and migrants to gain residence in australia. even people like this baby asha, who was born in detention in australia and is likely to be as the legal system stands right now, be deported back to australia -- to nauru when the government is able to. let me just add one more point here. according to activists at the hospital, the baby is currently under the guard of contracted security guards who are contracted to the immigration ministry of australia. they're literally standing outside the room, the burns unit, where the baby's nepalese baby and the baby's mother are being treated. >> it's been a controversial issue. the matter of immigration there in australia. we know our ivan watson will continue to keep us updated on the situation. >>> chinese artist is raising awareness of migrants making the dangerous journey to the shores. the artist known for his provocative installations has been an active voice in the crisis. cnn's atika shubert has more. >> reporter: this is the latest installation from chinese artist. 14,000 life jack

issue of south australia. i never met him when i was illustrated by these the kind of scientist the rights amazing books, very accessible, insightful books. the book he published in 1994 called the future eaters, about how people are eating their future. he gives the example of the invasion of australia about 45,000 years ago by a group of people that made it onto the continent and ate their way through the continent. we saw this happen again in new zealand in the year 1200, and the consumption of most of the father, people go places and eat their own future. -- kinfauna. our actions are so profound we're making our own weather which is something very few of us, any of us can see that before the '70s. this idea that humans can change the climate is a remarkable thing. he continues to write books, is written about 20 books or more. these a prolific writer in many ways and one of my favorites, there's appreciation, something like the harvard australian scholar program and to extract some for austria and plunk th

>> in australia at the moment there is a large push for the government to set up an australia-wide redress scheme and that's in the process of happening. the government, federal government in australia, says that they don't want to do it overall, but the tens of thousands of victims in australia declare that this needs to happen because there are so many people who are hurting and tragically taking atheir own lives because of the shame and the hurt that we've all gone through. it's now that money - that the church spends on lawyers, the fer oeshs amount-- large amount of money spent on lawyers should be put towards helping the survivors actually survive and live lives that are meaningful. that is what we're saying now, we need to see action to help the tens of thousands of victims in australia for crimes that were known about. these paedophiles were known about >>> why do you say tens of thousands of victims there. or four, a dozen scores, perhaps, that's the perception around the world. it occurs to me in you dip in australia, the more you get that out nationally, not internationally, but

>> the policy is designed to be cruel but cruelty is part of the policy and the reason why australia has utilized this in terms of their own economy and received australian aid is to elect the government against legal recourse. we recently had a court case in australia's high court which found the australian government does have the right to move these people to naru and once they are in naru the australian courts really have no opportunity to over see their conduct. the sort of exercises by private security firms that are employed by the naru government and paid for by australia are completely beyond the recourse of refugee advocates in australia and if there is a possibility the camps could be improved and certainly to some degree the opposition support a policy that is similar to this and the camps the refugees seem it's clear the poor quality of the camps is the whole point of the policy. >> is there a point if this carries on as it might carry on when the government has to bend its own rules because if you have got a hospital saying we will not release this one-year-old baby to

what is australia telling us now? we spoke with the minister of resources and energy and asked if commodities have hit their bottom. bottomn't know where the is, but a lot of that heat has come out of the market as a result of supply and demand dynamics. in the energy space, we've seen the shale gas revolution in the encouragetes production from saudi arabia and iran coming into the market in a big way, all putting downward pressure on prices. , where australia is the largest exporter in the a massiveve seen investment in new production capacity, which means that australia is now exporting three times the volume of iron ore than we were a decade ago, and other major companies have done the same, so we are seeing more supply in the market. a result increasing as of demographics, increased urbanization, increase middle classes in populations, but at the same time supply has been growing faster. there have been avoid a that china can heart economic landing. to a servicestion driven economy there might be opportunity for

