in december 2015, australia and indonesia held the first australia and indonesia regional council on law in jakarta. and that regional council has met on three occasions thus far. most recently in jakarta earlier in the year and will meet again at a venue to be announced in australia in the second half of this year. now, agencies work with indnessen agencies in a close and collaborative way. but our cooperation doesn't merely extend to indonesia. this is a regional problem, and we work with regional neighbors. i recently spoke with the deputy prime minister of malaysia and discussed the matter with him as i did with the singsporian -- >> another issue dominating debate during the session has been political donations, particularly those from foreign sources. there's been great concern here about some politicians drawing too close to chinese donors. >> thank you, mr. president. my question is to the leader of the government, senator brand. our third recent reports that on the day china signed off on the agreement -- senator, was this conflict of interest raised to cabinet before or aft

in december 2015, australia and indonesia held the first australia and indonesia regional council on law in jakarta. and that regional council has met on three occasions thus far. most recently in jakarta earlier in the year and will meet again at a venue to be announced in australia in the second half of this year. now, agencies work with indonesian agencies in a close and collaborative way. but our cooperation doesn't merely extend to indonesia. this is a regional problem, and we work with regional neighbors. i recently spoke with the deputy prime minister of malaysia and discussed the matter with him as i did with the singaporean -- who visited australia recently. >> another issue dominating debate during the session has been political donations, particularly those from foreign sources. there's been great concern here >> there's been great concern here about some politicians drawing too close to chinese donors. >> thank you, mr. president. >> my question is to the leader of the government, senator brandis. our third recent reports that on the day china signed off on the agreement

what is that say about australia's economy? >> i don't think it was markedly different from previous statements. until the first quarter of next year at the earliest, given that we don't have any inflation. trend.is below >> stay with us. going to get more on what global central banks are doing. we are waiting for janet yellen's congressional testimony. a hint at how this is going to play out. this is bloomberg. >> good morning i am betty liu in new york. >> you are watching daybreak australia. the bank of australia didn't change its target, leaving it at the record low, but it also left a statement largely untucked -- largely untouched. i want to bring back john edwards, a board member who thinks it could be, it could be a hack rate over eight times. i want to start with this chart. this is the conundrum i think about every time we have a meeting. you have record low rage growth. do they go from here in terms where that cash rate goes? it's a patchy economy. >> where i talked about the possibility was based on the the forecast

australia respectfully disagrees with that position. it comes down to an interpretation of national interest that we fear is too narrow. the tpp was about more than trade. it was also an expression of the closer engagement with the region and the strategic leadership of the united states. australia remains supportive of the tpp principles and we will continue to strive for high-quality trade agreements, which in this case, had set a new benchmark for trading rules. we believe there are many benefits for the remaining 11 countries and we are continuing to discuss future options. our views are well known in washington. we are assured that the united states will continue to negotiate free trade deals, but with better outcomes. the u.s. withdrawal from tpp also means the regional comprehensive economic partnership, to which the u.s. is not a party, takes on greater importance in regional trade negotiations. our perspectives also differ in relation to climate change. the g20 meeting in hamburg resulted in a new affirmation from 19 of the wor

you're watching "daybreak australia." bank of australia is expected to hold at its low rate. but we see some changes to see the bank set in step with his peers? a reporter here with some analysis. lots of cross currents for the rba here it what are we expecting here? global central banks were not signaling that so many of them are looking to start removing stimulus moving toward tighter holocene. cannot be any questions to put over the rba meetings today because we know they will keep their key rate at 1.5%. the economy has gotten stronger. there are so many cross currents, it is not time to think about responding to a stronger labor market with higher rates. but, because there is this global tilt toward hiring, there are wondering is reserve bank of australia going to jump on board? its policy statement move from neutral to something signaling down the road the next move could be a rate hike. we know a strong labor market, that is a plus. march-may, a lot of momentum in the australia labor market area on the other hand, you still have high household debt. raising rates would

