anthony albanese offered an unreserved apology to all those who suffered major birth defects as a result505 and early 19605 to relieve morning sickness in pregnant women. albanese called it "one of the darkest chapters "in the country's medical history". live now to sydney and our correspondent, phil mercer. an apology at last for all those who have been a victim or suffered as a consequence of this? �* , w , suffered as a consequence of this? �*, , ~ , ., this? it's exactly 62 years to the day since _ this? it's exactly 62 years to the day since thalidomide i this? it's exactly 62 years to i the day since thalidomide was taken from the shelves in australia, taken from the medical registers, not to be sold in this country. it was a pregnancy drug that turned into a pharmaceutical disaster, the prime minister anthony albanese addressing federal parliament a few hours ago saying those thalidomide survivors who had endured bullying, trauma and rejection were warriors and he made reference to the fact that previous governments, previous authorities had failed to evaluate this drug for it was

anthony albanese becomes the first australian prime minister to visit china since 2016.e meet president xi jinping today. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hi there. thank you for being with us. wheat will have the latest as prince william visits singapore later but we will begin with our daily update on the situation in gaza. it is now overfour situation in gaza. it is now over four weeks since the start of the war by hamas and our correspondences tonight bombardment is the most intense in the campaign so far. israel's military said it has split gaza into two parts, north and the south. a humanitarian pause has been one of the main points on the agenda by the us secretary of state antony blinken. he said the force would advance several priorities including getting more aid into gaza and getting the hostages out. we begin our coverage with this report from yogita limaye. the bombing of gaza has intensified tonight, communication lines have also been cut off, which means tomorrow will likely begin for many gazans like today did. digging th

also as we mentioned, the prime minister of australia anthony albanese is in china at the moment, itportant to both those country and their relationship. —— countries. hello there. we've seen some strong aurora pictures coming in over recent hours here at the bbc weather centre. this beautiful one was from the aberdeenshire area in northern scotland. but this one is from folkestone. the significance of this is if you can see the northern lights in folkestone here in the uk, you can see it pretty much everywhere. so the aurora is very strong. it's worth taking a look outside. use a camera or a mobile phone to see the best views, because those bits of equipment are more sensitive than our eyes to low levels of light. but you have a chance over the next few hours. now, weather wise, ok, there will be a few showers coming and going, but we'll also see some fairly lengthy, clear spells. so whilst it's dark, you do have a chance of spotting the aurora. on into monday's forecast, and it's a day of sunshine and showers, really. starting off, most of us will have a fine morning with plenty of

anthony albanese suffered unreserved through two apology. late 1950s and early 1960s to relieve morning sickness in pregnant women. anthony albanese called one of the darkest chapters in australian medical history. roslyn carter was remembered in a service at atlanta on tuesday. she died on november 19 at the age of 96. her husband of 77 years, former presidentjimmy carter, was in attendance. he has been in hospice care with terminal cancer. president biden and first ladyjill biden attended as did bill clinton and all living former first lady. hillary clinton, michelle 0bama, laura bush and melania trump. they pay tribute to her warmth, political her work on environmental causes. her daughter amy read a letter... my daughter amy read a letter... my darling, every time i have ever been away from you i have been thrilled when i returned to discoverjust how wonderful you are. while i'm away, i try to convince myself that you really are not, could not be, is sweet and beautiful as i remember. but when i see you, i fall in love with you all over

constructive economic engagement, that's what australia's prime minister anthony albanese has pledged seeking to thaw icy relations after several years of tension because of trade and technology, and there seems to be a breakthrough in some spots. this is what the australian media said over the weekend. ., ., weekend. the government that i lead will continue _ weekend. the government that i lead will continue to _ weekend. the government that i lead will continue to work- lead will continue to work constructively with china. as the business people in this room understand so well, it is in all our interests to have a relationship where there is dialogue and co—operation. later today, the australian leader is expected to meet president xijinping and president xi jinping and premier president xijinping and premier li chan. michael clarke

mr xi made the comments as he met the visiting australian prime minister, anthony albanese, in beijingent years, china and australia have clashed on a number of political issues. beijing imposed restrictions on australian imports, some of which have now been lifted. earlier i spoke to former australian ambassador to beijing, geoff raby. i began by asking him what he made of the meeting. well, the meeting is very significant. it�*s the first visit to china by an australian prime minister in seven years. so it really was an icebreaker. the australian prime minister set out the main objective was to meet and to re—establish the direct personal contact which had been broken now for such a long time. and there were a number of bilateral issues and broader issues which were discussed. and the reports are that those issues were advanced. and certainly in the run up to this meeting, a number of issues have been cleared away. for example, a lot of the chinese quite unjustified tariff measures on barley, coal, timber, as well as the release of the australian journalist xiang lei, had all happene

