there is a great deal of frustration, as we say, at the prime minister scott morrison.insisted that australia is meeting its international targets but mr morrison has not been seen near the syd ney morrison has not been seen near the sydney offices today and i would imagine many of the young people would like quite a noisy word with him. the issue of climate change is extremely pertinent in australia. many protesters say the severity and intensity of the bushfires in eastern australia in recent weeks area eastern australia in recent weeks are a result of climate change and many scientists say australia's annual bushfire season is getting longer and more intense because of the impact of climate change. thank you for the update. there's to be a changing of the guard today at the european council where the outgoing president, donald tusk, is to be replaced by the former prime minister of belgium, charles michel. the eu council is the institution which brings together the leaders of the member states in a decision—making body. mr tusk has used his position to make clear his

australia's prime minister scott morrison has warned that bushfires will spread and have catastrophicead. it's been confirmed that two people have been killed in new south wales and several are still unaccounted for across eastern australia. the bbc‘s freya cole has been following events. certainly another day of severe weather conditions for firefighters in australia on the eastern coast. there are 1200 firefighters currently in the field battling these blazes. there are more than 100 bushfires across new south wales and queensland. some firefighters have come from new zealand to help tackle this natural disaster. as you say, we have just tackle this natural disaster. as you say, we havejust heard tackle this natural disaster. as you say, we have just heard from tackle this natural disaster. as you say, we havejust heard from prime minister scott morrison had a pretty stark warning for people on the eastern side but also for those living in western australia. these fires have already claimed two lives that have been confirmed, and as the premier said, we are expecting worse news as t

(tx the prime minister scott morrison said the military could be called upon to support firefightersprime minister scott morrison said the military could be called upon to support firefighters who are currently tackling more than 100 fires in queensland and new south wales. now, it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. after all the rain we've had to contend to with this week, today is our chance to draw breath. through this afternoon, it stays predominantly dry with some spells of sunshine. still one or two showers peppering northern scotland and eastern coastal counties of england, some patches of cloud elsewhere, but for most, it will be blue skies overhead. the winds relatively light, so even with temperatures ofjust six to 11 celsius, it won't feel too bad out there. however, cloud will take on a northern ireland later, we'll see outbreaks of rain here this evening. as that rain gets into scotland, we'll see snow developing over high ground, could well see a covering of snow, say, above 250 metres. some wintriness over the hills of the pennines, rain further sou

much of the anger is directed towards the australian prime minister, scott morrison.the country burns. earlier, we spoke to a young woman from northern new south wales, who lost her home in a bushfire. over ito—metre high wall of flames and fire, spinning ambers, amber attack, balls of fire. it was notjust a bushfire, it was a firestorm. over 80 houses have been lost in my community. this is climate change, this is a climate crisis. we are feeling the impacts from it right now. we need desperate and drastic climate action. the mood here is one of defiance, it is also a mood of anger, frustration and despair, especially among the young. many teenagers taking the day off school to join the rally in sydney. those feelings best summed up by one of the teenage speakers. the bushfires are definitely linked to climate change. you can just see that, with the prolonged drought that we've had in australia, it has just made the bushfires so much worse and the bushfire season is getting earlier and earlier and it's getting stronger and stronger as well, and it is just something w

australia's prime minister scott morrison has warned that bushfires will spread and have catastrophics in the days ahead. it's been confirmed that two people have been killed in new south wales, and several are still unaccounted for across eastern australia. the bbc‘s freya cole has been following events. it's not yet summer in australia, but already bushfires have claimed their first victims. firefighters have battled a record number of emergency blazes, and the threat is far from over. we are seeing a situation in new south wales with these fires that we have not seen before. with the aid of strong winds, the flames are moving fast. firefighters say an entire village in the north east of new south wales has been lost. those who were forced to leave their homes are now camping in evacuation centres, not knowing what remains back home. another burst of scorching hot conditions is due in coming days, which is not the news firefighters want to hear. it's a similar story on the other side of the country in west australia — they too are bracing for catastrophic conditions. australia has b

