the civil society in australia, and the literature community in australia actually resisted, in front of this system, because this, by this recognition, by giving this award, resisted in front of the system, because this policy had a negative impact on political culture in australia. behrouz, you know there are hundreds of thousands of desperate people in our world who feel they have to leave their homelands, just as you did, many because of fear of persecution. but it is clearly a huge risk. you now are aware of the dangers and risks involved. what would your message be to desperate people around the world who are considering whether it is worth fleeing from their home countries? you know, people leave their countries because of discrimination, because of persecution, because of religious dictatorship, because of war. and i think that problem created by this system, this global system, and people, i think superpowers should take some responsibility. so of course i no have a message to people. the people who just think about their safety, how can i send them a message, what can i say

so that's why, you know, ijust australia. so that's why, you know, i just followed him australia. so that's why, you know, ijust followed him and i didn't have choice, i didn't have time to make a decision. at that time in 2013 there was a well—established people smuggling route from indonesia across the sea to australia. but it is extremely dangerous, the crossing. you, i believe, tried it twice. what happened to you when you tried in one of those refugee boats, to get to australia? in indonesia i was in a place called cali about a city, so i remember that some immigration police attacked the refugees. u nfortu nately police attacked the refugees. unfortunately the police in indonesia attacked refugees and twice i witnessed that they deported many people back —— in kalibata city. so they didn't ask any questions. that's why was really worried about my safety and i imagine if theyjust deported me back. so i went to, i decided to go back. so i went to, i decided to go back to australia. and after 48 hours are a boat —— our boat broke and they took me from the ocean and pu

this is not normal in australia. and we'll have more on that story from our science editor david shukman later in this edition of outside source. stay with us on outside source. inafew in a few minutes, news from russia. three people have been killed in a shoot out close to the security services hq in moscow. a man who murdered his baby son and tried to kill his partner has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years at newcastle crown court. fiona trott has this report. no tears, no hysteria. not what you'd expect from a man who'd just murdered his baby. it stabbed his partner as well to stop how come you have got blood on you?” partner as well to stop how come you have got blood on you? i killed her. amazingly, his partner, andrea, survived. she was stabbed six times. today she made this statement. but he made her a victim throughout their relationship, a victim of coercive control, a very different life to the one portrayed on social media. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead sto

australia plays our role. we have done so consistently over recent years in terms of signing onto global climate change agreement. acting in accordance with them. signing onto future agreed its -- agreements like the paris agreement. it does not come down to a single piece of regulatory approval. it does not come down to what the nation electoral financing laws may look like. it comes down to working in concert with other nations to make sure we deliver upon our commitment and make sure they deliver upon their spirit that is what we are committed to doing. >> then there is the bushfire crisis which has had the attention of all of australia as well as parliament. we heard from sandra lyons wanting to know about future plans in australia. not just leasing them from countries in the northern hemisphere. my question to the minister representing the minister of natural disaster. questions have been raised by a fire chief if australia's which isire aircraft 90% of the firepower. decade the number of aircraft at leas

economy and he said australia only makes up for economy and he said australia only makes upfor1.3% economy and he said australia only makes up for 1.3% of global emissions. he knows that if we were to stop exporting coal, it would be a big damage to our entire economy. scott morrison needs to say that coal is still important for australia. he doesn't want to go too much into blaming these fires on climate change. that is definitely a prime minister, michael mccormack, who was acting whilst he was away on holiday, has said that more action needs to be taken on climate change in the wake of these fires. scott morrison so far not committing australia to any further action beyond its commitment under the paris climate targets. what do australians make of the prime minister's handling of this crisis? is this going to inflict political damage on him in the future? you have to say it will deftly take some shine off scott morrison after he won these elections in may of this year —— definitely take. he will definitely lose some skin over this one. part of the reason that these fires are such a