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bring people to australia shores and deportation to new zealand, a country of australia may act as an incentive. you hear the cars in the bag ground. supporters encouraging cars to honk their horn. there was a big crowd. more than 300 gathered. trade union leaders representing staff and students. i talked to some. >> people are livid, so angry. this is the expression of that anger, of ordinary people refusing to sit back any more and watch as innocent people are tortured. >> there's unease about asylum seekers policies. >> this brought that to a head. >> it's such a travesty. >> the legislation in regards to asylum seekers, and refugees is putting health professionals at risk in terms of professional obligations verses the obligations the government imposes upon them. >> reporter: those here say they'll keep a permanent president outside the hospital. small numbers during the day, and rallies in the evening until they have a guarantee that the baby and her parents will not be deported. the australian government says it will make a decision within two weeks, the end of the month. >> mo

well, uh, zsa zsa wants me to go to australia with her. zsa-- to australia? ed, d-do you want to go? i--i mean, and--and leave me? if i don't hitch my wagon to a star, somebody hitches a wagon to me. well, if--if--if that's-- that's the way you feel about it... that's the way i feel. oh, well, ed, then i--i guess this is goodbye. but you'll be seeing me soon, wilbur, on that big screen in glorious color. oh, i sure miss you, ed. well, at least i can still listen to your voice. nobody sang pretty little filly the way you did. (ed) hi, wilbur. by the time you hear this, i'll be on my way to australia. i didn't really want to leave you, buddy boy, but $5,000 is a lot of money, and i know you can use it. [ed sniffling] i--i hope carol likes the mink coat. i'll never forget you. your old stablemate, ed. [ship horn blaring] miss gabor, we can't possibly put this horse in a stateroom. please this is not a horse. this is my co-star. zsa zsa, it's regulations. all livestock has to travel in the hold. not my mister eddie. i won't let them treat you like an animal. if h

. >>> more on the controversy ruling on policies for refugees in australia. stay with us. >>> three palestinians shot and killed by israeli police in the occupied east jerusalem. police say the palestinians opened fire at damascus gate. two israeli police officers were critically injured. >>> syria's government is close to encircling rebel held areas in aleppo province. intense russian airstrikes killed dozens of civilians and the on that pigs at talks in geneva say the offensive is derailing negotiations. >>> japan has put its military on alert to shoot down a north korea's rocket. they insist the rocket is just a satellite. >>> to the united states, a house committee is holding the first congressional hearing on the water contamination crisis in the town of flint in michigan. this comes as the f.b.i. launched an investigation on tuesday into possible lead contamination and determined whether federal laws were brother-in-law, live to al jazeera now on capitol hill for us. the search for answers then about how flint's water crisis was allowed to happen, what

seekers to reach australia's shores. process has been in force to deal with threats against our maritime and sovereignty. despite thet: international criticism, the policies have brought public support at home. bbc news, sydney. ♪ laura: what do you do if your donald trump, and you come second. you shout "fraud" and ask for redo. accused texas senator ted cruz of breaking election rules and said that ben carson was dropping out. i spoke with jon sopel. sounds baffling. is it fraud or denial? ,on: even by trump standards these are outrageous claims. to post on social media, one said based on the fraud committed by ted cruz either a new election should take place results nullified. another said that ted cruz did not win i went, he stole it. 's supporters said that ben carson was pulling out and he wasn't. is that fraud or the rough-and-tumble the politics? most would say it is the rough-and-tumble of politics. there is a delayed reaction that donald trump tried to be gracious for 24-hours and was trying on a jacket that

. >>> the baby at the center of a detention center protest in australia. >>> i'll have all the day's sport including kobe bryant wins his 18th and final nba all-star game and action coming up, later this hour. ♪ we saw in this news hour with reports from syria that medical facility of doctors without borders has come over attack in idlib in the northwest of the country where air strikes are taking place and the border between turkey and syria continues to come under fire and we are live to correspondent zaina in the southern part of turkey right on the border with turkey and first of all zaina tell us more about this msf air strike that has happened in idlib. >> well, like you mentioned doctors without borders confirming it's one of the health facilities it supports in the village in a rebel controlled village has been hit and didn't have information concerning the casualties but the observatory for human rights which monitors the conflict in syria says nine people are killed and they are saying it was a suspected russian air strike. this is not the first time a health facility sup

