s when we arrived to australia. there were still many millions of earth is not even that you know it's not mean that. it was through no government has this right to torture us is that when you see it as tojo's people in a very strong word you feel tortured yeah it is a port sure you know we have been under torture scene they are torturing us you know we have been on the porch we have been under a systematic torture you've been fed you've been housed nugget how is that for you know six people already night. six people are moving there and then this policy in this prison camp six people six young people one of them killed by. stuff four of them they because of many. that lives to kill themselves you know how that was. tortured them for a long time. after that they left them in their ajna we talked protection you know we put protection on the our. way so we still we don't know that they kill them or they kill. you know. the those guys you know they were. in this for a long time and his phone call with the american pres

came to australia. australia's government says its policy was and is necessary to deter what it's called illegal immigration it is question the motives of those arriving by boat asking why they didn't claim asylum in countries they travel through before getting on boats to australia it is suggested that those who come by boat are economic migrants rather than refugees genuinely fleeing persecution that their refusal to accept a permanent life in papua new guinea or on the tiny island nation of nuru shows that their real aim is and always was life in a wealthy developed country not just a safe one it says the refugees life or exaggerate with stories of poor conditions in australian run the tension centers on madness and the route ultimately australia's government says tough policies against uncontrolled migration unnecessary to allow generosity towards refugees through a managed process bestrode in support record numbers of people coming through the migration program and humanitarian program when governm

to terence if settlement in australia was denied to anyone arriving as australia's government saw it illegally by boat who in future would try the chinese boat was see when the new policy was announced it arrived on christmas island four days later on the chinese thirtieth birthday four weeks later he was deported to mount a silent in papua new guinea he's been there ever since for nearly five years and it's from a man of silent that he talks to al-jazeera. for johnny thank you very much for talking to al-jazeera can we start with why you left iran back in twenty thirteen you know i fell in trouble with the government so. i hide myself or both more than amongst. friend. after that. i have a fifth some information that they are going to meet and they have some plans to do some action on me so i decided to leave iran so. i. came to a trachea. australia's government says its policy was and is necessary to deter what it's called illegal immigration it is question the motives of those arriving by boat asking why they didn't claim asylum in countries they travel through before getting on b

top ofis right at the australia.t is easier for us to get to indonesia, vietnam, the and it iss, singapore to travel to our nations capital. we are engaged with asia. we are a huge landmines with twice the size of texas, but only 1% of the population of texas. -- we have a huge landmass with twice the size of texas, but only 1% of the population of texas. a constant message i receive is that people want it to be easier to invest across state boundaries. they want greater certainty of how we work together within australia. i'm not sure if you get the same message here in america. ever joint the first cabinet meeting in australia. my government sat down with another cabinet and we sorted out issues across state borders. so we can sell our country properly and the investment opportunities are easier for companies. i think that is an important message for us to take on board. that is what i am hearing. we are trying to innovate in how we do government to make it even easier for people to invest. thank you. [applause] gov

since the australia-u.s. free trade agreement came into force in 2005, two way trade has grown over 50%. the u.s. has a trade surplus with australia of $25 billion, your third-largest trading surplus with us. we know it works for both of us. two-way investment has more than doubled in the past decade, worth more than $1.1 trillion in 2016. again boosting jobs and growth in both our economies. today we have agreed on new initiatives that will deepen this relationship further. we are seeking to expand transparent and competitive global energy markets, cooperating on infrastructure investment in the united states and in the region. we have spent a lot of time talking about the structure, including urban infrastructure, a subject, mr. president, you have a lifetime of experience in. the leadership you are showing on infrastructure in the united states is being admired around the world. australian experience is there to help, as you know, as is already operating here. we are working to intensify our cooperation on

australia is much the same. so when i go to an airport in the united states i look at the sea of people, whether it be an airport in phoenix or charlotte, i'm going, oh, my god, you've got a lot of people here. and you have about 15 times the population of australia, right? well, china has five times the population of the united states. and the cultural differences in china are barely understood by westerners but should be understood to understand how diverse and possibly very hard to manage the interests are across china. you know, i kid you not. you know, when i was treasurer and i was in discussions with chinese officials about the fact that one province in china had slapped tariffs on our wines, beijing was horrified. they didn't even know. and they told me how much they loved australian wine and how they would have been devastated to have been asked to put tariffs on australian wine. they didn't know. and there's this basic assumption that beijing knows everything. ask that's certainly what they prese prete