this is deja news a lie from berlin and an apology from australia's prime minister for vacationing in hawaii while parts of his country burnt prime minister you have other responsibilities and i accept that not accept the criticism thousands of firefighters are struggling to contain catastrophic places across several states to go to sydney for the latest also coming up. europe takes the u.s. to task for sanctions on a pipeline transporting russian gas to western europe the measures could push up costs and delay construction. and a provocative new piece by banksy is unveiled the artist creates a nativities scene that draws attention to israel's barriers around the occupied west bank. i'm michael good to have you with us australia's prime minister scott morrison has been forced to apologize for taking a holiday at the height of the devastating bushfire crisis emergency crews are struggling to contain hundreds of blazes around sydney a combination of record temperatures drought and powerful winds is fueling the inferno at least 9 people have been killed since the fires began but there is

catastrophic bushfires in australia reignited the debate over climate change with the government accused of not doing enough why was 20191 of the worst years on record globally for wife eyes and is there the political will to find a solution this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program back to people bushfire is a common during the summer in australia but firefighters are calling this year's conditions catastrophic at least 8 people have been killed since september including 2 firefighters who died on thursday when their truck was hit by a falling tree with a more than 100 fires burning the government in the most populous state of new south wales has declared a state of emergency a heat wave and strong winds are making things worse australia recorded its 2 hottest days ever this week with the average temperature on wednesday hitting 41 points 9 degrees celsius a senior meteorologist rob mccallum explains what's made the situation so bad. so why is the fire season so much worse this year were cause the main cause is the drought has been long lasting the causes of the drought act

catastrophic conditions in australia as firefighters battle more than 100 bush fires burning across new south wales your forces there are warning that high winds are making the flames more unpredictable and one person has died and several houses have been lost in the state of south australia when you're at the international criminal court wants to open an investigation into alleged war crimes in palestinian territories palestinians have welcomed the decision but the israeli prime minister says the i.c.c. has no jurisdiction both israelis and palestinians face the possibility of having charges filed against them. those are your headlines so far today the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story i will see you very soon. catastrophic bushfires in australia reignited the debate over climate change with the government accused of not doing enough why was 29001 of the worst years on record globally for wind spies and is there the political will to find a solution this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program back to people bushfire is a common during the summer in austral

australia fire ci’ews continent in western australia fire crews battling blazes there too. so was another brutal day in australia's summer. amid all this the prime minister, scott morrison, criticised for going on holiday to hawaii, is on his way back now. he is. and one would imagine he will get quite a reception when he gets home. many australians very angry that their prime minister decided to ta ke that their prime minister decided to take a holiday to hawaii at a time of crisis. mr morrison has issued a statement saying that he deeply regrets a ny statement saying that he deeply regrets any offence caused to those australians affected by the bushfires. and it's notjust the fa ct bushfires. and it's notjust the fact that mr morrison has gone on holiday during this emergency. many australians wondering about his attitude to climate change and the role that they are playing in australia's bushfire crisis. mr morrison has acknowledged that global warming is a factor in australia's emergency. safe to say when mr morrison lands today, here in australia, his handling of this

two others accused of the same crimes resettled in australia last year. the three of them were brought here under the refugee swap that was negotiated with the united states. what kind of deal is this? the u.s. clearly did not want them in their community. they held them for more than a decade in immigration detention. do these men pose a security risk to the australian community, and has the australian community been told? >> thank you, mr. president. i thank the senator for the question in relation to the details of those that the senator has referred to. we would normally not comment on individual cases, but what i will do, because i don't have a brief on that, is that on notice -- is take that on notice for you. i have said that i will take it -- [crowd shouting] >> i cannot hear the minister. if i cannot hear her, then others will not be able to. >> what i can advise you is that the prime minister confirmed publicly in may of this year that australia had resettled two from the united states in 2018. he also stated these people were resettled as refug

but australia is the world's largest exporter of coal. burning coal gives off the gases that heat the planet — but it's a big earner, and the australian government lobbied hard in the un climate talks last week to protect the industry, and many australians support that view. i'm not so sure that climate change is responsible for what we're experiencing here. possibly the drought has got a lot to do with it in australia. we're talking about 60, 70—metre flame heights. every day, a new front line emerges. and the science is clear — that as temperatures rise heatwaves will become more severe, and in this land of extremes there'll be even more fires. david shukman, bbc news. live now to canberra and to climate scientist, dr imran ahmed, from the australian national university. thank you very much for your time. i know it is difficult to link particular events and even particular events and even particular disasters to climate change but surely no doubt something big is changing and there is a new normal? of course. this is now, we have

