in australia. everyone has an opinion on president trump. and it might be a good opinion, and might even negative opinion. but we have to do, and other countries have to do, is remind people that the partnership with the united states is deeper than any single individual, whoever that may be. that anry important anti-bush or anti-trump on anti-obama mood in various parts of the country cannot turn into an anti-american view. no single person totally reflects the attitudes and the vision of the population. doing, andt we are our prime minister was not going to join the conga line getting a view of executive order. he did not do that. he resisted that despite provocation in australia. we are not going to become commentators on american politics. we're not going to add to it. ofyou know that had a number conversations with members of the administration as well as members of congress after the phone call. what you sent is the mood of the intralia-u.s. relations washington? amb. hockey: it is very stron

australia.he first major market at the start of this brand new trading week, and we are not getting much of a lead from wall street at all. ramy: not yet. it is 6:00 p.m. on new york. good to be with you. we will be looking at all of the action on wall street through the past week and how it will pay into the -- play into the asia-pacific trading day. with you guys and rex tillerson hanging out in north asia, it will be interesting. haidi: that is right. we have the g-20. a lot of action to pull over. -- mull over. the key phrase in the g-20 communique, interesting to see how that goes. let's get a recap of what happened on friday. it was a lackluster session in the u.s. ramy: take a look at where we stood. the s&p and the doubt both down. -- the dow both down. they were down two days in a row. the nasdaq was unchanged. we have a couple earnings things on tap here. janet yellen will be speaking in washington dc. we did hear from her last week as well as the central bank. got that interest rate r

australia? is a fair point, rish. look, the relationship is one that is very mature now. we have been doing business with each other for a long time. the australian business community is well established here in china, and vice a versa. we have seen strong outbound investment from china into australia, so there is a strong desire from chinese business to look at australia as an , chinang market, and yes has become a more important trading partner for australia. whilst that is true, it is still one of mutual opportunity. well, tell me something here, you mentioned earlier this unsure feeling in beijing about what they need to do with chinese investment into australia. australia once chinese investment, but on the other hand there is confusion. what is going on with that and how do you get rid of the, well, i suppose the gray areas? >> look, it's difficult. we have our process through the foreign investment review board. oz group decision created concerns and china, the time taken on the process a

this is daybreak australia.e have another set of data to come, including the jobs report on friday. little changed from the day before, of slightly and health care financial stocks leading the way -- up slightly in health care, financial slots leading the way -- stocks leading the way. laser bank was down a little on friday, -- deutsche bank was down a little on friday, it could be up on monday because they announced they were reversing course. we will super that goes. exxon has been projected spending at about $22 billion. l mundo is seeking monday -- project. a new crude and snap ipo, everyone is excited about this. up 10%. and copper surprise. cover has been slipping, as traders are a rare desktop or has been slipping, as traders are aware. there is speculation drop this higher interest rates curbed demand. but copper is just one of the commodities that is directly in question as we into the week. as we have been discussing, fresh economic data will be hitting the table this week. >> that is a focus, especial

heidi: this is daybreak australia. we are one hour away from asia upon first major market for the start of the trading week. after 6:00s just here in new york. for the next hour, we will look on wallll the action street will play into the trading day. it is another countdown. we were counting down to the jobs report and that was a fantastic report on the economy, but left people puzzled. looks like we are going to raise interest rates -- now what. look at what the fed officials are going to say what's coming next. you saw the markets on friday. they were higher but it to a low over the session before climbing back. the s&p closing up .3% in the doubt up 40 point. -- the dow up 40 points. expect a lot of uncertainty when the markets open here. number verypayrolls whateverliminating doubt there was that the fed would be able to go with a hike this week. taking a look globally, there's a lot of stuff for investors and traders to be focused on this week. the bank of japan as well as the indonesia.l as bank article 50 poten

australia has spent decades carefully cultivating its relationship with china.the free trade agreement sealed the deal but there are more doors the company opened like making it easierfor australian companies to sell on line. at the moment, exports are still dominated by iron ore and coal, the commodities that have kept the australian economy moving. but there is a need to change track. food sales like beef on the menu. there may even be time to discuss china stepping into the space vacated by america in a new transpacific part vacated by america in a new tra nspacific part —— vacated by america in a new transpacific part —— trans—pacific partnership. the tpp itself may have to be modified because it has been strict on prices and a bunch of other issues which china has found difficult to swallow in the short—term but a modified version may be possible. for this company, more could be done to put the finishing touches to the trade agreement, like improving customs clea ra nce agreement, like improving customs clearance but china and australia become pretty happy

