in australia. sean: the leak revealed that some of that money was funneled to a company based in the tiny new south wales coastal town of umina beach. sean: this is the headquarters of gemini packaging, a business established by a russian-born businesswoman to sell food and drink containers to russia, moldova, and other countries. sean: the leaked duments show gemini packaging received more than three-quarters of a million dollars from one bank and two shell companies central to the russian laundromat scheme. the payments were list as being for "construction materials," but when we asked gemini's australian director about the data, she said she didn't recognize the company names and had no record of the transactions. paul: quite a few of the companies that we spoke with said the same, that they were not aware of therigin of the money, that they didn't know who was making the payment. and, in fact, what we've seen is that sometimes they contracted services, but then the money would be paid by these

it’s and no the compare with those in australia?— in australia? it's delay between _ in australia?etween that they can | in australia? it's delay i between that they can do in australia? it's delay - between that they can do what australia can do. it's really just emerging as a space power and a civilian sense, they have more space cargo in the us and russia is a long time space power and a lot of expertise and significant capabilities. australia works its allies not just the united states pick uk as well. ., ~ , ., ., just the united states pick uk as well. . ~' i., ., ., as well. thank you for “oining us on the i as well. thank you forjoining us on the programme. - that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. the weather has been turning colder, and on tuesday, it was certainly cold enough for snow in the far north of the uk. that was the wintry—looking scene for a weather watcher in shetland. those colder conditions continue to sink southwards behind this weather front, the front bringing some outbreaks of rain, but with some sleet and snow mixing in, especially o

carla, i would say for australia they should realize that they were the colonizing country in australia. they really took away the rights of the original people. many of these original people share the same cultural as make and other routes with many countries, and many people on the south pacific region. so i think the colonization of australia itself need to happen, and i think they need to protect the rights in here. and rights of the aboriginal people. and australia should really look at its own human records abuses, especially against the original people before they should have any expectation that south westgate region countries would look at australia as an equal country with a perfect human rights record. no, australia does not ever perfect human records mirage records and australia cannot in the expect that to present region is it's peggy out. now, you mentioned that the, the colonial pass, which is confusing to many a few of you to say the least. but if we take it back a step further and i'm going to post a few got aloof to the british queen is still the nominal ruler of the s

australia stands with ukraine against russia's aggression. president zelenskyy to ask australia to do more. -- >> i believe president zelenskyy has started addressing lawmakers in australia. let's listen in. they are introducing him. >> we have the honorable prime minister of australia. that we have the leader of the opposition. he will make opening remarks. >> thank you mr. speaker. mr. president, ukraine and australia are separated by half of the earth. language, accents, histories and cultures are different. we share an affinity. it is for democracy, for freedom. it is freedom of speech, expression, and a free press. it is for the right to live free of coercion, intimidation, and the root is to force. and there is the belief in our shared human dignity. mr. president, people of australia stand with ukraine in your fight for survival. yes, you have our prayers. but you also have our weapons. are humanitarian aid [ applause ] are sanctions against those who seek to deny your freedom and you even have our cause. there will be more. today i an

power in the south pacific, ifeel australia about china's power in the south pacific, i feel will australiat. . south pacific, i feel will be something less than that. . looking at close relations _ something less than that. . looking at close relations between - something less than that. . looking at close relations between china - something less than that. . looking | at close relations between china and the solomon islands, it's something they said they are absolutely within their rights to have been due. that's right and of course, that is true and australia has been putting an awful lot of effort and money and there was more money in the budget they came down last night and to aid for the self pacific. but the issues involved here are solomons, which switched recognition from taipei to beijing in 2019, wants to demonstrate australia but it does other options besides just lining up beside us on everything. china is also trying to demonstrate both its growing interest in the world and also, sending a message to australia which the rather poor relations in the past few years. i think dome

thank you ve much from ukraine in australia? thank you very much for— from ukraine in australia?very much for the opportunity - from ukraine in australia? thank you very much for the opportunity to - very much for the opportunity to speak and raise awareness about what is happening in australia currently. we have had a massive community response to the displaced people that are coming to australia. if we look at the numbers we're talking about, the australian government has issued over a500 pieces, about a hundred people have already arrived. those numbers were as of the 19th of march, so as of a week ago. we assume those numbers are a lot higher now. but we have done as a community as we have established a national approach to meeting these displaced people. we have asked sydney and melbourne airports to put out signs with ukrainian flag, with a qr code, saying welcome and welcoming ukrainian, so they know that when they arrive, they can scan the qr code and there is a contact, so they have someone to reach out to, to ask for support, to ask for housing, to ask for any food, any