people are linking it to climate change greenhouse emissions and it calls the prime minister scott morrison is at the moment sort of backpedaling on that and people are saying certain elements of denial people are saying not enough is being dom a lot of people are not used to this we have bush was many years home centuries but this really does feel unprecedented and people just aren't accustomed to it and i think a lot of people are feeling very angry but not enough is being done and that it's not always being taken seriously enough not that us take away from of course the amazing work that emergency services are doing. generous when you bring in sydney thank you thank you so much falsies now and it's taken to get some rather spectacular pictures because this is the reigning world high diving champion who took on a unique challenge by diving into the story told to step in just as in india now riyadh and if and braves the 20 me to drop on a successful season in the cliff diving while series the well is joke with an official at the swimming pool having originally been hailed as a drinking sou

scott morrison has made no secret of his support for the coal industry. mr speaker, this is coal. rules. it is coal! it was dug up the men and women who work and live in your electorates of those who sit opposite. a new breed of radical activism is on the march. now, he is spoiling for a fight with climate protesters, saying jobs for ordinary australians come first. and delivering a thinly veiled threat. let me assure you, this is not something my government intends to allow to go unchecked. these indulgent and selfish practices that threaten the livelihoods of fellow australians. this week's unprecedented bushfires in new south wales and queensland have fuelled the culture war about climate change and how australia should react. while australia's climate was rage, the future of the great barrier reef remains uncertain. in economic terms, the industry with the most to lose tourism. with a 6 billion us dollar a year market and 64 million jobs —— 64,000 jobs, but here, a different story is emerging. that 350 different species of corals come back to plate corals, stagnant calls which

much of the anger is directed towards the australian prime minister, scott morrison.country burns. earlier we spoke to a young woman from northern new south wales who lost her home in a bushfire. a bowl of 40 metres of fire. it was notjust a bushfire, it was a firestorm. over 80 houses have been lost in my community. this is a climate crisis and we are feeling the impact, right now and we did drastic action against them. the mood here is one of defiance, it is also a mood of anger, frustration and despair, especially among the young. many teenagers taking the day off school to join the rally in sydney. those feelings best summed up sydney. those feelings best summed up by sydney. those feelings best summed up by one of the teenager speakers. the bushfires are definitely linked to climate change. you can see with the drought we have had in australia, it has made the bushfires so australia, it has made the bushfires so much wise and bushfire season is getting earlier and earlier and stronger and stronger and it is something we have not seen before. so far the emergency

i mean, those comments from scott morrison confirm what we already knew from firefighters, and as for goes to as for western australia, basically, itjust goes to show how much at risk the entire country is, coming into what is expected to be another very hot and dry summer. the bushfires that we are seeing at the moment, on the eastern side of the country, conditions have eased ever so country, conditions have eased ever so slightly overnight. but conditions are still labelled as severe. so they are looking at around 100 firefighters, sorry, 100 bushfires still burning in new south wales and dozens more in queensland. just seeing these extraordinary pictures now, turning the colour of the sky completely transforming it. we have got some other aerial pictures now, where we are seeing the scale of everything, but i think there are some pictures we have got from inside a firefighters' engine. talk us through what is happening? this is from the new south wales rural fire service, a crew of firefighters literally driving through flames. it is just astonishing to see what they go through to

(tx the prime minister scott morrison said the military could be called upon to support firefighters who are currently tackling more than 100 fires in queensland and new south wales. prime minister scott morrison said the military could be called upon to support firefighters who are currently tackling more than 100 fires in queensland and new south wales. now, it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. after all the rain we've had to contend to with this week, today is our chance to draw breath. through this afternoon, it stays predominantly dry with some spells of sunshine. still one or two showers peppering northern scotland and eastern coastal counties of england, some patches of cloud elsewhere, but for most, it will be blue skies overhead. the winds relatively light, so even with temperatures ofjust six to 11 celsius, it won't feel too bad out there. however, cloud will take on a northern ireland later, we'll see outbreaks of rain here this evening. as that rain gets into scotland, we'll see snow developing over high ground, could well see a covering of snow, say,

stuff is totally gold and further up north where critics accuse the prime minister scott morrison of not taking his environmental responsibility seriously but he's denied his government's climate policies are to blame for the fires. bushfires are a part of life here meteorologists say the severity of this year's records of quince of climate change with the land dried out and ripe for fires. we've seen hot weather we've seen strong winds and we predicted they would be fought it's important to point out at this particular point in time that we still have a long way to go. in sydney smoke from the fire says shrouded the city's most famous landmarks in a haze people have been wearing masks because of the poor air quality. noses irritated throats or tear and woke up with a side of the world today to help. the bushfires have affected all fix of australia's states the biggest risks this week are in the south with the code rate declared in victoria. well joining us now from sydney is journalist william bream william you have had no let up there in australia for weeks hundreds of bushfires ac