his motive as yet is unclear. >>> a terror plot foiled in australia. four men there under arrest in connection with what authorities are calling an islam igs inspired plot to bring down an airplane. the police became aware of a conspiracy to carry out a terror attack with an improvised device. >>> 178 migrants from central america have been rescued from a trailer abandoned in mexico. officials say those rescued include women and children. the government and officials provided the migrants with temporary housing and also with aid. >>> a fire at a spanish music festival led to te vac wake of 22,000 people earlier saturday. it broke out on stage at the unite with tomorrowland event that took place in barcelona. authorities report the fire was put out. no one was injured. organizers say that the technical malfunction caused the fire. >>> turning now to russia makes good on its threat to retaliate over the new u.s. sanctions. those sanctions aimed to punish moscow. now the kremlin is ordering deep cuts in the u.s. diplomatic staff in russia. we're following

the reality is, australia is part of it. we used to be an island out on our own but we are part of the global marketplace. that is impacting our market as well. all of this is before even amazon lands in australia. there is talk about amazon coming in 2018. that is going to be another source of competition, starting next year. target, thelow reserve bank will say, that is what we are expecting. the numbers are not out of whack with the forecast. they say, it is a little bit below that. they probably are not going to be counting on those numbers. at the same token, there is nothing here pointing to a rate hike. 79 u.s. cents, it does seem the market has all what it needs. rangeink we will be around with the aussie for some time to come? >> probably. i question whether the market can price things appropriately. we will get it right over the long-term. off in get blown response to wins. excessive weakness in the u.s. dollar. australian dollar. an overreaction the meetings from the last meeting. being under a bit of pressure, fi

is trillions feel at home and in the uk and britons feel at home and australia. many as chileans have ancestry from the uk and 5% of australians were born in britain. —— australians. it is that heritage that founded what we know today as modern australia by successful multicultural society in the world. —— the most successful. built on the foundations of the most successful human civilisations and cultures in the world, the first australians had also built on a foundation of british history and british law and the british conception of democracy, parliamentary democracy in particular. when your institutions are attacked we feel that ours are too. when britain is attacked by terrorism we feel we are attacked as well. the attack in westminster bridge, the cruel assault on young children in the manchester arena and they attack at london bridge and the borough market, these were felt by this chilean people as keenly as the attacks we have suffered at home in astoria. —— the australian people. we stand shoulder to shoulder as we always have in freedom scor

this week australia's attorney general will meet with apple executives to discuss the plan. but technology experts see problems ahead. 0ur australia correspondent phil mercer is in sydney. what is on the table? what is being proposed? australian authorities say that in their investigations into serious crime, about 65% of cases including terrorism and organised crime as well as paedophile rings, can involve some kind of encryption. what the government wants to do is ring in new laws to force the tech companies such as apple, google and facebook, to handover in cryptic m essa 9 es facebook, to handover in cryptic m essa g es by facebook, to handover in cryptic messages by giving the government ‘s so—called tour into their messaging apps. but backdoor is code in circuit into the application that would allow law enforcement agencies to unscramble those messages. the head of apple has previously said that it wouldn't be co— operating with governments if these sorts of arrangements compromised the security of the company's products. 0ne security of the company's products. o

is such and coal china story for australia. >> it is. that blue line on the chart is the price pulling back. these trade figures while impressive are backward looking to make. there is a bloomberg story looking at global ports data that show coal shipments have declined 14% from their peak, so these impressive trade numbers may not be sustainable. it will be interesting to see what is coming up ahead. expectations for more volatility as we get the restructuring and chinese steel. thank you for that. the headline, a nice the when it comes to the aussie trade balance. shanghai, hong kong opening up for trade today. gmmie: taking a look at the down .2% after00 adding over 1% wednesday. jinpingpresident xi meeting with his global counterparts this week. we are seeing the yuan consolidate around that 6.80 mark. the hang seng up .2%, adding to wednesday's gain. the one bright spot amongst major markets in the region. shares rebounding after slumping 1.5% tuesday, driven by a drop in tencent, falling by the most in over a overshadowedns chinese

tech experts we have been speaking to here in australia do see problems ahead. they say that if one messaging app is effectively shut down for criminals, they will simply look for other methods to communicate in secret with each other. and just again, to do with this, we have heard a lot still to come on the programme: and the children came too —— the duke and duchess of cambridge take the whole family on their official visit to poland. and we'll hear from the cast and crew of the film, lipstick under my burkha, which has finally been passed by the indian film censors. the flamboyant italian fashion designer gianni versace has been shot dead in florida. the multi—millionaire was gunned down outside his home in the exclusive south beach district of miami. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worst floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the "great white way" by americans, but tonight it is completely blacked out. it is a timely reminder to all americans of the