this is news live from berlin an apology from australia's prime minister for vacationing in hawaii while parts of his country burn as prime minister you have other responsibilities and i accept that not accept the criticism. thousands of firefighters are struggling to contain catastrophic places across several states will go to sydney for the latest. germany and the e.u. take the u.s. to task for sanctions on a pipeline project to supply western europe with russian gas look at what if any impact those sanctions may actually have. and leipzig top the german football league heading into the winter great. one. out spurred was enough to guarantee their lead in the mood to sleep we'll have all that action and. i'm so glad you could join me through. australia's prime ministers scott morrison has been forced to apologize for taking a holiday at the height of the devastating bushfire crisis emergency crews are struggling to contain hundreds of blazes around sydney a combination of record temperatures drought and powerful winds is fueling the inferno at least 8 people have been killed since the f

cole generates the lion share of australia's lecturers are divorced up australia's lecturers are divorced up it also generates billions of dollars for the australian economy. there is a political dimension to this. in may this year, mr morrison w011 this. in may this year, mr morrison won a federal election, no—one was expecting him to succeed at that poll but that was in large part due to support from mining communities. they were worried the opposition policies for climate change may have impacted the mining industry so they supported scott morrison. mr morrison is acutely aware that part of his political base is within those mining communities. he doesn't believe that changing australia's climate change policies is essential as he says, if you were to do so, in his words, they could be economic crunching of australia's economy so mr morrison acknowledging that link between global warming and extreme weather events, but not willing to shift australia's climate change policies. phil massa in sydney, virgo delivered there, thank you. in india, prime ministerand hindu nationalist leader

much of what australia throws goes to the tip, like this one in sydney. waste is still exported to countries such as indonesia but it isa countries such as indonesia but it is a practice the australian government wants to stop. the challenge is to turn rubbish into a resource. this road in sydney is 100% recyclable. it includes reused plastic and glass and is supposed to be more hard wearing and traditional asphalt. i guess the dna of the business here at downer in australia is certainly one of innovation and we demand a lot from our supply chain and we like to work very closely with international partners to develop these new technologies and ultimately are able to be reused across the world once we have developed and refined them here. recycling makes australians feel good. it is very easy. there are colour—coded ends for paper and plastic. the system, though, does has its flaws. some contaminated items often can't be recycled and because of stock piles of waste, much that could have another life ends up in landfill. attitudes, though, are changing. i

australia —— a9— 50 degrees celsius. a worrying combination. thank you, phil mercer from australia. the british prime minister, borisjohnson is planning to pass a law which prevents mps from extending the brexit transition period beyond the end of 2020. under current plans, he intends to end britain's eu membership on january 31, with an implementation to run to the end of 2020 — while the government negotiates a free trade deal with brussels. the financial markets have reacted to the announcement — and the pound has fallen by 0.5%. here's our political correspondent, iain watson with the details. the latest development is with that brexit registration look like? and it looks like there will be one crucial difference according to government sources and that crucial difference is that at the moment, the brexit legislation would allow, and a post brexit well, if trade talks get into trouble, would allow the implementation period, the transition period to be extended beyond the end of next year, in other words, you could request longer to try to hammer out a trade deal with the eu.

a searing heat wave intensifies bush fires raging in australia but have destroyed.

news live from but it tens of thousands of people are told to evacuated flames close in on australia's 2nd largest city now that firefighters are struggling against bushfires fanned by strong winds and scorching temperatures lightning started more than a dozen new fox overnight forced on the program the year in a sports from triumphant football stars to pay come back on the green we take a look back at some of the 29000 top sporting moment. and helena humphrey glad you could join me in australia a new heat wave is igniting more bushfires increasing the toll the blazes are taking across the country now 100000 people have been urged to flee 5 melbourne suburbs as flames are encroaching on the victoria state capital a volunteer firefighter has been killed battling a separate far in the countryside the 10th victim of the blazes now the high level foreigner has led to the council ation of hundreds of firework displays for the new year. if there's one thing that's considered a given that the in the fee cheer it's the images from across the world are flashy new year's celebrations and there i