still to come here at al jazeera the baby at the center of a detention center protest in australia. and falling oil prices could change the fortunes of nigeria's farmers as the government turns its figures to agricultural. ♪ >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. ♪ hello again, let's have a look at the top stories at al jazeera doctors without borders says its hospital has come under attack in the syrian town of idlib killing nine people including a child and in a separate attack this one in the town of aziz at least four teens were killed when missiles hit a children's hospital, a school as well as other locations. russia says it will continue its air strike near the syrian city of aleppo even if there is agreement on the cessation of hostilities and moscow has been supporting syrian government forces as they try to encircle the city. live now to the ukrainian capitol kiev where the turkish prime minister is speaking. >> as the prime min

australia's government says they will make a decision about the baby, her honour parent and the others within australia by the end of the mate >>> some inmates at a mexican prison where a riot claimed claeflt 49-- claeft 49 lives-- at least 49 lives last week were living a luxurious life. officials found cells decked out with large beds, air conditioners, televisions, painting and even an aquarium. >> reporter: authorities have been clearing out literally tons of luxury items from a prison in northern mexico that was the scene of a deadly prison right last wednesday. 49 people were killed during a bloody battle between rival factions. clearly there were a lot of luxury items at stake here because they have been removing televisions, digital cables, large ebeds, many statues of the death saint. this folk saint that many worsh worship. all of these luck reitems literally tons shows just how endemic corruption was at the prison. the director of the prison has been arrested on murder charges as a result of that riot. it is a sign of just how corrupt prisons are across mexico. viewers might

by keeping people off the shores of australia, they can handle these cases outside of australia law. the policy has been widely criticized by international leaders and human rights groups. rape, child abuse, and dire living conditions have frequently been reported by those living in the camps. australia has always been involved, rounding up refugees while at sea and sending them to such detentions enters. yet, despite this involvement, australian authorities have refused to take any direct responsibility for the camps. there are officially run by either the local island government or by private companies. several nongovernment organizations are now working to improve conditions and gain more rights for the refugees. brent: investigators say a bomb was probably responsible for blowing a hole in a passenger plane belonging to a somali airline. the explosion forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing in mogadishu. the plane had taken off from there. no group has yet taken response ability. report: a gaping hole on the side of this airbus 321. shortly after it took off from the air

look at australia. have enabled the economy to rebalance. accordingly, china is in a situation where they are keeping the room and be artificially elevated, but you have -- the elevated,rtificially but you have slowing growth, capital outflows, reserves falling, declining export competitiveness. all signs point to an overvalued renminbi. are they in a currency war? it's hard to argue when they are doing everything they can to keep the exchange rate up. rishaad: skirmish with a negative interest rate. sue: we think japan will have limited impact on the real economy. it was largely targeted at the strength in the japanese yen. again, you can't do value yourself to economic success or to achieve your economic targets -- devalue yourself to economic success or to achieve your economic targets in the long term. sue: no, you can't. part of this is keeping up with the joneses. of this isy to all the dollar. where is the dollar headed? what are the cues we are looking for? on friday will be key. we have leading indicators in the lead up to that. but

the head of policy and advocacy at unicef australia. she says that detention centers like the one in nauru are not suitable for children >> they don't stack up against international law. we have clear obligations, particularly in relation to the best interests of children and to protect them from all forms of serious harm and all forms of abuse, including physically and sexual abuse. we've had ongoing conversations with the government about all of this. this is an important moment for the australian government to show that it wants to take a very reasoned response to what has happened, that the high court decision decides the immigration minister has discretion under the immigration act and empowered to make decisions. unicef australia is concerned about the possibility of children, some of them living in the community, who are doing well there, busy rebuilding their lives, potentially just being uprooted and moved back to nauru where it is difficult to see what kind of future they would have >>> still to come, promises of peace. south

