australia takes action in opposition to hong kong's new security law imposed by china. from sam is a band this is al jazeera live from also coming up. more protests in serbia's capital of the government's handling of the crowd of virus and demick. the ivory coast prime minister dies suddenly during a cabinet meeting months before he was to use a run for president. growing backing for scotland's leader disapproval of bragg's driving renewed support for independence from the u.k. . now china is threatening to take action against australia prime minister scott morrison and out a series of measures in response to hong kong's new security law this trailing in government is suspending its extradition treaty with hong kong it will also extend visas for hong kong residents in the country china imposed the new security law last week it gives police sweeping new powers and publishes a range of crimes including criticizing the government. our government together with other governments around the world have been very consistent in expressing our concerns about the imposition of the

what can australia and the wider world learn from it?heme music plays adam goodes in new south wales. welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me, mate. adam, you quit your sport, aussie rules football in 2015, having made a stand against racism. five years on, racism and racism in sport is top of the agenda with the black lives matter movement making it such a theme right across the world. how much do you believe has changed in the past five years? i think the biggest thing that's changed for me is that i'm not putting myself in a situation for that abuse to be put on me every time i went to work. so that's the biggest thing that's changed for me and i'm incredibly more happier during that period and i've definitely moved on from that part of my life, and i think, if you think globally about what's changed, i think lot more people are woke now to racism, especially casual racism. that's the biggest thing about racism that i think people are learning about and having a little bit more empathy and having a little bit more education about ot

from south australia. about learning more about why i didn't grow up knowing, speaking that language and the regret that came with that as well. were you bullied at school? were you facing day to day discrimination and worse as a kid? not every day. i think what made it easier for me, worse as a kid? not every day. i think what made it easierfor me, i went to six different primary schools, two different high schools just as we moved around there's a lot of indigenous families do to try and find a place. my mum raised us three boys by ourselves. i think for me, the bully and came it was obviously directed at the colour of my skin. but i had some really good friends from different schools. i think what made it a little bit easier to break down those barriers is that i could kick a ball, i could catch a ball, i could throw a ball, i could jump catch a ball, i could throw a ball, icouldjump high, catch a ball, i could throw a ball, i could jump high, run fast. those sort of attributes made it easier for me to

not the time australia didn't retaliate so this meeting could be seen as australia finding a way to counter china while at the same time of course increasing their alliance with the us absolutely got to be friends with the us if you want to stand a chance against china i guess rachel blackman thank you so much for that thank you . now to the latest coded 1000 numbers worldwide cases now over 16500000 with about 655000 reported deaths the top 3 countries with the most cases the u.s. still leading the way followed by brazil and india here stateside cases topping 4300000 with about 148000 deaths meantime georgia's governor and the mayor of atlanta are squaring off inside a court room over imposing a mask order then down in florida intensive care units at 49 hospitals have reportedly reached capacity as health care workers are pleading with governor rhonda santas to require a statewide mask mandates and more code in 1980 regulations so for more on all of that let's turn to argue john hardy down in miami john what exactly are these health care workers saying. well 1st off manila let's ta

and even banned certain beef from certain for firms in australia now at the time australia didn't really fire back they didn't retaliate so many are saying this meeting as a way for australia to kind of come back around and counter china while also showing their alliance with the us also trying to be careful i'm sure are to correspondent rachel blevins thank you for that report thank you. i'm only a minister and i feel was found guilty and one m.t.v. trial is sentenced to 12 years in prison well discuss one of the world's largest financial scandals as we go to break here the numbers of the. industry comes to life in los angeles every night. dozens of women sells the bodies on the streets many of them under-age. los angeles police reveal a taste of the daily challenge if you're going to exploit for a trial here in los angeles that we're going to. see officers going undercover. 6 workers and customers to fight the 6 trade. was a pandemic no certainly no borders and just plotting to nationalities. has emerged we told them with the we don't have the facts in the whole world needs to be the c

