we heard from scott morrison saying he would be willing to meet with president xi jinping.re may be a naive hope the biden reset in that relationship could mean a reset for canberra as well particularly as we have we have -- as we have a new trade minister. is more required to reset the relationship than this ambivalent statement about we will have a meeting but no real change in strategy from either party? geoff: i think that is right. the prime minister has said he will take a phone call from xi jinping. we are prepared to talk, that sort of thing. i think we are stuck. most likely everyone is going to wait and see what happens with the biden administration and how it deals with china and whether it does provide a possibility for australia. haidi: given that in the past we have seen a lack of visits or visitations being extended for australian ministers to go into china, what is required here? i guess we spoke to the former prime minister recently and said a managed strategic approach needs to be taken. what does that look like for canberra? geoff: the policy has to be co

scott morrison, the pm, says they will not be held to ransom.n but the weather certainly isn't going to make things any worse over the next few days. the current situation — well, the number of flood and severe flood warnings has just started to edge down. so, things are slowly improving for some communities. 0ther rivers though taking longer to respond. for example, the 0use in york. well, that's not going to peak until later in the day on friday. so, for some, it could still get worse before it gets better. lots of snow around of course. that snow still with us at the moment across the high ground in scotland. still some strong winds and further accumulations. otherwise, it's a cold night with the frost. showers, there is a risk of icy stretches dotted around the country. to the day as we edge into friday. cold north—westerly winds with us pulling in this chilly air. a day of sunshine and showers for sure, but some of the showers could be quite interesting. one of those particular showers that i've got my beady eye on is this clump of cloud yo

outlets and the government does seem very serious about it as you mentioned the prime minister scott morrison asserting that strategy doesn't respond to threats and he also said that the parliament here in australia sets the rules by which businesses are allowed to operate so certainly the government does seem very serious about it and one x. that i spoken to describe it as a high stakes game between companies like google and the government. in a word do you think it'll pass or not well look it's really hard to say but but it's likely to i mean it could be there's a very interesting case in in france today where where france has pushed forward with similar measures and certainly goole pushback against those and we've actually seen after an appeals court pushed google to to negotiate we've had maybe at companies that they've actually done so and obviously the conditions of the slightly different however i think that is quite interesting but nevertheless i don't think we can say that it's exactly the same set of circumstances right now google spurgeon director has threatened to block its search

forth with bass companies for for a number of months since late last year and as you mentioned scott morrison the prime minister was saying today that you know the government won't respond to threats he also said that these strongly in parliament lays out the laws under which you know businesses are allowed to operate in style so certainly they don't look like they're going to back down so i think these laws in some form do certainly look like the government will do something per but what about this threat from google to block the search engine in australia i mean how serious is that that being taken. well very serious as well of course as you said the the head of google here in australia no silver told the parliamentary inquiry today that it would you know indeed it was untenable for google's continue operating in this trial she also released a public video in which she said that it would break google search you know if they were to proceed and it's certainly not just google and facebook you know in actual fact tim berners lee who invented the world wide web has also said that it would make

regretted it never owned up to it but i thought i could so reminds australian prime minister scott morrison says the release is difficult to accept this is very distressing to the friends and families of the of the australian is the idea to strike into acute. in the bali bombings of 2002 i still remember that day very vividly like i'm sure many of stratagems do the sheer supporters have long called for him to be freed because of his age and poor help but the question of his release has always been controversial now with his sentence authorities in indonesia had no choice but to let him go but he will be monitored by police for the rest of his life. security experts say his influence has diminished during his time behind bars this doesn't change the equation. reus in indonesia and it doesn't suddenly sure there are going to be more terrorist attacks or that he will do any inciting to terrorists. he often describes himself as just a preacher but for those who survived the bali bombings. will forever be remembered as a symbol of filings jessica washington al jazeera. feeley is an associate pro

celebration of genocide and language nor to our absence from the constitution ok so prime minister scott morrison said that the unity shown by australians over the past year should be reflected in the change of that wood in the anthem but was there any consultation with 1st nations people not that i know rob i've never heard of any consultations already. started they were they were held. and and how much is australia really trying to recognise its indigenous history in political and cultural events i mean last month we're just saying that the australian rugby team the want to be sang the national anthem in non-indigenous language for the 1st time do you think that was a step in the right direction. it certainly was but you know you could nail resonance right in that that was a genuine hour and the shooting from the right brain you know wires are not the right many arrests out meal and barracks were such are are our whole idea rational and written by not one was gotten straight will i have gotten ever try or why or why are our national lampoon's at that's right you're saying. you know you can imag