one of the richest young people in australia. has life changed? it would be a lie if you say it hasn't. ruslan: certain things changed. like, i never got to go into the high flyer before. [laughter] ruslan: here we are, seeing all of singapore. i fly at the front of a plane now. i drive a nice car, yes. it is a modest apartment. the things i really enjoy the money hasn't really changed. like, i love fishing. i wish the fish new how much money is my bank account, but they don't. i don't catch any more. haslinda: isn't it clichÉ to say the money doesn't matter when you already have it? ruslan: if you look at business people around the world, steve jobs kept going until it a few weeks left. why, because he really wanted the money? why is richard branson turning up to work? because he really wanted the money? why is rupert murdoch working? because he really wanted the money? no. i could retire right now and never work another day in my life. i could have whatever i want, my kids would never have to work, and their kids, and their kids and their kids.

australia plans to double the size of its submarine fleet to 12. japan, germany and france are competing for the con trastract. the supplier will be announced later this year. china reacted sharply to the white paper. >> translator: we're paying serious attention to had document and we express our dissatisfacti dissatisfaction. china's development and strategstrategy intent, mutual trust. >> analysts say australia torn by conflicting demands. strengthening its aligns with the u.s. and one forth of chinese trade. >> regional and global security. >> the u.s. has sailed war ships close to disputed territories to demonstrate its support for the freedom of navigation. on thursday, he said his government supports the operation, but declined to say whether the australian defense force would take part. >>> finance leaders from the group of 20 nations are gathering in shanghai, the two day meeting begins friday and participants have a lot to discuss. joining us now from the business desk, so tell us, what's the focus of this meeting. >> catherine, what peop

. >> the church in many places certainly australia, has made -- not easy -- >> pell acknowledged he had heard australian catholic school teacher sewerly abuse student might be involved in pedifile activity in the 19 70s, but had no idea how rampid clergy abuse was at the time. >> i must say in those days if a priest denied such activities, i was very strongly inclined to except the denial. >> about two dozen abused survivors from australia traveled to italy to hear pell testify. >> damage if the past, and be

it in south australia i had a bloody tough job. china to you why? that little museum that i had very typical of us just museums, it's based on the old british museum. to both natural history stuff and even a collection of -- everything right into. it's sitting in an isolated city, its nearest neighbor 600 kilometers away with a population of 1 million people. that's your tax base to support the museum. can you imagine supporting a place like this washington only had 1 million taxpayers and it? it would be a really tough job. the only way we survive is we got the premier drunk occasionally i do pledged a little bit of money and we reminded in the morning about that. that's seven years gave me just about in to be honest with you. a lot of museums are in the same position. they struggle. for me keeping research of life was the key. we had to keep them maintained that the exhibitions, we can get other people to pay for them. to our sponsors who want to do that by the hard work as you probably are finding this will is just keeping the road from falling i

china, australia's most important trade partner is staking territorial claims here. the move is supposed to show australia possible strategic partner, the u.s., that it is a strong and dependable ally. brent: time now for business news. it is all about iphones was sound bites and brute force. guest: and the last word is not spoken because the boss of apple has gone on the offensive in his fight with the fbi. tim cook says unlocking an iphone in the name of fighting terrorism would be bad for the united states. investigators are trying to crack the phone of one of the san bernardino killers and they have a court order to make apple do just that. reporter: it is a clash of titans -- the world's largest i.t. company versus one of the largest and most powerful governments in the world. appearing on abc news, apple boss, tim cook, said his company would not given to justice authorities without a fight. >> they came to us and asked for all the information we had on this phone and we gave them all we had. that this is not about a phone. this is about the future. what is at