you are watching daybreak australia. is to have its first woman chief executive. withon the leadership vote a thumping majority. we have been tracking the election. she does not have for does not appear to have the backing of ordinary people. >> that is right, she won the 67%,ion with 100 27 votes, more than double the second closest candidate. he had 31%. but this election was conducted similarly to an electoral college. 1200 people can vote, and they represented elite business and politics. this does not represent the people. she was there former chief executive. butwas relatively popular, in the run-up to the election, the financial secretary was more popular among the general population. that counts little in this vote. being seen as, china's increasing involvement, increasing hand in hong kong affairs, not necessarily positive. she complained during the process that it was hurt. it willpopular support, be hard for her, but at least the resulting cash dearth. they reported that china and lamb assupports kerry the hon

china and australia have become pretty happy bedfellows.ss news, south korea's samsung electronics told shareholders this morning it is unlikely to adopt a holding company structure right now. the shareholder meeting comes as the chief sits injail on bribery charges. samsung electronics has been under pressure to simplify its ownership structure, which would have helped solidify the family's control over the company. american car manufacturer ford has signalled lower earnings for the first quarter due to higher spending and a drop in sales, including in china. ford is also losing market share in the us as lower fuel prices have led to customers choosing to buy trucks or suv ‘s, which have become more fuel efficient. we are wrapping up the first quarter of the year, and it has been a rather volatile three months. 0n has been a rather volatile three months. on wall street, the presidential election rally fizzled out recently on worries about president trump's economic policies. in the energy markets, oil prices have been sliding due to supply

basically there are concerns, diplomatic concerns amongst the general populace and australia -- in australiachhina is buying up too australian land, being involved in too much energy project, that sort of thing. i think australians are also pragmatic enough to know that our future lies to the north, to china, because basically they are paying a lot of the bills. jason, go through the timeline of what we are expecting here during this trip to australia. jason: during the visit, there will be basically diplomatic meetings, bilateral meetings, there will be a press conference that we are expecting later tomorrow. both with prime year -- premier turnbull,me minister and then off to sydney on friday were they will be meeting up with business executives and talking up the trade relationship there. betty: it will be a busy three days for the premiere. jason scott, thank you very much, and tom mackenzie, our china correspondent from beijing. still ahead, we will be live at the forum in hine on as gregory gives speaks about pcs simtech changing finances. first, we discuss getlondon terror attack to a

earlier it was australia leading the gains.an catching up to what we are seeing as far as gains. a lot of it comes down to the yen, snapping its longest streak of gains against the dollar going back to 2011. 111.41, not exactly a case of yen weakness. it is all relative freely. the nikkei 225 up 1%. hong kong come up, six points short of that 25,000 level. back to the broader picture. old-yeno show you year -- euro-yen. our markets under pricing are over looking risks in europe? this is almost the perfect way to look at that and which question is more important. -yenng a look at how euro has fallen below that 100 day moving average speaks to the fact we are seeing a pop in that exchange today. safety first, then may be some point we can start talking about the case for euro bulls. we have not traded below that for the best part of the last 4-5 months. two stocks i'm watching in hong kong, one with a profit warning, the biggest drop since september 26. , the companyck caught in this battle for control. my apologies for that. not

doing in australia that it spawned this viralvideo.a that it spawned this viral video. doing literally nothing in my activewear. and academic study looks at why the industry has grown, and where it goes from here. the victoria university research suggests sales in australia will keep growing by over 20% in the next five years, driven, it says, by the desire to exercise any where and at any time. consumer demand has not been met. sport is notjust for guys. it has been driven by companies to seek out new markets and also driven by women themselves who are seeking better products and retail experience is. it is an opportunity this woman has grabbed. she has set up the website stylerunner after being frustrated by her own shopping experience. now she wants to sell activewear to asia. i was annoyed because i wanted more fashionable activewear. i was doing yoga. when i realised no one was doing it, i thought i had to give it a chance. so i started a business and customers loved it from the get go. huge success. we were growing 30%. according

our top stories: cyclone debbie sweeps towards north—eastern australia.arts of queensland are in lockdown. the family of one of those killed in the westminster attack speaks about feeling the love of so many people for the first time. iraqi forces fight their way deep into the city of mosul amid more concerns about civilian casualties. that is an inaccurate weapon. it may be good for the tempo of the military operation, but it is not necessarily good or preserving civilian lives. and cracking down on the man who harass women in india. we go on patrol with the anti—romeo squads of india. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it is sam world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it is 8am in singapore and 10am in north—east australia, where residents of queensland are bracing themselves for the arrival of cyclone debbie, a category for storm. it has been described as a monster storm and they are warning of dangerous tidal surges and damaged. the cyclone has winds of 250 kilometres

