anthony albanese is nettina meeting? anthony albanese is getting right — meeting?ting right down _ meeting? anthony albanese is getting right down to - meeting? anthony albanese is| getting right down to business. he is australia's 31st prime minister, and the first order of the day is getting on that plane to japan for that quad meeting with india, japan and the united states. we know that the united states. we know that the renderer mode, president joe biden have been in contact via twitter and phone to congratulate anthony albanese. he says there will be a reset of australia's foreign policy. he says he wants to reassess australia's engagement with the world and of course australia's relations with china would be key in ebony albanese �*s mind as he heads north to tokyo. trainer's recent security deal with solomon islands, one of australia's traditional partners in the indo—pacific has certainly caused alarm in australia and relations between canberra and beijing have deteriorated pretty badly in recent years. anthony albanese certainly has a keen eye on austral

mr albanese may have to rely on them form a government.oughout the campaign, anthony albanese had one key message for australians — it is now time for change. the people have listened, now he has to deliver. the rising cost of living and climate change have dominated this election as two key issues for voters. this is a country that is anxious and divided. its new leader has vowed that his will be a government of optimism and unity. earlier i asked phil mercer, our correspondent in sydney, what anthony albanese meant when he promised voters a "safe change". i don't think anthony albanese wanted to promise australian voters any sort of seismic change, because the labor party, which he leads, promised that in 2019 and lost the election. so this has been a very safe campaign for anthony albanese. i think it's been a fairly underwhelming campaign from both of the major parties and that could, in some way, explain why an estimated one in three australian voters decided to support other independents and minor parties. it has been a spectacular e

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you is usually significant. mentioned mr albanese clearly you mentioned mr albanese clearly want to makeironment a priority for his government. that's right. i think this is again one of the significant shifts if you will. they were quite shy for a lack of a better word in the way that they campaigned on climate change because they learned the hard way from the last election in 2019 is that if you can paint aggressively on phasing out fossil fuels for example in australia, a country still economically wedded to fossil fuels you tend to lose the election. what's interesting is, climate change was quite prominent in anthony alb idies acceptance speech. he said he was serious about it but it was all but absent on the campaign trail —— albanese. that's because it is very politically divisive. i think what you'll see that when he is in government, what is in leadership of more overt and more clear climate change policy and more engagement with the world. i actually spoke to him before he left headquarters after his victory and i said look, the world will be looking to you for climate policy,

what does the albanese victory signify? i what does the albanese victory si . ni ?t does the albanese victory siuni ? ~ . , , , signify? i think mainly it signifies that australians _ signify? i think mainly it signifies that australians are _ signify? i think mainly it signifies that australians are tired - signify? i think mainly it signifies that australians are tired of - signify? i think mainly it signifies that australians are tired of the l that australians are tired of the status quo, and the status quo is essentially what scott morrison was campaigning on. his message to australians was, stick with me, stick with my party, and nothing changes, and essentially what australians told the liberals, that they were ready for change, they needed change on climate action, on the cost of living, on gender equality issues, and on that last point i think one of the significant stories to come out in this election are those female independent candidates. they were the ones that defeated male candidates from the government's party here in sydney and in melbourne as well

earlier today anthony albanese said i want to see change.nge in the way politics operates in this country. and i think this is a message from him, notjust for australians but for the rest of the world as well. as shaimaa said, anthony albanese promises to turn australia into a renewable energy powerhouse — but what exactly does he mean? at the moment, roughly 96% of australia's power is generated through using fossil fuels, with coal providing around a0%. that requires the use of around 130 million tonnes of coal each year. mr albanese has promised to reduce australia's emissions by 43% by 2030 — dropping to net zero by 2050. he hasn't said what he plans to do about fossil fuels, but he has promised to make electric vehicles cheaper, roll out 85 solar banks around australia to ensure more households can benefit from rooftop solar and install 400 community batteries across the country. the potential for solar and wind power in australia is huge. however, there's still the question of its fossil fuel exports. it provides more than a third of t