that is it for "daybreak: australia."ok at what is coming up over the next two hours. aviation in focus. yvonne: that's right, we are heading to the skies. it is asia's biggest airshow happening in singapore today. we will be kicking off with alan joyce, the qantas ceo. aboutt to talk with him they have been plowing their resources into the region, also long haul flights to europe. how he views international competition at the moment, are there signs things are updating, getting moreg or intense? given new services, how will that impact domestic business? a lot of questions for mr. joyce. kathleen: and after that big jobs report on friday in the out showed perhaps some celebration in wages. will it take for rate hikes in the u.s. economy? the chief economist at the bank of singapore, we won't talk about what -- we will talk about what he sees on that front but also asia this week. you have the reserve bank of india and a lot going on. richard will touch on all of it for us. haidi: there are some essential questions for th

darwin is at the top of australia.asier for us to get to indonesia, vietnam, the philippines, singapore, we are engaged with asia. we are a huge landmass, twice the size of texas with only 1% of the population. the prime minister and governor sandoval mentioned trade. i do a lot of work through the asian region, particularly to with aportunities, constant message. people want it to be easier to invest across state boundaries with greater certainty, on how we work together within australia. i have taken that on board. we had the first ever joint cabinet meeting in australia. my government sat down with a south australian cabinet. we sorted out issues across state borders. i put that same offer on the table, to the premiers. can, move our country properly and investment opportunities are easier for companies. that is an important message. that is what i am hearing. regina to innovate, how we do government to make it even easier for people to invest. thank you. [applause] gov. bullock: thank you, chief minister. now, and

we would love to have australia involved. and i think australia wants us to stay involved. we have developed a great relationship with china other than the fact that they've been killing us on trade for the last long period of time. killing us. absolutely killing the united states on trade. my personal relationship, as malcolm can tell you, with president xi is quite extraordinary. he is somebody that i like. i think he likes me. with that being said, he likes china and i like the united states. a lot of things are happening. as much as i like and respect president xi, we have to straighten out the trade imbalance. it's too much. >> sky news, australia. general mattis has called china a revisionist power and there are growing threats from china, yet you're very positive about your relationship with xi. can you tell us, is it a friend or a foe? and on north korea, the sanctions, if they don't work, are all options still on the table? can i get your answer and also the prime minister's thoughts? >> the second, we'll have to see. i don't think i'm going to exactly play that ca

you know since the australia/u.s. free trade agreement came into force in 2005, two-way trade has grown by over 50%. the united states does have a trade surplus with australia of $25 billion, your third largest trade surplus, with us. we know it works for both of us. two-way investment has more than doubled in the past decade. it was worth around $1.1 trillion in 2016. again, boosting jobs and growth in both our nations. both our economies. and today, we've agreed on some new initiatives that will deepen this relationship further. we're seeking to expand transparent and global energy market, cooperating on high quality infrastructure investment in the united states and in the region. we've spent a lot of time talking about infrastructure, including urban infrastructure of subject, mr. president, of course, you have a life time of experience in, and the leadership you're showing on infrastructure in the united states is being admired around the world and australian companies, and australian experience is here to help.

in australia. and residential real estate in australia. can you buy new residential real estate, apartments or a new house that investment creates jobs that go into the construction. but you're not allowed to buy existing real estate. he purchased existing real estate. he brought the law and had to sell the property within a few weeks. and i was waiting for my friends in china to say, that's a bit much. but they did. and why? because that was the first treasurer to allow them to invest in state-owned infrastructure. and they started to invest in our infrastructure. they invest in our infrastructure. where we deem that there was no conflict with our national interest. now, as long as the rules are there, then i think that the thing that works best with china is to enforce the rules. and if they are breaking the rules, then you take them to the wto, or you take them to the independent arbiter. but if there is intellectual sanctions against them, then it becomes an issue of face and sometimes you don't get the best result out of that one. >>