our top stories: cyclone debbie batters north—eastern australia.arts of queensland are in lockdown as the monster storm brings destructive winds and tidal surges. iraqi forces fight their way deeper into the city of mosul amid more concerns about civilian casualties. explosion. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation, but it isn't necessarily good for preserving civilian lives. the family of one the victims killed in the westminster terror attack speak for the first time about "feeling the love of so many people." hello, and welcome. what's being described as a "monster" cyclone is now making landfall in northeast australia. tens of thousands of people, including tourists, have been evacuated from coastal areas,amid warnings of winds gusting up to 250 kilometres an hour and dangerous tidal surges. caroline davies reports. cyclone debbie has already made itself felt. people living along the coast in queensland, north—east australia, have been battered by high winds and rain as the storm approaches. auth

he said we will continue to import more from australia, including chilled beef from australia. that is a wrinkled from the free trade agreement that was signed about 3 years ago. currently most of the australian beef that goes into china is frozen. there are factories in china that are licensed to export fresh beef. that is something that will be mentioned, something over the commentary leading up to this trip and australia focused on as well. the prime minister says the next stage of the china free trade agreement will be announced. also intends to open up a new stage, innovation, services and science as well. there will be a signing ceremony on friday, and we will probably hear a lot more about the subject leading up to that. >> absolutely. i was paul allen live in sydney. the chinese side light out of beijing prayed we will be discussing more about the economy and china with our guest. he's president. we will talking about that and other implications. that interview that is coming up in just under 5 minutes from now. time to check back into the markets. coming through this t

over in australia, index up over 1%.hanks and miners -- banks and miners following their australian counterparts. report of china curbing output of steel and aluminum to reduce pollution. a ceo contact potential move a game changer for the industry. south 32 has been raised to buy. elsewhere in the region, we are seeing malaysia, singapore, and taiwan joining that rally as we kick off this thursday. host: umkc needed another reminder -- in case you needed another reminder of commodities in store. the aussie dollar seems trades coming in much weaker than expected. we thought that it was a given. australian data surprises again. numbers, $1.3t billion for the month, almost one third of what we were expecting. $3.8 billion was the expectation. number -- november was a revised number as well. a look at the other data. imports rose 4%, exports fell 3%. if we want another illustration of the importance of china, exports to china fell to $7.6 billion in january. to $4.5 coal: pullback billion. iron ore, just 5.3 billion in janu

australia has a deep interest in this.he majority of our trade through north asia passes through the south china sea. we call for parties to de-escalate tensions, not do anything that would be likely to escalate into conflict. haslinda: a lot of talk about a potential u.s.-china trade war. how real is that threat to you? >> i believe both sides have too much at stake for there to be a trade war. united states has issues with china, china has issues with united states, but i believe they can be resolved by consultation and discussion. i hope we will see that. the opportunities will arise. forumed asia summit is a where china, russia, united states, australia come together to discuss economic and strategic issues. i think the east asia summit would be a great opportunity for president trump to come to the philippines and for the other leaders to make their views known. haslinda: one final question -- is this the new normal? >> i suspect that the increasing anxiety, increasing challenges, the sheer scale and pace of change ar

our top stories: cyclone debbie batters north—eastern australia.rges. iraqi forces fight their way deeper into the city of mosul amid more concerns about civilian casualties. explosion. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation, but it isn't necessarily good for preserving civilian lives. the family of one the victims killed in the westminster terror attack speak for the first time about "feeling the love of so many people."