elsewhere, you mentioned anthony albanese will be attending the quad on tuesday.cott morrison conceded very swiftly on friday night at one of the results wasn't because of uncertainty when it comes to austria being represented on the world stage. westerner will also remain part of the aukus pact. when it comes to spending, they will be spending more money, about $5.2 billion over the next few years. the treasury secretary says he will be working on a budget which we are likely to see in october. shery: bloomberg's paul allen with the latest on the australian elections. we mentioned the quad meeting. we know that president biden will be attending and we will continue to follow his trip in asia. he talked with south korea's new president, north korea and russia's war in ukraine featuring permanently. today he will meet japan's prime minister kishida reportedly will tell the u.s. president japan is ready to increase military spending. for more, let's bring in chief asia correspondent stephen engle in hong kong. geopolitics overshadowing a little bit. overshadowing hi

anthony albanese is sworn in as australia's new prime minister before also heading to tokyo, where china is high on the agenda. the relationship with china will remain a difficult one. i said that election, that has not changed. the monkeypox virus is detected in three more countries — bringing the total to 15. scientists say they're still unsure what's causing the outbreak. sharon stone is among the movie stars in cannes on day six of the prestigious french film festival. and a dramatic climax to the english premier league football season — as manchester city come from behind to clinch the title. hello and welcome. president biden has told japan's prime minister that the us is fully committed to japan's defence on his first visit to asia since taking office. mr biden was greeted with a military honour guard for the meeting with fumio kishido, which came after he metjapan�*s emperor naruhito. the two men talked briefly at the palace entrance before going in. mr biden is due to hold talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to domin

albanese may have to rely on them.lbanese had one key message for australians, anthony albanese had one key message foraustralians, it anthony albanese had one key message for australians, it is now time for change. the people have listened, now it is up to the politicians. the rising cost—of—living and climate change have dominated the election as two key issues for voters. this is a country that is anxious and divided. its new leader has vowed that his will be a government of optimism and unity. paul smith is president of the australian labour party abroad, based here in london. he remains confident that the party will get a majority, helping it to push its policy on climate change. they came in with a commitment on climate change, cut it by 42%, and what is different is that it is backed up by government investment and also they are going to cut prices for ordinary people in terms of fuel and energy, and whilst the government is going to face things out of a time, that doesn't preclude a whole range of energy option

that is the new prime minister mr albanese i prime minister mr albanese there talking before he headeds in sydney and has more. they have deteriorated in spectacular fashion in recent times over beria's geopolitical and trade disputes. sometime ago, australia's called for an independent enquiry into the origins of covid—i9 which infuriated beijing. it responded with a raft of trade restrictions on australian and more recently china has struck a security accord with solomon islands. this is a melanesian archipelago to the north—east of australia traditionally in australia's sphere of influence. there are concerns about china's ambitions in the pacific. plenty for anthony albanese to mull as he heads north on his first day in his newjob to tokyo. he has already had a telephone call from president biden and been congratulated by narendra modi on twitter. he is going to tokyo to shore up very important foreign policy allies is as far as australia is concerned. does a labor party—dominated government represent perhaps a softer touch from a beijing perspective? well, according to the outgoin

our sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil, has more on anthony albanese�*s priorities.der wasted no time in saying that climate action, climate policies are going to take centre stage for his government. in his acceptance speech, he said australia could be a renewable energy superpower, it would be a leader in that field. and whether or not he forms a majority or minority government, with a coalition, he will have to work with green mps and the independents, who have put climate action as the centre of their campaigning but this is not going to be an easy task. remember, australia is a country that has been on the front line of climate disasters, whether that is the bushfires of 2019, 2020, or the catastrophic floods that have happened a couple of months ago but it is also a country that is still very much economically wedded to fossil fuels, very much economically wedded to fossilfuels, so to very much economically wedded to fossil fuels, so to convince people, especially in the mining industry, people that have been economically dependent on this industry, is going to

with albanese there is a refresh.er but the australian american relationship is so entrenched that the personal loudly traits of leaders matter less -- but the personality traits of leaders matter less. haidi: when it comes to the meeting in japan, what will the new prime minister tried to get out of these talks? >> albanese during the campaign and personally has made a big deal about what he believes is the relatively -- relative lapse of focus on asia and the south pacific so at the meeting i expect more focus on how the members can better ensure china cannot achieve its objective in southeast asia and the south pacific which in some regions is seen as the soft underbelly. there will be more talk i think about climate change policies, particularly as compared to during the morrison government and i think that will be more progress on talking about what resilient supply chain means because people do not really have a lot of content about what that would look like. haidi: you mentioned the renewed commitment to more p