and i think australia wants to us stay involved. ahave to say, we've developed great relationship with china, other than the fact that they have been killing us on trade period of t long time. killing us. absolutely killing the united trade.on but we have developed a great relationship with china. robably closer than we've ever had and my personal relationship, as malcolm can i l you with the president, think is quite extraordinary. he's somebody that i like and i me.nk he likes with that being said, he likes and i like the united states. lot of things are happening. we have to straighten it out. i like and really respect president xi, we have to out the trade imbalance. no good. >> okay. -- gilbert -- australia, general mattis has called china a has called china a revisionist power and there are agreeing threats from china, yet you're very positive about your relationship with xi. can you tell us, is it a friend foe, and on north korea, the sanctions, if they don't work, are options still on the table? can you get your answer also

as far as your lanes are concerned, we would love to have australia involved and australia wants to stay involved. we develop ad great relationship with china other than the fact that they have been killing us with trade for last long period of time, killing us, absolutely killing the united states on trade. we develop ad great relationship with china, probably closer than we ever had. my personal relationship as malcolm can tell with you president xi i think quite extraordinary. he is something that i like and i think he likes me. with that being said he likes china and i like the united states but a lot of things are happening. it will be a very interesting period of time. but we do have to straighten out. as much as i like and respect, really respect president xi we have to straighten out the trade imbalance. it is too much. it is no good. >> okay. kiren gilbert from sky news. >> kiren gilbert from sky news australia. general mattis called china a revisionist power and they're a growing threat from china yet you're very positive about yourship with xi. can you tell us is it a friend o

i had the opportunity to visit australia in 2016. i saw firsthand the significant cultural and economic ties between our two countries. i speak for all of us, mr. prime minister, when i say governors are ready to elevate the support and partnership and hear from you on how we can better our bilateral cooperation in the next 100 years of make ship. mateship. i fellow governors, ladies and gentlemen, please join in giving prime minister turnbull a warm welcome. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you very much, brian. much vice chair governor steve bullock. governors of the united states r straley and premieres and chief ministers -- our australian premieres and chief ministers, friends, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to be here at the heart of the american federation. i want to thank you for your hospitality as we thank president trump and first lady melania trump for the very warm welcome and hospitality accorded to lucy and me. both our countries are federations, and indeed our federa

and on australia's commitment to merit-based immigration. my friends from congress listening to that merit-based. we want to do merit-based immigration also and we will . that really protects the interests of australia and its people. it's the way to go. we've been very successful with it here. we are working hard to do the same and in that sense we are hopefully going to follow in your footprints. prime minister turnbull, it's been a pleasure to host you today. a great lunch with your representatives, a lot was discussed, a lot of deals were made for the purchase of additional military equipment and other things. for a century now, the people of the united states have inspired the world with their determination, bravery and their generosity. i know that our close friendship and enduring alliance and our personal friendship will grow even stronger in the century to come. our relationship with australia will always be a very powerful and very successful relationship. it's been incredible and is only getting better. thank you very much. [appla

i have perfect opportunity opportunity to visit australia in 2016. during this trip i saw firsthand a significant cultural and economic ties between our two countries. i speak for all of us, mr. prime minister, when i say governors are ready to elevate this important partnership and hear from you on how we can better our bilateral cooperation the next 100 years of mateship. as i i said last night, once a mate, always a mate. so my fellow governors, ladies and gentlemen, please join in giving prime minister turnbull a warmnt welcome. [applause] during this trip i saw firsthand >> thank you very much nga vice chairman steve bullock. governors of the united states of america my trade ministers steve ciobo, our australian premiers and chief ministers, our ambassador joe hockey. chief executive of the nga, scott patterson. friends, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. it is a great honor for me to be here at the heart of the american federation. i want to thank you for your hospitality as we thank president trump and first ladyy melania trump and f