from certain for firms in australia now at the time australia didn't really fire back they didn't retaliate so many are saying this meeting as a way for australia to kind of come back around and counter china while also showing their alliance with the us also trying to be careful i'm sure are to correspondent rachel evans thank you for that report thank you. i'm only a minister and i was found guilty and one m.t.b. trial is sentenced to 12 years in prison well discuss one of the world's largest financial scandals as we go to break here the numbers out there. i. saw a. lot of this group. revolution reason. that's. when you have a tiny group of people who have all the power you have to have some means to make sure the rest of us don't get together and talk about. these are some. places that capitalism exploited and destroyed for profit and left behind misery poverty environmental devastation and so you see things like voter suppression building more prisons you seem gerrymander sorts of undemocratic practices are well in that world are well there's. no question that the. conservative media te

we have only been recognised in australia as citizens for the past 53 years. seen as for the past 53 years. before that we were seen as flora and fauna. you can focus on all of the negativity or you can be part of the positives. i have chosen to focus on the positives, i don't want to be angry, i don't want to, you know, i have a younger daughter sleeping in the room next to me. i don't want her to be angry about our past, i want her to be proud about who she is as an indigenous woman. i want her to be proud of her father in the way that he is trying to be positive and focus on the good things in our community, and being part of those good things. whether it is around education, employment, for our people. why is it, because in your words, that new zealand the country thatis words, that new zealand the country that is not very away that you are often linked to an competitive, is in your words, light years ahead of us in your words, light years ahead of us in australia when it comes to the attitudes towards the treatment of indigenous people. why? it's very sim

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from certain for firms in australia now at the time australia didn't really fire back they didn't retaliate so many are saying this meeting as a way for australia to kind of come back around encounter china while also showing their alliance with the us also trying to be careful i'm sure are to correspondent rachel evans thank you for that report thank you. i'm only a minister and i feel was found guilty and one m.t.v. trial is sentenced to 12 years in prison well discuss one of the world's largest financial scandals as we go to break here the numbers at the club. i. listen stumbling online algorithms dictate when you get the want to go to portable dot slash. to get killer television completely free i'm going to ward winning comedy awesome sports coverage in sight so friends still taste like barry jones spring day. but don't burn your face down in the videos more advice. our get images free it's a yes free go go get it portable t.v. . oh you know. take a bite. i like it when the hosts ask a question for the guests and then actually listens to the guests answer and then react to that answer h

the chinese embassy in australia denounce the decision. serbia's government is set to announce new coronavirus restrictions after the president said the weekend curfew may not go ahead thousands of people protested across belgrade for a 2nd night over the government's handling of. the ivory coast prime minister has died after collapsing during a cabinet meeting. coulibaly was $72.00 to to run for president in 3 months time. along townies back in force in australia's 2nd largest city following a surge in corona virus infections melbourne's downtown district was deserted as residents woke up to the 1st day of restrictions 5000000 people are now barred from leaving 6 weeks it's for essential reasons city is the capital of the southern state of victoria of the states have now shut their borders and travellers stephen schubert is a reporter for the australian broadcasting corporation has more on how melbourne's residents are feeling. definitely frustrated but also i think understanding that this is necessary they've seen those numbers jump up j

australia has been actively as well trying to lure hong kong-based businesses to relocate to australiapril, called for an independent investigation into what exactly went on in wuhan regarding covid-19's origins. china has imposed tariffs on australia. the barley industry, beef siding, even china with risks to tourists and students to avoid australia, saying there could be a risk. relations between the two countries have been icy but what makes it a bit more complicated for australia over canada or the u.k. is that china is australia's largest trading partner. this is something we are going to be watching. nejra: so that's move from those relations now, annmarie, to mexican and u.s. relations. the mexican president chose washington as the first official trip abroad. why? esty: -- annmarie: first official trip abroad. we are watching this video as well yesterday because there is the economy to get there in the middle of a pandemic. a layover as well in atlanta. it all comes down to the economy. amlo, which in the mexican president is widely known as, insisted this is crucial to begin th

now china is threatening to take action against australia prime minister scott morrison earlier announced a series of measures in response to hong kong's new security law the australian government is suspending its extradition treaty with hong kong it will also extend visas for hong kong residents in the country china imposed the new security law last week it gives police sweeping new powers and punish is a range of crimes including criticizing the government. our government together with other governments around the world have been very consistent in expressing our concerns about the imposition of the national security law on hong kong and today we have agreed to announce that that national security law constitutes a fundamental change of circumstances in respect to our extradition agreement with aung hong kong katrina you is standing by for us in beijing for more on china's reaction but 1st let's go to make a gauge in sydney so next this is a significant and potentially costly move by australia against its top trading partner right. yeah this was always going to infuriate china who is a

