andrew thomas, uluru central australia. third kwhip title the first to win back to back titles finishing second. the win gives handle ton his 21st victory over two seasons and his 10th this year. >> a quick reminder. keep up-to-date all of the news on our website. there it is on your careen. the address, aljazeera.com. that's aljazeera.com. >>> tonight the middle east is in flames. president obama's foreign policies failed the region and the united states say critics. in the panel secret x-ray surveillance on the streets of new york. you may be dosed with radiation and not know it. like most americans - i love football. will injuries of athletes in school weaken our like for the game. >>

. >> i'm andrew thomas from sydn sydney, the world refugee crisis. be. >> two palestinians have been shot west of jerusalem. it is the latest in a senior sef attacks. four israelis were taken to hospital after a palestinian driver rammed into them in the occupied west bank. it's secretary of state john kerry is set to meet benjamin netanyahu. barnaby phillips is live, what if anything can these talks achieve. >> it's difficult to be optimistic, adrian. john kerry will be liste listens much as talking. because after his meeting with netanyahu in berlin he will meet mahmoud abbas of the palestinians on saturday. hoping he can take some kind of reassurance and present it to present it to mahmoud abbas. so the americans are telling us that they are seeking greater clarity on where the israelis stand on this very emotive issue of holy sites. what jews call the temple mount, the al-aqsa mosque compound. benjamin netanyahu in remarks last night said, there are absolutely no plans ton israeli side to change the status of the al-aqsa compound. will he get tha

. >> i'm andrew thomas. why the next big cyber crime could be virtual murder. israel has rejected a palestinian plea to the united nations for an international force to police the al-aqsa mosque compound. access to the site's been a catalyst of two weeks of violence that has led to the deaths of 39 palestinians and seven israelis. five palestinians were killed on friday. more on the diplomacy in a moment but first andrew simmons reports on the latest violence. >> reporter: after friday prayers, in gaza, more shooting from israeli army and more killing of palestinians. the number of casualty rising, as palestinians try to breach the border fencing. these clashes came in bethlehem in the occupied west bank, there were similar scenes in hebron. a palestinian man dressed like a journalist was shot dead, after police say he stabbed a soldier who was moderately wounded. all over the west bank there were standoffs conflicts and injuries. no major incident as palestinians faced roadblocks and numerous checkpoints and searches in order to make what used to be short jour

. >> i'm andrew thomas in a graveyard in sydney. why some security experts are worried the next big cyber crime could be virtual murder. >>> hello, two palestinian youths died in the latest round of violence in the israeli occupied territories of east jerusalem and hebron. israeli setters will white are said to have shot a 16-year-old palestinian for allegedly trying to stab him. this raises the death toll to 41 palestinians killed and seven israelis since violence began in october. crossing over to mike hanna, from occupied east jerusalem, to tell us about the incidents that took place this occupied east jerusalem and hebron. >> we can flesh out a little more of what happened in each of these instances. in hebron we understand a man allegedly attempted to attack a settler. he was then shot and killed by police. now, we have spoken to somebody who lives right next to where the incident took place, and he makes clear he didn't see the event happen, but people who did told him that there was no attack, a knife was found at the scene,

andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> reporter: he's a plumber in sydney. four years ago he was a refugee, a boat person. e taliban, he fl, coming by pakistan and indonesia to australia, aboard an overcrowded fishing boat. >> i was scared that we were going to die, and people were crying to go back to indonesia, not go to australia, because it would be a hard journey. >> reporter: he made it. thousands of similar journeys have not. drowning between indonesia and australia. stories were what inspired the artist alex seaton, his sculptures reflecting the flights of refugees taking to the sea. this is titled someone else's problem depicts discarded panels. it is familiar from news reports of boat parts washed up on the beaches. hinting at death. >> i use a lot of marble, and to create awareness, creating memorial to a tragedy. other works include this - titled someone died trying to have a life like mine. discarded life jackets. strewn along the beach, and these seeming like children's paper boats, but again like two stones made of marble. >> the artist develo

. >> i'm andrew thomas at ooul rur in australia. a world famous landmark and for aboriginal people a sacred site - when tourists climb it they are insulted. why are people still trekking up? >>> hello. polls opened in what is expected to be the fighters ever election in tanzania. africa's longest reining political party, the ccm has been in power for the last 54 years since independence. they are under pressure from on opposition alliance trying to capitalise on public discontent. catherine wambua-soi reports from dar es salam. >> the president resigned in 2008 because of a corruption scandal. he denied involvement in fraud and is promising change. >> we'll lead you well, get you out of poverty, fight corruption and transform education. >> reporter: ccm's candidate and minister for work john magufuli is credited with overseeing most infrastructure projects in tanzania, and will continue that job. political rallies like this - if you attend you under the excitement and intensity. the ccm is facing fierce competition. crowds like this

