how might a different approach to border security impact on the adf and australia's national security? >> the minister to for defense? >> thank you mr. speaker and i take the minister for his question. one of the things the minister of defense or for that matter the prime minister or leader of the opposition is the opportunity to visit the troops of the australian defense force overseas and operation. and over the summer break and before christmas, i managed to get to afghanistan, the emirates and iraq to visit our troops in basis to talk to them about the great work they're doing. and every australian, and every member of this house should be very proud of the work that our works are doing overseas. certainly some members of this house have served in the military and we acknowledge their service and we are very proud of them as well. the young men and women and sometimes not so young men and women from those who stayed to maintain aircraft and provide close personal protection and who are providing assisting and afghanistan and in iraq are doing a great job for our country. the gover

adf still doesn't know when it would like to restart hunterston b.ity —— edf. for that story and more, breakfast is coming up at 6:00am, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. they will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: american efforts to send their own astronauts into orbit for the first time since the space shuttle programme reach a critical stage, as their demo spacecraft attempts re—entry to earth's atmosphere. president trump's former campaign chief paul manafort is jailed for nearly four years for conspiracy, money laundering and fraud. britain escalates its efforts to have nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe released from prison in iran, offering her diplomatic protection, in a move that triggers a formal dispute between the two countries. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the irish times. it leads with a poll showing that voters in northern ireland overwhelming reject a hard brexit and are unhappy with the

jana katsuyama talked to the adf. and california has seen a big increase. >> they were in shock when racially charged literature started showing up. >> we had the fliers posted on light poles. >> but he says it was not a complete surprise. >> we have seen it in internet chat rooms and comments. we have seen it on university campuses and we now see it at rallies and those rallies are becoming more and more public. >> reporter: a new study by the antidefamation league says there was a 182% increase from 2017 to 2018 of propaganda targeting jews, blacks, muslims and other groups with the highest activity in california, texas, colorado, new virginia. >> flarings are simply meant to intimidate or the banners put across the highway are meant to spread the message. >> adl's central pacific says that more happened in college campuses with a name to recruit new members but the biggest increase was off campus with fliers such as the ones in the east bay left in public places. >> sometimes, they are simple as a logo and website

the adf had the tragic responsibility in many cases for having to find those dead people and fish them out of the water. i am mystified that the labour actually we our border security policy and put our servicemen and women in that position where they might one day have to do the same thing again. it is a shame on the labour party and a shame on those who support it. >> it finish with a headache for the prime minister on travel procurement of a particular company called helen world. one to pay minister for them, the company didn't purchase credit card, and the was also caught up in this particular scandal. you, speaker. my question is to the prime minister. today has been reported that the helped a hello world subsidiary lobby for the embassies travel contract. how could it possibly be appropriate to use his official position as ambassador to help hello world when a government contract. prices liberal government only ever look after itself and its mates at the top end of town? >> thank you, mr. speaker. >> members on my left will cease interjecting. i think those interjecting behind th