thing about australia and new zealand is because we are highly reliant on commodity australia's, 65%we export is commodities -- this is something that will help us through this. the fact that we continue to export commodities. the fact that you have got travel restrictions does not constrain the commodity exports. above and beyond that, we have an expectation that china to support its own growth is going to deliver more support in terms of infrastructure, which is supporting demand for things like iron ore and things like race metal. it is helped -- base metal. new zealand has been applauded for its effective handling of the virus. does that matter in an economic sense when they cannot open their borders and they cannot bring in revenue streams? inl: i think it does matter the sense that the domestic economy, which was in a straight lockdown until recently until the ninth of june, is now completely reopened. domestic life is returning to normal in new zealand. one of the clearest illustrations of that is the fact they are holding rugby matches that are fully sold out. thousands of pe

there are about $10000.00 students and skilled workers based in australia right now and that is this announcement is targeting to begin with the prime minister scott morrison announcement means that their visas will be extended for another 5 years with the potential of becoming permanent residence at the same time they're trying to entice businesses already in hong kong to move their operations. if they are looking to move out of the territory that doesn't seem to be any humanitarian intake plans at this stage so this announcement doesn't go as far as what the u.k. is planning in terms of citizenship but of course it also includes the suspension of extradition toys there was the concern that if someone was extradited from a strictly it hong kong under these new laws they could be moved to mainland china so quite modest but at the same time this will definitely struck a chord with beijing and we know that diplomatic ties have been deteriorating recently between australia and china is this law to make matters worse do you think . all this will no doubt infuriate beijing which will see

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australia is expecting the bright spots in what could be a payable earnings season in australia. morgan stanley finding other silver linings. expecting sectors like transport, construction and industrials might show promising outlooks. industrials are among the worst performers this year. earnings expectations have been lackluster for the sec are all year. -- sector all year. haidi: a messy start. sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. still ahead, the country's victoria state has seen another record for coronavirus infections despite strict lockdown measures. later we will speak to the top epidemiologist at deakin university, and ask what could be done to control the outbreak. outlook fromket the investment management with our chief strategist. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> you're watching "bloomberg daybreak: australia." the coronavirus have now passed 16.3 million with it's under 50,000 deaths. in the u.s., infections have slowed in california, arizona and florida. in europe, health officials are worried about a new cluster of cases after in outbreak at a farm. more than 170 workers tested

haidi: australia has joined the u.s.cting beijing's claims to key parts of the south china sea. china has accused australia of reckless provocation. let's get some more analysis. one of the things said was that there was reconciliation. the motivation for australia to stick his neck out at this point? the recovery here in australia is strong. has taken aanberra bedrock decision against china. the australian decision on the happened at the are when australians meeting with their counterparts. there is a big call for australia. it does not happen in a diplomatic vacuum. we will see how china responds. haidi: is beijing under -- overextending itself? aggression?f what is going on in beijing? >> that is a very good question. china isssue is fighting with other more powerful countries. a very big one. australia mentioned. hong kong is something else. the taiwan issue is heating up. obviously this is of china's doing. other big swing states are in play like germany and france. they are reconsidering their relationships with ch

australia warned citizens about arbitrary arrests and detention.you imagine the media and news organizations will be subjected to that, as well? sharron: it is a legitimate concern. we see that in addition to the global jurisprudence clause, -- even ia purports would say right now, any parliament member or legislature member that is talking about sanctions, that would fall lender what china would consider to be a breach of the terms of the national security law. the discussion of sanctions, whether you are in china or outside china, is considered a threat to national security. there are provisions that relate to permanent residents of hong kong and non-permanent residence. the breach of this law can, for a corporation or media outlet if you are under investigation, you may be forced by court order to turn over your papers. there are threats of deportation andnon-permanent residents, for permanent residents, those individuals in hong kong longer than seven years, they will pace the -- face the pulp -- the full penalties. the sentences are tough, up