australia's government will make the decision about bait bee, her parents and the others in australia-- baby >>> a strike by unions in guinea has brought the city to a standstill. they want the price of basic commodities and fuel lowered. >> reporter: most place shut down on monday, many workers and students stayed home. >> translation: the trade union asked everyone to protest. we have been asked to stay home and not go to school. >> reporter: hospitals in the capital provide basic services, but other major towns were left crippled. only a handful of service stations were selling fuel. >> translation: the government increased fuel prices by 100%. the government is not solving our problems. where is the ebola money guinea received? it's all in their pockets >> reporter: the ebola epidemic cost too much. the new tax has hyped up most prices. many are struggling to put food on the table. the average salary is about $90 a month. hospital porters make 55, teachers earn around 70 but ministers receive a thousand dollars a month and some parliament members rake in $2,000 a month. pensioners

judging from enthusiasm my money is on the aussies luke dircy triple-m media australia "pubs in australia they'll be a lot of american beers been drunk a lot of burgers be neat nearest breakfast time so maybe not breakfast food but australians are all over the super bowl" ((chris maathuis)) and of course you can watch the super bowl this sunday right here on cbs./// ((dave courvoisier)) >ron's in for chris maathuis tonight --- ((denise valdez)) i'm guessing we have some super bowl stuff signing day for rebel football --- the rebels may have their quarterback of the future and the ufc gets ready for fight night this week --- sports is next. < news music voice over: "from 8 news now this is sports. > ((ron futrell)) > you know if it's super bowl week, the ufc is going to have a major fight in las vegas --- they've got a good one saturday night at the mgm grand -- two of the best welterweights doing battle -- former champion johny hendricks against stephen thompson in the main event --- also --- local thompson is 11-1 and hoping eventually to get a title shot. as for hendricks this is just t

australia up as much as 1%. inflation in australia, then the collapse in exports and south korea. pmi coming out of china, really puts the move from the boj into context. there was a lot of pressure for them to move. they do not have a media schedule this month, the next one is in march, when the other is expected to fall because of what the boj did. equity markets are mixed, mostly still higher. sorry, the bond markets. have a look at the bond yields. across japan. from friday, the five year yields are already falling into the negative. we are actually pushing more below zero, approaching -.1. to your gigi's, roughly the same amounts. we have never seen deals this low. record lows here, obviously at the boj, trying to push down borrowing costs, but will the banks really getting courage to lend? and you talk about japan, arguments, another topic altogether, but when you have a structural problem like japan which actually pulls down the left,ate demand to the they have the incentive there. dollar-yen, 121.14 is your level. we are seeing weakness across --. they may need to step in

australia's tough policies against refugees, they were immediately deported to neru island. there she got pregnant. the baby was born here, but you the parents and baby returned to the island. in january of this year, the baby had an accident, boiling water was poured on her and she was brought by air ambulance back here to australia. australia's government now that she is medically better would like to send her back to neru, but the hospital staff, the doctors and nurses won't let the baby be some kind formally because they don't want her sent back. getting access to the mother and baby, there are very strict restrictions on who can go in, but natasha, you know the mother very well. you were working with save the children on the island with her. you have been able to see her. how is she? how is the baby? >> the baby is doing well. she seems to have healed well and the mother is completely overwhelmed. i think she's been really disincreased by the injuries to the baby and that turned to the distress about the prospect of returning to neru. with this support, she is feeling m

we're also looking at shares at national australia bank. right now, the bottom third of your screen, it's trading half a percent higher. t's look into this with paul allen in sydney, joining us live from there. paul, positive first quarter? paul: yes, earnings light, trading update and we have cash billion. 8% to $1.7 revenue also up 4%. due to a higher knelt margin and strong performance of the werth department. this is the first update we've had from national australia bank since the merger of clydesdale. they were expecting to book a loss of 4.2 billion but that won't be on the first-half earnings and won't impact the dividend either, according to nab. it's up about half a percent but year to date down 15.2% so far. analysts still liking it. seven buyers, six holds and zero sells for national australia bank. angie: let's look at another company. pharma company also out with first half earnings today. how'd they do? paul: another good result here, up 3.8% for the year, their profits, 638 million from c.s.l. what the market really likes is