"a new conversation began today in australia.sure, but we took the step. @scottmorrisonmp took control of the narrative powerfully and commenced phase 1 of our restoration." louise: tim stewart's son jesse, who is also a qanon follower, celebrated on twitter using qanon codes and hashtags. male: "you know #thegreatawakening is in full swing when the australian prime minister @scottmorrisonmp mentions #ritualabuse. scott is a patriot." jitarth: so, within the qanon community, when it was first reported that burnedspy and scott morrison had some kind of relationship or moved in the same social cycles, that was taken as a tacit approval or tacit proof of this plan, of the conspiracy of the great awakening of where the good guys will take over. that maybe scott morrison's on board, you know? and as much as--i wish i didn't have to say this, but it's true. that the lack of condemnation and the lack of response to that relationship by scott morrison--and i don't like saying that because i don't--i actually like him. that was, like, peo

chief economist for goldman sachs in australia. go back with the ceo and cio of defiance etf's. thank you for hanging around. i know we lost you a while ago when we were talking about the covid makes when it comes to the markets outlook. that may expand on that question because we are seeing new restrictions in china but the reopening trade like travel are doing pretty well. >> good to be back. it goes back to our last conversation and shows us the need for expedia -- expedia did 5g investment. going to the trouble, if you look at hotels, airlines and casinos, southwest airlines, marriott hotels, real caribbean, prior to russia and ukraine conflict, a lot of those names were up eight to 9% versus the s&p which was down about that much. the travel and reopen trade was full on. we had just seen international travel reopen even with covid in the mix. there is so much pent-up demand. consumers have 2.7 trillion on the sidelines in savings. wages are up. i think the world is looking to reopen and get back out there. some of those names

this nearly escaped playing australia? who knows?— nearly escaped playing australia? who knows? of surprises — who knows? this is a world cup full of surprises and _ who knows? this is a world cup full of surprises and entertainment. - of surprises and entertainment. we've seen some fabulous cricket. we just hope these semifinals live up to what we've seen. i’m just hope these semifinals live up to what we've seen.— just hope these semifinals live up to what we've seen. i'm sure they will. to what we've seen. i'm sure they will- we've _ to what we've seen. i'm sure they will. we've had _ to what we've seen. i'm sure they will. we've had good _ to what we've seen. i'm sure they will. we've had good pictures. - will. we've had good pictures. pictures have been brilliant throughout and that's what makes exciting cricket.— exciting cricket. england make it throu~h exciting cricket. england make it throu . h to exciting cricket. england make it through to the _ exciting cricket. england make it through to the semifinals - exciting cricket. england make it through to the semifinals an

australia now await encland in had especially. australia now await england in the _ had especially.n the final _ had especially. australia now await england in the final as _ had especially. australia now await england in the final as they - had especially. australia now await england in the final as they look i had especially. australia now await england in the final as they look to | england in the final as they look to defend their title on sunday morning. jo currie, bbc news. the final is in the early hours of sunday morning, our time. australia have been completely dominant in the tournament so far. so england have quite the task ahead of them. henry morean and world cup winner alex hartley were in christchurch. two weeks ago england lost to south africa, headed off the field after losing three games in a row at the start of their title defence. some players thought they were out of the competition. fast forward and they've just played as most supreme game against the same opponents to book their place in sunday's world cup final against australia. 137 runs was the margin of vi

prime minister scott morrison of australia prefaced that address by saying just how australia has alreadyw president zelenskyy has inspired australians as ukraine has fought its war against russia. i'll get that quote up for you now. he said, australians have been inspired by president zelenskyy's resilience and courage as he, his government, and the people of ukraine defend their homeland against russia's brutality, illegal and unjustified invasion. australia standing with ukraine against russia's aggression. now, prime minister scott morrison also says he believes president zelenskyy will ask australia to do more to help ukraine as it defends itself against russia. australia has already offered some 100 million u.s. dollars worth of aid to ukraine both in the form of lethal military assistance and humanitarian aid. ukraine will also receive 70,000 tons of australian coal in an effort to help ukraine through its energy needs. australia has also added some 500 individuals and entities to its sanction list. russian individuals and entities who will now no longer be able to do business in a