they live longer and australia. for context, according to 82014 report from the world health organization, australian men have the third longest life expectancy and australia women have the seventh longest life expectancy in the world. the united states doesn't even crack the top ten for life expectancy, despite spending so much more than any other country on health care. mr. president, what all of this comes down to is the fact that we in america are the wealthiest country in the history of the world.lves, and the question that we have got to ask ourselves, and hope that senator daines will address that question as he introduces his medicare for all bill, is how does it happen that in canada every man, woman and child is guaranteed health care? the same is true in the uk, in germany, france, australia, japan, and every other major country on earth. how does it happen that everyuna industrialized country understands that health care is a right of all people because all of us get sick. all of us have accidents. not j

that selection deserted against australia. england's all—rounder stepped in to send the ball travelling around bristol. england sent the defending champions 260. australia would have to punch her in any team in world cup history. it did not look promising. at least perry smashed 70 to keep australia bike in it. this was a tense one. perry picked but shotjust by but when she tried a few overs later the result was markedly different. australia have some middle order strikers around and left them with six to win off the final ball. bristol held its breath. they could only manage two. the first world cup win over australia in 2a years, england picked their moment well. wayne rooney has returned to everton from manchester united 13 years after leaving the club. the former england captain is the record goal—scorer for club and country but he had becoming creasing the sidelined in recent seasons. the 31—year—old rejoins his boyhood club for free 31—year—old rejoins his boyhood club forfree on a 31—year—old rejoins his

our next film, from australia. i'll put it out there, i have read lots about it but i know i could not stomach it. talk us through it and explain. explain why some people like me may be rather queasy. again, loosely based on a true story, at least, about the moorhouse murders which happened in perth in western australia in the mid—‘80s, where a suburban couple were kidnapping teenage girls. i suppose what is really gripping and interesting about this film is that it is not some exploitative horror movie. it is actually a character study of this couple who do this, and why they do it, and what is going on in their heads. specifically, the wife, emma booth, whose character is called evelyn, who she is and what has gone on in her past and why she is in this situation and does what she does. that stops itjust being about cardboard cutouts, just a gory movie. it's interesting because it is actually about the characters, these three—dimensional characters, the kidnappers and one of the girls they kidnap. they all h

in australia, it is rba decision day. we are expecting the bank of australia too much from the record low cash rate. take a look at this chart. we talk a lot about the conundrum that faces the israeli central bank. wage growth at a record low. high.ges at a record savings ratio is plunging. thereis some concern that is systemic risk in the housing market given that we have seen record price gains. that is going to really reverberate. -- certainly, the trend has been sluggish when it comes to consumer spending. we're awaiting that decision from the rba but no change is expected. other global banks moving toward a tighter stance. rishaad: also, they are suffering from the same sort of illness, you could call it, as the u.s. and the u.k. that is the inability to raise wages. there's a reliance on wage growth that engenders some sort of inflation. let's get to the markets. here's juliette. juliette: certainly not suffering in terms of equities. the front runner in the region, up by 1.6%. we have seen, in the last half hour, l

monetary policy direction with a strategist at nomura australia. always the fund data released today from australia. the headlines pretty normal. the full-time jobs number jumping by 62,000, unemployment falling by 48,000. what is all of that about given how technology is restructuring the nature of jobs growth? had three months of solid numbers, and to boot, solid full-time within that. it is difficult to square with all the other data. the economy appears to be growing at a moderate taste. the market data it looks quite good come housing data looks lower, but overall all, the economy is running at a moderate taste. there is no doubt this labor market data is pretty impressive. to whethernt to get that changes your assessment of what the rba will do. you can also overlaid the household debt leverage data point over this and makes it even scarier, but the wage growth issue is going nowhere. inflation is still pretty anemic. where does the rba go from here? our today's numbers a not to give it a push to the hawkish side? >> maybe, but not substantia

police in australia say they've foiled a plot to bring down an aircraft. four men have been arrested and security has been increased at airports across the country. police say they've seized material that could be used to make an improvised bomb. from sydney, phil mercer reports. a suspect is taken into custody in the surry hills neighbourhood of sydney, one of four people arrested in raids across the city by heavily armed police and members of australia's domestic spy agency. investigators say they have information that the plot to blow up an aircraft involved the use of an improvised device. as roads were sealed off and properties searched, it has been reported the operation was not planned but a rapid response to a tip—off. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, says the authorities have foiled what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint counterterrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an aeroplane. the operation is continuing. a woman who said her son and husband were among t