and the picturesque surroundings of dharamsala gears up for the final test between india and australiatarting on saturday. hello and welcome to the programme, where a paulinho hat—trick has helped brazil to a 4—1 win away to uruguay in south american world cup qualifying. an edinson cavani penalty gave the hosts an early lead in montevideo but paulinho who grabbed his third on the stroke of full—time led the way for brazil with neymar also on the scoresheet. lionel messi was the lone scorer for argentina, netting from the penalty spot in the 16th minute and moving them into the automatic qualifying spots beating chile in buenos aires. james rodriguez scored for colombia in their 1—0 victory over bolivia in barranquilla, while paraguay won 2—1 over ecuador with venezuela and peru playing out a 2—2 draw after venezuela led 2—0 heading towards their first win in qualifying before letting it slip. so, here's the confirmation that brazil are now seven points clear of uruguay at the top of the table. argentina's victory over chile takes them up to third, with colombia up to fourth, which is

the venue for next year's games will be australia's gold coast.t be there herself but the message from her as head of the commonwealth will. she placed the message in the baton which will be carried to all the countries of the commonwealth to arrive on the gold coast in april of next year. the baton relay was started by the australian track cyclist anna meares. she was joined by britain's victoria pendleton and then to add another australian touch, it was transferred to a combi, the camper van used by so many generations of surfers which trundled off down the mall at the start of the 140,000 mile journey. four years ago it was sir chris hoy who did the honours, launching the baton relay to the city of glasgow, the 2014 venue. the route over the next 13 months will be much the same, taking the baton to every commonwealth nation and territory. so it will travel across much of africa. to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lanka. and two tiny islands in the pacific. a reminder of the scale of the commonwea

let's start in australia. why not. let's start in australia. why not.ake sydney, 30 millimetres of rain on tuesday, 238 for the month so far. that is more than half the autumn average in sydney in the months of march, april and may combined already. clearly very wet. it's also very wet in parts of western australia, as we see a fiftiiiggfi 55: ii e55. 5; §§ £33 5 i §e;§e:e§ 55: ii e55. 5; §e iee 5 i tropical §e;§ee§ g: ;§ e515, 5; §e iii? 5 i tropical cyclone, §e;§ee§ 551 ;§ e5115, 5; §e1 iii? 5 i tropical cyclone, edging developing tropical cyclone, edging closer to parts of the coastline closer to garts of.thecoastllne here. we will still on wednesday see some showers and storms into the south—east of australia, but the attention is shifting further north into queen's land. here too there could be a developing tropical weather system over the next few days. however you look at it, there is more significant rain in the forecast for some parts of australia. bit of warmth, though. temperatures into the upper 20s. let's talk about rain now in south america.

australia has avoided a recession.down under have beaten analysts expectations, showing the country returned to growth after contracting last quarter. i thought you were talking about aaron heslehurst then, the wonder from down under! maura fogarty is in singapore. tell us how did australia pull this off? there was a concern that we could be talking about a recession in australia? well, if you could have heard it, you could say there was a big collective sigh of relief when the data came out today, showing that not only did australia's economy bound, but it avoided a recession. a recession as you know is defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction. in the fourth quarter, australia's gdp grew by 1.1%, stronger than expected and again, very, very important because in the previous quarter it had contracted. what this means is the wonder down under had a quarter century of uninterrupted economic expansion. how did they do it this time? two things really helped the economy bounce back. one a surge in exports

looking at australia and new zealand, yields down 10 basis points.inly the momentum coming through into treasuries and equities to get -- today. david: some substantial market moves in australia. thank you. let's turn our attention to the u.s. where president trump has promised to go all the way to the supreme court after he traveled -- his travel ban was blocked, which he called terrible and says america looks week. ramy inocencio is standing by. another blow for the white house. ramy: second blow for the president, second of two. he was hoping he would get this through without a scrap, especially after narrowing the first version down to what is the second version, but no avail. the president was in nashville, tennessee, talking to people at his rally. it was supposed to be something positive, policies from obamacare and tax policies, cutting those, but it turned out to be pushing back against that hawaii court that said this was not going to happen, that everything he was going to do in terms of stopping immigration was not going to happen. listen

australia. iam not play golf with president clinton in australia. australia. i am not a democrat.. respect the position of the position of the president of the us. you go play golf. said yes sir. that is all from sportsday. there will be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. see you later. you a watching bbc news. the top stories. the top stories. the government publishes its plans to transfer thousands of eu laws to the uk statute book. the brexit secretary says it will ensure a "smooth, orderly" exit from the european union. the toddler who died after his surgery was repeatedly delayed — two surgeons decide to speak out about one of britain's biggest children's hospitals. five members of the same family have died a their helicopter crashed in knot wales. police have suspended the rescue operation due to bad weather and a look at the markets. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. an houran 50 an hour an 50 minutes to end of trading n t