for australia, they should realize that they were the colonizing country in australia. they really took away the rights of the regional people. australia should really look at its own human records abuses, especially against the original people before they should have any expectation that southwest region. countries will look at australia as an equal country with a perfect human rights record. we hear day or night from western leaders about the importance of sovereignty and territorial integrity and all these jazz. but that principle needs to be applied across the board. solomon island is just a case study, but it's happening all over the world. it's happening in the middle list. it's happening in se asia. it's happening in latin america. i call this phenomena the phenomena of the center which countries these small countries is fine. as of all of a sudden, in a position that have to consider the interest of a bigger powers, i think we're going to see more tensions rather than few fewer unfortunately. and i mean that there are other island nations, not also in the southe

news asia coming up to date alarm over a potential chinese military presence in the south pacific australia. new zealand are concerned of proposed security fact if been china and the solomon islands. it could see the chinese navy set up of bass on the solomons. i ask an expert why that is worrying plus concern over the chinese military, 5000 kilometers away in taiwan as well. and look at life on the taiwanese island. jade. that would be the front line in any future chinese invasion. and you, me to russian nationals in taiwan. hesitant to return home to a country guilty of invading another. ah, i british benji. welcome to the dublin news asia. glad you could join us. the leader of the solomon islands has denied reports. china plans to build a military base in the country, addressing parliament prime minister manase sobari pushed back against claims the solomon islands was facing any pressure over the matter. now the solomon islands lie north east of australia, talk of a potential chinese naval base, surfaced after the draft of a new security deal with china became public. and this is the cla

zelenskyy had a very particular ask to australia. the bush master armored vehicle, armored personnel carrier designed and made in australia and that australia has used to effect in wars such as afghanistan and iraq. another point he was making is it's not just ukraine that's being attacked. he painted this as a war of autocracy verses democracy. and he said wherever one is in the world, they could be touch bide this aggression and new security state of affairs in the world. have a listen to this portion of what he had to say. >> the distance between our countries, as you said, is big. but there is no such thing as distance for the brutality and chaos they brought to eastern ukraine. >> so, australia has been very receptive to requests from ukraine in the past and all leaders speaking today. prime minister of australia, the opposition leader and president of ukraine, zelenskyy were careful to draw a link. in 2014, mh 17 shot down over ukraine by russian-backed rebels in the east of the country. 27 australians dying there. trr that's p

now the solomon islands lie north east of australia, talk of a potential chinese naval base, surfaced after the draft of a new security deal with china became public. and this is the clarification sort of, audrey issued in parliament. the security trade in mrs. biggers pursued at the request of someone, i don't know we're not precious. we're not personally in any way by our new friends, and there is no intention whatsoever. mr. figured to ask china to build a military base in someone else. goodness ways. when assaulted by says, unfound unfurnished stories, the story is emerging mainly out of australia and new zealand, which of reacted with concern over a potential chinese military presence in the region. that's what mentioning how that australia and the solomons already have a security pack between them. from 2017. so why are can but i'm wellington, so concerned with a new deal between china and the solomon's. i asked rory met gulf from the australian national university. or for a long time now, there has been anxiety about the, the prospect of trying, or establishing a military base

haidi: we will have more on australia's budget. we will speak to the shadow treasurer for his you on the spending plan and the insights of the upcoming elections. finance minister simon birmingham joins us for the outlook for australia's economy. this is bloomberg. shery: we are in new york. haidi: and i am in sydney, alan is standing by with the shadow treasurer. >> i am here in the courtyard of cam book and i'm with the shadow treasurer. it might be the treasurer, he is -- thank you so much for joining us. this year's budget reply speeches even more important than usual for you because it may include some measures that you could be introducing. what would you have in the budget? >> the big gap in the budget if you go beyond the short-term cost-of-living relief which is presented in a hellish in context, it is to be a lagardere plan to grow the economy that does not add to inflationary pressures. the difference in approach is seeing beyond the may election, there is a will for cleaner and cheaper energy, trying to deal with these