. -- welcome to daybreak australia.ensions are focused on tech .ompanies the pandemic reaches another grim milestone with cases in the u.s. climbing above 3 million red that is a quarter of global infections. california is reporting its biggest daily jump yet. tech wins praise from washington. for their stance on user data in hong kong. futures kicking off trading slightly higher by two tents of 1%. we have another tech rally. the rest of the market was more subdued. the nasdaq ended at a record high. the s&p 500 saw many stocks down but we have gained enough to push it to a one-month high. mega-caps pulling the gauge higher, despite the fact that the pandemic sensitive sectors like airlines sank. the dollar fell against the g10 peers. look at oil. it is unchanged. through the entire month, we have seen wti trading within a tight range of two dollars. it is still hanging around the four-month high. we got a report showing that stockpiles rose by more than 5 million barrels last week. let's see how things are shaping up

♪ ♪ >> a very good warning and welcome to "daybreak australia."are counting down to asia's major market opens. shery: good evening from bloomberg world headquarters. haidi: here are your top stories -- u.s. stocks fall as the pandemic affects earnings. among them, mcdonald's and starbucks. america's top infectious diseases expert says he is confident we will have a vaccine by the end of the year as infections slow and california and arizona, but florida reports record deaths. secretary of state mike pompeo praises australia for standing up to china as the traditional allies strengthen defense ties. shery: that's get a quick check of how markets are trading at the moment. u.s. futures opening to the upside, point 1%, this as stocks fell. we had traders assessing corporate earnings, not to mention contentious negotiations on a legal stimulus package. we have the s&p 500 nearly raising money. we had traditional sectors gaining grounds. real estate, utilities performing while energy declines. we had worse than expected results from a few companies 3m.

let us go to australia now. the prime minister says the army is on standby to help in victoria while urging for unity across the country. we must guard against complacency, we must continue to follow the social distancing protocols around styria, even the states or territories where the numberof even the states or territories where the number of cases is effectively zero. the boarders have started to close with the southern state of victoria. queensland is the latest to ban travellers. new south wales also had strict travel measures in place. controversy surrounds the treatment of residents in cyprus tower block in melbourne. there had been a heavy police presence to monitor the spread of the virus within the community of mostly migrant families. more trained health —— specialists have asked by the residents, not more police. businesses were starting to recover but no have a second lockdown and there is widespread panic buying in supermarkets. it is like a case of deja vu only this time the virus is spreading qu

and after a full starts in australia in march formula one seems a gathering in australia to get best season started at last the melbourne race was cancelled due to coronavirus just hours ahead of the 1st official practice session the season will now begin behind closed doors with back to back races at the red bull ring in spielberg the opening drawn prix is coming up on sunday but i think as drivers you you want to know when you are going to race again like i hate it when i don't have a set date to work towards and luckily at one point we had confirmation and yeah i think now we are just very excited to get going again ok but it's high school looking phenomenal thank you andy one final story for you on this news out about koalas one of the studies best love animals which actually could become extinct in part in parts of the country in 30 years politicians say koalas being wiped out because the you can live histories they depend on for food being cut down it's from victoria gate and. they are one of the 2 animals australia is most famous for but unlike kangaroos koala numbers are fall

from doha also coming up straight to die has taken steps to suspend their extradition agreement australia becomes the latest country to take action over hong kong new security law imposed by china. rising tensions in the democratic republic of congo over a controversial appointment to the electoral commission. in the run up to a presidential election and the uncertain future in ivory coast after the sudden death of the prime minister. libya's u.n. recognize government says it's found a prison used by warlords for half the torture opponents government leaders in tripoli are calling on the when to investigate mass graves discovered near the prison in tahrir hohner forces of the government of national accord captured the city from half those fighters in june it's believed the warlords forces buried torture victims. is that the side of one of half the prisons in the town of tora bora local council officials and d.n.a. a government of national call officials here until now tell us that these cells inside this prison the very tiny natalya's prison were used by pro half their fighters specially