that is something we talked about earlier in daybreak australia with the trade minister from australiaring in deborah elms, executive director of the asian trade center and deborah, just looking at these numbers here, coming up from japan, what kind of, you know, what sort of do you see with japanese trade and in a relationship with other countries? anst: i think japan is in interesting place here. they have the opportunity under 11 to continue to leave tpp if they should accept that opportunity and drive it forward, but they are in an interesting place because they continue to have a large trade deficit vis-a-vis the united states and that is making them uncomfortable and nervous because as you know, the trump administration places a lot of emphasis on trade deficits viewed from the perspective of washington, and so, for japan, it is a bit challenging because that trade deficit with united states continues to be large and problematic, and so the japanese had to decide, do they want to push on tpp? if they do, will that continue to antagonize washington? and it is a challenge. it is an

for australia, the compelling isry of the nation's birth complete. and in this catastrophe in the sacrifice of those who served. man leftl service aged australia and went to the other side of the world. there was barely a household that was not impacted. 40% of people with a casualty rate of 65%. and i profound -- it had a profound impact on the nation of australia and what it means to be an australian. living in growing up in australia, the story of world war i and its meaning for the nation and what it means to be a global citizen is part of my story. in my office there is also another part of my story, my grandfather's items from world war i. he is british and he served in france. i've a letter from him to his family in 1917. i have his shaving kit. it is also deeply part of my family's story. every inhabited continent of the world was swept up into this war. the scale is so difficult to fully understand and grasp how worldpletely reshaped the , including my family. asis personal for me as much it is a national and global story. announcer: you can

this time it was oliver cosgrove who was also shipped out to australia. the son of a priest, he said. he too was sexually abused in these christian brothers homes. what struck me with him was his description of the long—term psychological damage this experience has brought on people who have been through it. he gave evidence to the australian royal commission, which has been going on for a few years. he ended up reading some documents that gave him, if you like, a flashback to some of the abuse he had suffered. he ended up having something of a meltdown. the memory of this caused me... caused me to have several days of sobbing in my apartment. and the apartment walls are not very thick. i used to drive down to a riverside reserve, which is nearby, and just sob for... several hours in the night. and on the 30th of august i was in one of these sobbing and i was so overcome that i crashed my car into a lamp post. oliver cosgrove, giving his evidence. the enquiry is hearing these stories, to give the flavour of the widespread sexual abuse in these days is try

he's an englishman in australia. he's become the most famous backpacker in australia. >> what did he do? >> do you notice anything about him, ladies? anything? >> i mean, he's an attractive man. >> yes. you see, he was supposed to be backtracking with his buddy. robert had to back out a few weeks before they left but he said, hey, why don't i get you some friends and maybe people will join up with you and go along for the ride. >> patty was a little worried no one would respond but take a look at patty right here. these are pictures that they could have seen on the facebook page. he was saying, would you be friends with my friend patty? >> a million women are like, yes. >> i'll be there! >> plenty of women said, hey, i volunteer. one woman in canada said, hey, you can come stay with my family, even though he's backpacking through australia. one girl offered him marriage. one girl invited him to india. that's why he's the most famous backpacker in australia. he's already started his trip but let's talk to him via skyp

in australia, 40% of all service aged man left australia and went to the other side of the world. 40%. there was barely a household that was not impacted. 40%, a casualty rate of more than 65%. it had a profound impact on the nation of australia and what it means to be an australian. for me as a child, as a young adult, as an adult living and growing, the story of world war i and its meaning for the nation and what it means to be a global citizen is part of my story. in my office, there is also another part of my story, which is my grandfather's items from world war i. he is british and he served in france. i have a letter written from him in france in 1970 two his family. 1917 to his family. i have his shaving kit. it is also deeply part of my family's story. as it is for so many people around the world. every inhabited continent of the world was swept up into this war. scale of which is still difficult to fully understand and grasp how it completely reshaped the world, including my family. it is personal for me as much as it is a national and global story. announcer: you can watch t

i said, iam will be in australia on this day. i said, i am not a will be in australia on this day.ll be in australia on this day. i said, iam not a democrat. i don't wa nt to said, iam not a democrat. i don't want to play within. so what i did was i called up president bush 41. and i said, mr president, i need your advice, it is free. ijust got a call from the white house and president clinton requested i played golf with president clinton. i said iam nota golf with president clinton. i said i am not a democrat, golf with president clinton. i said iam not a democrat, i golf with president clinton. i said i am not a democrat, i am a republican. he said, greg norman, let me tell you, respect the position of the president of the united states. you go and play golf with the president. i said yes, sir. that is why i say with complete authority within myself that i prejudged the president. i was an idiot. it created a great friendship that i still have two this day. breaking news from the united states. a report a fire has called a major highway to collapse. these are firefighters at the