. >> i'm andrew thomas at uluru in australia, a world famous landmark and for aboriginal people, a sacred site. when tourists climb it they are insulted. so why are people still trekking up? >>> hello, the syrian president bashar al-assad says he's ready to take part in elections, and that a political solution to end the war is possible. he made the comment to a delegation of russian lawmakers no damascus. he says a political deal will depend on eliminating terrorist organizations. he travelled to moscow, to meet vladimir putin, who has been backing his regime. a political solution to the war was part of discussions between u.s. secretary of state john kerry and the saudi arabian foreign minister on saturday. >> translation: we discussed a way forward for syria. we need negotiations for political solution complying with the conventions of geneva 1. be need all parties around the table. we need to preserve the unity of syria, but bashar al-assad can't play a role in its future. >> reporter: a writer and former editor of a newspaper says a political solution depend on many factors. >> the r

andrew thomas reports. >>reporter: a text message from her bank warned rhonda to check her account. when she did, she found it had been emptied. probably by stealing posts from her mailbox, somebody had gathered enough information to pretend they were her on the phone and carry out transactions. the bank refunded the stolen money but a second attempt was made. >> what's going to happen next. my identity will probably be used over and over again. details are already out there. i can't stop that. >>reporter: it's a growing problem worldwide. in australia and new zealand, more than a million people have their identity compromised each year. established for the most traumatic cases. it's had more than 14,000 calls in ten months. >> one in five people require professional mental health support. to have your identity stolen, there's always something over your head. you don't get your identity back. >>reporter: in some cases, the identities stolen are from the dead. when malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down last year, criminals saw an opportunity. >> within three days of that plane go

president cristina fernandez de kirchner is the front-runner as polls close in argentina >>> i'm andrew thomas at uluru. it was 30 years ago that this australian landmark was handed back to traditional indigenous moments. i'll bringing the celebration, and look at the practical impact that hand over has had >>> leaders from across europe have been meeting in brussels for an emergency summit on the growing refugee crisis. a trust summit allows countries not to wave through refugees unless countries they are headed to agrees. david is in brussels and joins us life. they have a plan, how close to agreement are they. >> still not hearing from the e.u. commission behind me when the talks will end. could be one, two hours yet. there are obviously sticking points in the action plan. they can be boiled down to two areas - one, they'll eighten the border controls, increase the speed of applications for the processing of refugees, and this is where the problems arise. because they have to deal with the other countries outside the e.u., where there'll be a backlog of refugees as a result of border contro

. >> i'm andrew thomas at uluru. a fame out site in australia, and an famous aboriginal site. so why are tourists still tracking up >>> voting under way in what is expected to be the tightest election in tanzania since independence. africa's longest reining political apart, the ccm is under pressure from on opposition alliance trying to capitalize on public discontent. catherine wambua-soi joins us to tell us what is going on, and what the electoral process is. after people actually cast their ballots? >> we are just hearing of some scuffles at a polling takes not far from here. some people, about 50 of them, are saying they cannot find their names in the voting list. having said that this election, this process has been, by and large, a smooth and well-organized. at least where i am. people have been awaiting since the polls started, patiently, to vote. they just want to finish quickly and go home and wait for the results. about your question about the process - polls close at 4. after that founding starts in the polling stations and then this polling and counting will send t

andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: in a sport dominated by men, the novelty of female drivers bringsthe v8 super car race is an inning insurancinning endurance. they are the first female pair to to compete it in for seven jeans years17years, but profess. the ladies are used to standing out. >> it just starts from the beginning when we look at go-karting hundreds of boys and maybe five girls, so then right in the beginning the ratio is much different. >> reporter: it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to compete in this race. ability and possibility of winning attract sponsors but so does novelly. gracie says men suggest she gets more support than them because she can wear a kurt skir skirt k april i in general men are supportive. one in particular, racing against gracie will be her boyfriend, last year he came fifth. your own hopes for this weekend to beat your girlfriend or win is race? >> i think really important, i won't hear the end of it if she beats me. >> reporter: reasonably big in australia. v8 superstar racing is fairly in addition internationally. formula one is the pi