our situation is the complete opposite of western australia.we had no metro resources we are entirely a service-based economy and that represents a wonderful opportunity for us and we are idly about 127% of australia's population may not generate 3% of our nation service exports. so that open approach and export focused approach is what is generating jobs in our city and of course this trillion government is a wonderful boost for us. >> i want to again thank all the premiers for being here and as the prime minister alluded to, is the great honor and privilege of serving as chairman of industrially and a software company that had the distinction of being and holds the record of nasdaq of any australian companies started by the university, michael cannon brookes now is over $12 billion with 3000 people. my question for the premiers because it was alluded to about the important skills in workforce in the digital transformation. maybe one. maybe when ago a few clicks deeper on things you might have for us in terms of how you're building now the app

as far as your lanes are concerned, we would love to have australia involved and i think australia wants us to stay involved. i have to say we've developed a great relationship with china. other than the fact that they've been killing us on trade for the last long period of time. killing us. absolutely killing the united states on trade. but we have developed a great relationship with china, probably closer than we've ever had. and my personal relationship, as malcolm can tell you with president xi is, i think, quite extraordinary. he's somebody that i like and i think he likes me. with that being said, he likes china and i like the united states. but a lot of things are happening. it's going to be a very interesting period of time. but we do have to straighten out. and as much as i like and respect, really respect president xi, we have to straighten out the trade imbalance so much. it's no good. >> okay. karen gilbert from sky news. >> general mattis has called china a revisionist power and that they're a growing threat from china, yet you're very positive about your relationship with x

since the australia-u.s. free trade agreement came into force in 2005, two-way trade has grown by over 50%. the united states does have a trade surplus with australia of $25 billion. it is your third-largest trade surplus with us. we know it works for both of us. the two-way investment has more than doubled in the past decade. it was worth around $1.1 trillion in 2016. again, boosting jobs and growth both of ournations, economies. today, we have agreed on some new initiatives that will deepen this relationship further. we are seeking to expand transparent and competitive global energy markets, cooperating on high-quality infrastructure investment in the united states and in the region. we have spent a lot of time talking about infrastructure, including urban infrastructure -- a subject mr. president, of course, you have lifetimes of experience in. the leadership you are showing on infrastructure in the united being admired around the world and an australian and in australian companies. the australian experien

we will love to have australia involved. and i think australia wants us to stay involved. i have to say we've developed a great relationship with china other than the fact they've been killing us on trade for the last long period of time. killing us, absolutely killing the united states on trade. but we have developed a great relationship with china, probably closer than we've ever had. and my personal relationship as malcolm can tell you when president xi is quite extraordinary. he's somebody that i like and i think he likes me. with that being said, he likes china and i like the united states. but a lot of things are happening. it's going to be a very interesting period of time. but we do have to straighten out. as much as i like and respect president xi, we have the straighten out the trade imbalance. it's no good. >> okay. karen gilbert from sky news. >> general mattis has called china a revisionist power and there are growing threats from china, yet you're very positive about your relationship with xi. can you tell us is it a friend or a foe? and on north korea, the s

haidi: i am haidi lun in australia.g markets: asia," a crucial turning point for the markets. >> we will be asking where to at 8:00 10g markets hong kong time. not changed,has short dollar come along asian equities, but closely watching these indices to capture the movements and volatility and see if volatility is here to say. ramy: before that, we will hear from the nomura research institute. more insight into what is happening at the boj, especially the important event of governor kuroda and those two new deputy governor members. haidi: and this bugbear that is the japanese yen. we will be speaking to westpac talking all things affects here it he said the failure of the dollar to rally on january cpi numbers suggest the cementing expectations of further dollar weakness and therefore yen strength will create headwinds as we get into the tokyo open. that is it for "bloomberg daybreak: australia." this is bloomberg. ♪ in hong kong. we are live from bloomberg's asia headquarters. welcome to "bloomberg markets: asia." mark

australia— us trade last year rose to $34 billion.ustralian exports include beef, other meats, and spacecraft. the us is the largest foreign investor into australia, pumping in $672 billion into the economy last year to be i spoke to a professor at the university of sydney, who said it is an important relationship. they are at the largest investor in australia, and the largest destination of australian foreign investment. it has been that way for decades. the role of the us is fundamental and is critical to the of australia. it is critical growth of australia. it is critical to the relationship of both of these countries. you were part of the trans—pacific partnership. now the us is out of it. the revised tpp taxed has been released this week. can australia convince donald trump to rejoin the tpp trade group?m can australia convince donald trump to rejoin the tpp trade group? it is unlikely. that does not mean the prime minister will not bring it up. the prime minister is also going to be the keynote speaker at the national governors