the fiscal trajectory in australia is a bit better than expected.it rating is it safe as debt continues to grow in australia. we have seen strong commodity prices. particularly iron ore. on the revenue side. it's allowed the government to do a little bit of expanding ahead of the election due to be called on or before may 21st. it will be a one-off payment of $250 for 6 million australians. $420 tax offset -- having of the fuel excise -- to relieve some of the price pressures from what australians are feeling at the pump. i spoke to the finance minister earlier. must listen to what he had to say -- let's listen to what he had to say. >> hi commodity prices helped the budget out in australia. we have been very conservative about our forward projections and forecasting when it comes to commodity prices. we are forecasting r&r prices -- iron ore prices will trend back down to previous lower levels of prices within the next six months, by september of this year, and if you look at the budget improvements we have demonstrated, over the next two years, co

she chose to, to stay in australia during the covey. thompson take it easy. there was a famous shot of her as outside of this, with the trophy is when she went to the football in australia. and she can be seen in the stands clenched fist with one hand, and holding a beer in the other shouting for her team. the richmond tigers. you think she couldn't already be loved enough in australia before she seen with a beer at the football that she didn't want to go back and defend at all costs. she wanted to enjoy her loss. so if you're looking for clues like that, i guess that's where you start. she didn't go for sponsorship deal. she just wanted to be there. and i think as shocking as this movie is in a sporting sense, it really confirmed and underlies why she was loved in australia and in the tennis world that she always did it on her terms. she's different to the rest. and now she leaves with his delicate little mitral of leaving as the world's number one guaranteed living at the very top. she says she wants to chase her dreams. what could that mean? by process of

this is bloomberg. ♪ >> taking a look at the day ahead for australia and new zealand, australia's budgetuses on households under strain. that is according to the treasurer, speaking to sky news australia earlier. the commodities boom will deliver a windfall to australia that could exacerbate inflation domestically. they will have to tighten a whole or two train those pressures -- sooner to contain those pressures. >> deutsche bank is downgrading in russia, it will not have any new business in russia and that it reduced its exposure to the country since 2014. it would remove the i.t. hub which employs more than 1500 staff. >> commerce bank as pulling back from russia, the bank has stopped doing new business in the country and is winding down is saying transactions while complying with sanctions. it said that the exposure to both russia and ukraine was manageable and has been reduced in recent years. >> jp morgan is the largest counterparty to new portrays of the chinese tycoon caught in an unprecedented short squeeze. about 15,000 tons of nickel short position over 150 thousand tons is he

to australia. of families are _ to australia. as thousands of families are reunited - to australia. as thousands of families are reunited and - to australia. as thousands of families are reunited and the tourist industry recovers, australian big cities are coming back to life. at the end of march, the 35th melbourne international comedy festival gets under way, a month long celebration with more than 6000 performances. next, some big news from a small himalayan country. in a few weeks, the king of bhutan is set to reopen the 400 kilometre trans bhutan trail. the route was originally established by monks, armies and traders centuries ago but in the past few decades, it has fallen into disrepair. now after two years of restoration, it is set to open again. with repairs made to ancient stone steps and bridges and parts of the path reclaimed from the jungle. in the florida keys, the iconic seven mile bridge has reopened but only to cyclists and walkers. this structure was built in 1912 as part of the o

that knocked out india and handed west indies a semi—final spot against australia.e of formula one. third, and lewis hamilton started down and 15th but managed to finish content. george russell was fifth. chelsea have moved to the top of the women's super league after a huge win against leicester city. 9—0 the final score at the king power stadium. they were 3 up after 7 minutes and it was six by halftime, 2 each from beth england and guro reiten, including this fluked cross shot just before the break. they added three more in the second half — jessie fleming finishing off the scoring after a well worked move. chelsea are now a point clear of arsenal. manchester united women were playing at old trafford in front of fans for the first time and came from behind to beat everton 3—1. let's see if we can bring you those pictures, we can't. they came from behind to beat everton. this is the scottish women's premier league. 6—0 against hamilton. rangers also won 6-0. france have won their opening match in the women's six nations. they thrashed italy 39—6 in grenoble. les b

we are equally fortunate in blockchain and australia.hey demanded they step forward in the role of women in the industry. they look for gender balance in all the events they run. these are small steps but they are important steps. it is important that the wider industry sees this is an -- an open and inclusive sector. something that is transformational from a social point of view but i very positive about the role of women in blockchain and australia in particular. >> thank you so much for joining us. we do have breaking news at the moment. hong kong may be dropping their masks as a priority. this according to the hong kong world launch, positive rapid test. remember that hong kong's death rate is the highest in the world. we are talking about 27 deaths per one million people as of sunday. this according to bloomberg calculations based on john hopkins university data. we have more than 25,000 new cases on monday alone. hong kong really struggles to bring the omicron outbreak under control. right now we are also hearing that the hong kong