andrew thomas, al jazeera. sydney. >> remember finds much more on everything we are covering right here. the address for that is: aljazeera.com. new york new york 8.4 million people call the city home. >> it's snowing hard in central park and 20 in midtown and snowfall one to two feet and saying we could have snow hour. >> the coldest winter in 81 years and coincides with a grim reality. more people in new york city are

andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >>> tanzania's opposition presidential candidate has called for acount of sunday's general election. former prime minister accused the electoral commission of falsifying figures to favor the ruling party. it was the country's closest fought election in more than five decades. the final results are expected later on thursday. meanwhile, election results from a semi autonomous island have been scrapped. the opposition's civic united front is claiming it won the poll. the election commission chief says the vote was not free and fair. catherine soi joins you live. very uncertain situation there in san is a bar, how that likely to impact the national count? >>> absolutely very uncertain times here. we spoke to the chair american of the national election coalition he said whatever happens in zanzibar does not affect the national. san izanzibar is semi autonomouo they get to elect their own president, they have their own constitution and their own electoral laws and commission as well. the lan is san is zanzibar he l commission. their board conducts and is

andrew thomas, al jazeera, central australia.that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wild fire. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. tonight: technkow in search of the great american prarie. >> we're in the prarie state yet ironically, we have such little of it left.

andrew thomas sydney. >>> do stay with us. ahead on the program.osition parties in tanzania cry foul over the general elections. plus. >> we cannot elect somebody that doesn't know thousand do the job. >> u.s. republican presidential hopefuls trying to show that they are the right person for the top job. >> ali velshi, lifting the lid... >> cameras in place for money and not safety. >> on the red light controversy. >> they don't give two cent about your safety. >> there's an increase in rear end accidents. >> ali velshi on target: hitting the breaks. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. ♪ ♪ >>> held going, a reminder of the stop stories -- top tories here in al jazeera. it's the first time all major international players in the conflict will be in the same room. a vote carrying refugees has sunk off the greek island of lesbos, at least three people have been killed and 242 others have been rescued. palesti

. >> i'm andrew thomas at uluru, it was through years ago that this australian landmark was handed back to indigenous owners. i'll bring you the celebrations and looking at the practical impact the handover has this. >> in sport, lewis hamilton wins a third formula 1 championship title. we'll tell you how he did it. it. >>>welcome back. a controversial film exploring gang rapes in india could be in the running for an oscar, it is banned in india, it is opening in cinemas across the united states, where celebrities including sean penn and merrill streep celebrated it for covering a difficult subject. kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: this director is the toast of hollywood. her documentary "india's daughter" celebrated by sean penn and merrill streep. >> movie reel: the brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old girl on her way home from a movie triggered an awakening that took many by surprise. >> reporter: the film was inspired by mass protests taking place after the rape and murder of a 23-year-old on a bus. but indian feminists have not embraced the film, which was banned by the governme

andrew thomas, al jazeera. sidney. >>> thousands of refugees fleeing violence in brundi are crossing into neighboring tanzania. overcrowding and limited resources have meant that the government is having to fall back on shuttered old camps. >>reporter: they are used to being called refugees. this is the second time they've sought refuge in neighboring tanzania. they were previously repatri repatriot -- they are on the move again. >> the situation in brundi is not good because there are killings going on. i was chased by the ruling parties youth group. i ran away and even when i came back home, they came and invaded my house. >>reporter: one of the worlds biggest and most overcrowded refugee camps is home to 160,000 people. it was originally set up in the 1990s, to keep with people fleeing civil war in the drc. but authorities have had to reopen the camp. >> it's not good that you see people up and down. it's not good. they will not go to school. i don't think it's good. >>reporter: many of the new arrivals say

as andrew thomas reports from sydney, officials are shutting down media cove coverage of a re center. >> al jazeera was invited to naru to watch the building of a detention center, thousands, media is banned. journalists had to pay $6,000 to pay for a visa. but in an e-mail from the government al jazeera has been told now that all media applications are being refused. naru's government says what was effectively a prison for refugees is now an open facility. the president wrote recently that refugees were regularly seen swimming, dining out and enjoying a lifestyle that is safe. but banning reporters cast doubt on that. >> the allegations we're hearing are very serious, this involved sexual abuse of women and children, young children inside the center. we're hearing allegations of rape. there is no independent scrutiny of what's going on. naru's government has also backed away from a commitment it gave earlier this week to give all asylum seekers, the word whether they would be recognized as refugees, one to 200 will have to wait a lot longer. those naru decides are not genuine refugee