let's get back to australia.nveiled their biggest budget deficit since world war ii, reaching 132 billion u.s. dollars this year. that theests government will go to the next election with the nation's finances deeply in the red. joining us is our finance minister. good to have you with us. the data to the economy will stay long up the pandemic is gone, but today's updates did not include any new significance to the measures. what do you hope to do to mitigate the impact of virus recession, given that the measure so far aim to be temporary. -- temporary? whichay was an update, summarized a very long list of measures that we have taken since earlier this year to boost the whole system to support the economy and to support and protect jobs. the situation in australia, while challenging, we all know why we are here. here because of the impact on the economy and consequently the budget of the coronavirus pandemic. it is a clear reason for it. australia is in a better position than most other countries. we are in a mor

devastating impact on care for elderly people in victoria australia a key problem is the sort of shortage of medical workers in that sector and the situation's about to be made worse by a major round of furrows affecting casual and part time staff this is intended to help stop the spread of the virus recently victoria recorded a spike in new cases. i'm joined on the by dr norman swan he's a medical correspondent for the australian broadcasting corporation and also the host of a.b.c.'s corona cast pod cast welcome norman has in your opinion the government offered enough funding financial assistance to these workers especially those about to be furloughed during this pandemic. well if you're here is quite interesting is that as the private sector. in melbourne is reduced suffering the public sector to some quite good medical cover and well trained nurses was the private sector was into the script on that and not invested properly in infection control. almost casual ice for not properly treated people heal sore and yes there could be a real problem would be moving around workers between each

are australia's biggest trading partner and australia has trying to balance the lines with the u.s. china story, but they definitely are parting ways of sorts. there is no doubt that it is a provocative move in china's audience from australia. they will quickly accuse australia of interfering in their own business. as i mentioned earlier, scott morrison, the australian prime minister, made clear they are not just trying to take people from hong kong but do business in hong kong. hong kong status as a key gateway for china. it is not just china and australia. we are seeing tensions with china and india, china and u.k., all on an economic metric, but in the end, it spans 60 -- it is 60ning 60 yard -- banning odd chinese apps. it is moving at an unpredictable speed. lisa: there is this tension of power and who has it. hong kong once was a big proportion of china -- mainland china's economy, not as much anymore, which raises a question of what kind of power australia and the united states have in order to punish beijing for its insurgents into hong kong autonomy, and the u.s. considerin

these three measures have help australia to largely contain the coronavirus out rate. in new south wales and in the neighbouring state to the north, queensland, restrictions are easing and it is also worth noting that the new south wales state government says anyone from those hotspot suburbs in melbourne who tries to cross the border into new south wales could go to jail so that is just an indication of how serious the other parts of australia are taking the spike in cases in the state of victoria. thank you for that. the united states has struck a deal to buy almost the entire world supply of a drug that's known to help people recover from covid—19. tests suggest remdesivir speeds up the recovery of those who are fighting back from being seriously ill by as much as four days. it's one of only two drugs known to be effective in treating the virus, as our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. geraldine from north london is one of more than 1,000 covid patients who took part in a global trial of remdesivir. this is her receiving the drug in april. she made a rapid

australia, but the west of the world. australia was having economic wobbles well before this.ralia's economic figures. it is in a fiscal blackhole that hasn't been seen since the end of the second world war, so many, many australians, the majority of australians, the majority of australians you would have to say have never seen this sort of economic carnage being inflicted was not what it means, many businesses forced to close to stop the spread of the virus operably won't recover. and as we say, a huge number, an army of workers losing theirjobs. the government suspending an awful -- is government suspending an awful —— is spending an awful lot of money to revive the economy. but the next 12 months certainly don't look good. blink would be a fair word. thank you very much indeed for that. —— bleak. you would think this was australia rather than in fact sweden given lots of people in the sunshine on a beachfront there. each country has had to work out its own regime for this coronavirus, and the swedish government's decision to keep a lot of society working as normal during th