as far as your lanes are concerned, we would love to have australia involved and i think australia wantstay involved i have to say, we have developed a great relationship with china, other than the fact they have been killing us on trade for the last long period of time killing us, absolutely killing the united states on trade but we have developed a great relationship with china, probably closer than we ever had. and my personal relationship, as malcolm can tell you, with president xi, is quite extraordinary. he's somebody that i like, and i think he likes me. with that being said, he likes china, and i like the united states but a lot of things are happening. it's going to be a very interesting period of time but we do have to straighten out, and as much as i like and respect, really respect president xi, we have to straighten out the trade imbalance. it's too much, no good >> okay. karen gilbert. >> ska news australia. general mattis has called china a revisionist power and there are growing threats from china yet you're very positive about your relationship with xi. can you tell us,

hugh are watching "daybreak: australia -- you are watching "daybreak: australia." about turnbull's new number two. will be a question that quite a few australians will be asking themselves is running. who is michael mccormick? he is 52 years old and a former journalist. publisher, heas a is relatively unknown to the general public in australia. is the veteran affairs minister. he has jumped from a position of relative of here need to become the deputy prime minister of australia. he was selected as leader of the -- party.already ofdi: the less and in terms how our international viewers might not have been looking at the headlines. fill us in on terms of how our international viewers might not have been looking at the headline. >> one of the local tabloids revealed that burnaby is a father of four and had an affair with his media advisory. she is now expecting his child. this would not go away. it prompted a very interesting debate in australia europe banks. what should be private and what should be paraded on the front page of newspapers. it prompted a debate as to

and with him came two dogs his two dogs that is not allowed in australia to come with dogs to import patsy it to australia and bunny joyce did not take them into care and tie in or something like that barnaby joyce decided that these dogs.

>> first of all australia did not get rid of guns. still a lot of guns in australia.nty of guns in canada and plenty of guns in the united kingdom. these are countries that are different than other own. no, they did not get rid of guns in any one of those countries. you keep talking about australia. i never called for confiscation. >> tucker: you were the one talking about australia, not me. those country also have universal gun registration. >> australia is a good model in one way which was that after a tragedy 35 people dead in port arthur.eo they got together, the prime minister and six states got together and said let's pass a package of gun safety changes that will reduce violence. now, not all of those changes would apply in the united states and i'm not calling for that. >> tucker: like taking them away by force from the population.t. let me ask you this -- >> again, can you keep say that but that's not whatme anybody is calling for. >> tucker: i'm sorry. i know a lot about this and that was the whole point of the bill. you must know that, too. >> no, that was

you keep talking about australia.ever called for confiscation. >> tucker: you were the one talking about australia not me. >> australia is a good model in one way which was that after a tragedy 35 people dead in port arthur. they got together, the prime minister and six states got together and said let's pass a package of gun safety changes that will reduce violence. now, not all of those changes would apply in the united states and i'm not calling for that. >> tucker: like taking them away by force from the population. let me ask you this. >> again, can you keep say that but that's not what anybody is calling for. >> tucker: i'm sorry. i know a lot about this and that was the whole point of the bill. >> no that was a part of the bill that i'm not calling for and frankly almost nobody is calling for confiscation. >> tucker: let me ask you this, those countries all have universal gun registration. you own a gun you have to register with the government. are you for that? >> you know, they actually cancelled the universa