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i'm andrew thomas in a graveyard in sydney. and why the next big crime could be virtual murder >>> and major league baseball coming up later. >>> hello again, let's have a look at the top stories. three palestinians died in separate attacks in the occupied territories, in hebron, this shows a jewish settler holding a gun. soon after a woman was shot dead for threatening police with a knife. russian air strikes hit residential air crafts in homs. for three days they've been helping the syrian army. in india, two girls aged two and five have been raped in separate attacks. three men were questioned about the gang rape of the older girl in new delhi, both girls are in stable condition in hospital >>> candidates are criss-crossing canada in last-minute campaigning before monday's federal election. justin trudeau, the leader of the center left liberals is leading the polls. daniel lack reports from respondent. prime minister stephen harper is fighting allegations that his conservative party distriment nates against the muslim commun

andrew thomas, al jazeera sydney. >> german car-maker announced a third-term loss of $4 billion. the latest figures after they admitted cheating emission tests. emma haywoodins us. the results, are they worse than analysts expected. >> i think it is a blow. men predicted an operating loss for the third quarter of the year of about $3.8 billion. it is the first loss for vw in about 15 years. compared to the same quarter last year, vw made a profit of about $3.5 billion. so you can see the extent of the scandal and the effect that is happening on vw. all this will be watched closely at vw's headquarters in wolves burg. >> reporter: it's shift changed time for some of 60,000 employees much vw's huge plant at wolfsburg, a town built on their success. half of its workforce is employed by vw. ever since the emissions scandal broke, there has been concerns beyond the company gate. >> it's a depressing atmosphere. we talk about it all the time. >> the atmosphere is down, a lot are cautious. they don't know how it will continue. next year will be tough for vw. surely vw will bounce back i

andrew thomas, al jazeera. >> in a few days afternoon teenians will be headed to the polls and with the country can suffering one of the highest rates in the world, is economy is at the heart of campaigning. reports no uh from buenos aires. >> over products brought to the center of buenos aires by prodaughter whose claim that their industry is in crisis. is this government has ignored the you remember familying community. >> we have to decide whether we will plant or not. we are literally losing money, it costs more to grow them not do inning. the government controls the exchange rate, it is impossible to know what will happen. >> farmers came to push the government to putter an end to export taxes and implement policies that will help the community. >> argentina is getting ready to elect a new president, and the state of the economy is on everyone's mind. inflation is what worries many people here. some private estimates put it close to 30%. the government has implemented price control on some products. but that has not stopped prices from going up. >> argentina's economy grew strongly

andrew thomas reports from sydney. >> reporter: a text message from her bank warned her to check her account. when she did, she found it was emptied, probably by stealing post from her mailbox, someone gathered enough information to precedent they were her. the bank refunded stolen money, a second attempt was made. >> where is this going to stop. what will happen next. i think my identity will be used again and again, details are out there. i can't stop that. >> reporter: identity theft is a growing problem worldwide. in australia and new zealand more than a million people have their identity compromised each year. a helpline has been established for the most traumatic cases, they had more than 14,000 calls in 10 months. one in five of our clients require professional mental health support. to have the identity stolen, there's something over your head. you don't get your identity back. >> in some case, the identity stolen is from the dead. when malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down last year, criminals saw an opportunity. within three days of that plane going down, mobile phones,

andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >>> police have arrested people who help joaquin guzman escape from jail last may. the wur 1.5 meter tunnel that ws dug to help him escape. >> bringing one of of their country's ancient ball games to the event. john holman has the story. >> first comes the ritual. dmending the players to the full winds and mother earth. then battle begins. this is the bowl game of the people from southwest mexico, they say it's been around for more than 5,000 years and this week it's on its way, symon lazaro will tell us how the game the is played. >> at indigenous people, our cussments can share what we are or do. >> it's the most traditional store in the country. fast and rough it's attracting young players from village kids to university students like carla searching for something differently. >> football's gotten really commercial but here we leave it all over the street. we don't need grass, we run over stones, that's more exciting. >> reporter: instead of goals, the aim of these two teams is to do what that did there, chalked at the end of the street, and that's