why should australia be worried? well, in some parts of australia this is not the first fire, high severity fire, some parts of victoria for example had three, four or even five fires in the last 35 years. really, too much fire in these particular systems. yes, these ecosystems will recover, but often the recovery will take some time is up the recovery will take some time is up to 150 years in the absence of another fire. but if that system is burnt again and then again and again, it's too much disturbance and some of the species and some of the ecosystems a re some of the species and some of the ecosystems are simply not geared to deal with such extensive, recurrent wildfire like we are seeing now. what would be the knock—on effect? let's you remove the ecosystems you have described there, what does that due to the balance of the climate and the environment? well, we know there would be very large greenhouse gas emissions from these extensive fires. people should be aware we are now looking at well over 3 million

it's not just about an old australia. this is catastrophic. it's notjust about an old bushfire here or there. do you think the authorities will cancel it? it would be pretty late in the day now to cancel these fireworks. it's never too late, they've just got to have the guts to do it. sydney is a world leader in fireworks but they think it's going to bring more tourism, they think... they are only thinking of their own city, not their fellow australians. as far as i'm concerned. i am angry and upset about it. almost 300,000 people in australia agree with me. good to talk to you. iran has said a british—australian woman — who's reported to have gone on hunger strike in prison — must serve her sentence. kylie moore—gilbert — who was jailed for spying — is being held in the same prison as the british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and two french academics. somalia's president has condemned a deadly bomb attack in the country's capital, which has left at least 76 people dead. the blast took place at a busy intersection th

they've been burning across large parts of australia for months now with flames as high as 70 metres high in this region alone has destroyed an area 7 times the size of singapore. but this isn't just bush land it's home for thousands of australians fire crews are working tirelessly to protect residents robert beecroft is a former volunteer firefighter he's seen many bushfires in his time but this one is different for being here for 67 years i've seen a lot of for sure the mountains actually in my younger days for quite a few forms. i haven't seen so many out of control back to the b. crops like so many families here face a difficult choice leave everything behind or stay and potentially put themselves in danger it's a little bit stressful but you just got to remain positive us suppose it's hard to think of what you want to keep and everything but just get what seems important at the time to go and i'm sure there'll be other things that you think about later but just be prepared i guess it's just bad timing obviously around the holidays but what can you do really. score it's pretty co

other countries were aghast that while australia burns, oui’ aghast that while australia burns, our government went over there and argued against software emissions standards. this has to change stop so standards. this has to change stop so the summit that we call will deal with natural bushfires, disasters and other emergencies but also the underlying issue of climate change. let's get more from our correspondent, phil mercer, in sydney. feel feel, has scott morrison responded to these goals for stronger climate action? no. we understand he is on holiday in hawaii and there has been criticism of australia's centre—right prime minister for going on vacation at a time of national crisis. his colleagues say he has worked very hard this year after winning an election in may and deserves a break with his young family. those former fire and emergencyjeeves have family. those former fire and emergency jeeves have had family. those former fire and emergencyjeeves have had some very strong words or scott morrison and they say he is missing in action while the country burns as we head there —— ch

a lot more coming up on daybreak australia. this is bloomberg. ♪ australia. this is bloomberg. ♪ smog that hasing been blanketing sydney has been called a public health emergency by a group of doctors and researchers. the air pollution across the city and eastern new south wales is 11 times higher than the agreed threshold for hazardous levels. jason gale has been tracking area ofm the clear melbourne. you don't have to breathe this. ? at is the latest we have a declaration of public health emergency. groups, theical doctors and their various hotties have declared this a public health emergency and really warning greater action on climate change which they believe is one of the main drivers of the drought and consequent bushfires we are seeing. we have got more than 100 grass fires across new south wales area more than half of which are yet to be controlled. we are going to have more fascinating. choking haze is turning sydney into the world's laboratory. we have been watching the california and alaska wildfires. how much is the world going to learn from al

daybreake to australia. we are counting down to asia's major market open. ♪ paul: here are the top stories in the next hour. weaker than expected shipments last month show why china needs a trade deal. global demand increasingly hurting the economy. oil set to expand three days of gains after opec announce more production curbs. join hong kong's biggest demonstration in a month. the numbers indicate the protests will drag on into the new year. kathleen: one story for the stock market on friday for the u.s., a blowout drops report for the month of december -- november, that is -- setting the stage for strong december meeting and even a strong 2020 because people have concerns about recession long gone after the jobs had its biggest monthly gain since january. you can see how the stock market perform, the dow jones industrial average gaining 1.4%. industrials, energy, financials, all the companies doing better, and should do better if the company is going to -- if the economy is going to do better. data to 3