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korea, that is close to australia, what is the approach?ng is twofold, part of it is the timing of the prime minister's visit, and much of it has to do with the closing ceremonies of the olympics and is desire -- ivanka trump overseas to get this message across. the competition or twist with australia is chinese investment in the stock partnership with the chinese. shery: margaret, thank you so much for that. we will bring you that news conference between president trump and prime minister turnbull when it happens at the top of the hour. david: you can catch all of our interviews on the bloomberg with the function tv . live from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ we use our phones and computers the same way these days. so why do we pay to have a phone connected when we're already paying for internet? shouldn't it all just be one thing? that's why xfinity mobile comes with your internet. you can get 5 lines of talk and text included at no extra cost. so all you pay for is data. choose by the gig or unlimited. and now, get a $200 prepaid card

australia's former prime minister kevin rudd has softened his stance on a tough immigration policy he introduced in twenty thirteen is told al-jazeera he never intended for refugees to be kept in offshore detention camps for as long as it's been under thomas or for some camera. most refugees held on man a silent in papua new guinea were sent in twenty thirteen so this year most will mark five years in what they call australia's remote island prison that particular word isn't used in a report by a regional protection officer for the united nations high commissioner for refugees but after a visit to man as his language is just as strong he found a pervasive and worsening sense of despair among refugees and asylum seekers a sense of desolation people would be walking around their faces will be downcast and looking at the ground not many people are going out of rico's cell sado says the need for medical care mental health support and trauma counseling is critical and unmet but really the refugees shouldn't be on man as a tool it's up to the country which sent them to papua new guinea to f

hu hell i think that's a pretty big problem for him not only because he's not here in australia right now he's in washington meeting with mr trump when the bond to be resigned he might lose the men majority and he is losing definitely a very very important person in his government so he will have a lot of problems with the resentment of barnaby joyce who will officially resign on monday so malcolm turnbull facing more trouble there with his government now bottom joyce resisted calls for his resignation for weeks after his extramarital affair with his former p.r. consultant emerged why his he decided to give in now i can't answer this question but i can tell you barnaby joyce is a very very colorful very unpredictable person he you never know what he's doing next day. it is easy some people even said and some media media even said he was bringing in the little bit of glamour to the parliament and counter a choice was always a problem joyce always do did a lot of things that were not expected to do and he crossed more than fifty times the floor in all them and that's really really stran

policy actually works with asylum seekers they're going towards australia intercepted at sea by the australian navy instead of having their refugee status assessed within australia they're sent to detention centers on the pacific islands of the route now they were also then sent to closed camps on manis island in pop or new guinea the policy is aimed at deterring future asylum seekers from making the dangerous journey once it's known they won't be allowed into australia well joining me now from melbourne is matthew phillips he works with get up a progressive australian political advocacy group and spent time inside the madness island come good to have you with us matthew i mean how controversial is it for kevin rudd to sort of backtrack on the policy that andrew just mentioned that was formulated by his government and later hardened up when the opposition came into power. well i mean it's truly extraordinary that the very architect of this policy i mean he stood in front of cameras and said that no one would ever call this trailer home and who opened reopened the menace island deten

one survivor looked to australia. >> in australia, there was a shooting at sa school in 1999. you know after that they took a lot of ideas, they put legislation together. and they stopped it. can anyone here guess how many shootings there have been in the schools in australia? zero. >> there was 35 people who died in that mass shooting in australiale it was 1996, not 1999. afterwards, automatic and semi automatic rifles were band. they enacted a national registry and a 28-day waiting period for all gun purchases and 650,000 firearms were taken out of circulation in a national buy back program. australia doesn't have a right to bear arms. they also don't have a powerful gun lobby like the nra. but could australia's model have some legs in the united states say on semi automatic weapons or something leak that. joining me the former prime minister of australia, president of the policy institute. welcome to the show. >> good to be on your program. >> it is easy for me to say all the different ways you did if australia can't happen, can't work here in the united states the biggest

looking here in australia.he rba governor says he does not see a strong case for near-term interest rate adjustment. findd not feel obliged to -- to follow any global movements. ofures showing downside 2.25%. the other big thing we are watching for in terms of what will impact the aussie is the inflation data coming out of china which is expected to show a little bit of weakening. we had record production numbers from u.s. oil fields out. crude trading just above $60. gold futures being bid up by 0.5%. when it comes to some of these industrials, iron or it -- iron ore is holding up pretty well today. kathleen: alling -- big focus on washington, d.c. as we wait to see if the senate can take the first step in avoiding a government shutdown. they now have to pass the bill that would avoid this by raising spending levels high $300 billion in the next year. a lot of people thought that would be smooth sailing until senator rand paul, a republican, said he wants to put the spending cap tack in the bell. he wants to c