i'm haidi lun, you are watching daybreak australia. the australian dollar has enjoyed a riproaring july. it could be in a very difficult situation at the policy meeting. but go to the website senior strategist -- westside senior strategist. this could be a sticking point when it comes to the aussie -- do we expect further residual earnings from the rba, or is it going to work? >> good question. we do expect they will raise the category of little bit. the danger in the wording from tuesday around the aussie dollar, they somewhat there quite relaxed. they don't think it is anything to really change. this latest rally over the past month, very steep rally from 76 to 80. only partly justified by higher commodity prices. the aussie is up as much 5%. we can justify that, but it is not whether it will work. it is difficult for them to have impact on the currency if they are willing to threaten the low interest rates. they could intervene in the market in emergencies, so unless you are willing to talk about a rate cut, it is difficult for the

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it is called a filing is hearing here in australia. this will set out the framework for the rest of the court case that he will be involved with. as you say, he has been accused of historical sexual abuse allegations, and we understand that there are multiple complainants. he has strenuously denied the charges made against him, and a few weeks ago, he said that he was looking forward to his day in court, where he would vigorously defend himself against the allegations. as we've said in the last ten minutes or so, cardinal george pell wading through the media contingent to enter the court. that is right. a media contingent and crowds of people try to get into the court. obviously, this escort imaginations over there. —— this has caught. this filing hearing is sure to get under way in a roundabout one hour or so. we are not expecting it to last that long. it could be the start of a fairly lengthy legal proceedings against cardinal george pell. his australia's most prominent member of the roman catholic church, one of the most high—

that is a drag on states like western australia. that drag is getting close to the bottom and i think that the worst is probably over for the mining sector. but we are a long way from going back to a boom. this is not 2004, 2005, in the foothills of the massive boom. i think we are in for a long workout. a drag on the economy from the slump in the mining sector is over. a key measure of inflation meant in southeast asia remains close to the central bank's target. the consumer price index climbed injune. the increase is due mostly to a sharp rise in fruit and vegetable prices, caused by drought. core inflation which excludes volatile food and oil prices was lower at 1.5%. us car sales continue to slow injune, marking the sixth straight month in decline. the two big car makers in the country of reported that total sales fell about 5% from the previous month. the sale space was 16.5 million units. that is considerably down from 2016 when sales hit a record 17.5 million. the chief executive of tesla says that the first model number thre

security is stepped up at airports across australia after a plot to blow up a plane is uncovered. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: more violence in venezuela, during controversial elections for a new assembly, to change the constitution. a pioneering programme in china to bring love and hope to some of the country's millions of children needing special, end of life care. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 8am on the korean peninsula where the united states has stepped up its response to north korea's latest missile launch. two us air force bombers have flown directly over the region. and america's missile defence system in south korea has also been tested. president trump has vented his frustration with china, saying it's doing nothing for the us on north korea. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. the unmistakable shape of an american b—i bomber, sweeping low over south korea this afternoon. this is president trump's pointed response to north korea's latest missile test. it was accompanied by an equally pointed rant on twitte

every year, 200,000 people come to australia for a working holiday. if they want to stay for a second year, then they have to come and work in regional australia. many, like mia, come to queensland, where the farmers use the backpackers to pick their fruit and tend their fields. an investigation by australia‘s fair work ombudsman has found many backpackers are being exploited. two thirds say employers take advantage by underpaying them. some have their passports taken away. djuro, from denmark, has just finished the 88 days of rural work needed to gain a second—year visa. it was almost like being in prison, rather than being in australia. treatment will be so bad, you're being pushed to your very limit. now, we're speaking about people working in 40 degrees. some of them are 18, 19 years old. and to the amount of capacity that you're working, one or two months, some people collapse, mentally. theyjust break down. the australian government says it recognises migrant workers are vulnerable to exploitation. it has set up a task force, but while she i

