. so there'll be hoping that i can certainly bring back those tourists. domestic tourism in australia has been doing well. it's enjoyed. i boom, simply because people have been unable to travel reluctant to her, bu

now, australia wants to welcome all travellers again, as long as they meet the requirements. the news was delivered by the prime minister himself, the strider will reopen out bout as borders to all remaining visa holders on the 20 . 1st of february of this, you see of course strict vaccination rules still apply. if you double vaccinated, we look forward to welcome you back to australia and i know the tourism industry will be looking forward to that. and over the next 2 weeks, as i will have the opportunity, both for visitors to be coming and for them to be gearing up to welcome international visitors back to a stride you. prior to the pandemic, the tourism industry generated around $85000000.00 us dollars in annual revenue and employed about 5 percent of the australian workforce, or least some of those jobs have come back. many restaurants and bars remain closed, even though australia started well coming, visitors from singapore last november. and then japan and south korea a month later, it was high time for the rest of the world to come back. almost all the thought of the c

now australia wants to welcome all travellers again. as long as they meet the requirements. the news was delivered by the prime minister himself. the strider will reopen out bout as borders to all remaining visa holders on the 21st of february of this year. of course, strict vaccination rules still apply. if you double vaccinated, we look forward to welcome you back to australia and i know the tourism industry will be looking forward to that. and over the next 2 weeks, as i will have the opportunity, both visitors to be coming and for them to be gearing up to welcome international visitors back to australia. prior to the pandemic, the tourism industry generated around $85000000.00 u. s. dollars in annual revenue and employed about 5 percent of the australian workforce, or least some of those jobs have come back. many restaurants and bars remain closed even though australia started well coming. visitors from singapore last november. and then japan and south korea a month later. it was high time for the rest of the world to come back. almost all the thought of the country is o

and the other thing ease that australia is a key player in the indoor pacific. everyone recognize that including of course, france, australia is a partner for the european union. we have corporations together. so as a key player and as a partner of the european union, it is natural that we should have invited australia. there is nothing special in it, but it does not mean that our bilateral relationship has improved. it is an invitation that was made by french minister and the high representative doesn't mean for us that the conditions are right now to restore the food trust that we had we. those traded before the orcas announcement, and i must tell you that progress has been a bit slow with australia on this. but of course we hoping that one day we are able to restore a normal relationship. but there was no reason not to invite them to the forum. there were a key actor in the, in the pacific christopher nor there frances and buster to the in the pacific. and other key actor in the, in the pacific is of course japan. in fact, the country was the key driver of th

and i must tell you that progress has been a bit slow with australia on this. but of course we hoping that one day we are able to restore a normal relationship. but there was no reason not to invite them to the forum. they were a key actor in the, in the pacific christopher, nor there frances and buster to the in the pacific. and other key actor in the, in the pacific is of course japan. in fact the country was the key driver of the into pacific concept. august being to japan's ambassador to the eager to morrow for his country's views on how the region is evolving. ah. the bigger winter olympics came to an end on sunday with the colorful closing ceremony and a symbolic hand over to the winter games is next venue. the italian city of milan in 2026, beijing organizers kept out the covered mountain pandemic from the games, but only by practically cutting off access to the general public. but that didn't seem to bother begging residence. ha ha ha! lindsey lympics were great. we watch replays of the matches and i think it was very exciting. give it to you. it was mu

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australia. absolutely. australia and the gulf countries, some of the mediterranean countries. absolutely in a prime position but unfortunately the word percent power demand is actually further north in terms of geography and the supply of renewables either does not have the scale needed to displace any form of hydrocarbons but also coal is the one you want to get rid of first because it is the dirtiest and so it is not necessarily a solution for them. not a solution but something that is encouraging but, as we try to make that transition to renewables it is just how do we do that in the northern hemisphere and effective way? it northern hemisphere and effective way?— effective way? it is about scalin: effective way? it is about scaling up _ effective way? it is about scaling up capacity. - effective way? it is about scaling up capacity. in . effective way? it is about | scaling up capacity. in the case of renewables a lot of it we still need some quantum leaps in technology above all in terms of storage. solar, wind, it is not easy to store. it has to go directly onto the gr

i think now is the time australia realises that i is the time australia realises that trying to live as best it can with covid is the only way forward. more than 93% of eligible australians are fully vaccinated and it was interesting to listen to the prime minister scott morrison when he made this announcement earlier today. he did dig at novak djokovic, the serbian tennis champion who as we all remember was deported from australia after he had arrived not being vaccinated. mr morrison saying that episode deserved to show and send a very clear message to the rest of the world australia's uncompromising stance on vaccinations and i think australia's high rate of vaccinations is giving the government as much confidence as it can gain from that that now is the time to reopen those international borders and end australia's international isolation. thank you. the great british curling duo jen dodds and bruce mouat are though to the semi finals at the winter olympic games. this comes as they beat usa 8—1; in their final group match. the pair will face the norwegians again in the semi fin