under a news conference, officers declared a major victory in australia's war on ice. a tool, padded bras were an unlikely device. hundreds of millions of pounds worth of liquid methamphetamine. >> the operation began last year when they observed a shipping container out of hong kong. the shipping container was found to contain bra inserts and nside was 190 liters of liquid methamphetamine. >> they raided warehouses where they found further drugs disguised as art supplies. australia has the highest use of methamphetamine in the world, smuggled down from asian china. >> this is a devastating blow. and it shows you if you target the australia market. we have the resources to prosecute you. in this case because of the large quantities of these drugs, they could be imprisoned for life. >> four men from hong kong have been arrested and charged with drug offenses. anchor: hundreds of letters written by pope john paul ii have emerged. uncovered by the bbc, the letters were hidden in the national library of poland. our religious affairs correspondent reports there is no eviden

we need to see action to help the tens of thousands of victims in australia through crimes that were known about. these paedophiles were known about and they covered up, like they have around the world >>> still to come here on al jazeera, greece appeals for neighbors to lift border blockages. why some south korean politician can't keep their eyes open. ir eyes open. >>> welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera. the aid operation to the people of syria is continuing as a shaky pause in the fighting largely holds. in a letter to the u.n. secretary opposition parties say breaches will make new talks unattainable. 70 people are confirmed dead after an attack in a marketplace in a mainly shia neighborhood on saturday. one of the vatican's highest ranking officials says the catholic church has made enormous mistakes in dealing with abuse cases. cardinal pell is telephone via video from rome. a man has been hanged in pakistan for shooting a stat governor who called for blasphemy laws to be changed. he was an outspoken critic of the laws used against christians and other religious belief

australia as gold reducers surge to its highest level since may 2013. 8.25% tuesday. in the last four sessions, not including today, new crest was up about 25% over the last or sessions. but let's bring up 2015 because over the last 10 years we have seen the same pattern in gold. january, prices surge ahead of the lunar new year holiday, it peters out, pricing power is not there when china closes down for one week and then in march. that is what you see, big spike in january and february depending upon where the lunar new year falls and in march, a drop-off in prices. the sameing to see kind of drop-off. we are already seeing a little bit of the same weakness in the stocks and gold futures today. this will continue on to the rest of the year. rishaad: thank you very much. heidi: coming up, china may be all about fireworks and celebrations for the lunar new year right now but it's economic troubles are far from over. we will talk about the gathering storm clouds in our group discussion coming up next. ♪ ♪ rishaad: welcome back to asia edge. i have juliet with me. w

australia does bring people who need serious medical attention back to australia. the baby was born here but the parents and baby were returned to naru. in january of this year the baby had an accident, boiling water was poured on her and she was brought by air ambulance back here. the government would like to send her back to naru but the doctors and nurses don't want the maybe dharnlgd, the dischart her sent bang to naru. natasha you know the mother very well, you were working with save the children on naru. how is the baby? >> the baby is doing well, thankfully, steeples have healed quite well. the plotting is overwhelmed. shmother ising overwhelmed.she . >> why won't the staff in hospital discharge her? >> they're saying she doesn't have a safe home to go to. and i guess that's what a doctor would do with any child, if any child was collect into a hospital and they didn't have a safe home to go to, they wouldn't discharge her until she did. we're waiting for baby asher to have a safe home to go to. >> thank you, inside the hospital here, this protest began on s

australia's government launched a crackdown on the drug last year. four people with hong kong pass ports are under arrest in the case. >>> sports illustrated in making history and breaking stereo types with the cover models. the people they chose is a culture shift in how we define beauty. abc reporter rebecca jarvis has the details. >>> we can reveal sports illustrated swimsuit 2016 cover. >> reporter: for the first time ever there was not one, not two, but three cover models. [cheers and applause]. i'm shaking i'm so honored. >> reporter: that's right, sports i sill -- sill illustratd showing their newest stars saturday night 2nt, tv special. in a letter it was written what defines duty, the truth is, times have changed and one size does not fit all. it's not a size, the three cover models demonstrate that. this is not the first time sports illustrated made waves, tyra banks breaking barriers in 1996 and 1997. the cover star is taking to instagram to share the news. rhonda rousey writing such an honor. and ashley graham making history as the first