this is bloomberg. ♪ you are watching daybreak australia. u.s.ernment leaders are expected to have talks on a new coronavirus stimulus package monday, including mitch mcconnell and treasury secretary stephen mnuchin. the ministration is bulking at $25 million of do testing and tracing and proposals allocating .oney to the cdc the australian government is set to deliver a new budget that may be the biggest rollout since world war ii as coronavirus drags on the recovery. ofomberg forecasts a deficit $190 million. around 10% of gdp, for the 12 months through next june. the resurgent virus cases have undermined plans to reboot the economy. the u.k. says it may join international allies in's is ending extradition hearings -- extraditiong hearings. the u.s. is reviewing policies. dominic raab will brief parliament on the uk's response to beijing's treatment of uighur muslims. and china is bracing for a new flood emergency as flood levels reached new highs. it is under increasing pressure as rain continues to fall. millions will be forced to leave their

ofs responsible for over 20% the businesses in australia.conomic damage here going to be enormous. moregoing to be a much community-minded approach rather than a sledgehammer shutting off the entire economy. that is a sledgehammer that victoria is taking to itself, but also a sledgehammer other states are taking to victoria as well. there's going to be massive economic -- the reality is we are going to have pop-ups of the virus from time to time. innes, i am sorry but the quality of the phone connection is not very good. we will try to come back to you, but that was innes willox. we will try to reestablish the connection. in the meantime, disney has begun reopening his flagship theme parks in florida despite the state hitting yet another record in new daily virus cases. the magic kingdom and animal kingdom parks were open to the public saturday, with epcot and hollywood studios set to return wednesday. earlier, business chairman of its theme parks business told us why he is choosing to reopen now. >> the guests that are here today and the ma

and australia's second-b-biggest city back in lockdown for six weeks.ur correspondent is on the way with details. i am genie g godula. thank you for joining us. emmanuel macron is holding the first meeting of his new cabinet in. . the president is selling the reshuffle is meant to create a new path to help france through its worst, crisis s since world wawar ii. analysts say it is a way for him to call back his popularity after his party took a hitit in local election. the new cabinet does not come without controversy. the e man named to the coaoast f is aior m ministerr 27-year-old who under investigation over a rape allegation. a new justice mr. is -- minister is eric dupont ready -- eric dupond-moretti who is known for his controversial comments on the #metoo movement. an unexpected face in france's up as ministers. dupond-moretti is a political novice and a renowned critical lawyer. with over 140 acquittals to his name. internrnationalllly, he is knowr his defense of julian assange and his campaign for his silence of france early this year. >> [spea

welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: australia." u.s. stocks hit a one-month high on optimism about a virus vaccine. shares dragged on u.s.-china trade tensions but the s&p hot 500 briefly ends in positive territory. the pandemic rages on with the u.s. the global focus. ines surged -- cases surged california and texas. walmart demands customers wear masks. knowing green. new south wales has a new plan for renewable power, energy and the environment. quick check of the markets, u.s. futures opening flat. this after u.s. stocks climbed to a five-week high in the regular session. we have 10 of 11 s&p 500 sectors closing up. he had vaccine developments bringing this rush of optimism to financial markets. this, despite escalating tensions between china and the u.s. moderna and astrazeneca are rising on the optimism. more positive eco-data, u.s. industrial output rebounding in june. pickup in economic activity. take a look at what oil is doing. under a little pressure, headed towards the $40 per barrel level. this after jumping to a four month

residents of melbourne in australia are getting ready to return to lockdown for 6 weeks due to the new spike in corona virus infections there police have also been deployed along the victoria state border to enforce quarantine measures the state has seen a spike in coben 1000 cases in recent days australian prime minister scott morrison promised his government would provide financial aid to local businesses which are worried they won't survive at all to lock down. this is for more we're joined by melanie burton she's a journalist working for reuters in melbourne australia milt melanie a city of 5000000 being forced back into lockdown mode how do people feel about that. well thank you for having me i think everyone's feeling a bit flat we just started having some of the restrictions being eased just started i cannot say that was exciting at school holidays now but yeah now well we're all back in our houses and not going anywhere we've been metropolitan melbourne anyway the border between the states of victoria new south wales those are australia's 2 most populous states borders up close

