australia's prime minister tony abbot, has made it through a vote challenging his leadership. apparent a big chunk of his liberal party wants him gone. for more on this let's go live to australia's capital. tony abbott survived this no-confidence vote. but with 40% of his party voting against him, it's not the end of his leadership problems is it? >> reporter: no rosemary, that's exactly what political commentators are saying. it's not a matter of if he'll be challenged again but when. as you say, his leadership has suffered a major blow because of this vote in confidence. it was described as a -- a motion where 40% of abbot's party voted -- give him a vote of no confidence. moving forward, what does this mean? he has to win become those members of parliament who -- if a snap election was called at this minute the liberal party would lose. they will essentially lose their job. so the feeling is replace the leader in the hope that between now and the next election which is coming up next year that they can turn public opinion around. that of course is a huge, huge thing to do b

why is tony abbot so unpopular? yes, there are policy back flips.s made a lot of unpopular decisions. as far as people within his own party are concerned, he hasn't consulted with them. they certainly feel disillusioned and frustrated with the process. then of course also the budget that he had handed down last year this austerity budget he just hasn't been able to sell to the public. then as i was getting to the clincher really in this whole drama, if you like is him giving prince phillip, the queen's husband, a knighthood last month on australia day. the voters here felt that he was completely out of touch with the electorate. there was just such a hukge backlash. the liberal party decided to give him more time. that was certainly something that former prime minister john howard asked the party to do. he said you know allow him to prove himself. he's been on the job now for 17 months. not even halfway through his first term in office. and he's hanging on saying that he has -- has listened and will change. he's learned from his mistakes. we'll have

indonesia's decision to postpone follows a warning from australian prime minister tony abbot, but the executions could have diplomatic consequences. take a listen. >> we certainly appreciate that the indonesian government doesn't normally go ahead with executions of this type while there are legal options still available. that's when we're saying to the indonesian government given that there are legal options that are apparently still there. let's not do this dreadful final, irrevocable thing any time soon. >> and indonesia has apparently responded to that cautionary warning there from prime minister tony abbot. >>> you are watching "cnn newsroom." you're watching news as it breaks. still to come living on al qaeda's hit list. hear from a prominent writer targeted by extremists. hey, girl. is it crazy that your soccer trophy is talking to you right now? it kinda is. it's as crazy as you not rolling over your old 401k. cue the horns... just harness the confidence it took you to win me and call td ameritrade's rollover consultants. they'll help with the hassle by guiding you through the

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. >> australian prime minister tony abbot has brought forward a party confidence vote that could result him in being replaced by one of his ministers. he has lost confidence cutting health and education to reduce the countries budget deficits. >> out early morning jog australian prime minister must have had a lot on his mind. just a few hours later, he took to the podium in sydney with an announcement. >> the last thing australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty. on reflection and after talking to my colleagues, i've decided that the best thing we can do is deal with it as quickly as possible and put it behind us. >> he brought forward a vote that could result in his own party forcing him out of office. it's been a dramatic fall. he came to power less than 18 months ago. recent polls suggest more than half of all australian now want him gone. it's an ironic turn of events, considering he was fiercely critical of the leadership flip-flops that went on before him. >> we were elected to end the chaos of labor. we were elected to fix labor's mess. >> he's talking about what ma

the new laws will combat what tony abbot called homegrown terrorism. some feel unfairly targeted. >> walking back from the doctor, she found a man blocking their path. >> we moved to the side, but he kept on coming towards us and he what could me with his shoulder and called me a bloody terrorist. >> she says she's increasingly concerned about how muslims are perceived. >> when people look at me, they think that because she's wearing a scarf she must abterrorist. >> on monday, as he announced new measures to counter the terrorist threat, australia's prime minister suggested muslims could do more to help. >> i've often heard western leaders describe islam as a religion of peace. i wish more muslim leaders would say that more off 10 and mean it. >> tony abbott said threats were rising. a december siege in a sydney cafe showed how an individual can cause havoc. >> authorities have 400 high priority counter terrorism investigations running double the number of a year ago. he also said 110 australians have traveled to iraq and syria to fight and could prove

australian prime minister tony abbot has just unveiled a new package of counterterrorism measures aimedt bolstering security amid rising security concerns. mr. abbott says the government review found that the country has entered a "long-term era of hatened terrorism threat." this comes after a terrorist siege at a sydney cafe become in december. you may remember that left two hostages dead. mr. abbott says parts of this measure are meant to slow foreign fighters from traveling abroad. >> already at least 110 australians have traveled overseas to join the death cult in iraq and syria. at least 20 of them so far are dead. even if the flow of foreign fires to syria and iraq stopped today, there's now an australian cohort of hardened jihadists who are intent on radicalizing and influencing others. >> the review also found australia is currently investigating over 400 high-priority counterterror cases. a number that's actually doubled from a year ago. rosemary? >>> iraq's defense minister is criticizing the united states for proposing a timetable for retaking mosul from isis. he think the u.