. just in time for valentine's day a special love story. a world war ii veteran finally reunited in australia yesterday. 93-year-old norwood thomas and joyce morris embraced each other he returned to the u.s. she returned to australia. >> it was the internet that helped bring them together. >> if you find somebody who loves you and you love them, it would rather be special, wouldn't it? >> i think it would be rather special. by the way joyce is now divorced and norwood is a widower. they will be in australia for two weeks. no word if they have plans beyond that. >> those will be diminishing and ending this afternoon. highs today around 20 degrees. my weather cast was just put up

and australia's asx finished up 1.3%. a little bit of good financial news there. >>> oil prices are slowly climbing. over $30 a barrel at the moment. richard quest asked fareed zakaria why the world economy needs to be concerned with low oil prices. >> there are two problems. it's falling so far so fast, it's producing a ripple of political instability. for example venezuela is going to yes, ma' to implode. vn venezuela is a small country. brazil will probably -- nigeria, all these countries where oil is 50%, 60%, 70% of government revenue are all of a sudden facing a nightmare. >> that's their problem, they ran their economies badly. >> guess who loaned them money, the west, the united states is the largest producer of liquid hydrocarbons in the world today. there is a lot of credit tied up with that. that is unwinding. it's short-term choppy. in the long run, we'll have cheap gas, but in the long run, we're dead. >> and you can head to our web page for more on the rollercoaster ride for oil prices and a look at why oil

her baby was born in australia, but now she and her one year old face being deported back. in a majority decision, the court said that it was not unlawful for the woman to be held in a prison camp, and the deal the australian government has with the pacific island is valid under the constitution. lawyers for the woman say she is bitterly disappointed. they believe the government should step in. >> the stroke of a pen is all that it would take our prime minister or our immigration minister to do the decent thing and let these families stay. >> reporter: the country's prime minister insists it's not just a moral issue, but a security one as well. >> i will consider the judgment, and it's implications carefully, but what i can say is this, our system of deterrence, remains robust, and has recently been reinforced to deal with immediate and enduring threats to our maritime security and sovereignty. >> unicef says it is disappointed with the rules. >> this is a really important moment for the australian government to show that it wants to take a very reasoned response to what ha

australia does bring people who need serious medical attention back to australia. the baby was born here. in january the baby had an accident, boiling water was poured on here, and she was brought back here. now that she is medically better the government would like to send her back. the hospital staff in there, the doctors and nurses won't let the baby be discharged, because they don't want her sent back. getting access to the mother and baby, there are very strict restrictions on who can go in. but natasha you know the mother very well, you were working with save the children with her. how is she? how is the baby? >> the baby is doing well. she seems to have healed quite well. and the mother is just [ technical difficulties ] >> and i guess that's what a doctor would do for any child. the hospital would not discharge that child until they had a safe home to go to. and we're waiting for the baby [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: thank you very much. the mother and child are being kept behind two guards from the immigration department inside the hospital here. this prote

same similar story with national australia bank. the stock was up, and currently csl up .17 of a percent. angie: thank you for watching that frost today in sydney. disney is not prepared to let aken.ower of the force weeke the force of akins was disney's most successful with film -- film. released new actors for the cast. production picking up where episode seven left off. do a mermaid, a man from a cow and monkey king have in common? it is immensely popular with chinese new year ago or's -- chinese new year moviegoers over the break. comedy. action the latest on japan's reopening after the break. stay with us. ♪ angie: you are watching "asia edge." asian shares extending their rally, fueling a global rebound inequities. china's benchmark jumped more than 2.5%, with gains in hong kong and korea. japanese shares turned around, extending a surge which saw the topix jumped the most since 2008. the most in seven years on news of a record $4.5 billion share buyback. that will cover almost 15% of its stock, and they say they will resort