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mr xi made the comments as he met the visiting australian prime minister anthony albanese in beijing.ress had been made. in recent years, china and australia have clashed on a number of political issues. beijing imposed restrictions on australian imports, some of which have now been lifted. live now to yun jiang, china matters fellow for the australian institute of international affairs. she is a former policy adviser in the australian government, good to have you on the programme. this is the first time an australian prime minister has been to china in seven years. that in itself was really important, wasn't it? absolutely. it is a sign that the bilateral relationship has finally turned a corner. many of the major frictions finally turned a corner. many of the majorfrictions in finally turned a corner. many of the major frictions in the relationship was resolved or in the process of being resolved in reparation for this trip. so it is a very significant trip for both countries. 50 it is a very significant trip for both countries. so what has been achieved? _ for both countries. so wh

australia's prime minister anthony albanese will travel to china this weekend, where he will meet president. the visit appears to signal an easing in the strained relationship between australia and its largest trading partner. our asia business correspondent nick marsh sent this report. # just the two of us. # we can make it if we try. china and australia are two countries that need each other, but recently they've not been getting on. they've had bus stops over bali. quarrels over coal. they've had beef over beef. for a while it didn't seem good. but recently, things have begun to improve. it's a bit of a funny relationship, so let's take a look at what's going on. # the don't make no flowers rule. first, australia needs china before this latest rift. nearly half of australia's exports went to china. so when china started putting restrictions on australian goods, businesses and their workers took a $20 billion hit. true, you can sell things like barley, wine and coal to other countries. but why would you go to all of that effort when the chinese market is right there to do? and a second, c

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anthony albanese offered an unreserved apology to all those who suffered major birth defects as a resultlieve morning sickness in pregnant women. albanese called it "one of the darkest chapters in the country's medical history". live now to sydney and our correspondent phil mercer. as we just referenced there, phil, this is a tragedy 60 years in the making, why this apology now? iaihi’eiiii. making, why this apology now? well, this was a pregnancy _ making, why this apology now? -ii this was a pregnancy drug that became a pharmaceutical disaster. it is a 62 years to the day since thalidomide was withdrawn from sale in australia, the straight prime minister, anthony albanese hey, has delivered this national apology to the federal parliament in canberra, saying that in the past, the authorities failed to evaluate this drug before it was allowed to be sold in this country for he has paid tribute to survivors and the family members of victims, saying that the bullion, the trauma and the rejection, along with the pain out of the house they've suffered almost every day of their lives, made the

constructive economic engagement — that is what australia's prime minister anthony albanese has pledgedn shanghai on his four—day visit to china. the two countries which share significant trade are seeking to thaw icy relations after several years of tension over trade and technology. there seems to be a breakthrough in some spots. here is what the australian leader had to say. the government that i lead will continue to work constructively with china. as the business people in this room understand so well, it is in all our interests to have a relationship where there is dialogue and cooperation. later today he will be meeting president xijinping and the premier. michael clarke is an expert on australia—china relations from the university of technology sydney and i asked him what prime minister albanese�*s priorities are in china. the key goal certainly on this visit and in the near term is what has been termed stabilisation of the bilateral relationship, so what this means in practice i think is, from the australian perspective, is achieving some short—term wins in a way, so further wi

stay with australia because its prime minister anthony albanese has been meeting chinese presence usingwo leaders have expressed a desire to work together and move on from recent tensions the two. the relationship soured during the pandemic, especially after australia's previous government called for an independent investigation into the origins of covid—19. beijing at the time slapped bands on several australian imports including wheat, corn, and barley. those restrictions were only lifted this year. here is the chinese leader. translation: a healthy and stable relationship . is in the common interest of our two countries and people, and meets the common expectations of countries in the region. we will push forward the development of the china—australia strategic partnership. well, simon baptist is the global chief economist at the eiu and said australia was never a good target for china to have tensions with. the chinese establishment has seen that. not only has the pressure not been yielding results but it has been a bit counter—productive and has pushed australia to do things like e