anthony albanese has promised voters save i albanese has promised voters save change as he worked tord coalition which has been in power since 2013. we can shape her work more effectively if we seek to unite people journey of change. together, we wars. together, we can take advantage of the opportunity for australia to be a renewable energy superpower. it has been a sombre _ renewable energy superpower. it has been a sombre night _ renewable energy superpower. it has been a sombre night for _ renewable energy superpower. it has been a sombre night for the - renewable energy superpower. it has been a sombre night for the ousted prime minister scott morrison. going into the election, all signs indicated that the incumbent was in trouble. mr morris and's tenure has been dominated by natural disasters, the covid pandemic, and his government's many scandals. i have alwa s government's many scandals. i have always believed _ government's many scandals. i have always believed in _ government's many scandals. i have always believed in australians - government's many scandals. i have always b

who will be their next prime minister — incubent scott morisson or his rival labor leader anthony albaneseaustralia was once nicknamed the lucky country but is the rising cost of living and climate change making australia unliveable? also coming up in the programme: presidentjoe biden is on his way to south korea and japan on his first asian trip as us leader. yays, 86, nays11 and the bill is passed. the us senate approves nearly $40 billion in aid to ukraine — the largest aid package since russia invaded. and the man behind film scores that mesmerised millions. composer vangelis has died at the age of 79. this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday, broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. just in front of the sydney harbour bridge. a bit of an overcase day but an iconic image. australia has been in the global headlines. we have a special guest coming up. but first, we'll look at some of the main issues injust a moment — the liberal—national coalition has been in power since 2013 and is seeking another three—year term. going up against them are the oppositio

mr albanese may have to rely on them form a government.hroughout the campaign, anthony albanese had one key message for australians — it is now time for change. the people have listened, now he has to deliver. the rising cost of living and climate change have dominated this election as two key issues for voters. this is a country that is anxious and divided. its new leader has vowed that his will be a government of optimism and unity. shamick a little reporting there. —— shy matt kalil reporting. as russian forces intensify their attacks in the eastern donbas region of ukraine, president zelensky has said diplomacy is the only way the war with russia will end. meanwhile, britain's foreign secretary liz truss has said that ukraine's neighbour, moldova, should be armed with nato military equipment, to help guard it against the threat of a russian invasion. from kyiv, our correspondent james waterhouse reports. ukraine's resistance is far from waning, but in the luhansk region it's going backwards. it's an area of moscow claims will soon be i

mr albanese may have to rely on them form a government.ghout the campaign anthony albanese had one key message for australians — it is now time for change. the people have listened, now he has to deliver. the rising cost of living and climate change have dominated this election as two key issues for voters. this is a country that is anxious and divided. its new leader has vowed that his will be a government of optimism and unity. and shaimaa spoke to us a short while ago about the significance of this victory. i think australians were tired of the status quo. this is exactly what scott morrison and his governing coalition, the liberal nationals were offering. essentially the cell to australians whizzes, stick with us and nothing changes for the we know about the economy, where good managers of the economy so why would you want to change anything? turns out australians did want to change many things. they wanted a government with a different perspective and different actions on climate policy. on the cost of living, there is a real worry am

earlier today anthony albanese said i want to see change.hange in the way politics operates in this country. and i think this is a message from him, notjust for australians but for the rest of the world as well. the long—awaited report into gatherings in downing street during lockdown is expected to be published within days. the senior civil servant sue gray has given people she intends to name in her report until 5pm today to respond. meanwhile, pressure is growing on the prime minister to explain what was discussed at a meeting between him and ms gray several weeks ago. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the long—awaited report into gatherings at the heart of government is being finalised this weekend, and it's expected to be published within days. the senior civil servant sue gray has contacted all those she is intending to name or criticise, and they have until 5:00pm today to respond. but if some of them challenge her account of what went on here, the report could be delayed further, and labour are questioning why borisjoh