western australia. do with public condemnation of you? which ones?de my point, basically the wa party, they didn't send across — the last time they sent across the member they didn't fit with the national party, they only came to a couple of meetings, are not a part of the coalition in western australia, they talk about how independent they are, it is a bit odd, but later talk about it. i will not be endorsing anyone. new england, what is your commitment to them? is it always is, no one can deny the worker have done for the in new england that it is with mobile phone towers, the ricky hill realignment, the dam, the saleyards, roadworks, it goes on. be dementia i got the money for that, and unit, i got the money for that, and on and on it goes, the upgrade of the airport. —— the dementia. the decentralisation ofjobs into armidale from canberra. this programme has always been at the forefront of what. .. unintelligible. no, it continues on. it is the decision i have kept. which is deputy prime minister again in your career? i will not start talking abo

vonnie: talk a little bit about the economic health of australia.owth at 2.8% or so this year forecast, cpi inflation 2.2%, unemployment 5.4%. any concerns for the australian economy? guest: conditions continue to improve. australia is incredibly well-placed, the fastest growing region in the world. we are in our 27th year of continuous economic growth, a new world record in terms of developed economies. that is from our commitment to economic reform. we've got to replace the building blocks to remain competitive and continue to track our investment in the country, and we are very focused on that. is my role as investment minister as well, to attract that to australia. overalls economy -- overall australia's economy is a healthy one. vonnie: thank you. nejra: it is time for the bloomberg business flash, a look at some of the biggest is the stories in the news right now. shares of angry murdered's -- angry bird's maker are rovio.ing today barclays' ceo sees better things on the horizon. the british lender posted fourth-quarter revenue that fell less

now when you say australia in the russian context it conjures up an image of a beautiful faraway land with a bright sun blue sky beautiful beaches with friendly people who spent most of that time surfing and i know it's a typical but i think it's a nice mental picture to get you through the long russian winter but i suspect when you say russia and there's trial and contacts. the associations are probably not so positive are they. they can be quite negative unfortunately we've been fed a diet of cliches about russia. russia is still very much seen through a post soviet lens. of success the state to the soviet union and somehow or other. of starvation in the countries of extreme cold discomfort of. the kinds of things that unfortunately still linger and you wrote the whole book to address some of those negative stereotypes and i think you have a very unusual take for western. i'm a western diplomat. when it comes to russia because. i think there's a lot of understanding there's also a lot of compassion in your book and i really appreciate that but i will want to ask you whether you ever

now when you say australia in the russian context it conjures up an image of a beautiful faraway land with bright sun blue sky beautiful beaches with friendly people who spent most of that time surfing and i know it's typical but i think it's a nice mental picture to get you through the long russian winter but i suspect when you say russia in their struggle in context. the associations are probably not so positive are they. they can be quite negative unfortunately we've been fed a diet of cliches about russia. russia is still very much seen through a post soviet lens as the successor to the soviet union and somehow or other images of. starvation in the country of extreme cold discomfort of. the kinds of things that unfortunately still linger and you wrote the whole book to address some of those negative stereotypes and i think you have a very unusual take for a western or former western diplomat. when it comes to russia because. i think there's a lot of understanding there's also a lot of compassion in your book and i really appreciate that but i will want to ask you whether you ever

by the power invested into me by the common wild australia, after a2 years by the common wild australia australia, after a2 years i can now declare you husband and husband, congratulations! i think it's good, the fact the country recognises this happens and it's normal, apart from the marriage thing i think it's a recognition and accepting, that's the biggest thing to me. the country overwhelmingly voted to do it. the ceremonialfinish with overwhelmingly voted to do it. the ceremonial finish with an unofficial blessing. many faith groups still oppose same—sex marriage in australia. churches can under the new law refuse to host a wedding. last month around a00 same—sex couples have married under the new law. both in their seventies, bryan and linc are among the oldest, so far at least. of 55 years, you might do this to too? 55 years, who knows. no rush. bryan and linc have finally married and it's taken decades for australia to catch up with them. now i can say my husband. my husband and i. iwill i can say my husband. my husband and i. i will never regret it. i can say my husband. my hus

