national university.- what's happening, australian national university.k, this is bbc news. the newly formed presidential council in haiti has pledged to restore public and democratic order once it's installed. the council said it would appoint a new prime minister to organise long—overdue presidential and congressional elections. criminal gangs have continued their campaign of violence in the capital, port—au—prince, attacking government buildings and burning police stations. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, sent this update from the northern town of cap—haitien. this is the first time we've heard from the traditional council and in the statement they say they want to restore democratic order and alleviate the suffering of haitian people. it has been a month since we saw the frequented by going in the capital port—au—prince which has led to the displacement of thousands of people and hearing cap—haitien we see those of us regularly coming in from the capital covering families with children and babies. they've made this long, six—hour and dan

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she's a demo grava and a social was such a with the australian national university. she joins us from camber. i thank you for your time today. so interesting. i'm worrying trends highlighted in this report . what stood out to you. i think what's the most significant thing for me is that despite the on even this of declining facility writes, and the fact that we will see a re, a shift in, in the proportion of the population across different regions. is that at the heart of these 2 polar opposite demographic sheets is really full fundamental things, gender equality, housing, economics, and climate change. obviously, they going to be applied in different ways depending on the demographic needs of a population. but we understand these full priorities, no matter which one leaves in the world. so essentially this report tells us that the world will be simultaneously tackling on the one hand a baby boom and some countries and a baby bost in all those. so one of the social and economic implications of this. so most of the world's world's population leaving areas with the low

i'm joined by a visiting fellow at the australian national university. where you think this leaves the russian president. did the kremlin take their eyes off the ball? >> it seems russian securities services have been so focused on internal this and following the death of alexi navalny and they have missed and isis attack that they were warned about as early as march 7. putin responded this was an attempt to threaten russia. tom: it seems there is very little evidence. is that credible that ukrainians played any role? >> i do not think it is credible. there is an active front line with people shooting at each other, so getting across would be difficult. second, isis has released video, bodycam footage, gruesome stuff during the attack. and you have to ask what would ukraine have to gain for teaming up with isis or selecting people who look like they are from isis. tom: how do you expect vladimir putin to use this to his advantage? >> in ukraine he will use it to justify violence. it's the way he has responded to similar attacks and weaponized them. he wi

let's speak to amin saikal, emeritus professor of middle eastern studies at the australian national universitys longer term postwar plan to govern and secure a stop. is israel even listening? i secure a stop. is israel even listening?— listening? i think it is fine for him to _ listening? i think it is fine for him to continue - listening? i think it is fine for him to continue his i listening? i think it is fine - for him to continue his shuttle diplomacy and continue visiting but so far it is not really produced any tangible result. that is simply because the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is totally defiant and extremely focused on his plan to go for the full invasion of entire gaza and that includes rafah an as is predicted, any attack would result in a lot more casualties and a lot more destruction. the people who are in rafah, the ones driven to that area and they know that intent to bomb they know that intent to bomb the area. i think as the former spokesperson for the european union said, israel is on the verge of making man—made famine. which is going to basically be israel weaponi

he's a associate professor of strategic and defence studies at the australian national university and how significant is it that vladimir putin has recognised islamic state were behind these attacks?— state were behind these attacks? ~ , . attacks? will it is a grudging acceptance _ attacks? will it is a grudging acceptance that _ attacks? will it is a grudging acceptance that the - attacks? will it is a grudging acceptance that the kremlin | attacks? will it is a grudging - acceptance that the kremlin and russian state media have tried for a number of days to concoct a very shadowy ukrainian conspiracy and even so, putin has a still said that ukraine was culpable in some way, something that really stretches the boundaries of credibility, i think, having us believe that for some reason ukrainian nazis are in league with radical islamic fundamentalist. it is a partially significant shift but it will have implications for the way that russia views of people within its regions and in central asia and also, of course, as a justification for increase violence against ukraine as well.- incr

if quinton grafton is a professor inconvenience be was a justice hobb at the australian national university also holds the unesco chat in water economics. he joins us now from sidney. thank you for your time. what all the main issue, the, what all the main issues, putting stress on the wells, water supply, in your opinion? probably the outcomes that are well the discussed on the introduction. i mean we've got too much too little into dirty water too. much of course and flooding, so that, and boxed on a couple of years ago. but seeing it and all sorts of different places in the world . we're seeing it in terms of to little more ongoing drought, some garage variety of places in the world, including east africa from on. and of course, to do the, to do any one is all over the place we've lost when it lands to a great extent since 1917 about a 3rd perhaps of our wetlands have been lost. so yes, this is an ongoing outcome of the drivers, the drivers being economic drives to drive a stream, population growth, the drivers being poverty costs and why for justice. so those are the drivers, we see the