we heard mr albanese talking about what heard mr albanese talking about what he has plans. that mean? i he has plans. what does that mean? i think it is a change in tone to unite australians and in policy that will make people's lives better. also at that headquarters, mr albanese said it was a long night and it is not over yet. we do not know how he will rule, whether majority or minority or coalition. australian votes take place over the next 13 days but the projections are very strong for labour one and it has 172 seats definitely. labour needs to win more, for more, to be without any doubt. it is in a strong position to form a government as a majority government, even if it does not, he is very well used to working with other people to get things done and there is no doubt he will be sworn in on monday as the next prime minister of australia. what sworn in on monday as the next prime minister of australia.— minister of australia. what do you think it is behind _ minister of australia. what do you think it is behind the _ minister of australia. what do you think it is be

that has been roundly rejected by mr albanese. a softer diplomacy from the labor party when it comes to abhorent policy. the indications are that mr albanese the's new government will seek to shore up government will seek to shore up these alliances in the asia—pacific region and the indo—pacific region with countries such as japan and india and others. to try to counter china's growing assertiveness. that is what makes this quad meeting on tuesday in tokyo so important for australia as a new man gets down to business on his first day in his newjob. bud down to business on his first day in his newjob.— down to business on his first day in his newjob. day in his new 'ob. and the new man is day in his new job. and the new man is expected _ day in his new job. and the new man is expected to _ day in his new job. and the new man is expected to go - day in his new job. and the new man is expected to go his - day in his new job. and the new man is expected to go his way l man is expected to go his way pretty soon now. thank you very muc

that is anthony albanese.own. it's emerged the pair met several weeks ago — but there are conflicting accounts of what was discussed. i asked our political correspondent jonathan blake about what we know about this meeting. last night, downing street confirmed this meeting had taken place, and we were told by a senior source in number 10 that it was arranged at the request of sue gray and it was called to discuss practical and process issues, such as whether photographs would be published as evidence when her report is published in the coming days, as we expect. a spokesman for the sue gray investigation has disputed that account and it seems as far as that side is concerned, photographs were not discussed and that a senior official in number 10 initially suggested that sue gray might like to update the prime minister on the progress of her report. she then later formally requested the meeting. now this matters because there is huge sensitivity around borisjohnson meeting in private the senior civil servant ta

that's been roundly rejected by mr albanese.e is a softer diplomacy from the labor party when it comes to foreign policy. the indications are that mr albanese new government will seek to shore up these alliances indo—pacific region with countries such as japan and india and others, to try to counter china's growing assertiveness. that's what makes this quad meeting on tuesday in tokyo so important for australia as the new man gets down to business on his first day in his newjob. phil mercer in sydney. let's get some of the day's other news: iranian state media says a senior military officer has been assassinated in tehran. two people on a motorcycle are reported to have shot dead colonel sayyad khodaie outside his home. he was a member of the powerful iranian revolutionary guards. russia's invasion of ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people from around 90 million to more than 100 million, according to the united nations. millions have fled conflict violence, human rights violations and persecution in ethiopia,

anthony albanese, a very experienced politician, but hejust albanese, a very experienced politician,sn't been as visible as scott morrison. it will be a very close election. the independents may hold the balance of power.— independents may hold the balance of power. the russian defence ministry says its forces are in complete control of the vast steelworks in the port of mariupol, following the surrender of the ukrainian soldiers defending it. fighters from the azov regiment were holed up inside the plant for weeks, while the city suffered constant bombardment. meanwhile, the president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky has said that the donbas region in the east of the country has been completely destroyed. he said it was like "hell". jeremy bowen has the latest. explosions. the russians are shelling severodonetsk, as they try to encircle it. more than 100,000 people lived in the city before the invasion. now, it's one of russia's biggest targets. this is russia using the methods it perfected in syria and chechnya. heavy bombardment to try to break the will of its opponents. ukrainian re

albanese will be allowed to enforce his vision on australia, which is what people want.ge. this is what we saw. the 59 year old, when he gave his acceptance speech, was very emotional. he talked about wanting to unify australia and represent all australians. i should mention, this election result really isn't necessarily about embracing anthony albanese, who has been a longtime veteran of australian politics, but rather a sharp rebuke of the outgoing scott morrison, who voters saw as pugnacious, wanted to get rid of his conservative party. >> meet anthony albanese, australia's 31st prime minister. >> tonight, the australian people will have voted for change. i am humbled by this victory and i'm honored to be given the opportunity to serve as the 31st prime minister of australia. >> many down under were fed up with scott morrison. seen as lacking empathy and integrity. >> all anthony had to do is none of the things that scott has done. >> with such a low bar, he's prevented -- like spending more pay on higher taxes or education. >> my whole life, i believe that labor gove