this problem well australia's treasurer josh freedom says it's inevitable the prime minister scott morrisonsays he's not intimidated by google's threats and he added australia makes our rules for things you can do in australia that's done in our parlance now google recently struck a similar agreement with some media companies in france to pay for content so why is the company taking issue with what the australians are proposing here when it comes out to control richard last week google cut a deal with an organization that represents something like 300 needs outlets among them national dailies like luther and the mont that's agreement means that google will pay publishers to use their consent but in france google gets to set the fee in australia if the $2.00 sides failed to reach an agreement a judge will decide that the difference ok thanks to our anyone familiar with the term the military entertainment complex knows it was coined for hollywood and the symbiotic relationship that movie studios have long had with the pentagon the blockbuster films that glorify american soldiers subsidized by

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and forth with these companies for for a number of months late last year and as you mentioned scott morrison the prime minister was saying today that you know the government won't respond to threats. that these strongly parliament lays out the laws under which you know businesses are allowed to operate in stereo so certainly they don't look like they're going to back down so i think these laws in some form do certainly look like the government will do something for but what about this threat from google to block the search engine in australia i mean how serious is that that being taken. well very serious as well of course as you said the the head of google here in australia no silver told the parliamentary inquiry today that it would you know indeed it was untenable for google's continue operating in this trial she also released a public video in which she said that it would break google search you know if they were to proceed and it's certainly not just google and facebook in actual fact tim berners lee who invented the world wide web has also said that it would make the web unworkable arou

you have a prime minister, scott morrison, who recently claimed that there never had been slavery intler who you are referring to when you talk about this idea of brits landing on the "empty land of australia" — is the leadership in your country listening to you? you now run foundations, you're involved in business empowerment for aboriginal peoples, but are the people in power listening? i don't know if they're listening or not. there's other issues going on in our country that they think needs more attention. you have to remember, we're 2.8% of the population here in australia, so not much time and effort is put into working with us as indigenous people. and when i mean working with us, that's listening to us, taking our advice and creating good governance and policy behind it. we have some incredible indigenous leaders now in our government parties, which is great. we need more of it. for me, i will work with government, i will help them achieve their kpis when it comes to indigenous outcomes, but i don't have time to wait for them and indigenous people don't have time to wait for

strained over plans by the government to make tech giants pay for news content but prime minister scott morrison has told the company we don't respond to threats or a burden man that reports. google dominate the 13 g. markets around the globe handling about 90 percent of all internet queries but the tech giant may be about to switch off its services in australia that to the country part of the bill that would force it and facebook to pay for news content a feature that google says this will open it up to too much risk. the principle of honor strict and linking between websites is fundamental to search and coupled with the unmanageable financial and operational risk if this version of the card were to become law it would give us no real choice but to stop making google search available in australia. ally of google easy and then to the world wide web tim berners lee in the submission to parliament he says he supports the right for content creators to be rewarded for their work but in this way it would undermine the fundamental principles of the ability to think freely on the web. media giant faceb

prime minister scott morrison is a staunch supporter of australia day remaining onjanuary 26.week. 0n australia day, it's all about acknowledging how far we have come. you know, when those 12 ships turned up in sydney, all those years ago, it wasn't all those years ago, it wasn't a particularly flash day for the people on those vessels either, and i think what that day, to this, demonstrate is how far we have come as a country, and that's why i think it is important we market in that way. it's not about that day so much, it's about how far we have come together since that day. you can'tjust airbrush things that have happened in the past. i'm joined now by gunai and gunditjmara woman, meriki 0nus — an indigenous activist based in melbourne. thank you so much forjoining us. tell us, and tell our viewers around the world, how australia day is currently marked, and what it means for indigenous australians. currently, it is a public holiday, most australians call it australia day, but in recent times, there has been a huge push back from indigenous people and our allies on what the

australia of a plans by the government to make tech giants pay for news content but prime minister scott morrison has that we don't respond to threats the proposals would allow local news websites to be paid for content featured on google and facebook a straw you makes our rules for things you can do in australia that's done in their power and it's done by our government. and that's how things work here in australia and people who want to work with that in australia you're very welcome but we don't respond to threats the demand for electric vehicles is booming worldwide with governments in europe making plans to phase out fuel burning cars but the continent risks falling behind in the race to build the vehicles if it allows asia to dominate battery development paul resupport now from gotham burke in sweden. further faster cheaper and greener demand for electric cars is rising and so are the demands placed on the the swedish chinese pollstar to is one of the latest vehicles trying to tempt drivers away from petrol diesel why is this a cyclic time for the electric cars because it's finally happenin