andrew thomas, al jazeera, hobart. >> there are less than 24 hours to go before australia takes on new zealand in the finals of the rugby world cup. the colors are the wallabes home team. lee wells reports. wellings rep. >> australia against nld, at new zealand, at twickingham for the first time. what's scare about these all blacks they might be the best team yet. they've won 13 consecutive world cup matches. in their quarter final they won beautifully. in their destiny final against south africa, they showed they could win amazingly too. the trophy four years ago. >> doesn't matter what you do in life experiences, it is massive. and you know this team has lots of experience, ones you learn from and ones you don't. hopefully we've learned enough. >> australia were given a fright two weeks ago when they beat scotland by a single point. outscoring england by four tries to none. >> we know it's going to be extremely physical and we want to be able to last that so i believe we've prepared accordingly. once the 80 minutes starts not only will your preparations take hold but a lot of the rea

in naru but they have banned journalists and raised concerns about conditions for refugees and andrew thomas>> reporter: this footage is three years old, al jazeera was invited to naru to watch australia soldiers to build what they called a detention center for asylum seekers but now media is banned from visiting here and journalists needed to pay $6,000 to apply for a visa but in an e-mail from the government al jazeera has been told now that all media applications are being refused. naru's government claims what was effectively a prison for refugees is now an open facility, the president wrote recently that refugees were regularly seen swimming, dining out and enjoying a lifestyle that is safe but banning reporters cast doubt on that. >> the allegations we are hearing are very serious and it involves sexual abuse of women and children, the young children inside the center, we are hearing allegations of rape. >> there is no independent scrutiny of what is going on. naru's government has also backed away from a commitment it gave at the beginning of the week to give asylum seeker as decision

andrew thomas, al jazeera, bathhurst. >> there is aljazeera.com, the address on your screen, that's aljazeera.com. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight need for speed. the nationwide broadband battle, leaving customers caught in the middle. plus solar oil. how the dirty job of drilling for crude could go green. the battle for economic prosperity in the 21st century has convinced many american cities that they will be left in the dust if they don't offer

but it's own attitude toward one woman's rights put in the spotlight, andrew thomas, al jazeera. >>>of the south african athlete oscar pistorious is happy they are home and he will rest although he will continue to serve time and has four years left of a five year sentence after being convicted of killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp in 2013 and experience of the justice system however is very different from most south africans. >> reporter: seems care free greeting a friend in the street but is the victim of a miscarriage of justice and in prison for 11 years for a murder he didn't commit because he says police forged evidence and he couldn't afford a good lawyer. it took eight years to get a full transcript of his trial, information that should have been readily available and which is essential for an appeal. and he blames police and the prosecutor. >> i have to let the by gones be the by gones and focus on the future and open new patients because it's going to be a lot on my shoulders. >> reporter: he was held in the same prison as oscar pistorious but the para olympian can affo

andrew thomas, al jazeera, bathhurst. >> there is aljazeera.com, the address on your screen, that's aljazeera.com. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight need for speed. the nationwide broadband battle, leaving customers caught in the middle. plus solar oil. how the dirty job of drilling for crude could go green. the battle for economic prosperity in the 21st century has convinced many american cities that they will be left in the dust if they don't offer businesses and entrepreneurs superhigh speed internet service, had a marines the holy grail has become the gai the gigabit. the average download speed in america is about 12 megabits per second. but all you need to understand is gigabit service is the new gold standard for broadband speed and it depends on an infrastructure built with fiberoptic signals as opposed to traditional metal cable and that is where the problem begins. it is a problem because many cities are finding that existing internet service providers are thought willing to upgrade their their systems. these so-called incumbent providers, explain their reluctance to upgrade. so som

australia and new zealand, more than a million people have their identities stolen every year and as andrew thomas reports, even the dead are not spared. >>reporter: a text message from her bank warned her to check her account. when she did, she found it had been emptied probably by stealing posts from her mailbox, someone had gathered enough information to pretend they were her on the phone and carry out transactions. the bank refunded the stolen money but a second attempt was made. >> when is this going to stop? what's going to happen next? i think my identity will be used over and over again. i can't stop that. >>reporter: it's a growing problem worldwide. in australia and new zealand, more than a million people have their identity compromised each year. a new help line has been established for the most traumatic cases. it's had more than 14,000 calls in ten months. >> one in five of our clients require professional mental health support. to have your identity stolen, there's always something over your head. you don't get your identity back. in some cases, the identities stolen are from the dea