it means this man, anthony albanese, is set to form the next government though it's not yet clear whether it will be a majority or minority administration. it says a lot about our great country that the son of a single mum who is a disability pensioner, who grew up in public housing down the road, can stand before you tonight as australia's prime minister. we'll have the latest on what this means for australia — and for the world. also this hour... two people have been taken to hospital after a stand collapsed during a trooping the colour rehearsal in central london. here, opposition parties demand an explaination from borisjohnson, after he met with the senior civil servant, sue gray, ahead of the publication of her report into lockdown parties at downing street. pharmacists have been given temporary power to make swaps to women's hormone replacement therapy prescriptions, amid ongoing shortages. australia's labor party is returning to government with a promise to transform the country into a renewable energy superpower. the party has come first in a general election, but hasn't secured

the independent — with mr anthony albanese? tue: independent candidates, with mr anthony albanese?unlike the two major parties, have had climate action, climate policy at the heart of their campaigning. neither of the major parties have come near climate action, especially phasing out fossil fuels and i think this is really interesting because it tells australia's story in terms of its environmental perils, the fact this is a country that since the last election has seen one natural disaster after another, the bushfires and the recent catastrophic floods, this is a country at the of climate change but also our country very wedded to fossil fuels still economically and labor have learned a hard lesson that if you campaign heavily on phasing out fossil fuels, that if you campaign heavily on phasing out fossilfuels, you lose the election so they've been steering clear. having said that, i find it very, very hard to picture an independent candidate forming a coalition with the government when they have criticised it so much for not doing enough on climate change so i think with what ph

with voters choosing between the incumbent scott morrison and his rival, the labor leader anthony albanesevoting is under way, between scott morrison and the labour party leader. the commander of ukraine's azov regiment says his soldiers have finally ended their defence of the devastated port city of mariupol. the world health organization convenes a meeting to discuss the global rise in monkeypox infections — more than 100 cases are reported across 11 countries outside africa. we look at how ethical hackers are helping farmers vulnerable to cyber attacks. double fault for wimbledon, as it's stripped of its ranking points, over its decision to ban russian players from this year's championships because of the war in ukraine. how a new exhibition in wales tells the story of the millennium falcon. hello and welcome to the programme. polls have opened in australia's general election in a vote which will decide the country's next prime minister. the race is between the incumbent scott morrison and his rival, the labor leader anthony albanese. these are live pictures from a polling station in sy

albanese. and in india, mr.odi is the wildcard, who also has had military ties and procuring of military hardware from russia. so it is going to be a very interesting day tomorrow for the quad as relationship building is going on but also what japan might pitch. we're hearing from the nikkei newspaper that japan's kishida wants to increase military spending. that is a very sensitive issue japan, with its pacifist constitution. it spends about 1% of gdp on defense right now. it could potentially go higher because nato members have a goal of 2% of their gdp to be spent on defense. will japan do that? rishaad: stephen engle in hong kong, paul allen in sydney, as markets doing a turnaround. full details on that, coming up ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ yvonne: you are seeing some of this risk appetite sapping out this monday morning here, after what was pretty optimistic at the get-go on the back of perhaps china emerging out of lockdowns in shanghai. but seems to be reversing right now, and hong kong and shanghai are

the new green labor coalition prime minister anthony albanese. we will get an update from tim flannery. then this week marks the second anniversary of the police murder of george floyd. we will speak with "washington post" reporters who co-authored the new book "his name is george floyd: one man's life and the struggleor racial justice." >> everyone in the world knows how george floyd died, but our book is about how george floyd lived and italks about his persistence nigating structure around the country that were laced with systemic racism. wanted to write this book in part because we wanted to show how george floyd h experienced institutional racism over the urse of his life long before he met up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. presidenbiden has vowed to defend taiwan if it was attacked by china. he made the remark when questioned during a news conference in tokyo earlier today. >> you did not want get involved in the ukraine conflict terribly for obvious reasons. are you willing to get i