let's start in beijing where australia's prime minister anthony albanese has met chinese president xijinping. the leaders have expressed a desire to work together and move on from recent tensions. their relationship soured during the pandemic after australia's last government called for an investigation into the origins of covid—19. beijing slapped bans on several australian imports — including wheat, coal, and barley. those restrictions were only lifted this year. here's the chinese leader. translation: a healthy and stable relationship is in the common interest of our two countries and peoples, and meets the common expectations of countries in the region. we will push forward the development of the china—australia comprehensive strategic partnership. for more i'm joined by simon baptist, global chief economist from the eiu. he says australia was never a good target for china to have tensions with. it’s good target for china to have tensions with.— tensions with. it's a slight stabilisation _ tensions with. it's a slight stabilisation but - tensions with. it's a slight stabilisation but tie

australia's prime minister anthony albanese will travel to china this weekend, where he will meet president two countries do a huge amount of trade together, but political disputes have soured the relationship and led to beijing imposing a string of tariffs on australian products. so does this visit signal an easing in the strained relationship between australia and its largest trading partner? the bbc�*s nick marsh reports. china and australia are two countries that need each other but recently, they have not been getting on. they have had quarrels over coal, they have had beef over beef. for a while, it did not seem good. but, recently, things have begun to improve. it is a bit of a funny relationship. so let's take a look at what is going on. first, australia needs china. before this latest rift, nearly half of australia's exports went to china so when china started putting restrictions on australian goods, businesses and their workers took a $20 billion hit. true, you can sell things like barley wine and coal to other countries but why would you go to all that effort for the chinese mar

constructive economic engagement, that's what australia's prime minister anthony albanese has pledged in shanghai during his four—day visit to china. the two countries, which share significant trade, are seeking to thaw icy relations after several years of tension because of trade and technology, and there seems to be a breakthrough in some spots. this is what the australian media said over the weekend. ., ., weekend. the government that i lead will continue _ weekend. the government that i lead will continue to _ weekend. the government that i lead will continue to work- lead will continue to work constructively with china. as the business people in this room understand so well, it is in all our interests to have a relationship where there is dialogue and co—operation. later today, the australian leader is expected to meet president xijinping and president xi jinping and premier president xijinping and premier li chan. michael clarke is an expert on australia china relations from the university of technology in sydney. i asked him what the prime minister'spriorities are in china. ~ ,

australia's prime minister anthony albanese will be travelling to china this weekend, where he will benese officials, and other chinese officials, and the visit appears to signal and the visit appears to signal an easing in the strained relationship between australia and its largest trading partner. asia business correspondent nick marsh sent this report. # just the two of us, we can make it if we try... # just the two of us, we can make it if we try. . .— # just the two of us, we can make it if we try. .. china and australia _ make it if we try. .. china and australia are _ make it if we try. .. china and australia are two _ make it if we try. .. china and australia are two countries i australia are two countries that need each other but recently they have not been getting up. they have had bust ups over bali, quarrel over coal, beef over beef. for a while it didn't seem good, but recently things have begun to improve. it is a bit of a funny relationship so let's take a look at what's going on. first, australia needs china. before this latest rift, nearly half of australia's exports w

week ahead when it comes to anthony albanese. he's preparing to head to beijing and shanghai.by an australian leader in six years. let's get more from ben wescott. this has been highly anticipated. there's been a lot of work done on this relationship by the current government. what we know about this visit? >> absolutely. what we are expecting is that he will spend four days in china between this saturday and the coming tuesday. he will go to beijing and shanghai. in beijing, he will meet with the chinese leader. obviously, very relevant place for australian presidents to be given the trade tensions recently lifted on things. shery: first visit from an australian leader since 2016. >> that's exactly right. and it is. it's a massive visit. first visit with the chinese president. it's a real indication of how much the relationship between china and australia hasn't moved since the lows of the 20 20's. we have the australian bound huawei using 5g technology in australia in 2018 as well as a crack a crackdown on foreign interference in domestic politics which then slowly led to th

australian prime minister anthony albanese will shortly apologise to those people whose lives have beenlidomide ? the ingredient in a morning sickness drug that caused significant birth defects in babies. the drug was issued to expectant mothers in the early 1960 s — but was later found to cause deformities in unborn babies ? including damage to internal organs. the australian government says 146 people are officially registered with the thalidomide survivors support program, but its unclear how many more people have been impacted. one of those survivors is trisha jackson ? who will be at parliament house to hear the apology today. ive been speaking to her ahead of the prime ministers speech. i think the apology is is it won't change anything. look at what changed that. i've got my no arms. it won't change the pain that i live in. but it's recognition that, you know, we have suffered at the hands of the government from protecting us from thalidomide. and i think it's a good chance to remember all those that haven't made it to this far and all the parents that have passed away that will