let's speak to matthew sussex, senior fellow of central european studies at the australian national universitys your take on what you happened here? i your take on what you happened here? ~ ., ., , , here? i think that regardless of who was _ here? i think that regardless of who was directly - here? i think that regardless i of who was directly responsible for beating up leonhard volkov, the message that it sends will be a fairly common one for those who follow russian politics and that is that if you are an opponent of the putin regime, as mr volkov through his relationship with navalny was, then it is possible for you to end up injured. ostracised or potentially dead. —— leonid volkov. more importantly, they can happen regardless of whether you are in russia's borders or outside of them and i think that's how this message will be interpreted. the elections _ will be interpreted. the elections in _ will be interpreted. the elections in russia - will be interpreted. the elections in russia taking place next weekend, timing of this? , , ., , this? yes, it is sad reality that when _ this? yes, i

national university's strategic and defence studies centre. us says it had warned russia of a potential attack — how does the kremlin typically approach intelligence like this from the us? it is interesting because this came out on march seven which was quite a while ago and there were alleged attempts to disrupt russian elections in the russian government came out and said this was an attempt to intimidate russians and metal intimidate russians and metal in its internal affairs so the response of the kremlin was really quite dismissive just kind of concerning, claiming responsibility. there has been plenty of chatter that islamic state has been wanting to carry out attacks beyond its normal area of operations, particularly in russia as well. could you also layout when it comes to iis why isis in particular would attack and why now? {iii particular would attack and why now? . ., , , , ., particular would attack and why now? , now? of course, russia has a lona now? of course, russia has a long history _ now? of course, russia has a long history

for more analysis on this, a political scientist at the australian national university and nonresidentlow with the atlantic council's global china hub. thank you forjoining me. we have been getting lines that we expect gdp to come in at around 5%. what is your reaction to that? ., , 5%. what is your reaction to that? . , ,., , that? that is the same number china was _ that? that is the same number china was targeting _ that? that is the same number china was targeting last - that? that is the same number china was targeting last year i china was targeting last year so i think what beijing is trying to signal than is that despite the short term turbulence, stock market fluctuations earlier this year, i think beijing is trying to tell people that, yes, economics is still steady and the leadership habit together, things are under control and thatis things are under control and that is why they are shooting for the same number, in terms of gdp target in terms of last year, and that also means however in terms of the size of expected economic stimulus that many people were expecting china t

matthew sussex is senior fellow of central european studies at the australian national university, hethe situation. regardless of who was directly responsible for beating up leonid volkov, the message that it sends will be a fairly common one for those who follow russian politics. and that is, if you are an opponent of the putin regime, as leonid volkov through his relationship with mr navalny most certainly was, it is possible for you to end up injured, ostracised or potentially dead. and more importantly, that can happen regardless of whether you are in russia's borders or outside of them. i said anything that is how this message will be interpreted. it is a sad reality that when it comes to elections in russia, bad things tend to happen to people in the lead up to happen to people in the lead up to the selection, it is mr navalny dying in a prison cell and leonid volkov being beaten. we can remember back to 2018 when the poisoning in salisbury happen two weeks before the presidential election. so these things do tend to be linked. you can be sentenced to ten to 15 years for critici

security at australian national university. welcome to gb news. thank you. welcome to gb news. thank you for coming on from i think you're in sydney. are you ? you're in sydney. are you? >> i am michael. good morning. good you again too. good to see you again too. >> good to see you, why has australia and its allies chosen to build nuclear powered submarines? why is that seen as the priority ? the priority? >> because the government of the day under prime minister morrison, concluded that the, the capability of this particular platform was vastly greater than the diesel powered submarines that australia had previously intended to build. the united states had been supplying, the nuclear propulsion technology to the united kingdom ever since 1958. but until 2021, the uk was the only country to which, the us navy was prepared to supply the nuclear nuclear propulsion technology , and the decision to technology, and the decision to include australia as a partner include australia as a partner in the sharing of the nuclear propulsion