western australia as minister for indigenous australians ben wyatt now approving of b.h.p. demolitions i should say there are serious fraud office and d.o.j. investigations in rio tinto in guinea a swiss corruption investigation to glencore and nevertheless presumably ben wyatt is approving of new b.h.p. definitions and mining because it provides jobs these massive mining conglomerates that you may say destroy the environment and destroy culture they provide jobs well look. providing jobs is important but why couldn't you put a buffer zone of a 200 kilometer process let's say or distance around those sacred sites and you know rio tinto be had she been excavated arnel or whatever they're taken from the land and leave that buffer so that the 2nd sites are protected why would you why would you want to blow up a an anxious site is there such really even the privilege of affluence of money and power are you going to destroy the world and everything that's ancient within it when you look at the start so not just important regional people in our culture important world history you

but human and australia are facing winter. -- but you in australia are facing winter. prof.e to change it winter versus summer. winter is a risk for every respiratory virus. it is probably because people are inside more often with each other and lower humidity. , the hottest states are now getting this surge of infections that the northern states had before. what theory i saw was because it is so hot, you spend more time inside in southern states because it is air-conditioned and that may be a factor. is it really the weather as much people indoors when there is low humidity, which favors the spread of the virus. very briefly, what are your prospects when it comes to a vaccine? will it be effective? is it likely to be a seasonal virus in what does it mean for things like movie theaters, other public gatherings, will be need to permanently assess how we treat these spaces? prof. collignon: we might, unfortunately. i don't think we look at a vaccine that is 100% effective. we've got some vaccines that are 99%, but there is almost no vaccine that is 100% effective. ,f we look a

either other areas of australia that people are worried about?f australia that people are worried about? i always worry about places where there was a relatively high number of cases. nowhere in australia would be in a similar situation to london or are many places of the united states. but in new south wales and sydney, they had a significant number of cases, which there are people who have been minimally symptomatic, and there are always potential pockets for spread. we cannot collectively let our guard down. we always have to be aware that there is a potential for an increase in cases to happen, and you really need to act very quickly and decisively to get them under control. good luck and good to talk to you. the chief executive of the national health service in england has said the problems around social care must be fixed within a year. sir simon stevens told the bbc‘s the andrew marr show that covid—i9 — and it's impact in care homes — had shone a "very harsh spotlight" on the situation, and called for reform and proper funding for its sta

wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem.ng ashore and collapsing after gorging themselves on their favourite food, pilchards. some had eaten so much, they could barely stand. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — coronavirus infections have passed the 2 million mark in brazil, making it the worst hit country after the united states. western governments say russian hackers are trying to steal the research of scientists working on a covid—i9 vaccine. let's stay with that story. dave masson is from the cyber—security firm darktrace. i asked him what led britain, the us and canada to the conclusion that russia was trying to steal information. they've obviously amassed a lot of intelligence and potentially evidence over a period of time since covid first broke out that's now become serious enough for them to actually combine together for this unprecedented statement. it's very unusual for any nation state to point the finger at another one. the australian prime minister wouldn't do so about a month ago when he spoke about aust

welcome to daybreak australia.all street banished a third straight -- wall street managed a third straight gain. approach 15 cases million with death topping 610,000. president trump this a u-turn -- says warning mask saying trump does a u-turn saying wearing masks is patriotic. -- backing for that extra >> u.s. futures opening flooded ae momentary after we lacked clear direction in the session. we ended up with a session mixed with the tech surge fall during. s&p 500 index did manage again and finished at a four point -- at a four-month high. senator mitch mcconnell casting doubt the stimulus bill would come in the next two weeks. we did get a rally in energy and financial stocks good investors are more hesitant when it came to kent -- came to tech companies as we are getting earnings later this week. the bloomberg dollar index fell to the lowest since march 10. look at what oil is doing at the moment. we are headed towards that $40 a barrel level after we saw a huge surge in the session and finished at the highes

you are watching daybreak australia. trump used his july 4 address to champion his handling of the coronavirus pandemic even as infections continue to rise. 34,000 on sunday, now 2.8 million cases. fatalities approaching 130,000. the world health organization reported a record one day high new infections on saturday. north korea is ruling out new talks with the u.s., saying washington is using this as a political tool. talks collapsed last month as pyongyang accused its rivals of abandoning promises made in the last summit. pyongyang says it has a detailed strategy for dealing with threats. the u.s. presidential race may the in for a major shakeup with kanye west saying he is coming on board. social media exploded after he tweeted his intention to challenge president trump and joe biden. he has almost 30 million followers and seems to have won the backing of elon musk. haidi: the longest-serving finance minister in australia will leave politics at the end of the year. paul joins us with more. unique steady hands to steer