mel silvia's comments drew a sharp reaction from australia's prime minister, scott morrison. our rules for things you can do in australia. that's done in our parliament, that's done by our government. and that is how things work in australia and people who wanted to work with that, in australia, you are very welcome. but we don't respond to threats. and we will be getting more on this story from singapore in our business news in about 20 minutes' time so do stay with us for that let's get some of the day's other news. air accident investigators in indonesia say they are focussing their inquiry into the crash of a sriwijaya airliner earlier this month on the plane's auto throttle. that's the system that controls engine power automatically. a spokesman for the national transportation safety committee said a problem with the boeing 737�*s auto throttle system had been reported after a flight a few days before the crash. police in italy have arrested almost 50 people in an anti—fraud operation targeting the powerful �*ndrangheta mafia group. offences range from public procurement

over plans by the government to make tech giants pay for news content australia's prime minister scott morrison hit back at the companies saying we do not respond to threats of repose alls would allow local news websites to be paid for content featured on google and facebook google's regional director says the plans pose unmanageable risks for the company in its current form the card remains unworkable and if it became law would hurt not just google but small publishers small businesses and millions of australians that ease our services every day the principle of unrestricted linking between websites is fundamental to search and coupled with the unmanageable financial and operational risk if this version of the card were to become law it would give us no real choice but to stop making google search available in australia. so this is our desire these are the top stories and u.s. president joe biden is set to target the economy on his 2nd full day in office its executive orders are expected to help those struggling to feed their families or find a job because of the pandemic it is a temporary mea

australia over plans by the government to make tech giants pay for news content but prime minister scott morrison has replied we don't respond to threats the proposals would allow local news websites to be paid for content featured on google and facebook in its current form the code remains unworkable and if it became law would hurt not just google but small publishers small businesses and the millions of australians that is out services every day the principle of unrestricted linking between websites is fundamental to search and coupled with the unmanageable financial and operational risk if this version of the card were to become law it would give us no real choice but to stop making a search available in australia strive you makes our rules for things you can do in a strike that's done in our parliament it's done by our government and that's how things work here in stride and people who want to work with that in australia you're very welcome but we don't respond to threats. a group of russian pilgrims have made a full 1000 kilometer journey to a remote area stand to reconnect with their roots

leaders weighing in on what we have seen in .ashington dc emmanuel macron, benjamin ofanyahu, and scott morrisonwe have seen a change in terms of what is expected for the year ahead with democrat seizing control of the senate. we are seeing a lift and markets. coming up on the open we will be talking about all of this as well as the prospect of mergers, acquisitions, banking, co-chief executive officer tom, a fascinating morning. an economy still very much beset by a pandemic. tom: mr. mulvaney, we have a headline he quit as the way to show disapproval. we will go to our editor-at-large, marty schenker. it is the 25th amendment -- not the 12th amendment, fourth amendment, a. it is a new, young thing. it makes it ever untested. marty: it is a very complicated process under the constitution to be able to remove a president from office or suspend his activities because he is unable to perform his duties. a unanimoushave cabinet. you must bring it to congress. it could be disputed there. i just wonder just how practical it is, should it be considered? this has been knocked around by illness of presi

with these companies for for a number of months since at least last year and as you mentioned scott morrison the prime minister was saying today that you know the government won't respond to threats he also said that these strongly in parliament lays out the laws under which you know businesses are allowed to operate you know. so certainly they don't look like they're going to back down so i think these laws in some form do certainly look like the government will do something for but what about this threat from google to block the search engine in australia i mean how serious is that that being taken. well very serious as well course as you said the the head of google here in australia no silver told the parliamentary inquiry today that it would you know indeed it was untenable for google's continue operating in this trial she also released a public video in which she said that it would break google search you know if they were to proceed and it's certainly not just google and facebook in actual fact tim berners lee who invented the world wide web has also said that it would make the web unw

prime minister scott morrison is hitting back, saying australian makes -- australia makes its own lawsloomberg business flash. francine: bitcoin has steadied after slumping below $30,000. the retreat is bring up fresh questions about cryptocurrency. bitcoin is on course for one of its worst weeks since the pandemic while financial markets march. joining us is our reporter from hong kong. good afternoon where you are. what may be some of the reasons behind bitcoin's slide or rise? what is it tracking? >> it has been a question for constant debate pretty much ever since we started seeing bitcoin's meteoric rise through the second half of last year, everything from the rise of institutional investment, interest as a dollar hedge, to really another round of speculative mania. the bubble from 2017. this week we have seen some of the worst selling for bitcoin going back to last march. i would note that we saw bitcoin quadruple in value last year, and certainly some people are likely taking profits after that massive run. it has lost some of that momentum through the first part of january her