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. >> reporter: out for an early morning jobg, tony abbot must have had a lot on his mind. just a few hours later, he took to the podium in sydney with an announcement. >> the last thing australia needs right now is instability and uncertainty. on reflex and after talking to my colleagues i have decided that the best thing we can do is deal with the motion as quickly as possible and put it behind us. >> with that abbot brought forward a vote that on monday morning could result in his own party forcing him out of. it's been a dramatic fall for the once popular prime minister who came to powerless than 18 months ago but recent polls suggest more than half of all australians now want him gone. it's an ironic turn of events considering abbot was critical of the lead evership flip-flop that went on before him. >> we were elected to end the chaos of labor. we were elected to fix the mess. >> he is talking about what many political analysts consider the rudd deb accel. in 2010, deputy prime minister jill yard gilliard took over. two more leadership challenges and rudd returned vic

. >> reporter: tony abbot said it's rising and how an individual could cause havoc and authorities have high priority counter terrorism investigationss running, double a year ago and 110 australians have traveled to iraq and syria to fight and could prove dangerous if they return home. the system was giving people the benefit of the doubt. >> if there is a choice between latitude for suspects or more powers to police and security agencies more often we should choose to support our agencies. >> reporter: new proposals include appointment of a national counter terrorism coordinator and dual nationality if they pose a threat. >> legislative detail and how do you withdraw citizenship and what test there is going to be on that. >> reporter: further proposals to ban certain muslim groups if they make excuses for fan atics or spread discordant division concern many. >> this issue you are with us or against us is very george bush like and very unhelpful and impact on australia short term security interest and also long-term security interest. >> reporter: the danger say some is that measures to

considered and the final story is from the sidney harold and it's topical, australian prime minister tony abbotvolt from the party, six senators could cross the file to vote to soften racial discrimination and in current form the law suppresses free speech, right now for example insulting or offending someone can lead to prosecution. >> this came all in result of what happened with charlie hebdo in paris and attacks last month and australia law is more lenient to free press and speech than european laws. >> both australian law is stricter than speech in the united states >> american laws. described as the rain forest of the sea coral reefs and moment to 2 million species and key to the food chain and habitat for fish and storm protection and help with potential medical interventions and they are working to protect the echo system from damage western pacific the coral triangle is especially rich area more than 120 million people there rely on those reefs, al jazeera's steve cho gives us an extraordinary look. >> reporter: for decades this incredible under water landscape has been the focus of st

in cambra, tony abbot described it as a serious problem and believed it was going to get worse beforemary? >> that tip to police was critical. of course the police in new south wales calling on anyone if they have information, and right across australia and indeed across the globe it is up to citizens to be vigilant in situations like this. anna coren bringing us up to date from australia. many thanks to you. >>> in a few hours from now, opening statements begin in the trial of a man charged with killing the former navy s.e.a.l. whose story of the basis for the hit movie "american sniper." >> all eyes will be on defendant eddie ray routh. he is accused of killing chris kyle and kyle's friend at a texas gun range. cnn's martin savidge has more. >> reporter: at the movie theater outside stevenville, texas, just like anywhere else you can catch the film "american sniper." the hit movie that focuses on navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle. but unlike anywhere else in the center of town, at the courthouse the focus will be not on how kyle lived but how he died. as many as 800 jury notices went out. de

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. >>> tony abbot announced new security reforms in the wake of the security hostage situation. it left two hostages dead. his speech to the nation came one day after he released a joint report on the investigation into the event. from the australian federal police headquarters in canberra, this is 25 minutes. >> i welcome you here to headquarters of the australian federal police from the important national security statement from our prime minister. and i welcome the prime minister and ministers, particularly those sitting on the national security cabinet thank you for being here. we find ourselves in australia in a radically different security environment than when we came to office inwxfy 2013. international events, particularly those in the middle east, have unleashed threats that have resulted in the terror alert in australia being assessed as being high for the first time. we can not allow a situation where our freedoms in australia and the generosity of the australian way are used against us. the government is required to respond to these new threats and to make sure that