it was a vital win for australia in sydney.ted arab emirates 2—0 to get their qualifying campaign back on track. australia aimed fora campaign back on track. australia aimed for a fourth successive world cup appearance. it was drama after the match, as the uae coach resigned at the press conference. and after losing to china last week, south korea are back to winning ways after beating syria 1—0. they scored after beating syria 1—0. they scored after just four minutes. after beating syria 1—0. they scored afterjust four minutes. that leaves them second in group a. all getting very nerve racking for the teams involved as the count down to russia continues. the next qualification games are in tune. in the late game, saudi arabia kept pace with japan and only trail on goal difference at the top of group b after their 1—0 win over iraq, in jeddah, thanks to yahya al—shehri's wonderful left footed strike. there were also a host of international friendlies on tuesday. disappointment for cristiano ronaldo who looked on course for a tr

cyclone debbie has hit australia. have been ripped up and buildings damaged as the storm moves across the queensland coast in north—east australia. the authorities have known that the storm was coming, and their advice has been to get out. it's very clear that the time to move is now, to go to family and friends. this is a severe weather system. move now! don't wait til tomorrow, because you will not be able to move. overnight, the storm was upgraded to a category 4, only one level below the most violent level possible. this is the city of bowen. it's been locked down. popular tourist resorts like airlie beach and the whitsundays have also been hit. windspeeds reached 260 kilometres per hour here. 30,000 people were told to evacuate from low—lying areas. they are at risk of tidal surges. it is the biggest evacuation in australia since cyclone tracy in 1974. i think i'm glad i'm going because i have been thinking it is time to go. so yeah. i'm happy to go. well, i saw in the news that ayr's going to be hit more by the

internationally in new zealand and australia, so this is still big for us.: will do ipo? >> we will never ipo jet star. it is an important part of our operations, two brands mean we have 60% of the domestic market. we want to work in harmony together. we don't want them working against one another and competing. to thesei want to get comments out of the cathay pacific ceo. he was talking yesterday. we are looking at every aspect of the business come up making ourselves more productive, more efficient, and of course generating more revenue as well. goal ofmate financial courses to get to a point, again, where we are returning more than our cost of capital. rishaad: there we go. they are beginning the road perhaps to where you are going to. would you be interested in the top job there? >> i am running qantas airlines. rishaad: you would say that, wouldn't you? >> it is an iconic australian brand. they have good management, great brand, great franchise, and airlines go through these phases. we have gone through it a couple of times in our history. they are goin

we had the strong relationship between australia and china.eryhina has good job trying to ensure they open up and maintain those trading relationships while supporting them as well. from my perspective, china has still considerable long-term growth potential. reation of the middle class. there has been more of a build first and so later approach to china, which is appropriate. coulter lay, you can understand that. it makes sense. -- culturally coming can understand that. think is in a prime seat here in terms of repositioning itself. worked a lotsly with the u.k. recently. again, potentially looking at post-brexit trade negotiation deals. not necessarily bypassing european trade but supporting and supplementing that. what australia has been doing, it has been very confident and selective in terms of who does business with. david: when we saw a lot of volatility, we have had such low volatility for a long time. will we go back into a time where we could expect more volatility question mark >> -- more volatility? significantad more events that h

australia is hoping that these talks can help it retake the lead. kate: the french government is cracking down on corruption in political and business spheres. president hollande has opened the doors of a new anticorruption agency. giants havetrial received huge fines for bribery and other issues in recent years. this year's presidential race has been upended by allegations of corruption. it creates an atmosphere in desperate need of regulation. >> it is vital for the french inple to have trust, trust procedures, trust in institutions' inner workings, trust in their companies, and trust in officials and government agencies, as well as in the justice system. kate: moving on to some of the day's other business headlines. mixed signs for the british economy as it prepares to -- it wasn't enough to offset short declines -- sharp declines in december and january. sales dropped 1.4%, the biggest three-month fall in seven years. fuel prices have risen nearly in the past year. pounds turning has plummeted since the referendum in june. u.s. wireless carriers