the government of prime minister scott morrison, argues that, since google profits from linking to newseflected all over the world. let's hear first from google's australian director, mel silva, arguing against the new law. if this version of the code were to become law, it would give us no real choice but to stop making google search available in australia. in its current form, the code remains unavailable ——unworkable and if it became law, would hurt notjust google but small publishers, small businesses and millions of australians that use our services every day. australia makes our rules for things you can do in australia. that is done in our parliament. that is done by our government, and that is how things work here in australia. people who want to work with that in australia, you're very welcome, but we don't respond to threats. sinan aral is the director of the massachusetts institute of technology's initiative on the digital economy and author of the hype machine, which looks at how social media disrupts our world. let's start with the basics. when it comes to what potentially a

with these companies for for a number of months since at least last year and as you mentioned scott morrison the prime minister was saying today that you know the government won't respond to threats he also said that these strongly in parliament lays out the laws under which you know businesses are allowed to operate in straight so certainly they don't look like they're going to back down so i think these laws in some form do certainly look like the government will do something for but what about this threat from google to block the search engine in australia i mean how serious is that that being taken. well very serious as well course as you said the the head of google here in australia no silver told the parliamentary inquiry today that it would you know indeed it was untenable for google's continue operating in this trial she also released a public video in which she said that it would break google search you know if they were to proceed and it's certainly not just google and facebook you know in actual fact tim berners lee who invented the world wide web has also said that it would make

scott morrison from new zealand -- from australia, the prime minister there, also saying never a mores. the countries on the front line and u.s. allies in this growing tensions with china. perhaps the person who is most disappointed, the canadian prime minister, trudeau, not happy about the xl keystone pipeline but happy to see biden in office. the overall message from the world is this is good for the world. the world is happy and they're waiting to see what happens next, john. >> we heard from the press secretary that the first conversation with a world leader will be on friday with the canadian prime minister trudeau who doesn't like the keystone action but is clear he likes joe biden being president. nic robertson, thank you. >>> breaking news. cnn just heard from the biden administration. they're saying they essentially inherited no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan. they have to start from scratch, they say, and seconds ago the white house released, i'm holding in my hands, this multi--page document, this coronavirus strategy. we'll read through it and bring you the details

. >> schifrin: australian prime mister scott morrison: >> this is a difficult time for the united states clearly. they are great friend of australia and they're one of the world's greatest democracies. and so, our thoughtsndre with theme hope for that peaceful transition to take place. >> schifrin: those thoughts and prayers aren't repeated in the countries where the u.s. has tried, but largely failed, to impose democracy. ali abdulla lives in baghdad. >> (anslated ): they claim that they have democracy for their own people, but it's only a theater. it doesn't exist. esey try to show a false image about arab countsaying that we are disorganized. look at them! chifrin: in the end, u.s democracy was delayed, not denied. the world will soon have a new american president.am buica at itsest has always been a beacon on the hill. and for allies and adversaries, that light, has been dimmed. for the pbs newshourm nick schifrin. >> woodruff: in the day's other news, publisher simon and the virus killed nearly 4,000 people nationwide on wednesday.i rnia had more than 1,000 deaths over 48 hours.em o

regretted it he's never owned up to it but i thought i could still remains australian prime minister scott morrison says the release is difficult to accept this is very distressing. to the friends and families of of the of the australians the idea of the strike ins who were killed in the bali bombings of 2002 i still remember that diary very vividly like i'm sure many of stratton's do but she has supporters have long called for him to be freed because of his aids and poor help but the question of his release has always been controversial now with his sentence up authorities in indonesia had no choice but to let him go but he will be monitored by police for the rest of his life. security experts say his influence has diminished during his time behind bars this doesn't change the equation. in indonesia and it doesn't suddenly sure there are going to be more terrorist attacks or that he will do any inciting to terrorists. he often describes himself as just a preacher but for those who survived the bali bombings. will forever be remembered as a symbol of jessica washington al-jazeera. a court in pakist