betty liu in new york you are watching daybreak australia. this is an interesting story be a tencent shares dropping more than 4% on tuesday after a leading newspaper in china blasted one of their top-selling games. rosalind chin has more on this. what did they say about tencent and the gaming side of it? reporter: it was a particularly harsh peace. i essentially they criticized them for harming children in the pursuit of profit. if they said it was an example of how addictive games spread negative energy and at the and also said that game tradition what traditional social values. a strongly worded piece from the publication. the game itself is the best-selling mobile game similar to league of legends. consistentlyme tops the apple and google lap charts. of the game will contribute more than 60% of tencent's smartphone game revenue. you can see how important this game is. tencent has about one billion active users. gaming is a key to its business and this is a bit of a blow to them arid they have been facing pressure for a while after saying

australia came out on top winning by five wickets, perry top—scoring. australia seen the team to beat in this women's world cup, but the next few games could be crucial. it is about to get very interesting. west indies have beaten india by 11 runs to win the fourth one day international in antigua and give themselves a chance of drawing the five match series after the opening games was washed out. after winning the toss and electing to bat evin lewis went about trying to establish a competitive target for the indians to chase with shots like this when skipperjason holder went the score was 154 for five and it triggered a collapse that saw the hosts dismissed for 189 in response india set about their task and when ms dhoni moved past the 50 mark for the 64th time in his 0di career it appeared victory was a formality. but the visitors collapsed, to be all out for 178 after holder took figures of 5—27 in a man of the match performance, as the series moves to kingston for thursday's final match. german marcel kittel won stage two of the tour de france on

from australia, hounds of love, a brutal true story, a kidnap drama. and a big hit in the states, it stars queen latifah and is a comedy called girls strip. this is a really interesting take, doesn't work as a film? yes, there isa doesn't work as a film? yes, there is a lot to do is take about it. colonel nang janney is the writer and the star and he has written it with his partner about their life. —— kumail nanjiani. it is about the real—life romance. he is from a traditional pakistani family were as emily is a white american, academic and eccentric family. that is the chalk and cheese dynamic for the romantic comedy. why so it called the big sick? there is also an illness which happens to one of the characters. there's a lot happening, a lot of story. the clip is from the beginning of the movie. he is trying to make it as a stand—up comedian and meets emily the first time. hi. hi, hello. my name's kamal. we know. we saw you perform. 0k. and now at the niceties are out of their way, i have to tell you when you yelled at me really put me off.

our next film from australia. i'll put it out there, i have read lots about it but i know i could not stomach it. talk us through it and explain. explain why some people like me may be rather queasy. again, loosely based on a true story, at least, about the moorhouse murders which happened in perth in western australia in the mid—‘80s, where a suburban couple were kidnapping teenage girls. i suppose what is really gripping and interesting about this film is that it is not some exploitative horror movie. it is actually a character study of this couple who do this and why they do it and what is going on in their heads. specifically, the wife, emma booth, whose character is called evelyn, who she is and what has gone on in her past and why she is in this situation and does what she does. that stops itjust being about cardboard cutouts, just a gory movie. it's interesting because it is actually about the characters, these three—dimensional characters, the kidnappers and one of the girls they kidnap. they all hav

you are watching daybreak australia. qatari stocks fell the most in the middle east as the rift with gulf neighbors shows no sign ahead of easing. qatar says it is not willing to concede to any of the neighbor'' 13 demands. we have more from dubai. >> the region is holding its breath as they try to comply with the demand listed by the saudi's. the minister has chimed into the debates once again, and understand qatar will not be making demands but interfere with the sovereignty. they also pointed out there is a list of demands that are designed to be rejected. that raises the stakes and also the question as to what happens now? what kind of additional sanctions can we see from the saudi-led alliance? we see the uk's biggest banks have stopped dealing with qatari money. this is coming off the back of projects, but they have not identified a supplier. seeing in terms of loading when it comes to this, that is still operational and normally. haidi: that was the latest on qatar. multiple signs that prices are easing. the metal

when their wickets fell australia still required 142 more i’u ns australia still required 142 more runs from 95 balls. alex blackwell did her best to carry them across the line. but it was a target too far. she was the last to fall. india are through to their second women's world cup final. manchester united'sjesse lingard says they will be challenging for major honours this season. striker romelu lukaku has been added to a squad that won the europa league and league cup last season, whilst even more will be expected of home grown talent like marcus rashford and lingard, who's been speaking to us about staying grounded. ijust think i'm a normal person. i can walk on the street, play football with the kids. it is good to give back to them because when we we re to give back to them because when we were young we were looking up to the stars, the stars of football, so it's always good to give back. you know, it's a great feeling. what about marcus rashford 7 know, it's a great feeling. what about marcus rashford? he's only 19. it's frightening. he will be coming in the three years. he is so