australia are also involved, the tri— series player.nt? honestly, no. the india tour is one we have organised. as the ecb, and ourselves, and if we hadn't have done that, the icc, we would not have had any cricket. 0ur series in australia, that finished in november, until the summer, so we have decided to arrange that. but i think the way the game can move forward is more cricket. if things go to plan we should see more tournaments like this throughout the country. £3 million will fund about 200 projects in urban areas. mind you, lottery money for grass—roots sport depends on more people playing the lottery. 0ur correspondent joe wilson there. the winter olympics in south korea opens this friday. team gb are aiming for their most successful in history after uk sport set a target of at least five medals. the build—up to the event has been dominated by a russian team not being allowed to take part, and in recent days concerns from athletes that it is too cold to compete. andy swiss is in pyeongchang. ready for liftoff. britain's snowboard

some refugees have flown to the united states under a resettlement deal australia reached while barack obama was in office but most have not and their future is uncertain as ever the hardline policy to send refugees who arrived by boat to man of silence was first introduced in july twenty third team by then prime minister kevin rudd people who come by boat now have no prospect of being resettled in australia the rules have changed if you come by boat you'll never permanently live in australia rant last election shortly after that in the conservative government has been in power since toughened his policies further earlier this week kevin rudd reflected on the tenth anniversary of his national apology to indigenous aboriginal people mistreated for decades by various australian governments i interviewed him about that and then asked him whether he thought would ever be a need for a future australian prime minister is. another apology this one to refugees sent by his government and subsequent ones to man assad and on the roof rods wouldn't answer that but did say he'd never meant refugees

the cost of this new recall that is estimated to cover more than 2 million cars on the roads in australian america and australia about the recall process, with some manufacturers admitting they had changed the old faulty airbags for new faulty airbags. it is a fault occu i’s over new faulty airbags. it is a fault occurs over time, the argument was they would be safe to make do with a replacement while something he was found, but the australian government is very unhappy with this and demanded that completely different airbags are used. netflix looks set to foran airbags are used. netflix looks set to for an additional offering in the us, the streaming service ige is currently owned by that night —— chinese search engine. this crossover now to my colleague and business reporter, timothy mcnaught —— timothy mcdonald. this will give them the financial muscle to expand them the financial muscle to expand the footprint of a ige in the mainland. that is the idea, interestingly, they have no intention of selling off the company, it is simply raising a bit of capital for it. given he has put some

on behalf of the government of australia i'm sorry after ten years from a historic apology we ask if anything's changed. hello the real heat is going away and i would suggest been pulsing in that adelaide melt for example but just watch here the satellite picture picks up development of quite spectacular storm brisbane they knocked out the power the last two days not to fact they might repeat themselves i think probably not they see the wall thirty seven in brisbane was about down to twenty five in adelaide about the same in melbourne and perth beach you said he won and it seems likely impersonality might get a bit warmer thirty seven is the forecast on thursday it's not warmed up much through must the south australia new south wales all victoria wind coming in from the bias is just in the wrong direction but brisbane stood up at thirty six looks like you'd probably get away with the thunderstorms new zealand and now you could have in north island in a couple days time the presence of the remains of this thing here that is the site from the winter tom ridge is going through southern

too because when i was young australia was basically what i think was sex and now we're i think we're well on the way to being a genuinely multicultural country and in that respect i think russia and australia have a lot in common already well there are as you point out in your book many commonalities between russia and australia being the outsiders being territorially expansive countries perhaps sometimes struggling to defined who they are but i want to bring you back to the question of lot of importance and sergey lavrov a long political career is because there is now a rumor in moscow that sergei lavrov for example the foreign minister asked for his retirement several times because as much as he i soon lost his job it is quite tiring there was also speculation that put in wasn't planning on the coming back to power or running for presidency again in two thousand and twelve but the events in libya and the murder of moammar gadhafi the disintegration of libya afterwards made him change his mind i wonder to what extent and western policies are responsible for keeping those perhaps not