and certainly, anthony albanese was close to a majority.magic number of 76. there are still two seats too close to call. labour is ahead in one, so could potentially reach 77. anthony albanese has really tried to rein back expectations when it comes to labor's ability to form government, certainly during the campaign. he would constantly remind the press back it has only been three times since world war ii that labour has formed government from opposition, but certainly now reaching that magic number, interestingly, he will also today unveiled his frontbench. fantastic stuff, but it did strike me recently when i was in australia covering the elections at the role of the independent candidate, known as the teal wave in australia, how important have they been in the mix of all this?— mix of all this? they are the next big story _ mix of all this? they are the next big story from - mix of all this? they are the next big story from this - mix of all this? they are the i next big story from this whole election. a lot of hype going into this. the

albanese may have to rely on them. the people have listened, now it is up to the politicians.g cost—of—living and climate change have dominated the election as two key issues for voters. this is a country that is anxious and divided. its new leader has vowed that his will be a government of optimism and unity. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are the political commentatorjo phillips and the politial editor of the people & the sunday mirror, nigel nelson. president zelensky has said diplomacy is the only way the war with russia will end. ukraine's leader suggested his military had "broken the back" of russia's army, but that a resolution would only emerge from negotiations. as russian forces intensify their attacks in the eastern donbas region, here the foreign secretary liz truss has said that ukraine's neighbour, moldova, should be armed with nato military equipment to help guard it against the threat of a russian invasion. from kyiv, our cor

top down under the labor party wins office in australia, elections, incoming prime minister antony albanese, promises to unite the nation. after ousted in the long standing conservative government. ah, i am told me oliver, welcome to the progress ukraine's president villa demure zalinski says his army has inflicted serious damage on russia's armed forces. russia stepped up. it's a tax in southern an eastern ukraine after gaining a symbolic victory in mario pole. the last remaining fighters there surrendered after a siege lasting nearly 3 months. soleski also says only a diplomatic diplomatic breakthrough can end the war. brushing tv broadcast images of what they say are the last soldiers leaving the as of style steel plants. these fighters have become a symbol of ukraine's resistance against russia's invasion. their fate now is unclear. russia has branded them nazis and threatened to put them on trial for war crimes. ukraine is called for the capture soldiers, to be swap for russian prisoners of war. ukraine's president has not addressed russia's claim to have taken the as of style planet i

in the last half hour, australia's new prime minister anthony albanese has been sworn in.now — stay with bbc world news. hello. after the warmth of last week, when both scotland and england recorded their highest temperatures of the year so far, things are looking cooler this week, especially where it was so warm last week. it'll be breezier, windy by wednesday. it'll be wet at times, not all the time, mostly in the form of showers. a rather cloudy—looking picture for monday and messy on the chart here, with quite a few weather fronts around as well, so we are going to see some wet weather at times. this is how we start the day, this weather front here with cloud and some patchy rain stretching through parts of england. still raining into the north and northwest of scotland after a damp sunday. that rain, though, just beginning to fizzle out, allowing some brighter skies and a few showers. and elsewhere, although there will be a lot of cloud around, there will be a few bright spells, but notice the showers becoming more widespread late morning and into the afternoon, some

anthony albanese said that relationship is expected to remain difficult. he called china's trade strikes against australia these tariffs on coal and wine unjustified and wants them to be removed and he is pledging more aid to the pacific in action on climate change as well to improve ties with pacific island nations. and china recently signed that security agreement with the -- solomon islands and that is of immense concern not just to the u.s. but to australia and china's foreign minister will visit the solomon islands and seven other pacific nations this week saying it is to enhance trust. those quizzes will be viewed rather differently in australia -- those visits will be viewed rather differently in a stroller. -- in australia. shery: paul allen. we will have more analysis on australia, and the election and the relationship with china. geopolitics with former australian prime minister matthew turned role joining us to assess the situation around the country. first, -- o staying defensive until there is an indication of a fed hike. he's expert -- she's

how anthony albanese and his government are going to engage with china is quite crucial.wants to do things. earlier today, anthony albanese said, i want to see change, i want to see change in the way politics operates in this country and i think this is a message from him notjust for australians but for the rest of the world as well. no let up in the heatwave which is affecting spain and portugal, with temperatures 16 degrees celsius higher than the average for may. heat warnings have already been issued in ten spanish 10 regions and officials say there is an increased risk of wildfires. the unseasonably warm spring weather is a result of hot air coming from north africa. today marks the fifth anniversary of the manchester arena bombing, in which 22 people were killed at a concert, with many more injured. a day of remembrance is taking place across manchester today. survivors of the attack will be running the great manchester run where there will be an applause for the 22 victims. the church bells will ring at 10.31pm, the exact time the bomb went off. the duke and cambri