but australia is the world's largest exporter of coal. burning coal gives off the gases that heat the planet — but it's a big earner, and the australian government lobbied hard in the un climate talks last week to protect the industry, and many australians support that view. i'm not so sure that climate change is responsible for what we're experiencing here. possibly the drought has got a lot to do with it in australia. we're talking about 60, 70—metre flame heights. every day, a new front line emerges. and the science is clear — that as temperatures rise heatwaves will become more severe, and in this land of extremes there'll be even more fires. david shukman, bbc news. welljoining me now is professor of fire science at the university of tasmania david bowman. thank you very much for your time. it isa thank you very much for your time. it is a tribute to the people fighting these fires that it hasn't been even worse, but do you have a sense that there needs to be a rethink in the way buyers are fought in australia? yeah, it is clea

in south australia, about 86 homes were lost in the adelaide hills. this is an area quite close to the city of adelaide that is blanketed in smoke. so the fires still rage. conditions are more favourable today, but many people just wondering when the next extreme bout of weather is likely to hit and what that will mean for the fires. and, phil, we heard in shaima's report that prime minister scott morrison has conceded a link between climate change and events like this, but on the other hand, he has absolutely doubled down on his defence of climate change industries like coal? australia's centre—right government, led by the prime minister scott morrison, is an ardent supporter of the coal industry. coal generates the lion's share of australia's electricity and also billions of dollars for the australian economy. there is clearly a political dimension to this. in may of this year, mr morrison won a federal election. no—one was really expecting him to succeed at that poll, but that was in large part due to support from mining communities. they were

the authorities in south australia have issued a code red for vulnerable people in that part of australia. so, in the next few days it is going to get very hot, and if the wind picks up, that fire threat could pose more danger to those bushfire prone regions in western australia and also here in the east as well. phil, thank you very much for that. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: around £50 million worth ofjewellery is stolen from the home of formula i heiress tamara ecclestone. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, a conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewi

our top stories: australia sees one the worst days in weeks of devastating bushfires, as the prime minister returns home from holiday. violent storms bring floods and mudslides to large parts of western europe as they brace for even more heavy rain. facing the threat ofjihadist violence in west africa — regional leaders gather in nigeria to discuss what can be done. the international community needs to be mobilised to understand that this is notjust a threat in west africa and sahel, but to the entire global community. and liverpool are the world club champions after scoring the only goal in extra time against brazilian side flamengo. hello and welcome to world news today. australia's prime minister scott morrison has arrived home to deal with his country's bushfire crisis, after cutting short a holiday in hawaii. he'd been heavily criticised for leaving while the fires continued to rage. saturday was one of the worst days in weeks of destruction, with strong winds fanning the flames. this a representation of all the current fires burning across australia and they're expected to worsen wi

shows fires burning over the past 3 days there have been major blazes in south australia are essential to hunt for destroyed pfizer also threatening communities in new south wales victoria and queensland since september australia's bushfire emergency has killed at least 9 people. i'm going to scott morrison has returned to australia off to taking a family holiday in hawaii and apologized for his absence during the crisis but has also rejected calls to change his government's climate change policy under schapelle has mall. he's long been criticised for failing to directly link climate change to the bushfires in australia but as prime minister scott morrison visited areas affected by fires on sunday that changed our government as a was and i have always acknowledged the connection between those weather events in these broader far events and the impacts globally of climate change but his critics say he's let australia fall behind and then there's his decision to take a family vacation in hawaii as a stray burnt morrison cut short the trip after 2 volunteer firefighters died in new south w