9 million foreign visitors flood australia -- flooded australia each year prior to covid but were shut out prior to march of 2020. from sydney, phil has the report. >> international tourists worthy lifeblood of the wildlife park here in sydney, accounting for two thirds of their trade. these co-wallows were the stars of the show, along with a dazzling supporting cast. domestic visitors have helped to keep the park afloatt the reopening of the australian borders is a significant moment. >> it's huge. we have been waiting for this for two years. we use to welcome people from all over the world. it's the most diverse collection of australian animals anywhere. when it goes from 65% of your business to zero, you know, -- you know. >> tourism has been an economic juggernaut in australia. here at the blue mountains and in other parts of the country, many businesses have not been able to survive the pandemic, while others have managed to just about hold on. the opening of the australian international borders feels like a new beginning. >> with all the optimism about the future, in this tourist

this is al jazeera live from to also coming up australia opens up to vaccinated tourism business travelers for the 1st time in the 2 years. and how the rivalry between the u. s. and china is playing out in the pool as protest as march against an american funded project. ah, a diplomatic pop out of the crisis in ukraine appears to remain open despite an increase in fighting in the east and further reports of russian troop movements along the border. presidents joe biden, and vladimir putin accept it in principle, to hold a summit over ukraine. the format will be prepared by their foreign ministers on thursday. jab baton si, reports from washington dc. we have reasonably, the russian forces are planned into an intend to attack ukraine. on friday, joe biden stumped many of the u. s. s. allies by categorically stating that the lobby mo brewton had made up his mind to invade ukraine. in the coming days. and on sunday, the president convened a meeting of his national security council to discuss the situation ahead of that meeting. the us secretary of state reaffirmed that despite the president's

in australia. i will tell you about a new tax on electronic payments, such divided opinion in ghana, antonio china, you're heading into the golden triangle where methamphetamines smuggling soon stood increased dramatically. no moss, military, good. ah, thank you very much for joining as we begin with a warning from the u. s. set, russia has deployed more troops to the border with ukraine raising fears it could invade present. joe biden says things could quote, get crazy quickly, and is urging american citizens to leave ukraine immediately. the crisis has been discussed in australia at a meeting. our foreign ministers from the u. s. lead quad secuity block, the u. s. secretary of state antony blinking, had this warning simply put, we continue to see very troubling signs of russian escalation, including new forces arriving at the ukrainian border. and as we said before, we're in a window, when an invasion could begin at any time. and to be clear that includes during the olympics, while diplomatic eff

now, australia wants to welcome all travellers again, as long as they meet the requirements. the news was delivered by the prime minister himself, the strider will reopen out bout as borders to all remaining visa holders on the 21st of february of this year. of course, strict vaccination rules still apply. if you double vaccinated, we look forward to welcome you back to australia and i know the tourism industry will be looking forward to that. and over the next 2 weeks, as i will have the opportunity, both the visitors to be coming and for them to be gearing up to welcome international visitors back to a stride you. prior to the pandemic, the tourism industry generated around $85000000.00 u. s. dollars in annual revenue and employed about 5 percent of the australian workforce, or least some of those jobs have come back. many restaurants and bars remain closed even though australia started well coming. visitors from singapore last november. and then japan and south korea a month later. it was high time for the rest of the world to come back. almost all the thought of the count

we saw them pull back the markets in australia and new zealand as well. romaine: this is the global story. we are a global network, and soon we will be passing to tom and shery ahn. you can catch her every day on bloomberg: daybreak asia. we will be right back. ♪ caroline: in terms of geopolitics, an emotional day. in terms of the markets, while they. u.s. trading stocks telling off to start, now rallying higher into the close. the nasdaq with some extraordinary moves, from -3% to plus 3%. and not what many investors were expecting when they first moved into today's trading. katie greifeld has been managing the phones since she got off her own show on quicktake. >> i spoke to plenty of investors and analysts today. there is no good reason for why we all turned around. if you look at the tactical reasoning, you probably had short-term traders see how oversold things have gotten and decided to go. the fact that tesla is a rebound, because tesla was the second that was most beaten up. if you want to macro reason, if you look at what stocks are pricing and

manus: paul allen on australia's reopening. let's get one australian who will be delighted, juliette saly in singapore. juliette: almost crying watching that. credit suisse managed accounts for clients involved in human rights abuses, corruption and drug trafficking according to major reports faced on leaked data on more than 18,000 accounts that held more than $100 billion. credit suisse rejected the allegations and said they were largely historical. about 90% of the accounts had been closed. tesla facing a review and germany over its autopilot. the motor vehicle agency is reportedly investigating the lane change function and if it is approved for use in europe. tesla's autopilot is also under investigation in the u.s., where second inquiry into the defect started last week. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. manus? manus: thank you very much. juliette saly in singapore. coming up, the white house says j

welcome back tourist return to australia. i'll say father relaxes. what will want some of the wealth, toughest coven 19 bowls? ah, the kremlin says the russian on us presidents can decide to meet at any time, but they are no firm plans yet. that's off to france, announced the jo bought in vladimir putin had agreed in principle to hold a summit on ukraine. short beat. we'll go live tall correspondent or said jabari in moscow. profess this report from shebra town. see in washington dc. we have reason to believe the russian forces are planned into an intend to attack ukraine. on friday, joe biden stumped. many of us allies categorically stating loudly my fusion had made up his mind to invade ukraine. in the coming days. and on sunday, the president convened a meeting of his national security council to discuss the situation ahead of that meeting. the us secretary of state reaffirmed despite the president's announcement diplomacy was still an option until it settled until we know that the the tanks rolling. the planes are flying and the aggression has, h