there have been calls from the journalist union in australia, from the international press federation of mercy, to halal her, for the sake of her kids, to go back to australia. as we say, we have no idea how serious the charges are against her or what they are at all. thank you for keeping us up—to—date on that story. in the us, president biden�*s become one of the first to receive a second covid—19 booster vaccination. it comes as health officials authorised a second jab for those over the age of 50, citing data showing waning immunity and the risks posed by 0micron variants of the virus. the president described it as a new moment in the pandemic, described as a second booster. interesting data out of israel says the second booster does improve the immunity of those people who had the initial shots, and the first booster. some scepticism and criticism from those who suggest the data is actually quite limited, and there haven't been any long—term studies of those who have had the second booster so far. that said, the authorities in this country believe it is indeed worthwhile for peop

are many parts of western australia had been parched. landorf in new zealand. this pesky system still given us some showers for the escape. that includes gives bin, with a high of $22.00 degrees. that's a snapshot of your brother, susan. ah, witnessed this brave witness reader, witness, slavery, witness people, witness, power, witness, lifetime. with one day i might be covering politics with me to reminisce all my hero by po tossing from serbia. the hungry to what's most important to me is talking to people understanding what they're going through so that i can convey the headlines in the most human way. possible here douglas 0. we believe everyone has a story worth hearing. ah, this is al jazeera. ah. hello, i'm mary. i'm to mossey. welcome to the news. our life from london coming up in the next 60 minutes, ukrainian negotiates is arrive in istanbul ahead of peace talks with russia for the 1st time in 2 weeks. a say their main priority is to secure a ceasefire in ukraine. is ridiculous. nobody believe.

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one is the classic with a director in a hotel room — that was in australia.e alcohol and i'm not a big drinker, luckily, and then, the director gets a call from his wife and i'm sitting there on the couch and it was one of those phones that if somebody left a message, you could hear it through the speaker of the phone, and she started saying "0h, you've got rebel in that hotel room." like, "you're going to sleep with her," blah, blah, blah. and i heard the message and that was the first time i thought "oh, my god". like, "what is this?" "what's going on? " and then ijust grabbed my bag and got out of there, luckily before anything had happened. and i wonder if that woman — if i hadn't heard her voice on the phone, screaming through the phone, i — what could've happened ? i don't know. did you tell anyone at the time? no, because it was a big directorand i didn't... and you've never named names? no, maybe that is the legal side of me that you don't — i don't want to go through any unnecessary court cases 01’ whatever. and, yeah, ijust — yeah, just got on with

s. cats are in australia. i think australia is pretty out of the picture. they, they overwhelmingly supply the australian market. so that the asian market. and of course, getting gas from, from shipping gas from australia to europe is a huge endeavor. i think it would come primary from the us and, and cattle. ah, it's not entirely clear that's enough. export capacity exists at the moment. so as part of the planet they want to withdraw reduced dependents on russian gas by 2 thirds within 2022. so that's $91.00 centrally to, to do it. and half of that 2 3rd saving is going to come from extra allen gm ports at which, which roughly equates out about a 60 to 70 percent increase in, in ports of l n. j. i think that's highly optimistic given given current export capacities and also a you input capacity is a valid g. i think if they could reduce dependence by maybe a 3rd, that would be very good. i think 2 thirds is it's probably pushing it too far, really. and is this, i mean, this is all about sanctioning washer, it's, it's, it's a financial penalty for rush rate

haidi: coming up next, we get australia's fourth-quarter gdp print.ist joins us for an immediate reaction. this is bloomberg. ♪ at xfinity, we live and work in the same neighborhood as you. we're always working to keep you connected to what you love. and now, we're working to bring you the next generation of wifi. it's ultra-fast. faster than a gig. supersonic wifi. only from xfinity. it can power hundreds of devices with three times the bandwidth. so your growing wifi needs will be met. supersonic wifi only from us... xfinity. haidi: we have fourth-quarter gdp numbers out of australia. 3.4% quarter on quarter, slightly sharp expectations -- slightly short of expectations of 3.5%. measuring when we saw the listing of some pandemic restrictions on major economies in australia coming out of lockdown and we see a bounceback of hospitality and retail going into the holiday season. then omicron impact and now extended uncertainty of the geopolitical crisis. we are also watching other eco-numbers crossing the bloomberg. shery: manufacturing pmi out of south