not to mention, the chinese premier's visit in australia. betty: that is right. more clarity on what he meant by taking trade to the next level. what are we talking about? clarity is really what we need when it comes to that meeting. but also clarity about where we are headed in the u.s. with the health care reform bill after the delay that happened just hours ago. we are expecting to see something on that front. the asian markets anxiously awaiting if there will be changed or vote happening. right now we could see positioning ahead of the weekend. look at the markets in play. it new zealand, unchanged at the moment with the kiwi dollar not doing much. this afternoon it new zealand posted its largest annual trade deficit in eight years. take a look at australia. because it rose in the last session, the aussie dollar is unchanged. but only after falling the most against the dollar compared to other policies. asx 200 not doing much. we are also counting down to the opening in japan. this is up 2/10 of 1%. the nikkei rose yesterday with the japanese yen weakening sl

australia needed just 188 to win but were skittled out for just 112.n and seemed to try to communicate with his dressing room — something that's not permitted. india skipper virat kohli was angry at smith's antics and the umpires were required to cool tempers down. ravi ashwin took six wickets as india sealed a 75—run victory. the third test is a week on thursday. finally, the second formula one preseason test is under way in barcelona. red bull's daniel ricciardo has set the quickest time so far with britain's lewis hamilton third on the time sheets. you can follow the action on the bbc sport website. that's all sport for now. i'll be back with more in the next hour. senior members of donald trump's administration have defended a new executive order that puts a ban on people from six mainly muslim countries travelling to the us. the revised travel ban is due to come into effect on the 16th of march. iraq has been removed from the previous list. the secretary of state, rex tillerson, said the new order signed by the us president was designed to keep ou

it's hoped the tournament would rival the popularity of t20 competitions in australia and india and feature fewer teams based in cities. but critics fear it could spell the end of 130 years of county cricket. our sports editor dan roan reports. and he's done it! for more than a century, english cricket's been built on the foundation of the counties, but a brand—new tournament that does not involve them is getting closer. with its glitz and glamour, the soaring success of the indian premier league and australia's big bash have shown just how popular the shortened twenty20 format of the game can be, and today the man who's masterminding english cricket's equivalent told me why there now needs to be a revolution. the evidence that we have suggests that cricket exists in a bubble and we've got to get outside this bubble to be relevant to the broader consumer and actually say, to cricket fans, we have the ability to make that proportion of cricket fans that care about our sport much, much bigger than what it is now. we need to be more open, we need to be more representative, and we need to conne

this is the one goes all the way to australia?d the commonwealth over the next few days. it's special to haveit the next few days. it's special to have it at the beginning of its journey. are you nervous? i'm as nervous stepping into the olympic stadium. it will be a huge honour. i'm looking forward to being part of this journey. what is your experience of the commonwealth games? idid experience of the commonwealth games? i did my first in melbourne, it was my first senior championships and it was my first experience in multiple sport on that level. i came away with a bronze medal so i have such great memories from it and sat not be a part of this one. what does it mean to be part of it? it's a unique grouping of countries and nations. does it have a different feel to other events? yes. obviously with the olympics coming have the different sports, other than that, the commonwealth is the next big ones well sports come together. commonwealth games captures all the sports together and you feel a real sense of togetherness, teamwork

australia, where we start the formula one season.the southern half of the uk, but lighter winds further north. debut 19 degrees towards the highlands for mothering sunday. 17 possibly in the north and west of wales, as it was today. but generally speaking, temperatures pretty good but this time of year. it does call down very quickly choosing the evening, as we're seeing right now. if you go to the football tomorrow, expected to feel a little bit chilly. it will warm up again on monday. a few changes on monday, we're contaminating our high with cloud, especially in eastern england and scotland. but in the sunshine, we're looking at the mid—teens and it should be a decent day. the high—pressure will not last forever and we as we head into tuesday, we we're looking like we will replace the sunshine with some showers. possibly heavy and even thundery, perhaps getting as far north as northern england. but north of that, it should be dry. and not quite as warm as it was today in the sunshine. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines

australia triggers a disaster response plan after cyclone debbie pummels the east coast. we are live in queensland with the latest. the war on coal is over after donald trump rolls back barack obama's climate change regulations. we will power american industry.” climate change regulations. we will power american industry. i am babita sharma in london. violence in paris after the police killing of a chinese man. of beijing asks for protection of its citizens. and theresa may signs the letter formally beginning the negotiations formally beginning the negotiations for departure from the european union. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 9am in queensland, australia, where the devastation caused by cyclone debbie is beginning to emerge. australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull has activated a disaster response plan and has warned people they may have to remain in shelters for several our come. the storm brought with it torrential rain and winds of almos

