phil mercer, bbc news. sydney.then the musicians and and then the musicians and nagging that were coming up. it caused such a stir.— caused such a stir. while many small to medium _ caused such a stir. while many small to medium venues - caused such a stir. while many small to medium venues are i small to medium venues are struggling, arresting big taxes sky more than half a million fans flocked to see taylor swift on her australian tour. katy perry and taylor swift put on a good show and they've got the money to do it and people want to know that when they go out, they are going to be entertained. they don't really want to take as many risk. music gives a voice to culture, but in australia, parts of the industry are facing a battle to rediscover their rhythm. phil mercer, bbc news. sydney. we will stay with interstate — the entertainment industry but focus on the box office news for you. focus on the box office news foryou. disney's focus on the box office news for you. disney's noella two was a box office hit in

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.s disney's moana was a box office hit in the us during the thanksgiving holiday, racking up thanksgiving holiday, racking up a record $221 million in ticket sales. that figure is over 100 million more than analysts predicted and eight frozen which was released at the same time in 2019. it was a huge holiday for movies in general with wicked and gladiator fuel general with wicked and gladiatorfuel in general with wicked and gladiator fuel in ticket sales. —— fuelling. that is it for this edition of business today. thanks for watching. hello. i'm olly foster. here is what is coming up for you on sports day. can anyone catch liverpool? arne slot�*s side go nine points clear at the top of the premier league after beating the champions manchester city. chaos in qatar with crashes and safety cars in formula 1's penultimate race of the season. and trump takes another triple crown title, coming out on top in the uk championship final. hello there. welcome along. liverpool have moved nine point

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.armers are descending on delhi, in their latest protests demanding better benefits from the government. police have put up barricades and there's heavy congestion on roads leading to the capital. the farmers want better compensation under india's new agricultural laws, including a price guarantee for their crops and cheaper energy. disney's latest offering moana 2 has set a new thanksgiving box office record. the animation racked up $221 million in tickets sales, more than 100 million more than analysts had predicted. stay with us here on bbc news. hello from the bbc sport centre. liverpool have moved nine points clear at the top of the premier league after a 2—0 win over manchester city at anfield. a first—half score from cody gakpo was added to with a mohamed salah penalty ion the second half, taking in the second half, taking the reds 11 points ahead of champions city, who drop to fifth with a fourth successive league defeat. their manager was in good humour though after the loss. i

phil mercer, thank you _ happening again.crash in kazakhstan on christmas day, which killed 38 people. a number of military experts have accused russia of shooting down the plane, mistaking it fora ukrainian drone, but moscow said it won't speculate on the claims. ellie price reports. the moment emergency services arrived at the wreckage site. the scale of the destruction clear. now, the rescue mission has turned into an investigation into what happened. this footage was taken on board before the crash. though it's not clear how long before. the passenger filming notices some damage under the wing. back inside, despite oxygen masks and lifejackets being visible, those on board seem calm. experts will now try to piece together these clues.- experts will now try to piece together these clues. there are vafious together these clues. there are various reports. _ together these clues. there are various reports. one _ together these clues. there are various reports. one is - together these clues. there are various reports. one is a

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again.t one thing that all of us will notice as we go through today is how much colder it's going to turn. we've had a few rainbows spotted by our weather watchers this morning. that one was from york earlier on today. that's because we've had some showers, as i said. it's the cold air that's moving southward at the moment across the uk. the arctic air is going to mean the temperatures taking a big drop compared to where they were yesterday and the weekend. you can see this band of rain during this afternoon across north wales into northern england, eastern england. some sunny spells ahead of that and some sunshine coming out behind that, as well. we still have that northerly wind bringing in some showers, which could turn wintry over the higher ground of scotland. temperatures here four or five celsius. further south temperatures will drop away as the afternoon goes on, so about eight or nine degrees later on. tonight, the area of rain will continue to clear away and, with a rather brisk no

let's speak to our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer. sign the emergency services have these fires under control? no, not in the grampians national park. this is a beautiful area of the state of victoria, about a three—hour drive to the north—west of the state capital, melbourne. and communities around the grampians national park have in the last few hours grampians national park have in the last few ho

from sydney, phil mercer sent this report.continued. musicians say it is the biggest crisis they've faced in a generation. many can barely make a living. i think it's really quite sad. i wish that australians would put as much energy into music as they do with sport. i think, culturally, music is not very respected. since i have been singing here, i think the standard fee for a musician hasn't changed. in fact, it's gone down. many venues are facing higher insurance and other costs. on top of that, audiences are staying away because of cost—of—living pressures. small to medium venues are under pressure to survive. venue sustainability is a critical part of the puzzle. you lose a venue, you lose a community, you lose the infrastructure — and when they go, they don't come back. australia, though, is trying to reinvigorate its music industry. a national development agency was set up last year to provide support and investment. the federal parliament is also investigating the sector's challenges and opportunities. the aim is to br

our correspondent phil mercer is in sydney.bout how daniel duggan�*s family have been reacting to the news. we heard a statement from mr duggan�*s wife. he is a father of six children aged between six and 18. mr duggan�*s family say they are terrified at the prospect of him being sent back to the united states. they have described the decision by australia's attorney general, a man called mark dreyfus, as callous and inhumane. mr duggan�*s family is insisting that the government in canberra has given no justification or explanation as to why it has approved the extradition request. under australian law, australian authorities must hand a detainee over to us or any other foreign authority within two months unless there is a judicial review. there are reports in australia that mr duggan�*s family fear that he could be extradited within the next couple of weeks. his lawyer has insisted that the charges against him are politically motivated and as we say, daniel duggan, who is in his mid—50s now, says that he has broken no laws. fi

phil mercer has more from sydney.bout a three—hour drive to the northwest of the state capital, melbourne. and communities around the grampians national park have in the last few hours been issued with emergency warnings either to leave immediately or to immediately seek shelter. and that gives you an indication as to the peril that some of these communities could well find themselves in. parts of southeastern australia are among some of the most fire—prone regions anywhere in the world, and the authorities had been warning that today could be some of the worst fire conditions that that part of the country has faced since those terrible black summer fires of 2019—20. so today we have this awful conspiracy of very hot winds, very dry conditions underfoot and a lack of rainfall. and all of this means that firefighters in that part of australia are trying their best to protect lives and communities. but the authorities have issued a statewide fire ban. this means that it is against the law to have any open fires at camps