australia making some strong gains, up australia making some strong gains, up1% and taking australia making some strong gains, up 1% and taking those cues from the strong gains on wall street. it was mainly due to the good corporate earnings we have been seeing. we have also seen oil prices rebounding somewhat, and that is helping a lot of the commodity reliant stocks in australia. that is it for this edition of asia business report. thank you for watching. the top stories this hour: president trump has made a surprise announcement that he is reintroducing a ban on transgender people serving in the us military. wildfires tear through the countryside in southern france. thousands are forced to leave their homes to escape the flames. she was the youngest victim of the manchester arena bombing two months ago, and on wednesday, the funeral of eight—year—old saffie roussos took place at the city's cathedral. she was a huge fan of the singer ariana grande, and had been given a ticket to the concert as a christmas present. she was at the show with her mother, who was seriously injured i

police in australia believe an alleged plot to blow up a plane was inspired by islamist extremism — four arrests have been made. international trade secretary liam fox says free movement of labour after brexit would not be keeping faith with the eu referendum result. also in the next hour — the duke and duchess of cambridge visit belgium to commemorate one of the bloodiest battles of world war one. the duke of cambridge and the king of belgium and other dignitaries laid wreaths at the menin gate in ypres in remembrance of those who lost their lives in one of the bloodiest battles in human history. and coming up in half an hour — benjamin zand takes a rooftop bus trip around karachi in pakistan in the travel show. president trump says he's "very disappointed" with china, for not doing more to stop north korea's weapons programme. his comments, in a tweet, came after pyongyang launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile, in a month. the north koreans say it's a "stern warning" to washington, that the "entire us mainland" is now within striking distance. in response two us bâ

police in australia believe an alleged plot to burgle a plane was inspired by islamist extremism. four arrests have been made. the international trade secretary liam fox is free movement of labour after brexit would not be keeping faith with the eu referendum result. in sport, the england lionesses are in action this evening in the women's euro 2017 quarterfinals. catch that and all the rest of the day's sports events in sport stay in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he is very disappointed with china for not doing more to stop north korea's weapons programme. his comments came after pyongyang launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile ina intercontinental ballistic missile in a month. the north koreans say it isa in a month. the north koreans say it is a stern warning to washington that the entire us mainland is now within striking distance. in response, two bombers have conducted exercises over the north korean pen until. us b—1 bombers dominated the sky as tensions mount over the korean peninsula. escorted by fighterjets as

at the airport in melbourne, australia. big jets being blown around by sustained winds of more than 60 miles per hour. these powerful gusts caused some flight delays. the pilots got everyone on the ground safely including that really big double decker there. >>> let's try to get you on the road safely this morning. most of them will actually be dry but there could be some flooding in florida around western texas, up into colorado. wet roads also for the upper midwest. >> if you are flying here in the u.s., weather related delays are possible in miami. >> hopefully no 60 mile per hour wind gusts. >>> for the second time this summer a dream vacation has turned into a nightmare for an american family in turks and caicos. >> a wash "dc dialogud. washing shot. >> reporter: a manhunt for a gunman who shot an american tourist. they were returning to this lavish beach home when two matchinged men forced their way in, overpowering the security guard on duty. >> the security guard has been bound at the scene with his own shoelaces. >

menin gate, the most famous memorial, commemorating people from australia, africa, india. the west indies. this place came to symbolise the worst of the first world war. the human cost of the single battle of passchendaele. give us an idea of the scale. it is hard to be precise but estimates suggest half a million men on both sides were killed or wounded in the battle. many lived with the scars physical and psychological for the rest of their lives and brought home strong memories of the battlefields around ypres. it's feared the memory of this battle into the consciousness of people in the uk and the world. that loss of life for a gain of five miles and the capture of the village of passchendaele. it is very hard to understand today and to avoid the idea of a futile war but that was not how it was seen at the time. the german army also suffered heavily in this battle and in events this evening and tomorrow, there will be reflection on the experience of all those who served on both sides of the line. thank you. glynn mentioned the line. thank you. glynn mentioned the event

