yes, we heard from prime minister malcolm turnbull using that phrase, suggesting that while they mayrected by people overseas, certainly influenced by people overseas, primarily by islamic state propaganda. he says that four of the five are australian—born but of lebanese origin. the other man born in egypt, but having lived in australia for several years. so a homegrown terror threat. now this according to security services is the 12th plot they have managed to disrupt ina the 12th plot they have managed to disrupt in a matter of about two yea rs, disrupt in a matter of about two years, so disrupt in a matter of about two years, so they are clearly wanting to send a message that they are infiltrating and intercepting these threats. however, they are telling people that they need to remain vigilant over the christmas period. several large events in melbourne, the boxing day test here in sydney, new year's eve fireworks, the police presence will be raised. people might notice more uniformed people but at the same time malcolm turnbull telling people they need not be cowed by this terr

sot - malcolm turnbull/ primer ministro australiano "it is a time of happiness and joy.ts sought to disrupt it. they have been thwarted. they are in custody. " "es un momento de felicidad y alegría que estos terroristas estaban buscando impedir. nosotros pudimos evitarlo y ahora están bajo custodia." pero las alarmas tambin se activaron aqu en estados unidos... en boston y filadelfia refuerzos policiales se pueden observar en los lugares tursticos y atracciones navideÑas. mientras que el f-b-i investiga declaraciones de ataques terroristas a iglesias en el pas sot - evan kohlmann / analista de terrorismo de nbc news "it's important to put this in context. it did not come from isis. most isis sources online have no idea what this is or where it came from. so it's by no means official." "es importante recalcar que esto no vino de isis. la mayoría de las fuentes de isis en el internet no tienen ni idea que es ni de dónde vino, por lo que no es oficial. " en la gran manzana la seguridad ha aumentado en la historica catedral de san patricio, lo cual es rutinario en esta epoca

prime minister, malcolm turnbull and other heads of state. malcolm had a really great time and a few days away from hospitals, treatments, and that kind of stuff. >> really great. what a great organization. >>> there are no limits to fashion, and this video kind of this is a very pretty dress, japanese model is wearing. >> she raid big bird's closet? >> no. >> i'm thinking potato chips. >> funny you mention that, gayle, because that is actually an edible dress. the skirt, the orange part, is made of carrots, sliced carrots. >> wow. she got together with lady gaga, she could be a soup. >> she could be. >> definitely having some fun they are really promoting a kitchen device you can use to slice vegetables and make your cooking easier, but they decided to improve the quality of this thing by slicing enough veggies to make a dress out of and it's actually kind of cool. >> mention anything about how long it took to make? >> no idea of how long it took. it's just fascinating. the video is getting a lot of attention because of the fact that it is ed

the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, sought to reassure australians.ason, a time when we come together in peace and love with our families. we congregate in public places for christmas, for new year's eve. it is a time of happiness and joy. these terrorists sought to disrupt it. they have been thwarted. they are in custody. they are no longer a threat to australians' security. the prison service says a disturbance at swaleside jail in kent has been resolved. specialist guards known as tornado teams were sent in after dozens of inmates took control of a part of wing yesterday evening. the police are now investigating. the prison service said the challenges in the system are long—standing and wouldn't be solved overnight. a glimpse of the chaos behind closed doors. some prisoners brandishing fire extinguishers. others holding snooker balls. they are sometimes used as weapons. reports of fires we re used as weapons. reports of fires were lit. their faces covered, but their feelings clear. it took specialist tornado teams trained in control and restraint t

the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, sought to reassure the australian public.proaching the christmas season, we are approaching the christmas season, a we are approaching the christmas season, a time when we come together in peace and love with our families. we congregate in public places for christmas, for new year's eve. it is a time of happiness and joy. these terrorists sought to disrupt it. they have been thwarted. they are in custody. they are no longer a threat. to australians' security. let's speak to the bbc‘s hywel griffith, in sydney. good to have you with us. an attempt to reassure the australian public, but worrying news for people. yes, indeed. because we're going into very busy periods globally, but in australian life, melbourne is the centre of attention. notjust christmas day, but opting day, whether boxing day test against pakistan occurs here in sydney, a huge global event with the new year's eve fireworks, so part of the message we heard from the prime minister is that people should carry on with life as normal. they should not be cowed by t

enormously popular, and you would have been thought he was a safe bet for a fourth term, it but even malcolm turnbullng a text reading, say it ain't so. well, it is so. yousef: quite a few people lining up for this gig, who was likely to take over from john key? >> john key said he would like bill english to take over. bill english held a press conference today, and he really didn't say too much about the leadership, saying he would leave it to the caucus, but let's have a listen to what bill -- had to say. -- bill english had to say. public can see it is a government with energy and direction, and there is no reason why a change in leadership should lessen that. notill english would represent a generational change. he was leader before in 2002. he has been in the parliament for 26 years, but they party will decide next monday. angie: thank you so much for that. coming up, donald trump doubles defendsing twitter to his phone call with taiwan's president. this is bloomberg. in hongt is 12:30 p.m. kong, 5:30 a.m. in rome. i am haidi lun. the italian prime minister matteo renzi is set to resign after lo

to meetrman expected with malcolm turnbull to discuss funding.tocks have dropped after the result of the of tying in referendum. he willenzi saying resign, falling on his sword. this was unexpected in terms of how quickly we have that outcome. rishaad: let's get market reaction to that. what is the readthrough on this? the nos a clear win for campaign, a broad coalition, some of them not creating as much economic confidence as a continuation of matteo renzi's policies. >> broadly thinking, there are a couple of readthrough's that we can look at. obviously, developments have to unfold, and no doubt we will be updating our viewers. fallve seen the euro significantly, bouncing now. this is something we have been expecting. tohave a forecast of parity the dollar, so direction is not a particular surprise. vote had beene no expected, perhaps not 60%, so i don't think it will be as much of our reaction compared to brexit or donald trump's victory in the united states. thirdly, to your point, this does raise concerns about the growth path for italy, and

the malcolm turnbull administration could become the first government to lose it is coveted aaa rating are having a look at this. why is australia under threat? sophie: the health of its fiscal position. the administration has been grappling with political deadlock, but given the slowdown in growth, we are expecting this impact on the budget. slightly seeing a toward deficit at 36.5 billion australian dollars. seems they are anticipating the surplus will still be in place by 2021. in may, scott morrison did anticipate that was when the books would be balanced. there with some caution ahead of this update. we had the finance minister tell was merely a that projection, but not government policy. thead the gdp forecast for -- 2%,17 year at 2.5% sorry, lower than the 2.5% estimated. ,ishaad: this deficit narrowed still predicting a surplus. sap may not be downgrading, but if they do, what happens? sophie: if they were to pull the trigger this week, borrowing costs could increase for the ocean government and some potential fallout when it comes to the downgrade of banks, according to the he

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