a constructive economic engagement — that is what australia's prime minister anthony albanese has pledgedn shanghai on its four—day visit to china. the two countries which share significant trade are looking to for icy relations several years of tension over trade and technology. there seems to be a breakthrough in some spots. here is what the australian leader had to say over the weekend. leader had to say over the weekend-— leader had to say over the weekend. ., ., weekend. the government that i lead will continue _ weekend. the government that i lead will continue to _ weekend. the government that i lead will continue to work- lead will continue to work constructively with china. as the business people in this room understand so well it is in all our interest to have a relationship where there is dialogue and cooperation. later toda he dialogue and cooperation. later today he will — dialogue and cooperation. later today he will be _ dialogue and cooperation. later today he will be meeting - today he will be meeting president xijinping and today he will be meeting president xi jinping a

xi anthony albanese does. xi jinping does not think the way joe biden does .iden does. the hamas death cultists do not think the way religious people in this country do. putin in sees himself as on in his terms, a sacred mission to recreate greater russia . xi to recreate greater russia. xi jinping sees himself as having a historical destiny to overcome the century of humiliation, so—called by taking taiwan first dominating the region , second dominating the region, second and third, establishing global hegemony . and as far as these hegemony. and as far as these people are concerned , the people are concerned, the welfare of their own people is only a means to an end. it's not an end in itself. and this is why in gaza you see hamas cheerfully using hospitals and civilians as human shields and as fronts for what are effectively military command and operations centres. so we have to understand that that they don't think as we do. and if they are to be responded to effectively, we can't allow squeamish ness to stop what needs to be done. now, obviously all civil

xi anthony albanese does. xi jinping does not think the way joe biden does .oes. the hamas death cultists do not think the way religious people in this country do. putin in sees himself as on in his terms, a sacred mission to recreate greater russia . xi to recreate greater russia. xi jinping sees himself as having a historical destiny to overcome the century of humiliation, so—called by taking taiwan first dominating the region , second dominating the region, second and third, establishing global hegemony . and as far as these hegemony. and as far as these people are concerned , the people are concerned, the welfare of their own people is only a means to an end. it's not an end in itself. and this is why in gaza you see hamas cheerfully using hospitals and civilians as human shields and as fronts for what are effectively military command and operations centres. so we have to understand that that they don't think as we do. and if they are to be responded to effectively, we can't allow squeamish ness to stop what needs to be done. now, obviously all civilian de

you >> california governor gavin newsom meeting with australian prime minister anthony albanese the 2 of them spoke on the sidelines of the summit to address the need for climate action. it all comes just months after california and australia signed a memorandum of understanding to ramp up renewable transportation and clean energy production over the next 5 years. a pac which stands for the asia pacific economic cooperation forum also included thousands of attendees from various nations to partner on trade and the economy with a large focus on the manufacturing industry. you can follow our coverage of the epic conference on our website. kron 4 dot com. just scan that qr code on your screen. it will take you straight to a page with what you need to know about the summit, which ends, by the way, on friday. and now to the latest on the israel-hamas war. israeli forces say they found. >> rifles, grenades, ammo and other materials while operating in and around al-shifa hospital at same hospital where thousands of people were sheltering from battles and airstrikes as well as where many badl

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later today, australian prime minister anthony albanese will meet chinese president xijinping in beijing to visit china in seven years. beijing and canberra have clashed over a number of issues in recent years, including the origin of covid—19, a trade dispute and china's growing military assertiveness in the indo—pacific region. live now to canberra and speak to benjamin herscovitch, who is a research fellow at the australian national university. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. the relationship hasn't been great in recent years. in your view, what has been the main sticking point and what is change now? it sticking point and what is change now? , ., ., , , ., now? it is wonderful to be with you. look, now? it is wonderful to be with you. look. there — now? it is wonderful to be with you. look, there are _ now? it is wonderful to be with you. look, there are so _ now? it is wonderful to be with you. look, there are so many _ now? it is wonderful to be with you. look, there are so many sticking - look, there are so many sticking points, beijing and canberra, despite all