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andrew thomas, al jazeera, sydney. >> a quick reminder, you can keep up with all the latest at aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. both sides now mistrust america's leadership. the middle east is consumed by violence and president obama's foreign policy is coming undone in iraq, yemen and syria. but the palestinians and the the israelis, clashes in the wawrinka have killed at least 39 palestinians and eight israelis and counting. despite a five decade process, all we've seen is another emergency meeting of the united nations council. everyone flos what th knows whas supposed to look like. shepherding based on a two state solution, israel and palestine living side by side in peace, that's supposed to end with israel withdrawing from territories it seized in 1967. instead the palestinians have limited self rule in parts of the west bank and gaza and israel has confiscated more than half the land of the west bank and built settlements housing more than half a million israelis. to say there is a lack of trust between israel and palestine leaders is to say the least. israeli prime minister benjamin net

andrew thomas has more. >> a somali lady, a refugee trying to come to australia by boat. under the tough policy immediately after she arrived she was deported to an australian-run prison in another country in nauru, told she'll never get to resettle in australia, even if a genuine refugee n nauru she became pregnant. she said she was raped. abortion is illegal in nauru. campaigners in australia made the australian government bring her to australia. it took them a few weeks to do so. she arrived. five days later she was sent back to nauru having not had the procedure. australia government said she changed her mind. she denied that through her lawyers, and said she wanted more time. either way she wanted the procedure down. the united nations said it was concerned about her case. they wanted her brought back for an abortion if she wants one, the australian government has under mounting pressure re-lend, and they'll come back with sessions for counsellors to decide whether she wants the procedure done. >> this is a small microsad story illustrative of the way australia treat

andrew thomas, al jazeera. sydney. >> remember finds much more on everything we are covering right here. the address for that is: aljazeera.com. new york new york 8.4 million people call the city home. >> it's snowing hard in central park and 20 in midtown and snowfall one to two feet and saying we could have snow hour. >> the coldest winter in 81 years and coincides with a grim reality. more people in new york city are homeless today than at any point since the 1930s. floors. >> it's really difficult once you find ways to just get through day-to-day from finding clothing to finding shelter to finding where you will eat. >> today it's hectic because of the snow outside and not a places for us to sleep now and everybody is kind of coming in. >> in just a decade the number of people living in new york's homeless shelters has nearly doubled and reaching 60,000 a night last year. it's a homelessness crisis unprecedented in any city. >> what we see today, the homeless that we see, the exodus from this city, families

andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: did australia's government pay people smugglers this money for aless venture with evidence of criminal activity. that's what amnesty international says when may the australian military intercepted a boat off of the coast. there having interviewed the crew and passengers, $32,000 was handed over by australian officials who demanded the passengers be taken back to indonesia. >> it is really shocking that a democratic country like australia -- that this kind of thing could be happening in the name of the australian public. >> reporter: they say this mobile phone footage was shot on board the boat. it's report does back up what al jazeera was told by the boat's captain in june. >> translator: i said we needed money so we could return. they said okay, we'll help you. >> reporter: amnesty says it amounts to a people's smuggling crime but australia's government won't go after its own. on thursday it reacted angerly to the whole report. >> our australian officials operate in accordance with domestic australian law and in accordance with our international o

. >>> andrew thomas is in sidney to look at the effects it will have on australia and saying many manufacturersre are concerned. >> for australia the big winners are if the agricultural sectors and should put the products in united states, malaysia and japan and all producers to sell more commodities tarif free and advertis advertisers and banking and an area they see they have a competitive advantage of they can be sold more cheaply elsewhere and manufacturing industries in australia are concerned and cheaper imports from clothes from vietnam can push down wages and cost job as andrew rob the trade minister said it would be a good deal for australia and increase gdp even up to 1% and concerns about medicine costs were unfounded because he is held firm over demands by the united states to increase copyright and he says the cost of medicines will not go up as a result of this deal. >>> a cricketer who played for the team is in course di after torturing a 11-year-old girl and he hands himself over to authorities on monday after being on the run for more than three weeks and suspended from all for

. >>> al jazeera's andrew thomas is in sydney to look at the effect the deal will have on australia hes plaintiffers are worried 78 the big winners in australia are agricultural. thethey can sell more. selling more commodities tariff free. advertising banking, they are pleased an area this they see that they have a competitive vantage in can be sold more cheaply. manufacturers are much more concerned, cheaper imports of clothes from vietnam could push down wages and cost jobs. andrew robb australian's trade minister said over you would it's a good deal for australia and could increase gdp up to 1%. concerned about increased medicine costs were unfounded he says he has held term over demands by the united states over increase to -- demands to increase copyrights, he said the costs of medicine will not go up as a result of this deal. >>> still to come on the show. turk a excuses russia of violating its air space for a second time as nate a warns moscow against what it calls irresponsible behavior. and why angola's government is under pressure to explain exactly why it jailed 16 men. >> "