australia's largest by far, number one trading partner.ensions regarding with mine, where australia wanted to send investigators. china imposed tariffs, halting beef exports. want to watch. the australian dollar is up by .1%. and significant relationship, interesting to see the word being used. thank you very much, annmarie hordern, for bringing us that geopolitical look. looking broadly positive. surveillance continues next. ♪ tom: this morning, it is a simply "too small to be effective." the chancellor offers a statement that helps, but to many it is not enough for the labor crisis to come. in america, vice president biden will travel to his scranton, pennsylvania, and say no to the hard left and will offer a " incremental path to economic prosperity." he will not "leapfrog political reality." this morning, stocks surge. gold surges as the renminbi strengthens below seven yuan per dollar. china will provide stimulus. the united kingdom will provide stimulus. trump will provide stimulus. you get the picture this morning. good morning. ."l

australia has had a very rough few months. how are people there coping? now though, we head to south korea, for many, a role model when it comes to tackling the pandemic. it'sreparing f for a second wave. in march, this graphic shot around the world. flattening the curve is all about slowing the coronavirus infection rate to avoid crippling a country's health care system. so far, inin germany, that sees to have worked. other countries have had a harder time. and what happens next? experts see three possible scenarios. one suggests there might be a second and possibly a third wave of infections, both similar in intensity to the first. the second predicts another r far worse wave aroud six to nine months after the initial one, like with the spanish flu of 1918. and the third anticipates a series of smaller waves, with the worst behind us. south korea dealt well with the first wave of infections. its death rate was comparatively low. now, the infection rate is rising again. reporter: hanam is a satellite town near seoul. in the municipal library building, a

australia price for that recovery?rism and services are unlikely to be picking up before any kind of travel restrictions and border closures are used. do you expect resilience within domestic retail and what about the trade front given we are continuing to see commodities prices hold up? story hasmodities been very fortunate in regards. they continue to struggle for quite some time to alternatively, the closer we can get the domestic economy back to health, the more will see australians traveling within australia, which will replace at least some of that tourism spend , and as you suggest, from an external perspective, they are doing well. shery: how much will the extension of the jobs stimulus package help and what is this really telling us about the stance of the government now that we have this resurgence of virus cases in melbourne? richard: look, i think the government's response is a really important point. we have some extension of the program and our forecast. it never looked likely that the programs meant to e

diplomatic tensions between australia and china are escalating after can brush suspended its extradition treaty with hong kong that was in response to a new security law introduced by beijing last week but the move by the australian government has angered its biggest trading partner as nickel a gauge now explains. china's imposition of a controversial national security law in hong kong has prompted widespread protests across the former british colony and now a response from australia for skilled and graduate visa holders will be extending the iss by 5 years from today with the pathway to permanent residency at the end of those 5 years that's a pathway for the $10000.00 or so students and skilled workers from hong kong in a strike and follows similar moves in the u.k. announced by prime minister boris johnson china is a strongly is biggest trade partner and is infuriated. the comments images from the australian side constitute grave violations of international law and basic international relations as well as gross interference in chinese domestic affairs will not work on china we condemn

lucrative coal industry would be next so many people in australia are saying that this is a necessary move maybe one that the prime minister scott morrison thought he had nothing else to lose because of the trade dispute that is going on but it will no doubt be costly and many businesses will be quite nervous about. meanwhile china's foreign ministry is certain to take harsh action against the australian move. well you for what you for the comments images from the australian side constitute grave violations of international law and basic international relations as well as gross interference in chinese domestic affairs will not work on china we condemn the comments and reserve the right to take further actions in response or consequences will be borne by the australian side. let's get reaction now from china katrina year joins me now from beijing so katrina what has the reaction from china been so far. well as we heard there earlier kim beijing is furious with this move quite strong language from china's foreign ministry spokesperson jolly generally or today on thursday basically sayin