australia over plans by the government to make tech giants pay for news content for prime minister scott morrison has told the company we don't respond to threats or a burden man over ports. google dominate the search engine markets around the globe handling about 90 percent of all internet queries but the tech giant may be about to switch off its services in australia that's of the country passes a bill that would force it and facebook to pay for news content they feature that google says this will open it up to too much risk the principle of honor strictly linking between websites is fundamental to the search and coupled with the unmanageable financial and operational risk if this version of the card were to become law it would give us no real choice but to stop making a search available in australia. ally of google is the inventor of the world wide web tim berners lee. in a submission to parliament he says he supports the right for content creators to be rewarded for their work but in this way it would undermine the fundamental principles of the ability to think freely on the web. social media

with google search results they just need to be fair price for news content when he comes up scott morrisone prime minister says they won't be threatened us right away be threatened by this kind of posturing but actually what kind of home can he play. well it sounds like the start any government is not going to fold under pressure and that they're going to kind of stick to their principles and that this is the law that they going to make a new stray and if google doesn't like it. ok and then from google's point of view they say well we'll just pull out of australia are they actually likely to do that to the. well i think they might just saw it in the last day or so we've heard that google has actually reached. a decision on trunks and has agreed to pay french publishes full content so that it is set in a sense is sitting a president and they were forced to do that even that they tried to get out of the me surely in france by stripping away a new snippets and just displaying headlines but the competition in consumer commission even france came back in may. display the snippets again because

we heard from prime minister scott morrison making some comments about being open to a no conditionseeting with beijing. there are hopes the new trade minister in beijing would be able to speak to some of the tensions going forward. taking a look at some of the iron ore. seeing upside. fortescue up by over to present. we had seen some downside pressure. we had some sense about rising chinese stockpiles, which had risen to the highest since early december. the world economy facing a tougher start to 2021 than expected. global growth is still on course to the rebound. it may take longer to ignite and may not be as healthy as previously forecast. the world bank has trimmed its predictions. i want to bring in the senior asian economist. it is the success of the vaccine rollout one of the key things you are worried about as a key economist? >> absolutely. i think that is something everyone is looking out for. it is likely it will take longer than expected to implement those rollout programs, especially in emerging markets when you have structural complication. many are documented. india i

haidi: for those of you who missed it prime minister scott morrison at said that day went british convictsived in australia it was not a -- day for them. what should become of this day? should it be a day of remembrance initially as it continues to be for the first peoples? christ it is a day of remembrance and a truth telling process. it marked today where our lands were taken from us, our culture was broken down, and people were murdered. at that is what that date represents for our people. with no alternative day i could hear about anyway i had the opportunity to tell the truth on this day and what it marks for the first nation's people and an alternative. we need to start having that conversation and have the adult conversation about how it represents this nation's people as a nation and as a whole. shery: great to have your insights. ceo of the national native title counsel. unilever is working on increasing diversity across the supply chain. the ceo spoke to bloomberg about plans for an increase on spending with companies owned or managed by ethnic minority groups. >> you want to spe

google's approach drew a sharp reaction from australia's prime minister, scott morrison.nd people who want to work with that in australia, you are very welcome. but we don't respond to threats. 0ur correspondent in sydney shaimaa khalil has more on that proposed law. well, essentially, it is to bridge that gap between media outlets and the all—powerful tech giants like google, like facebook. what the government wants is it wants google, facebook and other tech companies to acknowledge thejournalism of these media outlets and pay them for using it on their platform. the government argues that because these tech platforms gain millions of customers with people who go on it to read the news, billions of dollars in advertising revenue, that they should pay news outlets for their journalism. and this really is an essential and badly needed financial support avenue for news outlets that have essentially been haemorrhaging money, really, for decades. we have official reports that say the print media in australia, for example, have lost 75% of its advertising revenue, so the oper

morrison with the conclusion of "the player." >> reporter: it was september 2010, just months before ernie scherer iii was to go on trial for the murder of his parents. prosecutors pored over the evidence scottdudek and his detectives had collected. was there anything else? anything they missed, they might use to seal the case against ernie scherer? and that's when they saw it. something quite odd. >> they came across a piece of paper that we had collected that had blood droplets on it. >> just one small piece of paper, which one of the detectives picked up from the bloody floor of the murder scene a few feet away from the lifeless body of ernie's father, ernest scherer jr. it was a warranty card for a baseball bat. that's all it was. no big deal. except when police searched through that house, searched every square inch of it, one thing they did not find was a baseball bat. >> and they just thought it was odd. why would 60-something-year-old people have a warranty for a bat? >> reporter: and the warranty wasn't just for any old bat. it was for a nike baseball bat. right on the warranty card. they couldn't help but see that same distinctive nike swoosh, just like the ones they saw printed on