but with glowing words about the century old national carrier from australian prime minister scott morrison. i think for so many years strategy and it's the optimism of quarters from its 1st guys to this always saying the opportunities going ahead before them and chasing them with such passion that i think it's guys are striving so much. the flights for london follows last month's direct trip from new york to sydney as quantas prepares to begin regular nonstop services between australia and the 2 global cities. as your business update on d w for me and the team thanks for watching. listen carefully. don't simply choose to do good. discover the world. subscribe to the documentary on to. follow the adventures of the famous naturalist and explorer. truce in the racial politics on the fun while its 250th birthday were embarking on a voyage of discovery. expedition voyage on the t.w.a. play. bass and it's as if they don't need to keep that they have out of the old fort over rats and home the 4th time from the full disclosure assuming that they come up with at least the bottom of the ballets at t

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prime minister scott morrison says folau's latest comments are appallingly insensitive. what he likes, but he needs to have regard for the people whose homes have burned down. for many christians around australia, thatis many christians around australia, that is not their view at all. there are thoughts and prayers are with those who are suffering, let me stress that. football now, and there's a huge game for wales in cardiff tomorrow night. beat hungary and they will qualify automatically for next summer's european championship. they missed out on the world cup last year and euro 2016 in france was their first major tournament appearance in 58 years and they exceeded all expectations by reaching the semi—finals. gareth bale was a key part of that side and will be fit for the winner—takes—all match against the hungarians. he feels that they can draw on the experience of 2016 and also the pain of missing out on russia last year. we can use both of them to our advantage. 0bviously, we can use both of them to our advantage. obviously, we have got the euphoria of qualifying

arsonists because of the way they supported the coal industry in recent years the prime minister scott morrison refuses to pin the crisis directly on climate change and there are some on the other side who claim that greenlit council is might also be contributing to the problem by refusing to alone i'll hazard reduction programs to take place during the winter months thereby clearing the vision which might be ignited during the summer but others say it's not it's really not the time to make political points. mathias cormann its government minister here said it wasn't appropriate to bring politics into the debate when people were losing their lives and and that's a good point and the police are reiterated by the new south wales premier eclairs their g.p. and the city was quite willing to discuss the issue of climate change not at the moment when people were dying and many people were also a little losing their homes and the emphasis is on evacuation right now as well roger maynard thanks so much for that from sydney. as preached on some of the other stories making the news this hour activists ba

the state of new south wales have been struggling to reach some parts, and the prime minister scott morrison has warned that the stiuation is likely to get worse. the former new york city mayor michael bloomberg has given the strongest signal yet that he intends to enter the us presidential race. the prime minister visited derbyshire friday night to see the devastation the flooding has brought there. and the worst may not yet be over. officials said that the river derwent in derby reached its highest—ever level earlier today, and the waters are due to peak before midnight. our correspondent phil mackie sent this report. they've never seen anything like this. it's the highest recorded level for the river derwent in derby. the floodwaters have begun to inundate parts of the city centre. the derwent still hasn't peaked, but already parts of derby city centre are now at the river level, and that means as it pours out over its banks, it's pouring into streets like this. around the corner, council workers are warning local businesses to prepare for the worst. the river levels have risen substantia

but with glowing words about the century old national carrier from australian prime minister scott morrison. i think the so many astride ians it's the optimism of quartus from its 1st eyes to these always saying the opportunities going ahead before them and chasing them with such passion that i think inspires the stride in so much. the flights from london follows last month's direct trip from new york to sydney as quantas prepares to begin regular nonstop services between australia and the 2 global cities. just at the c.e.o. wouldn't have arrived glowing if he'd been crammed into a car like. business 50. and now we affectionately but as affectionately as you can. be true to him in the middle of his election campaign in. 2000 the documentary was filmed for russian television. to turn the chair. god of course the film secretly chronicled a power grab actually everything was precisely planned instructional. featuring top supporting role. to the freedom of russia. and featuring a lead role like you've never seen before. but i'm here for that amir of itch to the ends justify the means. to tim's

