led by australia's leading indigenous model. indigenous art work is on canvas and things like that, but i think it's really great that now it's being put into fashion, it also has lots of meaning behind it, there is a story behind it, it's notjust a normal dress you would buy in a shop. it's special. elder auntie alison, who helped organise this festival, says she wants to see more of this kind of tourism at uluru. a sharing of stories, rather than conquering the rock. do you think there's enough of this kind of talking? the sharing of our shared australian history in order to heal and create a new, more inclusive, modern narrative on this ancient land. australia has had high temperatures. brighter skies across central areas across england. on the whole across england and wales, it is mostly cloudy with a lot of dry weather around this afternoon. and it is mild, with temperatures up to 9—12. through this evening there will be clear spells but the wind will pick up clear spells but the wind will pick up across clear spells but

is australia dealing with that so. i think they influenced by the military industrial complex the way the united states is when you arrive in sydney and certainly in canberra when you walk past in canberra as you walk away from your plane there are these abba ties in for the great arms country companies british aerospace reiki and at lockheed martin it's just taken over a great chunk of the university of melbourne. the national university in canberra has arms company all over it. the u.s. influence in the strait is massive it's very important to the u.s. especially now in its confrontation with china its its perception of china as threatening installment so all of that are necessary if none of it should involve us trade but this trade has allowed it and the history of us in clones and us bases in this trade is a deeply sinister one us right really from the end of the the second world war nineteen forty five. the us mapped straight for its minerals for its potential as a bases. and since that there has been a very power

china is australia's largest trading partner. it accounts to nearly 30% of australia's experts. in fact, our bilateral to a trade, reached a record of almost 200 billion australian dollars in our last fiscal year 2017, 2018. that's about 140 billion u.s. dollars and it's more than double the two-way trading relationship we enjoy with the united states. australia's exports to china accounted for approximately $123 billion australian. goods and services, that's about $86 billion u.s. that means australia has a surplus with china of about $50 billion australian. $35 billion u.s. our trade with china is predominantly commodities primarily resources and agriculture. call features heavily. but we also have expanding services exports particularly in education services and tourism. by contrast with the united states, two-way investment is much more limited between china and australia. it has grown from negligible face in the last ten years. bilateral investment is valued about $70 billion. with u.s., $1 trillion. australia is a trading nation and we are proud of it. australia, along wit

we've just had the the killing of seven people in western australia apparently suicide. a really cold blooded killing that to me seemed almost out of place here but it's not because there are gardens in the country those guns that the alleged murderer used were licensed so the licensing laws here there's nothing like the kind of open market and. the. the culture of the gun is sacred in the united states it's certainly built into the fabric of the myth ology in the united states that there's no parallel here this is this is generally a gun control society given the similar histories between the united states and australia why do you think that like guns and that kind of you know idea of romanticizing guns and violence and all that why did that take such a hold in the united states but not here in australia it is interesting your question about well what's the difference you know the united states has this has these great outback in the straight a has this great outback and the gun has played a major role in the gun did play a major role here. and has and as i say until re

china, as i've said, is australia's largest trading partner and accounts for nearly 30% of australia's exports. in fact, our bilateral two-way trade reached a record almost $200 billion traaustralian doll in our last fiscal year 2017-2018. that's about $140 billion u.s. dollars, and is more than double the two-way trading relationship that we enjoy with the united states. of this amount, australia's exports to china accounted for approximately 123 billion australian dollars in goods and services. that's about $86 billion u.s. it means australia has a surplus with china of about $50 billion australian dollars. now our trade with china is predominantly in commodities. primarily resources and agriculture. but we also have expanding services exports, particularly in education services and tourism. by contrast with the united states, however, two-way investment is much more limited between china and australia. all though it has grown from a fairly negligible base in the last ten years, bilateral investment is valued at about $70 billion, as i said, with the u.s. it's $1 trillion. now austra

australia's major exports to u.s. are primarily agricultural commodities were at their imports from u.s. are industrialized products. the bilateral investment relationship, however, is quite significant and is valued at over 1 trillion u.s. dollars. china as i've said is australia's largest trading partner and accounts for nearly 30% of australia's exports. in fact, our bilateral two-way trade reached a record almost 200 billion australian dollars in our last fiscal year 2017-2018. that's about 140 billion u.s. dollars, and is more than double that the two we trading relationship that we enjoy with the united states. of this amount australia's exports to china accounted for approximately one and 23 billion australian dollars in goods and services, that's about 86 billion u.s. that means australia has a surplus with china of about 50 billion australian dollars, or 35 billion u.s. dollars. our trade with china is predominantly in commodities, primarily resources and agriculture, iron and coal feature heavily but we also