andrew thomas has more for us live from sydney. ew this won't be the first inquiry of its kind, will it? >> reporter: no, adrian, there have been previous inquiries and they have disclose some pretty shocking allegations in terms of the conditions in these camps in in nauru and pap what new guinea. the rape the women and children in the camps. the physical beating by their guards. these allegations have come politicians or charities like amnesty international from people who have worked inside these prisons. inside the camps. what changed in may of this year, is that australia's government to try to crack down on whistle blowers in many people's eyes they brought in a new law that said anybody who disclosed anything that happened in these camps and weren't going through the proper channels as defined by them, could be impressed up to two years in prison. now, as you can imagine that's had a pretty chilling effect in terms of people coming forward with allegations and it's gone fairly quiet. well, what is being suggested now is a par

andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> reporter: this boy who shot dead a police worker on the steps of a police station two weeks ago was 15 years old. police are investigating who may have helped him. they have arrested various adults. among his wider group of friends who may have encouraged or helped him in this crime was a 12-year-old boy. the police commissioner of australia has said he is shocked that someone as young as that could have been involved, and australia prime minister said is highlights how important it is to engage with children before they are radicalized. wednesday malcolm turnbull hosted a meeting of police chiefs and intelligence agencies to discuss ways to deal with that. >> as we deal with these threats and the people that seek to turn children into terrorists, we have to be as agile as they are. >> reporter: as well as training teachers and community leaders to look for signs of radicalization, the government is pursuing a parallel approach, planning to lower the age in which so-called control orders apply. control orders give police the ability to monitor p

andrew thomas, al jazeera. >>> and there is more news on our website, just go to aljazeera.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera - the president of liberia ellen johnson sirleaf. >> my life story of fighting and getting up and being beaten and rising again and fighting for the things i believe in. >> the first woman elected to lead an african country has spent almost a decade rebuilding post-conflict liberia. >> people were tired of war. war was seen as something that had been initiated and carried on largely by men. so women were ready for change. >> she survived a violently abusive husband - and advocating for women's rights and full gender quality have been among the president's main priorities. >> i'm optimistic that if we continue on the progress we have already made, that we can get to - that is a battle that i'm going to fight. >> under sirleaf's leadership the small country on africa's western coast saw strong advances in economic growth - but the ebola crisis dealt a devastating blow. >> ebola was an unknown enemy, i didn't know what to do. nobody knew what to do, nobody coul

. >> andrew thomas and it was actually 30 years ago when this land mark was handed back to the traditionaligenous owners and bringing you the anniversary celebrations and looking at the practical impact that hand over has had. ♪ hello, after a contentious emergency meeting eu and balkin leaders agreed on new measures to deal the refugee crisis, this is what the deal says 100,000 places in refugee welcome centers will be created and in a week 400 officers sent to slovania struggled with arrival numbers and eu will discourage the movement of migrants and appoint contact officers to monitor numbers of people and share that information with other authorities. david reports. >> reporter: everyday counts otherwise we will soon see families in the cold rivers of the balkins perish miserably and chilling words from the commission as shay welcomed leaders to another meeting in brussels about the refugee crisis, 17 point action plan approved first and foremost for the delivery of humanitarian aid and building of new shelters for people seeking sanctuary inside the eu. the summit agreed to speed up t

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andrew thomas, al jazeera, sidney. >> don't forget, as always, more on all our top stories on the website aljazeera.com. china's one child policy has quoted controversy, from accusations of the state confiscating children, to forced abortions. today it is being blamed for a declining fertility rate and a major gender imbalance, with more than 30 million men, to women by 2020. i'm steve chow on this edition of 101 east, we ask if the days of china's one child polices is coming to an end. >> for 21-month-old lin jiahe, saturdays begins in with a menagerie of toys... ...under a shower of attention. >> little jiahe is an only child. he holds the most precious place in the household, with parents and grandparents catering to his every whim... and documenting his every move. >> "i am constantly writing to my son, telling him my thoughts and feelings in micro-blogs or postcards, which he will see in the future. i'm writing down the problems i have encountered and the way i have found to tackle them in the hope that they will be useful to my son when he grows up." >> jiahe and his parents are typ