government to take climate action the man out of one of the towns in glen innes was calling on scott morrison our prime minister to address climate change to what it is and knowledge that links that it has to these catastrophic bushfires that we've been having. ok cares where you are is considered the the gateway to the great barrier reef i've been there it's a fantastic city a lot of nature a climate change there is unfortunately having a devastating impact clare what needs to be done urgently where you are so where i am i'm on the great barrier reef and we've experienced back to back mask rolled leaching which is really severely affected out on each year in that time so it's really clear that the government needs to take serious climate action and that includes stopping the donny coal mine which is a massive mine for her is flawless central queensland. we call in full 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 and it just transition to renewable energy for the workers in the fossil fuel industry because industry we have a lot of what his and communities that rely on the fossil fuel industry so it

the state of new south wales have been struggling to reach some parts and the prime minister scott morrison has warned that the stiuation is likely to get worse. the former new york city mayor michael bloomberg has given the strongest signal yet that he intends to enter the us presidential race. he filed papers for the democratic primary in alabama just before deadline expired. he's said to be worried that the current field of candidates isn't good enough to beat donald trump. here in the uk, a woman has died after being swept away by floodwater, following the torrential rain which has hit parts of the north of england and the midlands. her body was found in the river derwent in derbyshire. this report from our correspondent danny savage. as floodwaters rose rapidly across the east midlands, derbyshire and yorkshire, a woman died after being swept away in rowsley, near matlock. she went missing in the early hours near here, and her body was recovered from the river derwent in darley dale this morning. in doncaster, the main river through the town burst its banks and overflowed into nearby s

the prime minister scott morrison said the military could be called upon to support firefighters who more than 100 fires in queensland and new south wales. our correspondent phil mercer joins us from sydney. spanish voters are returning to the polls for the country's second general election injust over six months. the socialists, led by the acting prime minister, pedro sanchez won the most seats in the last ballot in april but were unable to form a government. spain has been struggling to put stable governments together since 2015. tens of thousands of well—wishers gathered in tokyo to congratulate japan's emperor naruhito on his enthronement. the emperor officially began his reign in may after the abdication of his father. the ceremony was postponed so that the government could deal with the aftermath of recent typhoon hagibis. naruhito and empress masako greeted crowds waving japanese rising sun flags. it is ten past six. let's take a look at the front pages. the observer is looking at the scandal over boris johnson's friendship with technology entrepreneurjennifer arcuri. the pict

the state of new south wales have been struggling to reach some parts and the prime minister scott morrisonas warned that the stiuation is likely to get worse. the prime minister borisjohnson visited derbyshire on friday to see the devastation the flooding has brought there. officials said that the river derwent in derby reached its highest—ever level. and the worst may not yet be over. our correspondent phil mackie sent this report. they've never seen anything like this. it's the highest recorded level for the river derwent in derby. the floodwaters have begun to inundate parts of the city centre. the derwent still hasn't peaked, but already parts of derby city centre are now at the river level, and that means as it pours out over its banks, it's pouring into streets like this. around the corner, council workers are warning local businesses to prepare for the worst. the river levels have risen substantially overnight and during the course of the day, so our absolute priority is safety of our citizens and the people in the city centre. next to the river in flats which are about to flood, re

next, highlights from last month in the australian parliament where prime minister scott morrison andembers of his cabinet faced questions about syria, climate change, agricultural issues, and press freedom. this comes courtesy of sky news australia. ♪ hello, welcome to another edition of question time as we look at what is happening in the australian parliament. with u.s. troops out of syria sparking alarm across the globe including here in australia, we want to know what the government's plan is for the australians in refugee camps in the north of syria. >> thank you, mr. president. my question is for the minister of foreign affairs, senator kaine. the turkish military operation targeting kurds in northern syria and calling on turkey to cease action. we are saying the operation is further destabilizing the reason -- region and risks undermining progress against daesh. and tell uste us what actions the government has taken? >> thank you very much. thank you for your question. as the lady would appreciate, this is a very fast-evolving and very dangerous situation. both the prime minis