of the uniqueness of australia. the rest is derivative it's like you would recognise that sydney with its tall buildings kind of the york slightly militar and beautiful harbor and all. very high standard of living for those who can afford it but the uniqueness of the stranger that's not unique but important you lateness is the aboriginal people who. are politicians i mean this is the one country. that has first nation people and indigenous population but has not negotiated a sovereign treaty with them every other country in some form or another is zealand united states canada. even the bush people in south africa but not in a straight line the battle is still going on. to recognise the fact the bay never see the governorship so what message would you like to some to the world about the first nation people of australia the aboriginal people here i'm a little bit older i'm a grandmother now i still can't understand what color has got to do with. it will it just freaks me out that you know if you look at personally to

led by australia's leading indigenous model. indigenous art work is on canvas and things like that, but i think it's really great that now it's being put into fashion, it also has lots of meaning behind it, there is a story behind it, it's notjust a normal dress you would buy in a shop. it's special. elder auntie alison, who helped organise this festival, says she wants to see more of this kind of tourism at uluru. a sharing of stories, rather than conquering the rock. i want the world to see, i want australia to see the culture is alive and well here today. do you think there's enough of this kind of talking? no, i would like to see more about this kind of talking. when the parks close, there will be opportunities to sit down and talk more. when the climb closes, you mean? yeah, because there will be time for elders to teach. the sharing of our shared australian history in order to heal and create a new, more inclusive, modern narrative on this ancient land. hello there. the weekend is upon us now it's looking like being a tale

slow inink growth will australia because of those reasons. the slowing housing market, slowing credit growth, the backdrop, we haven't changed numbers at j.p. morgan, but we have been disappointed with europe with how growth has been there. looking at the global outlook as solid although there are significant downside risks. that probably worries the rba a little bit, and we saw in the december board meeting the growth knowledge that it was softer. the other key factor we are starting to hear the bank talk about is the idea maybe the supply of credit is tightening up more than would be ideal in the current environment. we are watching in 2019. the bank still feels although need to cite the growth forecast, the magnitude of downgrades will not be large, and it will stick with this narrative that in the end everything will be ok, inflation will move, the labor market will do well. shery: growth has picked up significantly the first half of this year, more than 3%. what happened? >> growth was superstrong the first half of the year, 4% annualize

australia as a trading nation and we are proud of it. australia along with the u.s. was a founding member of the general agreement on tariffs and trade, and its successful organization the wto. our location and indo-pacific provides particular focus for economic trade and investment relations. the indo-pacific region is home of eight of our top ten trading partners, and when negotiated with seven of those partners. not only get australia and the you assure strong security ties, some would argue the closest of security ties, , we've also shad the pursuit of open markets in support of peace and economic growth around the world. we submitted our bilateral trade ties with the united states in 2005 with entry into force of industrial u.s. free trade agreement. under that agreement all u.s. goods, vice president pence on a visit last you described as a model fta. the china australia 88 is much younger. it's currently approaching its third anniversary heading into force december 2013 after some ten years of negotiation. beyond tariff outcomes, negotiated services market acc

how's it been for the first nations people of australia has been forever originals here in australia to maintain their culture and their long history you know through the oppression and through the genocide the very first well i think more so now because of technology because you know everything's just on the leg you want and i think the booklet was put it in your i phone or you put it in the ride part of it and you could you get it slowly it's paying aboriginal studies it's a selective at school so you can learn it if you want to learn it so we've got more of a younger generation having a better appreciation of first nations people and. a lot of these kids are fighting with their parents in the early ninety's they started off reconciliation. to give people a better so it was ten years the government put a lot of money into reconciliation so people would get an understanding of it and of racism that came out i had friends going to my parents or rice is my best friend of twenty years is right if there was so many fights that they were the wider community because people didn't realize