investigators in australia say they had information about a plot to blow up an aircraft involving the use of an improvised device. four men have been detained following raids across sydney by heavily armed police and members of australia's domestic spy agency. it is reported the operation was not planned, but a rapid response to a tip—off. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the authorities have foiled what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint counterterrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an aeroplane. the operation is continuing. at this stage, four people have been arrested and a considerable amount of material seized by police. upon the receipt of advice from intelligence and countering terrorism agencies the government move swiftly to protect the public while operations are underway. additional security measures were put in place at sydney airport on thursday. a woman who said her son and husband were among those arrested in sydney has denied they had any links to extremism. but senior polic

also oast to hawaii but west coast to australia. after the war, we know that japan didn't have quite the plans to go ahead and physical invasion of australia but they certainly to cut off australia from the american west coast ence their operations into the solomons and things. really is point, important for nimitz to hold the est coast to hawaii and to australia life line. the third thing and this is really where king comes into his a global strategist, i think, he says to george who's army chief of taff, we are not going to do defensive containment in the acific we are going to push back and take on an offensive peration against the japanese thrust. and i think that, that is critical not only to the story but certainly the story of what goes on after terms of operations against guadalcanal. i want to tell you a story about here off port morsbey. it's march of 1942. mentioned ares we moving into the solomon islands. of their e the dates expansion. douglas mcarthur is still at the philippines. well,e's basically saying, what's the a

he arrived in australia a couple of weeks ago after those charges were levelled against him. he has arrived in the australian state of victoria and has been keeping a low profile up and has been keeping a low profile up until about and has been keeping a low profile up untilaboutan and has been keeping a low profile up until about an hour ago when he made his way into the media scrum behind me. he has previously vowed to strenuously deny allegations of sexual assault. he is in court to begin the process of defending himself. he has vigorously denied any allegation of wrong doing. it was previously said that he has been the victim of a relentless character assassination. george pell is in court behind me and we await the outcome of what we expect to be a fairly brief hearing today. a brief hearing but a lengthy legal process. talk us through what comes next? the police in victoria said the charges relate to historical allegations. they say there are multiple complainants. it is a filing ‘s hearing. this is a hearing to discuss procedural issues. it could well be the start of

interest rates take centre stage this week in australia and india us. taking a closer look at the business calendar and what you need to know. japan start up rates are the lowest in the world. can these young inventors jumpsta rt the economy in the world. can these young inventors jumpstart the economy of japan? good morning, asia. hello, world. welcome to another edition of asia business report. it's a monday. it is gearing up to be a big week for corporate earnings and monetary policy in the region. later today, we expect quarterly earnings from japan's panasonic and british lender hsbc. on tuesday, the reserve bank of australia gets together, expected to keep interest rates at i.5%. midweek, india's reserve bank will decide on rates. rio tinto will give interim earnings as well. here are more details. if you look at what has been good in the japan economy, it is technological goods. panasonic is high. from the profit planning perspective, a lot of them use the yen. certainly, there is room for profit. rio tinto may be different in the sense that expe

police in australia believe an alleged plot to blow up a plane was inspired by islamist extremism. four arrests have been made following raids. international trade secretary liam fox says free movement of labour after brexit would not be keeping faith with the eu referendum result. also in the next hour — a leading candidate and an opposition activist have been killed in venezuela ahead of a deeply divisive election. the poll to elect a new assembly to rewrite the constitution takes place amid continuing violence and an opposition boycott. the duke and dutchess of cambridge willjoin the prime minister this evening to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele in belgium — one of the bloodiest of world war one. good evening. president trump says china isn't doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally, north korea. he made the comments on twitter after pyongyang test—fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a month. from seoul, our correspondent karen allen sent this report. us bombers dominated the sky as tensions mount over the korean peninsula

cardinal pell returned to australia from the vatican a few weeks ago. he has been keeping a very low profile, but he has vowed to have his day in court to vigorously defend himself against these allegations and he was here in court today surrounded, as we say, by that huge media scrum and is due backin by that huge media scrum and is due back in court in early october. thank you very much. apologies for the sound issues at the top there. a study of american football players' brains has found that 99% of professional nfl athletes tested had a disease associated with head injuries. the report published in thejournal of the american medical association is the largest study of it's kind, according to its authors. brains were donated from more than 200 deceased players, with ages ranging from as young as 23—years—old. i'm joined now by dr mike alosco, a postdoctoral fellow from boston university's cte center, which led the study. what conclusions do you draw from this? thank you for having me. yes, as you mentioned, it is the largest study to date of ind