foreign minister slammed the rugby star israel folau over his comments on the country's push far as scott morrison calling for old words appalling to hitler in the far goldsworthy of punishing australia for passing. an abortion law. will begin with a 10 standoff in hong kong between riot police and pro-democracy protesters at a university where demonstrators have barricaded themselves inside the polytechnic campus for several days before dawn on monday police entered the grounds they were met with a bag of petrol bombs and arrows they responded with tear gas water cannon laced. they did weapons were used in a poorly attended university which has become a weapon factory as well as a refugee for extremely violent viruses that development so rare is has reached a critical level rogers. has so intention murder officer at all costs or later a number of demonstrators fled the university's building several people were arrested it's unknown how many remain inside and there are large groups of people on the streets of the city reportedly making their way towards the university campus let's bring in our cor

australia's prime minister scott morrison had dodged questions about climate change when he was visitingffected by bushfires in new south wales. at least three people have been killed, and the authorities fear that number will rise. broadcasters are so high temperatures and strong winds will make conditions dangerous, while fire chiefs are warning the outskirts of sydney could face catastrophic danger from fires. the scale of devastation is starting to emerge. hundreds of homes have been burnt to the ground, all that is left is charcoal and ashes, skeletons of a family home which will never be the same again. firefighters are making the most of a slight reprieve in conditions, but the end isn't insight. but the end isn't in sight. forecasters say another burst of hot, windy weather is on the way, putting even more people at risk. we need people to obviously understand that when they do ask for assistance, that a fire truck may not be able to turn up. the winds at those kind of strengths, we may not be able to get you aerial support. we are trying to encourage everybody to use this weeken

reporter: critics accuse the prime minister scott morrison of not taking g s environmnmental reononsibilitieses seriously. but he is -- h he has denied his government's claim of policies are to blame for the fires. bushfires are part of life here, people say the severity of this year is a consequence of climate change with the land dried -- dried out and ripe for fires. >> we have seen hot weather, we have seen strong winds, and we predicted there would be fire. it is important to point out that we still have a long way to go. reporter: in sydney, smoke from the fires has shrouded the city's most famous landmarks in a haze. people have been wearing masks because of the poor air quality. >> my nose is irritated and my throat is irritated. i woke up with it and decided to wear it today to help. reporter: the bushfires have affected all six of australia's states, the biggest risks this week are in the south with a code red declared in victoria. brent: this is dw news. these are our top stories. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has rejected hisis indictment on corruption charges saying tha

being supporters of the coal industry which he plea was a contributing factor the prime minister scott morrison has tried to distance himself from these suggestions he refuses to pin the crisis directly on climate change while the same thought in the recent green groups who are being accused of being partly responsible for the bushfires but preventing. has a reduction programs taking place during the winter period when ok a lot of impossible to clear up a lot of the there's a takes on the ground journalist roger maynard speaking to us there from sydney thank you now former bolivian president evo morales is on his way to mexico where he's been granted asylum what alice resigned on sunday and protests against alleged election fraud his resignation has left a power vacuum in bolivia where unrest has continued on the streets of the past the police and the army are threatening a crackdown ever morale is heading to mexico into exile the mexican foreign minister car fare him did in a tweet he assured the ousted believe leader your life and integrity are safe. while many believe ian's accused morale is

stuff is totally gone further up north critics accuse the prime minister scott morrison of not taking his environmental responsibility seriously but he's denied his government's climate policies are to blame for the fires. bushfires are a part of life here meteorologists say the severity of this year's recounts occurrence of climate change with the land dried out and ripe for fires. we've seen we've seen strong winds and we predicted they would be fought it's important to point out at this particular point on that we still have a long way to go. in sydney smoke from the fire says shrouded the city's most famous landmarks in a haze people have been wearing masks because of the poor air quality. noses irritated. and woke up with. the bushfires have affected all fix of australia state the biggest risks this week are in the south where the code red declared in victoria. this is day they'll be news these are top stories but his main opposition labor party has unveiled its election manifesto for next month's election with leader jeremy called inviting to make radical changes the program inc