australia was a part of the british empire. he said the us is an ally whose aim was to win the war and they had no sovereign interest in australia at all. the commander-in-chief said that although the american people were animated by a warm friendship, the purpose was not so much from an interest in australia, but rather its utilities against the japanese. they viewed the strategic importance of australia against japan. now, macarthur was not upfront about his intentions. this was a temporary coalition that designed to achieve the intentions of douglas macarthur. it was governed by those interest and faced with very few options, the strain government realized that they would have to surrender sovereignty and make macarthur the field australia commercial. however, during 1942, the focus on the lines of communication would bring the us and japanese forces of the city into focus. this meant the southwest and felt less specific. the focus of the military -- on one level, this seemed really straightforward and the united states was

you were australia's first female prime minister. and then, since leaving office, you have said to a lot of women who want to go into politics, "look, go for it" but you've also repeatedly said there's this other bit, the misogyny bit, the sexism bit, "don't pretend that it isn't there". i mean, we you prepared for the kind of attacks that you came under? no, iwasn‘t, and i sort of entered into parliament not having really felt, in a personal way, sexism or misogyny. of course, i knew it existed. i was an active feminist at university. i thought the rate of change woud be pretty fast and, if you'd asked me back then, will all of this be fixed by the time you're in your 40s or 50s, i would have said "yes, absolutely, it will all be fixed by then" but, you know, i did go into a law firm which was overwhelmingly male at the leadership level but even with that i didn't really feel directly sexism. so by that time i was prime minister and the sort of gendered abuse was flying, it did take me aback that it could get as bad as that, and t

this means any tech company doing business in australia or anyone providing electronic services in australia is subject to government demands that they weaken the security features of their products and services. this is bad for australia but what does it mean for us in the united states? australia's legislation appears to be part of a coordinated effort for those who may not be family with that term, the 5 eyes is an intelligence alliance comprised of australia, canada, new zealand, the united kingdom and the united states that dates back to world war ii. since 2013 these 5 nations formed a 5 country ministerial which is an annual convening on strategy and information sharing on law enforcement and national security. for the past two years they have focused on strategies and policies to weaken encryption. just this past august, august 2018 the five countries released a statement on principles, access to evidence and encryption and that statement includes if these governments continue to, quote, be counter impediments in their efforts to access communications they have legislative mandates f

australia, building approvals for october. currency markets, we are seeing early markets -- early action. towardsie dollar rising the 74 handle. offshore yuan is back below 690 against the dollar with the yen faltering. that could weigh on treasury. we could see that drop we have been seeing in yields driven by will backup expectations for fed rate hikes. that would see the 10 year yields drop below 3%. we will see whether that sentiment can be continued this monday. paul: let's get the first word news now with an about. -- >> theresa may is facing a vote to bring down her government should the house of government reject her brexit deal next week. the u.k. would be on course for an early general election with the eu saying the only options are the deal on the table or canceling brexit altogether. the eu is turning up the heat on italy, demanding the cup -- the government lower its deficit target to below 2%. brussels wants spending cuts of at least $5 billion to avoid potential sanctions for breaching eu budget rules. the ital

it had no interest in australia at all. their purpose in building up forces was not so much from an interest in australia but rather its utilities. linkew of the strategic with japan, the military action would have been called irrespective of the american relationship. [laughter] got out in front about his intentions. this was a temporary coalition designed to achieve the interests of the united states. or, in particular, douglas macarthur. it was molded in the image of the supreme commander and had very few options. they had to surrender some sovereignty. and make macarthur -- senior advisor during 1942, the focus on communications with australia would bring the u.s. and japanese forces into focus. camemeant the operations in the south and southwest pacific. the military level, macarthur said -- set about and churning the dominance of himself. on one level, this seems straightforward. the isis was a much larger power than asked the united states was a much larger power than australia. march united states was a -- much larg

south africa were cheating, australia cheating. south africa rebuilt, now australia has to rebuild. a knowledgeable programme seller. he's right, there have been many ball—tampering scandals, the latest concerning australia. they're trying to put that behind them and at the moment their 45—2. see you later! you will always be a celebrity in oui’ you will always be a celebrity in our eyes, don't you worry! chris mitchell, thanks very much, live from adelaide. after becoming the fastest bowler to reach 200 test wickets, yasir shah's day was overshadowed by a breathtaking innings from kane williamson who put new zealand on the cusp of victory against pakistan in the third and final test in abu dhabi. the black caps started the day on 26—2, that became 37—3 when william somerville got out. shah reaching 200 wickets in 33 matches. but that was a rare success for pakistan on a day when wiliamson completed his 19th test century, and henry nicholls edged closer to his third, as they shared a double hundred partnership. he's 90 not out, with williamson 139 not out. new zealand clos