the venue for next year's games will be australia's gold coast.of the commonwealth will. she placed the message in the baton which will be carried to all the countries of the commonwealth to arrive on the gold coast in april of next year. the baton relay was started by the australian track cyclist anna meares. she was joined by britain's victoria pendleton and then to add another australian touch, it was transferred to a combi, the camper van used by so many generations of surfers which trundled off down the mall at the start of the 140,000 milejourney. four years ago it was sir chris hoy who did the honours, launching the baton relay to the city of glasgow, the 2014 venue. the route over the next 13 months will be much the same, taking the baton to every commonwealth nation and territory. so it will travel across much of africa. to the indian subcontinent, where four years ago it was taken by steam train in sri lanka. and to tiny islands in the pacific. a reminder of the scale of the commonwealth and of the cultural and historic links which bind

our top story: cyclone debbie is sweeping into northern australia.r 18 hours and officials are advising around 25,000 people to move away for low—lying —— from low—lying coastal areas. the us has led a boycott of un talks on nuclear disarmament saying they can't trust countries like north korea being honest on getting rid of weapons. this story is trending on bbc.com. a court in singapore has jailed a couple after finding them guilty of starting their made. the victim from the philippines lost almost a0% of her body weight after being restricted to two small meals a day. —— maid. that's all from me for now. stay with us on bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time

talks between australia and china. >> the chinese prime minister arrived in australia wednesday for aisit by the high -- chinese official. looking to expand bilateral trade ties between the nations with new agreements on beef exports and energy. they're also expected to discuss a possible regional trade pact to fill the gap left by the transpacific partnership. australia was an enthusiastic supporter of the tpp which was scuttled by the trump administration in washington. australia and china work together to counter the rising tide of protectionism. of course free trade can only thrive in a peaceful and stable environment. know thisountries well and we believe china has much to contribute to global peace and prosperity in this time of rapid change. an iconicere is american department store chain facing possible shutdown. >> sears is a major figure in the u.s. dating back to 1886. it is one of the most famous names in the history of american retail. a changing marketplace with major shifts in shopping preferences has hit u.s. department stores hard. even the continued existence of sear

runs 25 kilometers along the peninsula coastline and has been dubbed australia's jurassic park. sharks,logists braved crocodiles, massive tides and the threat of development to unveil their findings. the lead author says his teaeam were invited to the area by the aboriginal custodians. >> that pretty much gives us a australia's dinosaurs from a period of time where other fossils. it includes things like some of dinosaurs to have ever walked the planet, gigantics. up to 1.7.racks so animals that we probably have dreamed of, in australia, had we not found their tracks and recorded them. reporter: the scientists dedicated more than 400 hours to investigating and documenting tracks and they say it's the most diverse discovery in the world. tracksifically, the represent the -- or show the the creation called... left behind tracks that now we recognize of the tracks of the dinosaurs. wereter: the prints unearthed among rocks dating back 140 million years. unprecedented discovevery for the continent where most fossils its previously found on eastern side. >> meanwhile, in germany hunt

australia has the big bash, india the ipl, and now england is to launch a new t20 league. overs game but believes the five—day format is something special. hopefully, you know, the administration people, the important people upstairs are going to look at that and see a way of making sure test cricket doesn't fall away, as t20 sort of grows and grows because, for me, test cricket is the pinnacle, you know, the toughest test, both mentally and of your cricketing skills, so, for me, i think it is a huge place for it still. in the uefa women's champions league, barcelona are through to the semi—finals for the first time after a 2—0 home win on wednesday and a 3—0 aggregate win over swedish side rosengard. brazil's five time world player of the year marta was playing for rosengard as she tried in vain to add to her 46 european goals but a second of the night for barcelona in stoppage time confirmed their path to the last four as mariona caldentey put the ball in the back of the net after an earlier goal from jennifer hermoso. bastian schweinsteiger was mobbed by media and fans

so, it had a profound impact on the nation of australia and what it means to be an australian. for me as a child, as a young adult, as an adult living and growing, the story of world war i and its meaning for the nation and what it means to be a global citizen is part of my story. in my office, there is also another part of my story, which is my grandfather's items from world war i. he is british and he served in france. i have a letter written from him from france in 1917 to his family. i have his shaving kit. and so, it is also deeply part of my family's story. as it is for so many people around the world. every inhabited continent of the world was swept up into this war. the scale of which is still difficult to fully understand and grasp how it completely reshaped the world, including my family. so, it is personal for me as much as it is a national and global story. announcer: you can watch this or other american artifacts programs at any time by visiting our website, c-span.org/history.