your country, in australia. people's smoke, alarms are going off all over because of the smoke that is pouring in. explain what is happening all over the country. >> we have an intense drought going on with high heat waves and extreme lack of rainfall. that is causing vegetation to dry out. we are getting the most extreme fires we have ever seen early in the season. much of the east coast is up in flames. the real tragedy about this is this is a problem that has been pursued by climate scientists for a long time. overall, the government has failed to respond. there is an emergency goingng on in the federal government has really failed to acknowledge there is a crisis. firefighters are asking for more resources and the government saying, no, have enough. to be are entitled extremely angry in australia but the lack of action by the government and the lack of real concern demonstrated by it toward the extreme dangers we are facing. not just fires. we have extreme water shortages. sydney is moving to high stage wate

fire crews in australia are assessing the damage from the weekend's bushfires. and while the weather has cooled down a little, the political debate is raging on. prime minister scott morrison has acknowledged a link between global warming and extreme weather and apologised for being on holiday during the crisis. shaimaa khalil has the story. it feels like a deserted war zone, but this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged new south wales. and in the village of balmoral, the devastation is everywhere. russel has been a volunteer firefighter for six years. he was out with this team trying to control the blaze in the village when his own house was burnt to the ground. so many of the grade are tired. that's the mental side of it. when you're continually battling something you can't beat. the prime ministers got morrison appearing for the first time after fierce criticism of his holiday in hawaii, consider that more needed to be done to tackle global warming. with scientists saying dry conditions brought about by climate change have worsene

but australia is the world's largest exporter of coal. burning coal gives off the gases that heat the planet — but it's a big earner, and the australian government lobbied hard in the un climate talks last week to protect the industry, and many australians support that view. i'm not so sure that climate change is responsible for what we're experiencing here. possibly the drought has got a lot to do with it in australia. we're talking about 60, 70—metre flame heights. every day, a new front line emerges. and the science is clear — that as temperatures rise heatwaves will become more severe, and in this land of extremes there'll be even more fires. david shukman, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the mud slinging has been thick and fast in washington, as republicans and democrats react to donald trump's impeachment. the republican leader of the us senate, mitch mcconnell, called the process rushed and unfair. his democratic counterpart chuck schumer meanwhile, has, urged the republican—dominated chamber to

but australia is the world's largest exporter of coal. burning coal gives off the gases that heat the planet — but it's a big earner, and the australian government lobbied hard in the un climate talks last week to protect the industry, and many australians support that view. i'm not so sure that climate change is responsible for what we're experiencing here. possibly the drought has got a lot to do with it in australia. we're talking about 60, 70—metre flame heights. every day, a new front line emerges. and the science is clear — that as temperatures rise heatwaves will become more severe, and in this land of extremes there'll be even more fires. david shukman, bbc news. live now to melbourne and to dr richard thornton, ceo of the bushfire and natural hazards cooperative research centre. thank you very much for your time. how does this fire season compare to others you have experienced? certainly this is one of the worst fire season we have seen for a very long time across australia, certainly seeing that thoughts of temperatures we

this is business asia i'm stephen beardsley in berlin thanks for joining us firefighters in australia many of them volunteers need all the help they can get and now the australian army is joining the fight against bushfires in the east and south of the country meteorologists are forecasting a heat wave and strong winds potentially worsening the situation in the coming days since october around 4000000 hectares of forest and 1000 homes have been destroyed by the bushfires tourism has also been affected some of australia's most famous sites are now engulfed in smoke. and for more on this i'm joined now by my d.w. business colleague ben physician who's been travelling across australia in recent weeks been good to see you ben you've been severely bruised and now you were in sydney what are your impressions so far how are these fires affecting livelihoods well basically biggest sector at the moment is there proof that it's the cruel tourism sector farm stays have been bringing in a lot of extra cash for farmers who've been hit by the drought now these bushfires have hit it's a double whamm

also coming up australia's struggles to contain catastrophic bushfires and the worst may not be over we'll go to sydney for the latest. and leipzig top the german soccer league heading into the winter break a 31 win at home to almost bird was enough to guarantee their lead in the bow to speak up we'll have that action and much more later in the show. i'm way a good craft glad to have you with us germany has objected strongly to u.s. sanctions against the north stream 2 gas pipeline from russia to germany the sanctions target companies involved in the construction of the pipeline which runs under the baltic sea washington says north going to will give russia too much power over europe and it's offering its own gas as an alternative. the gas pipeline has just 300 kilometers to go this signature aims to stop it dead in the water the new u.s. law imposes sanctions against companies building the pipeline washington says north stream 2 will make germany too dependent on russian energy none of your business says german vice chancellor scholtz. so all these sanctions constitute serious inter