australia's prime minister anthony albanese will travel to china this weekend, where he will meet presidentde together, but political disputes have soured the relationship and led to beijing imposing a string of tariffs on australian products. so does this visit signal an easing in the strained relationship between australia and its largest trading partner? the bbc�*s nick marsh reports. just the two of us. we can make it if we try. china and australia are two countries that need each other, but recently they've not been getting on. they've had bust—ups over bali. quarrels over coal. a they've had beef... ..over beef. for a while it didn't seem good. but recently, things have begun to improve. it's a bit of a funny relationship, so let's take a look at what's going on. australia needs china before this latest rift. nearly half of australia's exports went to china. so when china started putting restrictions on australian goods, businesses and their workers took a $20 billion hit. true, you can sell things like barley, wine and coal to other countries. but why would you go to all of that effo

constructive economic engagement — that is what australia�*s prime minister anthony albanese has pledgedade and technology. there seems to be a breakthrough in some spots. here is what the australian leader had to say. the government that i lead will continue to work constructively with china. as the business people in this room understand so well, it is in all our interests to have a relationship where there is dialogue and cooperation. later today he will be meeting president xijinping and the premier.

the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, says that the agreement with tuvalu is the most significantere are three components to the agreement — climate change, migration and security. we understand that, for the first time, the authorities in canberra are offering people facing displacement from climate change the opportunity to be resettled in australia. now, this particular scheme is pretty modest at the moment. 280 people from tuvalu will be allowed to be resettled in australia each year. this is out of a population of around 11,000 people. australia is also spending millions of dollars helping tuvalu boost it coastal defences, given that there are dire predictions that the entire archipelago could well be uninhabitable within 80 years. there is also a very significant geopolitical element to this. tuvalu is one of a few countries in the pacific region that recognises taiwan. most other island nations have full diplomatic relations with china. australia has become increasingly concerned about beijing's ambitions in the pacific, a region that australia regards as its traditional sp

australian prime minister anthony albanese issues an apology for the thalidomide tragedy 60 years ago, calling it "one of the darkest chapters in the country's medical history". hello. i'm samantha simmonds. talks continue to extend the temporary ceasefire in gaza. a spokesperson said it would be open to an extension of the truth under the current agreement. president biden says extending the conflict in gaza would only play into the ideology of hamas. israel says it has received a list of hostages which could be released on wednesday. on tuesday, 12 more hostages were released, bringing the total number now freed to more than 80, including ten israeli citizens and two thai nationals. israel has released another 30 palestinian prisoners. theyjoin the 150 other palestinians, mostly women and teenage boys, who have so far been released from israeli jails since the truce began on friday. tal heinrich, a spokesperson to the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, told the bbc the israelis are willing to extend the ceasefire under the current terms. we have received the list, we are not

leaders from the 21 countries on the pacific rim, including japan's fumio kishida, australia's anthony albaneseijinping, only the second time the pair have met in person in the past three years. live to matt goodman, distinguished fellow for global economic policy and director of the greenburg centre for geo— economic studies council on foreign relations. thanks for taking the time to be with us. it's fair to say that all eyes will be on that bilateral summit between xijinping and mr biden, bearing in mind they haven't met since the g20 in bali in 2022. a lot has happened since then. what do you envisage could come out of that meeting?— that meeting? well, this is a very important _ that meeting? well, this is a very important opportunity i that meeting? well, this is a. very important opportunity for the leaders of the two largest countries in the world to meet and go through a number of difficult issues between them. i don't think this is going to fundamentally change the reality, that we are in competition with each other, that we have some major differences on issues from security, the sout

to australia now and anthony albanese has apologised to the people whose lives had been four by thalidomideing sickness drug that caused significant birth defects in babies. ., , babies. our government in this parliament _ babies. our government in this parliament offer _ babies. our government in this parliament offer a _ babies. our government in this parliament offer a full - parliament offer a full unreserved and overdue apology to all thalidomide survivors, theirfamilies, loved ones and carers. this apology takes in one of the darkest chapters in australia's medical history. the drug was issued to expectant mothers in the early 19605 expectant mothers in the early 1960s but was later found to cause deformities in unborn babies, including damage to internal organs. the australian government says 146 people are officially registered with the thalidomide survivor support programme but it is unclear how many more may have been impacted. 0ne many more may have been impacted. one of those survivors is tricia jackson who was at parliament house to hear the apology today and i have been speaki

anthony albanese said, "this apology takes in one "of the darkest chapters in australia's medical historyerson died when a us military aircraft with six people on board crashed off yakushima island in south—western japan. japan's nhk broadcaster said the cv—22 plane had one engine on fire when it tried to land at yakushima airport. the us military is yet to comment. an inquest has heard four teenagers drowned after their car overturned on a camping trip in north wales. jevon hirst, harvey owen, wilf fitchett and hugo morris were found in an overturned, partially submerged car in gwynedd on the 21st of november. a search was launched after the teenagers from shrewsbury failed to return home. you're live with bbc news. very good to have your company. here in the uk, the covid inquiry continued today with appearances the former health secretary sajid javid has detailed the structure at the top of government during the beginning of the pandemic, including what he called "dysfunctionality" in decision—making processes. he said that he felt that former chief adviser domnic cummings was making k