juliette: you are watching j big australia -- daybreak australia. one to 18 has been far from a holiday for many very we have talk of a meeting between president trump and fed chair jay powell and the pboc pushing back suggestions it is revving up its monetary policy engine. kathleen hays is with us. what could powell and trump hope to get out of a face to face meeting? kathleen: that is a big question. a lot of people have looked at these. wall street journal was one of the first to report the white house staffer were trying to set up a meeting between the fed chair and president. president trump has been critical of the fed, people are wondering if this would be more of a loser for powell than for trump. maybe they just want to get them together again, even though it comes after the president talked about firing jay powell. what is behind this? a private meeting could ease public tension. some say it might look like powell is giving in to pressure from trump, could create infusion over what was discussed if the president says jay powell said -- we

australia's tastes are changing. small craft brewers say that beer made with more native ingredients is becoming more popular, as drinkers choose quality over quantity. people drinking less, but drinking better. so instead of taking their $30 into a pub and saying "i want to get as many beers as i can out of this," they are actually saying "i want to have the best experience that i can." so i might go in and i might only get two beers out of this, but i will have an experience. iam going i am going to take something, i am going to hear a story, i am going to be transported by this be up. —— beer. australians do love to party. for many, drinking is a national pastime, especially on days where there are major sporting events. alcohol here is widely available and is relatively cheap. foremost, it's just a bit of fun, —— for most, it'sjust a bit of fun, a social lubricant that helps them to relax. but for others, alcohol has a far darker side. this march in sydney has celebrated those trying to conquer their addi

australia hasn't really taken that up. that is partly a factor, it is easier to go with it at conventional but also priced down the market. the other factor is infrastructure. there is a lack of public charging infrastructure. we are also -- often dealing with large distances between cities. a can't -- contained space. >> a charge will not last that long. you need to know there will be someone to put your car up and charge like a gas station. there isn't the infrastructure so far. shery: what does it take to catch up? >> i think there is a couple of companies who we have written about recently that have tried to roll out the fast charging infrastructure. it is not exactly state-of-the-art. one of these is already a done deal to build the fast charging stations, networks across countries. now they are turning attentions to australia where it is needed to give the industry a boost. at the moment it can take up to hours to charge your car to drive a distance. with these ones, you can do it in a matter of minutes, charging up

, where australia is -- australia's decision to invest materially in their own defense capability, to have a sovereign capability is something we have benefited from. we have just secured a $20 billion order to build ships in australia. it is also a recognition by australia that to have homegrown skills, domestic capability, is -- in a provision of a defense capability that they need in an uncertain world that is now , evident in their budget and their belief that this is going to continue. clearly north america is exactly the same. francine: what is your biggest concern? is there a risk out there that you struggle to try to keep on top of? sir roger: well, like everything, there are lots of risks. i would say a risk that is not just about our industry, but it is very important to our industry is the risk of cyberattack. that is state led cyberattack. what we are developing is vital to the nation and the security of the nation. it is also probably some of the most advanced capability in the world, and therefore of significant interest to people who do not have our best interest at hea

you're watching daybreak australia. let's get a quick check of the bloomberg business flash headlines. investing.com and reuters say and tesla's new model three also the exit and the s costs were reduced. they are now 499,000 yuan, or 70,000 u.s. dollars. drivingngapore is goldman sachs into his investigation. they haven't been examining the firm since light last year. until recently it was not the focus of an investigation for goldman units have been charged in malaysia. reports from germany see volkswagen could have introduced software to address emissions cheating. it does back exhaust filtering after a certain amount of feel consumption, which would keep emissions -- fuel consumption, which will keep emissions low. paul: coming up next, we will have the latest from washington on the government shutdown. that's coming up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ paul: it is 9:30 a.m., christmas sydney. we have futures currently pointing lower, three quarters of 1%. i'm paul allen in sydney. hays in: i'm kathleen new york where it

australia are underway in teh first test since the tampering australia are underway in the first test since the tampering scandal last year that led to david warner, steve smith and cameron bancroft being banned from international cricket. the first match in their three—test series with the world number one ranked side india is udneray in adelaide. chris mitchell is there. we will talk about what this means to the country, but what a start on the first day. absolute dream start. a few moments ago, india were 41—4, 15 minutes before lunch in adelaide. it is blisteringly hot and australia have got off to a very warm