andrew thomas joining us from sydney with the latest on that case, andrew. >> reporter: it's so complicated sad story. this is a somali lady her name -- well, she's known by the pseudonym of abbey ann, she tried to come to australia by boat but she was sent immediately to an australian-run prison effectively in another country in nauru. at some point there she became pregnant. she said she was raped. there was outcry in australia because abortions and she claimed she wanted one aren't allowed they are illegal in nauru she was flown two weeks ago to australia to have an a boring, but after five days she was sent back to nauru by the australian government. they said when she was here in australia she changed her mind and decided she didn't want one. she says that isn't true she just wanted more time to make up her mind. the on outcry here and internationally including overnight by the united nations means that australia's government has now said that it will bring her back to australia and she will see counselors and decide once again whether she is to have an abortion. it just illustrates th

the incidents in june spashd a parliamentary inquiry andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> reporter: this comprehensive and damming report primarily rates to an incidents that took place back in may when an australian military vessel intercepted a both of refugees coming from indonesia. and what amnesty international alleged is that the crew of that boat were paid a substantial amount of money, $32,000 to turn around and take their passengers back to indonesia. i am pleased to say that the author of this report from amnesty joins me. anna, what evidence have you got? >> it is compelling and coverprene prehencei. based upon detailed interviews. all 62 adult asylum seekers as well as six crew members. these people were held in differently locations and, as far as we know, have not seen each other since the end of may. their telephones were remarkably consistent and packed up by video evidence as well as interviews we did with indonesian police. >> would this constitute a crime by the australian government? >> yes, it would under the tr s trans-inational crimes convention, it's obliged

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detension camps for refugees, more than 1 1/2 thousand asylum seekers are held by australia and andrew thomas more from sidney. >> reporter: there had been previous reports into condition in the prisons in naru and new guinea and written by politicians and charities like amnesty international and had allegations of rape of children even in some of the camps, the beating of detainees by guards for example, but in the past people have been free to speak to the media to these organizations without fear of being prosecuted themselves, what changed is in may of this year australia government brought in a new law that threatened prison sentences up to two years towards anyone who disclosed anything to anyone what went on in the camp and people don't want to come forward with allegations and abuse if they are punished or reporting those and what is being suggested now is a new inquiry held under parliamentary privilege and means anybody giving evidence would be protected by privilege and many have immunity under this law and whistle blowers will continue to come forward and report abuse what they fi

andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> reporter: he shot dead a police worker two weeks ago was just old, police have been investigating who may have helped him and have arrested various adults, it's now been revealed among jabar's wider group of friends who maven curlinged or helped him in this crime was a 12-year-old boy. the police commissioner of australia has said he is shocked that someone as young as that could have been involved. and australia's prime minister has said it highlights how important it is to engage with children young before they become radicalized. on wednesday malcolm turnbull hosted a meeting of police chiefs and intelligence agency to his discuss ways to achieve that. >> as we deal with these threats and the people that seek to turn children in to terrorists, we have to be as agile as they are. >> reporter: but as well as training teachers and community leaders to look for signs of radicalization in younger and younger children, the government is pursuing a parallel tough approach. it plans to lower the age at which so-called control orders can apply to chil

intact systems in the planet and the second is 940,000 square kilometers in east antarctica and andrew thomasn covering the story for us. >> reporter: antarctica is one of the most presteen areas on earth and the least touched continent and species that exist no where else and the hope and has been the hope for a few years is set up marine protected areas in antarctica that largely ban fishing, certainly keep other interested commercial partners out so that the species and the eco systems can thrive and see effects of climate change and a laboratory in a sense and mark ebsteen is from the antarctica and southern coalition and mark it's important this area is protected and tell us again why. >> as you said they are incredibly important species that live and depend on healthy ocean eco system and compared to the rest of the world where 80, 85, 90% of fishing stocks have been depleted here they are a thriving populations that we hope will be maintained but they also are there and are important to larger predators such as sea lions, penguins and whales. >> and in the past russia and china have be

andrew thomas has the latest from sydney. >> reporter: the somali lady known by the sued then abby ann way refugees who dried to come to australia by boat but under the tough policy against refugees plied after she was arrived she was deport today an australian run prison in nauru and told she would never get to reset physical australia even if she was a genuine refugees. somehow in nauru she became pregnant. she says she was raped. a boxer, she claimed she wanted an abortion is illegal in nauru so campaigners in australia made the australian government bring her to australia for that procedure. it took her a few weeks ago but she did a rave and five days later she was sent back to that lou by the australian government having not had the procedure. australian's government said she changed her mind. she did need that through her lawyers in australia. she said she simply wanted more time to make up her mind. either way, she said he still wanted the procedure to done. well, overnight the united nations said that it was very concerned about her case. that it wanted her brought back to aust