i think our climate and albanese faces his 1st big foreign policy test on tuesday. can you tell us more about that? yes, so this is gonna be the 1st coordinating since the invasion of ukraine and since an increase in tension around the pacific as well, they will meet in tokyo and this will be the later of the usa, india and japan, of course. and anthony albanese will get sworn in on monday, so i can make sure he gets that meeting a supposed there'll be looking for reassurance that he really does support the court concept. and they want to get to know him a little bit and hopefully they can't waste too much time on that. and they will probably be looking for some sort of response from the labor team that australia is going to do something. and with regards to this chinese solomon islands, our security packed and that australia has a plan there to create account, a balance of some sort and still in foreign policy. what does albany these when mean? false trailers roll on the world stage. i think we will say say changes around climate policy, not least because he's had

our correspondent in australia, shaima khalil, told us about the challenges mr albanese will face. of their country. this was a bruising defeat for scott morrison and his governing liberal national coalition. with voters, especially women, turning their backs on them. the independent candidates did really well in this election, and this is an indication of how frustrated voters have become with the two major party politics. the new leader, anthony albanese, wasted no time in saying that climate action, climate policies, are going to take centre stage for his government. in his acceptance speech, he said that australia could be a renewable energy superpower. it could be a leader in that field. and whether or not he forms a majority or minority government with a coalition, he will have to work with green mps and independents who have put climate action at the centre of theircampaigning. but this is not going to be an easy task. remember, australia is a country that has been on the front line of climate disasters, whether that be the bush fires of 2019—2020, or the catastrophic floods

with voters choosing between the incumbent scott morrison and his rival, the labor leader, anthony albanesethe world health organization convenes a meeting to discuss the global rise in monkeypox infections. more than 100 cases are reported across 11 countries outside africa. risking their lives to escape. how an easing of us sanctions comes amid an exodus of cubans trying to reach america. by by the current diary economic circumstances mean this exodus is more acute than it has been for many years. and double fault for wimbledon, as it's stripped of its ranking points over its decision to ban russian players from this year's championships because of the war in ukraine. hello and welcome to the programme. in ukraine, russian forces have been advancing on the battlefield in the south and east of the country, after suffering weeks of setbacks since their invasion in february. the last few ukrainian defenders of mariupol are finally ending their resistance. now the donbas region is the key focus for russia. it says that what it calls the liberation of luhansk province is nearing completion, an

anthony albanese discussed how they plan to bring the cost of living down. not so much of the check out, but looking at the cost of childcare and wages and things like that that would inspire productivity rather than pushing inflation up. i think that was an important message for him to get across. scott morrison meanwhile was prodding albanese on the opposition relationship with china, which will probably resonate with some voters. looking at the polling this morning it looks like labor has pulled away further from the government. the likely winner of the coming election. it puts a hung parliament more into the unlikely territory than it was having a week ago. >> the prime minister last time was really marred by a series of scandals and shortfalls when it comes to government policy towards women. has that been a priority in terms of wanting to get that female voter back and engage? >> yes, we had mother's day here sunday. both leaders took the opportunity to try and engage with female voters. they are also doing subsidized ivf. they are looking at other cos

will be _ question whether anthony albanese will be able to govern without a coalition, — will be abled to go into — coalition, or whether he will need to go into coalition with independents or perhaps the green party _ independents or perhaps the green party the — independents or perhaps the green party. the most interesting here is this is— party. the most interesting here is this is the — party. the most interesting here is this is the climate change election, this is the climate change election, this is— this is the climate change election, this is the — this is the climate change election, this is the thing that scott morrison lost over. it was environmental independence who captured — environmental independence who captured liberal seats. so it is big simply— captured liberal seats. so it is big simply because climate change seems to have _ simply because climate change seems to have been the biggest issue. it's not the _ to have been the biggest issue. it's not the biggest issue over here, but in australia — not the biggest issue over here, but in australia clearly it is and we