we have just secured a $20 billion order to build ships in australia. but it is also a recognition by australia that to have homegrown skills, to mystic capability in the provision of a defense capability, they need in an uncertain world, that is now evident in their budget. that it iselief going to continue. francine: what is your biggest concern? is there a risk out there that you are struggling and trying to keep on top of? roger: like everything, there is lots of risk, but a risk that is not just about our industry, but it is very important in our industry is the risk of cyberattack and state led cyberattack. are developing is vital to the nation and the security of the nation. it is also probably some of the most advanced capability in the world, and therefore of significant interest to people who may be do not have our best interests at heart. so we have to make sure that we are cyber protected and have layers of capability in the business to make sure that penetration is at least difficult, if not impossible. and we work for the impossible all th

>> welcome to day break australia. >> i'm sherry. bloomberg world headquarters in new york. >> and in hong kong. we are counting down to asia's major market open. >> u.s. stocks slump to a 14-month low as investors weigh of the fed, political tensions and a possible government shutdown. the s&p 500 closed at its lowest since october last year. tech health care consumers leading the way. and golden sachs is among the loser. this after malaysia filed criminal charges linked to the embezzlement scandal. >> quick check of the markets. closed the u.s. session on this monday. we saw u.s. markets under pressure with the dow falling 500 points and the s&p 500 losing at 2%. we have every sector on the s&p 500 in the red. of course we have concerns over onomic growth with the fed rate hike and the government shutdown. all this weighing on yields which are under pressure. the 10-year yield hovering around 285, 264 level. you see why financial stocks under so much pressure. one of the big lagers there were goldman sachs. we saw malaysia filing t

the united states is far and away australia's largest foreign investor, use export to australia support 300,000 american jobs, while american companies now employ more than 300,000 australians. mr. chairman, permit me to close by saying that if confirmed, i look forward to continuing to broaden and deepen these and many other relationships that tie our government and our people so closely together. thank you. >> inc. you, go ahead. >> chairman corker, ranking member menendez and distinguished members of the committee. i'm honored to appear before you as the director general of the worn service and the director of human services at the department of state. it would be my privilege to advance american security and values by empowering and strengthening the work forced charged with this critical mission. our service will employee personnel and other colleagues who work at the state department in washington and at 277 post around the world. secretary pompeo noted in a mission statement that this mission is not for the faint of heart. mr. chairman, for over 31 years i've had the pleasure of

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australia are underway in teh first test since the tampering australia are underway in the first test since the tampering scandal last year that led to david warner, steve smith and cameron bancroft being banned from international cricket. the first match in their three—test series with the world number one ranked side india is udneray in adelaide. chris mitchell is there. we will talk about what this means to the country, but what a start on the first day. absolute dream start. a few moments ago, india were 41—4, 15 minutes before lunch in adelaide. it is blisteringly hot and australia have got off to a very warm start indeed. their pace attack right on the money but the main story i have to say of this morning is virat kohli, he has been and he has gone, out for three, one of the best catches you will ever see in test match cricket, usman khawaja off the bowling of patrick cummings. superb catch, superman like. fully extended, caught 1—handed in—flight, just brilliant. what was virat kohli doing, why was he wafting at a ball and ochoa or more outside off stump? he did it per

of the alliance five eyes is the intelligence alliance australia canada new zealand united kingdom and united states dating back to world war ii since 2013 these have also had a five country ministerial a convening a strategy and information sharing of national security and law enforcement over the past two years they have focused on strategy and policy to weaken encryption. just this past august the five countries released a statement on access to evidence in encryption that includes if the governments continue to encounter impediments for encrypted communications they may pursue legislative mandates the very same month that statement came out australia released the exposure draft of this encryption bill. so now australia's law provides the united states and other governments with the encryption back backdoor and now has the authority to create the back door and once they are providers are required to build a weakness in then other governments can exploit that we always talked about apple now if issue one - - australia issued a technical ability office to circumvent the iphone securit