the asx 200 in australia down 1.5%.ropean futures because the futures space is also taking the brunt of all this risk off and flight to safety. the futures opening in europe at the moment accelerating those losses. remember, they had already fallen to that main low, given the intensifying tensions around the war in ukraine. russian forces already earlier today, we had heard they were firing missiles at kyiv and bombarding cities across ukraine. now we are seeing futures continuing to sink, haidi. haidi: this as we continue to hear these stories of guerrilla warfare and the kind of leadership that is being shown in ukraine to rally the troops and the people who remain in ukraine as insurgency. of course, we are getting more reports of the russian invasion making more progress across major cities. now these reports of the shelling of this major nuclear plant in ukraine, it being on fire, shelling from russian troops. we are seeing this classic risk off play. look at s&p futures, up by over 1%. nasdaq futures looking negat

there is a deep concern to australia.ade sure that we invested in the protection of our nation's defense is there and we will continue to do that in response to all the threats we will see. we would welcome the opportunity for ministerial dialogue with china. we said that for a long time. trade tensions against australia are viewed as unfair, punitive and unjustified. we will not give ground to shallow lists of demands they give to coercion. certainly we want to see a peaceful and prosperous region and we will work with all of our partners and stand willing to talk to china and to engage in ways that can reduce some of the aggressions or tensions that have been elevated due to the reactions. >> those measures to address the cost of living are likely to get past the opposition labor party. they said they will be supporting those but is this an election-year budget? there was not too much cash to give away. we will have to wait and see. we will have to keep this government in power. they are trailing in the polls. >> they a

plenty more to come on daybreak, australia -- plenty more to come on daybreak: australia.his is bloomberg. ♪ >> let us take a look at the bond market, repricing really taking place. the most widening we have seen in years. the 10 year yield, after quite a bit of volatility across the global bond space. we saw it was pretty mixed. we are expecting the quarter-point rate increase. taking a look at the day ahead, new zealand is using diffidence to ensure that high income earners are not avoiding the high tax rate. the country is opening the borders to vaccinated foreigners. australians will be the first to enter without needing to self-isolate. australia taking more steps to lift the ban on cruise ships. this is bloomberg. as a small business owner, your bottom line is always top of mind. so start saving with comcast business mobile. flexible data plans mean you can get unlimited data or pay by the gig. all on the most reliable 5g network. with no line activation fees or term contracts. saving you up to $500 a year. so boost your bottom line by switching today. get the new sa

yeah, there's 90 percent of australia and have a $99.00. i had one in the national time with ecologist with the so called brumby horses gone, saying they decimating a pristine environment, including the habitats of endangered native animals but hoarse activists a little bit, hard to keep them arguing that their communities, lifestyle, and cultural identity is under threat when the shots came from the holiday and the 1st cracks, we heard some noise. this was known, a sniper alley was one in the most dangerous intersections inside able he didn't come in through the front entrance. that was what happens. the people who were shot they came into the wrong entrance. the nightly pyrotechnics of profanity turned to the camera man said let's get the hell out of here. sorry, a vo holiday in war hotels on al jazeera. ah, russia says it'll reduce its military operation around 2 ukrainian cities, but the u. s. warns at moscow may be repositioning its forces. ah, loves the harmony, watching all their life more headquarters here in doha also coming up. de

it's alarming enough for australia.s covers things like the maintenance of public order, humanitarian disaster relief. in november, we sell riots in the capital. this was triggered by the prime minister decision to switch diplomatic recognition from taiwan to china. at the time he requested help from australian police to quiet down the riots. there are still troops there. australia last week pledged more budget assistance for the solomon islands. this agreement cast doubt over that. long-term one is worried that this could undermine the sovereignty of the islands and go further than that as well. >> how long has this been in the works? can we assume that maybe this has suddenly come to the fore because of russia ukraine, china sensing that it has more leeway on these kinds of things? >> this is been going on for some time before that. for a long time, 36 years the solomon islands recognized taiwan over china. that only changed in 2017. it's more to deal with the aid and financial assistance. you consumer this is potenti