people are linking it to climate change greenhouse emissions and of trolls the prime minister scott morrison is at the moment sort of backpedaling on that and people are saying that certain elements of denial people are saying not enough is being dominant a lot of people are not used to this we've got bush tries to many years home the centuries but this really does feel unprecedented and people just aren't accustomed to it and i think a lot of people are feeling very angry but not enough is being done in that it's not always being taken seriously enough you know that's a take away from of course the amazing work that emergency services are doing. generous with in broome in sydney and. thank you. as the scandal over prince andrew his friendship with a convicted paedophile and suspected sex trafficking continues to widen the british royal says that he is stepping back from public duties and into the prince andrew gave to the b.b.c. last week only fueled condemnation of his personal ties to geoffrey epstein the princes all say been accused of having sex with an under-age woman trafficked by eps

the prime minister of australia scott morrison has criticised local council leaders for linking the fireon that? if we cannot talk about climate change when we are feeling the effects of climate change when can we? we need drastic climate action are right now because of this is only going to get worse. you are 18, just graduated from high school, why are you and thousands of other people like you across australia and other countries demonstrating today? we are out here to demand climate action from the government because we are the ones, the youth, are going to be feeling the impact from the climate emergency the most. we are already feeling these impacts but it is only going to get worse. travelling down from northern new south wales for the protests. they have really begun in new zealand stop in australia they will be taking place across the country. the focus will be on the link between the bush emergency, the bushfire emergency and climate change. there will be other environmental rallies ride around the world. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: calls

we have scott morrison on the other hand not wanting to answer questions on climate change.g conditions which we haven‘t seen before. last year, for example, we saw fires in northern queensland that were well and truly out of their normal season for fires. and we are running much hotter. indeed, we are running much hotter. indeed, we saw fires in tasmania burning in areas that traditionally haven‘t seen areas that traditionally haven‘t seen fires for hundreds if not longer timeframes. so it is clear that the future that we are looking at is not the same as the one that we have seen anybody apartment living memory, if like. so there is clearly something changing. in climate change is the ds factor —— the obvious factor. and there is demographic change, where we choose to live as a country, i guess. we are choosing to live in fire impacted areas or areas which traditionally have carried fires. so the debate is always difficult. it is clear that we are seeing a long—term increase in average temperature and that shows up in all the records. we are seeing... richard, iam the reco

people are linking it to climate change greenhouse emissions and of coles the prime minister scott morrison is at the moment sort of backpedaling on that and people are saying that certain elements of denial people are saying not enough is being dom a lot of people are not used to this we have bushfires to many years in the centuries but this really does feel unprecedented and people just aren't accustomed to it and i think a lot of people are feeling very angry but not enough is being done and it's not always being taken seriously enough you know that us take away from of course the amazing work that emergency services are doing. generous whimpering main sydney thank you thank you. britain's opposition leader jeremy corbyn has unveiled a detailed manifesto for next month's election as his labor party tries to close an opinion poll gap with the governing conservatives labour's new plan for government it includes a 5 percent increase in public sector pay higher taxes on companies and the nationalisation of some infrastructure it is being billed as the most radical plan for change in decades

is totally go further up north with critics accuse the prime minister scott morrison of not taking his environmental responsibility seriously but he's denied his government's climate policies are to blame for the fire. bushfires are a part of life here meteorologists say the severity of this year's records of quints of climate change with the land dried out and ripe for fire is. we've seen whole way that we've seen strong winds and we predicted they would be fought it's important to point out at this particular point on that we still have a long way to go. in sydney smoke from the fire shrouded the city's most famous landmarks in a haze people have been wearing mollusks because of the poor quality. noses irritated throats and woke up with it today to help. the bushfires have affected all fix of australia's state's biggest risks this week i'm in the south with a code rate declared in victoria. well this is g.w. news in these are our top stories israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has rejected his indictment on corruption charges saying that the country is witnessing quote attempte

the chinese government has denied the allegations, but here's prime minister scott morrison's reactionling. and i refer you to the director—general‘s statement which said that these matters were already under investigation and those investigations are continuing. i would caution anyone leaping to any conclusions about these matters, that is why we have agencies. i'm not, but i do find the allegations troubling and disturbing. alexjoske is an analyst with the think tank the australia strategic policy institute, focusing on chinese communist party influence outside china. he said the australian intelligence community is taking the accusations very seriously. i think they are quite credible and we should be taking seriously the director of australia's domestic intelligence organisations unprecedented public statement that they were aware of these matters, are investigating them and are taking them very seriously. at the very least we can't just dismiss this. it seems like a credible accusation and a credible story. china has denied the allegations. does it not sound very far—fetched to go