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england beating the world's number one side australia to ta ke world's number one side australia to take netball commonwealth games gold earlier this year. that impact is still being felt. i was informed that there was 1.8 million viewers watching the sport on that gold medal play—off against australia, so just to generate that as they brought on more sponsorship and investment into sport, the increase in participation. so winning a game is important, but it is the legacy and the whole legacy that we want to provide. in just the and the whole legacy that we want to provide. injust the last and the whole legacy that we want to provide. in just the last month, england netball have announced that around 130,000 women have taken up the sport or they are playing more often all of the back of the commonwealth gold. the netball world cup is in liverpool next year and england have just completed a three test series win over uganda. their last two tests were played in london, and at a familiar stomping ground, the copper box on the olympic park, and they gain is growing its olympic pedigree, fo

australia's foreign minister, marise payne, hasjust ended her 2—day visit to myanmar. during the trip, she met with myanmar‘s de facto leader aung san suu kyi. in october, australia joined the eu and the us in introducing travel and financial sanctions on five top myanmar military officers accused of overseeing brutal violence against rohingya muslims. ms payne had said that australia is committed to work towards a long term and durable solution to the crisis in rakhine state. but how should that be achieved? earlier i wasjoined by thom woodroofe who works for the advisory group independent diplomat. i think it was very much a familiarisation visit for the new foreign minister, i think very positively included in her visit was a trip to rakhine state, where a lot of australia's aid assistance is flowing, but also where she would have had an opportunity to speak with a number of rohingya people directly about the situation on the ground there. and, of course, she also met with aung san suu kyi in the capital, as you mention. but what's really important now, i think, a

we've just had the the killing of seven people in western australia apparently suicide. a really cold blooded killing that to me seemed almost out of place he bought it's not because there are guns in the country those guns that the.

australia need five more wickets to level the series. anastasia dobromyslova has failed in her bid to become the first woman to beat a man at the pdc world darts championship in alexandra palace. the three time women's champion lost 3—0 to ryanjoyce in their first round match. lisa ashton was beaten byjan dekker on the opening day of the competition, whih had left russia's dobromyslova as the sole female. another heavyweight match—up in the boxing ring this weekend — dillian whyte takes on derek chisora at the 02 in london. victory could earn whyte a shot at a world title fight against anthonyjoshua — but he says he's expecting to be overlooked. it's a fight that i want but one i don't think they want because they're talking of a fight mainly in america, madison square gardens. let's see what happens, man. you know, i don't want them to say they want to fight me, then they are not really up for doing it. and in the surfing pipe masters, there was a stunning recovery from legend kelly slater. he got knocked off his board, landed o

(pres) on to cricket — and australia have already —— on to cricket — and australia have already confirmed their squad for the remaining two tests of their series against india. they've retained the same 13—man party which won the 2nd test in perth to level the series. india began the final day on 112 for 5, chasing 287 to win — but they were skittled out for just 1110. australia needed just 15 overs to claim the last five wickets and to seal their first test victory since the ball—tampering scandal which marred their tour of south africa in march. it was also a first test win under new captain tim paine. with cots and inexperienced players in terms of test matches played. ——we have got some inexperienced players. to win like that against the best team in the world will give them a huge burst of confidence, no doubt. but it means nothing going as $0011 doubt. but it means nothing going as 50011 as doubt. but it means nothing going as soon as get to melbourne next week at the mcg, it is going to be on a gain from ball one so we need to maintain the intensity and keep matching indi

australia is a key ally. it's instrumental to our diplomatic security and economic success in the indo-pacific and dealing with a rising china, and essential for a well functioning department of state. so we look forward to all of your testimony and having an opportunity to ask you some questions. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back to you. >> thank you. it would be good if you just gave your testimony in the order that we introduced you, and i know you may have some family members that we would love to meet. plus and minus to having six people here today. we have asked you shorten your comments to two and a half minutes, if possible. just to help everyone out. for the last time in front of c-span but a little quicker as you will realize as this moves through, the quicker the better for the nominees. with that again, thank you for wanting to present yourself for service in this way. we're grateful to you and knrour families. with that, if you would begin, we would appreciate it. >> yes, sir, mr. chairman. s

and coming up, a special interview with australia's first female prime minister. there's been international criticism of japan's decision to withdraw from the international whaling commission and resume commercial hunting. the government of australia described it as regrettable, while new zealand said the practice was unnecessary. japanjoins iceland and norway in defying the moratorium on commercial whaling, which was introduced in the 1980s . navtej johal‘s report contains some distressing images. it's a bloody business. ships like this are only catching and killing whales for what the japanese authorities claim are research purposes. but japan wants to commercially hunt species, too. officials in the country say eating whales is part of their national culture. translation: at the international whaling commission meeting in september, it became obvious that it is not possible for states with different views to exist side by side, which led to our decision to leave. the hunting of whales was banned by the international whaling commission in 1986 after they were