the value of water in australia is worth even billions more. so if we want to make sure this, the river is kept alive. if we want to make sure there's water there for the future, we have to engage in that process. that of course, forced a proper market for for more to buying and trading. has estrella got it right yet. it's nice. we don't and we might be the test case. we haven't got 100 percent right. blue water was the last remaining natural resource to have escaped trading in. ready but australia has just blown the final whistle the time has come from maximum profitability and the creation of well who i'm my new. ready owner, i speak on behalf of my people and they offer just land in this water. ready water for me and my people. ready which are part of who we are. ready ready is a part of our storage, our creation storage today is different australia as implemented what to market. yeah. how do you look and that we don't like it very much. we don't like it at all. a change here to find out everyone else bursting with shelling trading. what doe

and that will bring yet more heavy rain into that southeastern corner of australia. so that where to weather, that'll be in places we go through saturday and sunday, further flooding coming through here with the rain heading for new zealand. ah. with off caps melting in the north pole, choose a climate change. charter is ramping up. research and investment region 11 east explorer charms rise. the arctic on al jazeera, on march 9th south koreans will choose a new president. foreign policy is a key issue for the 2 front running candidates from opposing policies that will this presidential race to be determined by younger versions. more concerned with inequalities at home, south korea versus special coverage on al jazeera. ah ah, reminder now the top stories on al jazeera russian attacks intensify norse of the ukrainian capital chief major cities are surrounded and under constant bombardment, but president follow them. he is lensky says the fence lines are holding around the capitol. russian president vladimir putin claims that his invasion of ukraine is going to plan.

and am we need to clean australia or up with feral plants and animals? ah, there are on equivocal stances put them in the sides of horse advocates on pro brumby facebook pages, some with tens of thousands of supporters. swain, p talk and cox, the enemy in some of the attacks posted by members of these groups are foger, others, a bailey vile difference? i would like to use a double barrel shotgun on them and then load these evil morons into a truck and dump them. i am very wicked and low. now to take these curtains out, would be my dream. if i had the money, i would put a price on their heads. someone might do it for free. ah, richard swayne, in particular, gets under the skin of some horse supporters. violent threats extend to his wife and children. let's call swine and be done with it. if only that easy, how about we hunt? you and your family down to be shot and shut up? well, you will be shut up permanently. me. oh, growing up around, he declining the crowd, feel that the mountain men and women and i have a monopoly over what these places. i guess i'm

the legendary australia spinner died aged 52 in thailand.an opportunity for the wider public to pay their respects. among those that will be taking part are spectators, 50,000 spectators. there will be stars of sport and showbiz there. also eltonjohn, ed sheeran and chris martin are sending video contributions, as well, for this funeral. that will be taking place later today. the queenjoined other members of the royal family at a service commemorating the life of the duke of edinburgh on tuesday. the queen has been struggling with her walking and there were doubts as to whether she would be able to attend the ceremony. here's nicholas witchell. trumpet fanfare. discomforts and mobility issues were set aside. this was a service that could not be missed. more personal than a state occasion, this was a service of thanksgiving for a beloved husband. for a man who had been the most constant presence in the queen's life for the 73 years of their marriage. the queen had made her way to her seat accompanied by the duke of york. his first appearance

this is a i speech made in australia by the gchq boss jeremy speech made in australia by the gchq bossjeremy fleming and he says that the advisers around putin are too afraid to tell him the truth about how badly his invasion is going and i have to say, you would be, wouldn't you! people who do speak truth to putin do not end up coming out of it very well. it is hardly a surprise on that front, but it also sounds like putin himself has a great deal of mistrust in his advisers and he apparently does not believe what he has been told either. what is clear from this is a lot of the intelligence is showing that actually the russian troops on the ground are incredibly demoralised, there are reports that they are sabotaging their own operations, accidentally on purpose shooting down their own aircraft, sabotaging their own vehicles, and it is clear that the russian troops who have been sent out to do this are actually really very, very demoralised. it are actually really very, very demoralised.— are actually really very, very demoralised. it is interesting, western intelligence, - demoralised. it

sarah clark, al jazeera brisbin, australia. ah, this is al jazeera is your top stories are a said have broken out, had a nuclear power plant in ukraine, where russian forces and fighting to take control of it. the may of the town where the plant is located says the fire began.