police in australia believe an alleged plot to blow up a plane was inspired by islamist extremism. four arrests have been made. also in the next hour, england's lionesses storm into the semifinals. julie taylorfor julie taylor for england! —— jodi. england women continue their impressive euro 2017 run by beating france, 1—0, in the netherlands. england will play the hosts on thursday and in half an hour, we'll be looking some more of tomorrow's front pages with caroline frost and journalist tony grew. good evening and welcome to bbc news. ceremonies have taken place in belgium to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele — one of the bloodiest of the first world war. half a million allied and german soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing injust three months of fighting. this evening, the duke and duchess of cambridge joined the prime minister, theresa may here as two days of commemorations to mark the start of the battle got underway, as robert hall reports. this is a city that has dedicated itself to remembrance. the firemen of ypres have sounded the last po

in australia, security has been tightened at all airports after authorities said they had disrupted a plot to blow up a plane. australian prime minister malcolm turnbull said his country foiled the plot and four people have been arrested in what he called "a major joint counter—terrorism operation". the authorities say they have seized material that could be used to make an improvised bomb. from sydney, phil mercer reports. investigators in australia said the information of the plot to blow up an aircraft involved the use of an improvised device. for madmen have been detained following raids across syd ney were been detained following raids across sydney were heavily armed police and members of australia's domestic spy agency. its report to the progression was not planned at a rapid response to a tipoff. the prime minister malcolm turnbull says the authorities have foiled what appeared to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint counterterrorism operation to disrupt a terrorist plot to bring down an aeroplane. the operation is continuing.

australia is now on high alert after a terror plot. investigators say the plan involved taking down a plane with poisonous gas. four men were arrested. u.s. intelligence officials are following these developments very closely. >>> at least ten people have been killed across venezuela in clashes between police and protesters. it comes amid a vote to grant nichololas maduro sweeping powe and rewriting the constitution. >>> nine people were killed as a van plowed angeles. all of the injured are expected to make full recovery. 14 a >>> could be a big week on wall street. the dow opens 170 points shy of the 22,000 mark. it's likely that the dow will pass that milestone any day now. those are some of our top stories on this monday, july 31st. >>> my parents wedding anniversary today. >> how many year has it been? >> 41 years. >> very nice. that's a big year. every year after like two is a big year when it comes to weddings. happy anniversary to the macedos. >>> we start with the alleged terror plot in australia. the plan was to use poison ga

security has been tightened at airports across australia after the authorities said they'd disrupted a plot to blow up a plane. four people have been arrested following raids across sydney. the threat of terrorism is very real and the disruption operation, the efforts overnight have been very effective but there is more work to do. the international trade secretary liam fox has said the government would not be keeping faith with the eu referendum result if it allowed the free movement of people to continue after brexit. a record number of criminals have had their sentences increased after victims and members of the public asked for them to be reviewed. the duke and duchess of cambridge willjoin the prime minister this evening to mark the centenary of the battle of passchendaele in belgium — one of the bloodiest of world war one. i will be reporting live from ypres, a focal point for the commemorative events and talking to one of those who have come from britain this weekend to remember ancestors who fought and died in the battle. and in half an hour — click goes to las vegas for

. >>> new details this morning about an alleged terror plot in australia. hear the latest on how the suspects allegedly planned to use poisonous gas, and steps being taken to keep flights here in the u.s. safe. >>> breaking overnight, a massive manhunt after a jail break in alabama. a dozen people escaping captivity. authorities working hard through the night to recapture them. >>> and an epic comeback by the u.s. women's soccer team facing defeat against a rival. they shot, they scored, they won. won. >>> we do say good morning, everybody, on this monday. big changes and new challenges for the trump white house this morning. >> retired general john kelly is officially taking over as white house chief of staff today as president trump tries to hit the reset button going into another busy week. abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. after that surprise announcement on twitter, president trump's new chief of staff will be sworn in today and his to-do list is already long. today g