australia's raging bushfires are affecting livelihoods and drawing attention to the country's climate change in action in particular the country's massive coal exports could a turning point be it hands. also on the show give tons of could be days away from another cabin crew strike flight attendants warn they'll drop their work in the travel heavy last week of the year. it's been a rough year for car makers but a fascinating one for cars we'll take a look at what brought in the big auto shows this year and out of the tinkerers garages. and the little town of the year olds have no jobs and no future until the local bush has started selling jam. this is a business asia i'm stephen beardsley in berlin thanks for joining us firefighters in australia many of them volunteers need all the help they can get now the australian army is joining the fight against bushfires in the east and south of the country meteorologists are forecasting a heat wave and strong winds potentially worsening the situation in the coming days since october around 4000000 hectares of forest and 1000 homes have been de

>> welcome "bloomberg daybreak: australia." i'm haidi drug. haidi i'm stroud-watts. >> i'm shery ahn in new york. ♪ >> here are the top stories we are covering. china's factory outlook write-ins as manufacturing improves. mr. fix it takes over. musturnaround veteran restore public trust in australia's biggest business bank. theteargas returns to streets of hong kong as police and protesters clash again. >> first, let's get you started with a quick check of the markets close on friday. s&p 500 index seeing the biggest fall in seven weeks. of course, there are people just waiting for any sign of progress on the u.s.-china trade negotiations. at the same time, it was a shorter trading day just after thanksgiving before the weekend, so it was 16% below the 30 day average. energy and consumer discretionary leading the declines. nasa fell -- and nasdaq fell half a percent as well. we have the opec plus meeting this week. there are signs they may not want to cut even further at the moment. let's see how things are shaping up in asia. after managing

in australia, the annual sydney—hoba rt yacht race is getting started. more than a hundred—and—sixty—five teams are taking part in what is the seventy—fifth running of the competition. but this year sees something new — the first indigenous crew is taking part. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. some final checks for the crew of the tribal warrior. in a race steeped in history and tradition, this is a genuine first. this crew represents the indigenous people of australia, who are, in a way, travelling with them. very, very exciting. and it's brought people from broome, at lightning ridge, at bourke, at coonabarabran, they're all — all the communities are talking and they're all saying that's our boat — and that's very proud. eight of the 11 crew are aboriginal, representing 800,000 indigenous people of australia. some are hoping this race, this experience will write a new page in their history. it's just an opportunity of a lifetime for us to represent our people and, you know, show our youth out there that if there's anything you want to do,

australia's deputy prime minister, michael mccormack, has said australia must increase its efforts to tackle climate change. with more, here's our sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil. this was said to be one of the worst days australia's most popular state has ever seen, and it's lived up to every urgent warning. huge flames spiralling out of control, moved by strong, unpredictable wind. firefighters have been patrolling this area throughout the day. they have been keeping an eye out on the smoke just behind that tree line. this is where villagers have fires at an emergency level and they've been told to evacuate and they're concerned that embers will blow this way. elizabeth maclaren evacuated her house a few hours ago. she packed the necessities and a few other things she couldn't afford to lose. her family's ok, but she worries about those she left behind. i hope my house doesn't burn down but, ultimately, all of my friends stayed to fight the fires at their house. they can't get out now, so i'm just hoping that they're safe. i can replace my house — i can't replace lives, you k

news live from berlin burning out of control bushfires in australia combined to form a mega fire near sydney which crews say is too big to put out the country's largest city is shrouded in a cloud of toxic smoke we speak to a correspondent in sydney also coming up swedish climate activist gratitude burger joint thousands of young people on a march through madrid which is hosting a un climate conference there demanding that world leaders take real action on climate change. france braces for a 3rd day of travel disruption with yellow bus protesters expected to join striking transport workers the government insists it will not back down from its planned pension reforms. plus in german politics a shake up at the top germany's social democratic party formally endorses its new left leaning leaders their critics of their party's coalition with merkel's conservatives we take a look at the impact that could have on germany as government. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. we begin in australia where several bushfires have joined together north of the country's largest citie