. >> let's get more on anthony albanese. ben wescott joins us here.know about what will be covered in this visit so far? request good morning. the trip so far, is going to beijing and shanghai. he will be at the china international import expo. that is a major initiative of xi jinping. and that he will be meeting with the chinese president at some point during the trip. in terms of what might come out of this visit, that is far more up in the air. this might be the first time that albanese has met with xi jinping. they met before the g20 last year. but this is the first time they have been to beijing and the first time in australian prime minister has been to the chinese capital since 2016. >> incredibly significant visit but i wonder how much scope there is for cooperation between the two sides and increasingly in the polarized whether we are in. >> i think the next year of relations between the two countries is going to determine this. i was talking to an expert so i was sent a lot of the easy stuff has been done. it was obvious the still challengin

. >> anthony albanese is meeting xi jinping in china.tralia's first leader to do something more than seven years. albanese sang at the press conference two countries are building a constructive relationship. >> it is a mature relationship and is energized by the complement of a nature of their economies. along with the other economies in our region, australia and china have prospered thanks to certainty and stability that is made possible by rules-based trade. every country has a multiplet in advancing trade that is both sustainable and inclusive. these are goals we can achieve their inclusive >> was good morning, welcome back to bloomberg to break your. i am pretty kept to in london. let's get to the top stories is that your agenda. equities mulling around the world as the rate hike cycle is nearing a peak. this comes after signs of cooling in u.s. job services data? dovish comments from the president of the atlanta fed. telecom approves a blockbuster network sarah. berkshire hathaway reports record cash pile. a big week for european ea

anthony albanese hoping those get one to back next and it the case of an australian citizen and writer who has been detained for four years intranet when he meets xi jinping later on today. vonnie: what will china be hoping to get from this visit, paul? >> as well as normalize relations, there is a longer-term desire for china to join the trade pact that donald trump pulled the united states out of spec in 2017. it continued without the u.s., and it is 11 pacific countries generating a combined economic output of more than $30 trillion. china interested in succeeding to that fact. albanese was very careful in his language and said any country must demonstrate he could the highest standards of the agreement. admission to the trade fact requires agreement of all members, estrella included. japan for its part is opposed. the chinese premier said if china would join it would follow wto rules, if you just remember what is going on between australia and china and all of those trade strikes, there is no skepticism about how china would behave should it be admitted. vonnie: paul, thank you for

here, we have australia's prime minister anthony albanese shaking hands with tuvalu's prime minister.ered to people in tuvalu to move over to australia. we also know that australia's government has pledged to donate 16.9 million australian dollars to help boost the nation's coastal defences. so, that is all very well in the short term, but what about the future for tuvalu? earlier this year, tuvalu said that even if it lost its land mass, it would continue to exist as a digital country in the metaverse, which is quite an interesting and new concept. i just want to finish by showing you these images. this is tuvalu's foreign minister and here, he is asking cop 26 nations to urgently tackle climate change. as he does so, he is knee deep in sea water. perhaps a worrying image of things to come. let's bring back in our panel. it seems like a pretty dire state in the world is and we are now offering refuge to people to effectively run away from rising water levels. what do you make of that? gear it is devastating obviously for the people of tuvalu. with rising sea levels, this is a threat

the australian prime minister anthony albanese praised what he calls a mature relationship between camerand beijing on his landmark visit to china. he is set to meet with president xi jinping later today, seeking to lift remaining trade restrictions on some agricultural products. global climate negotiators have reached a framework for a fund to help vulnerable nations deal with loss and damage from increasingly extreme weather. those delegates meeting in abu dhabi over the weekend agreed world bank will host a new loss and damage fund on an interim basis for four years. the discussion next heads to the u.n. climate summit, known as cop28. rishaad: among the climate initiatives there is the earthshot prize funded by britain's prince william. it is happening in asia for the first time, in fact, in singapore. let's get to haslinda amin in singapore itself. has, it's a million pounds, isn't it? haslinda: that is right, $1.2 million to give it some perspective. it has been likened to the nobel prize for the environment. we are looking at really groundbreaking solutions for the environment. joi

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