much of the anger is directed towards the prime minister scott morrison.rdens. earlier we spoke to a young woman from northern new south wales who lost her home in a bush fire. over 40 lost her home in a bush fire. over a0 metres high wall of flames fire, spitting embers, amber attacks, balls of fire, it wasn't just a bush fire, it was a firestorm. 0ver balls of fire, it wasn't just a bush fire, it was a firestorm. over 80 houses have been lost in my community. this is climate change, this is the climate crisis, we are feeling the impacts from it right now. we need desperate and drastic climate action. the mood here is one of defiance and also a mood of angen of defiance and also a mood of anger, frustration and despair, especially among the young. many teenagers taking the day off school tojoin the rally in teenagers taking the day off school to join the rally in sydney. teenagers taking the day off school tojoin the rally in sydney. in those feelings best summed up by one of the teenage speakers. the bushfires are definitely linked to climate change. you

people are linking it to climate change greenhouse emissions and of coles the prime minister scott morrison is at the moment sort of backpedaling on that and people are saying that certain elements of denial people are saying not enough is being dom a lot of people are not used to this we have bushfires to many years the centuries but this really does feel unprecedented and people just aren't accustomed to it and i think a lot of people are feeling very angry but not enough is being done and it's not always being taken seriously enough you know that's a take away from of course the amazing work that emergency services are doing. generous when you bring main sydney thank you thank you who protest is in malta demanding that the government resign off a prominent businessman was arrested in connection with the mud off investigative journalist death any kind of ironic and it's you know the killing 2 years ago spot weld wide outrage in the maltese government has come under scrutiny for its handling of the case which has raised questions about the rule of law and malta. i demanding justice from th

further up north critics accuse the prime minister scott morrison of not taking his environmental responsibility seriously but he's denied his government's climate policies are to blame for the fires. bushfires are a part of life here meteorologists say the severity of this year's recounts occurrence of climate change with the land dried out and ripe for fires. we've seen hot weather we've seen strong winds and we predicted they would be fought it's important to point out at this particular point on that we still have a long way to go. in sydney smoke from the fire shrouded the city's most famous landmarks in a haze people have been wearing masks because of the poor. noses irritated. and woke up with it side of the word today to help. the bushfires have affected all fix of australia states the biggest risks this week are in the south where the code red declared in victoria. you're watching news and still to come with a look at the evidence behind. president of the crackdown on the country's up persecuted minority. is fed up of being the world's dumping ground. there are. those doors on. that. go

next, some of the highlights from last month in the australian parliament where prime minister scott morrison and members of his cabinet face questions about syria, climate change, agricultural issues, and press freedom. this comes to us courtesy of sky news australia. ♪ i'm tom connell and welcome to another edition of question time as we look at what is been happening in estrone and parliament. the withdrawal of u.s. troops out of syria sparked alarm across the globe, including here in a stone. -- here in australia. they want to know what the government's plan is for isis. australians in the refugee camps in the north of syria. >> thank you, mr. president. my question is to the minister of foreign affairs. i'm deeply concerned about the turkish military operation targeting kurds in northern on turkey toled cease unilateral action. we have seen the operation is further destabilizing the region. we are seeing a humanitarian disaster in syria. talk about ther situation in northern syria and regards to what the estrone -- what actions the estrone government has taken? >> thank you very much, mr

be supporters of the coal industry which he plea was a contributing factor the prime minister scott morrison has tried to distance himself from these suggestions he refuses to pin the crisis directly on climate change while the same time there are some green groups who are being accused of being partly responsible for the bushfires by preventing. has a reduction programs taking place during the winter period when ok minor thing possible to clear up a lot of the there's the vegetation on the ground journalist staff writer may know it's because they're from sydney thank you. now to some other stories making headlines around the world french president in modern call has kicked off the 2nd paris peace forum government and business leaders from 30 countries have gathered to tackle a variety of pressing global issues on the agenda are terrorism cyber security and climate change notably absent is the united states. hundreds of catalan independence activists have clashed with police while blockading a key border crossing between spain and france the protesters demanding autonomy for the northern spa