australia's high court rules that the government can hold refugees in offshore camps. the u.s. deals with a growing religious divide. beginning in syria where an offensive by government forces is being blamed for threatening fragile peace talks involving the warring sides. at least 45 civilians are known to have died in the northern province of aleppo on tuesday. activists say they were killed by russian air strikes which is supporting a significant government push to cut off aleppo city. emergency workers are searching for survivors and amid the destruction small signs of hope. this child was trapped in rubble for hours. he was presumed to have been killed. a rescue crew found him you just in time. its advance began late on sunday and has taken a string of villages, including these. the regime is trying to link up with territory control. the aim is to cut off rebels inside the aleppo city, the largest city in syria. our correspondent has the very latest on the turkish side of the syrian border >> reporter: the opposition is describing this as the most intense assault yet. they

australia offers to help with the cyclone clean up. also this hour loan and scared, we look at the flight of child refugees trying to make it to europe. top story, voting in niger's presidential election well under way. around 7 million people registered to vote in the country. the current president has been criticized for his handling of security threats which is one of the main issues. a state of members of the jury has announced-- state of emergency was announced after attacks from the boko haram. despite political instability, the world bank says niger's economy grew by 6.5% in 2014. the u.n. says it is still one of the least developed countries with high rates of illiteracy and disease. our correspondent is outside a poll at the moment. what is it like so far? >> reporter: there is not much, but we are seeing now the beginning of the vote. in a few minutes i think as you can see behind me in this high school there are at least four or five classrooms where they have established the boxes brought here just a few minutes ago. there

at the moment there is a large push for the government to set up and australia-wide redress game and that is in the process of happening. the government, federal government in australia says they don't want to do it over all but the tens of thousands of victims in australia declared that this needs to happen because there are so many people who are hurting and tragically even taking their own lives because of the shame and the hurt that we have all gone through. it's now that money, the church spends on lawyers, the ferocious amount of money the church spends on lawyers should be spend on helping survivors to live lives that are meaningful and what we are saying now is we need to see action to help the tens of thousands of victims in australia to crimes we are knowing about and see the pedophiles were known about and covered up around the world. >> time for the weather and here is everton. >> storms rumbling around the net. >> that is right peter, not too much sunshine to speak of over the next few days and it will bright end up over the next few days and look at the picture and see

japan and australia are seeing a little bit of gains coming into trade. they are up by half a percent. they are giving back all of what they gained in the last session. down by 2.9%. theselay catch up to widespread selloff. japan expanding those losses from yesterday. they were down more than five yesterday. the yen continues to strengthen. is poised to enter bear market territory. weakness coming through from the mining players and all of -- and also from tech shops. japan is down 1%. it is a attempted recovery coming through from the dow jones index. pretty flat movement coming through on the s&p 500. essentially, that rally that happened in last couple hours -- save stocks from going into deposit -- positive territory. we have a public holiday in japan tomorrow. we see quite a lot of strengthening coming through. up there, against half of 1% against the dollar. it is certainly very big movement. investors bail into safe haven essence -- assets and out of equity. thank you very much. we are going to go to the new hampshire polls. they're just closing. l

the hospitalized baby in australia is uncertain as she faces being returned to an off shore detention facility and being treated for serious burns which she suffered in a prison camp on the island of naru and as we explain from brisbon the hospital is refusing to discharge the baby. >> reporter: this brisbon hospital is where the baby's situation comes about policy to refugees is being held and australia's government says she and her parents will get at least 72-hour notice before immigration officials go in and take her and her family back to naru and that same guaranty doesn't apply to the other 264 people in a similar situation in australia but risking deportation to naru and overnight new zealand said it will take 267 people to the shore but they rejected an offer by new zealand in the past and doesn't want incentive to people smugglers to bring more people to australia shores and people taken to new zealand and not coming to australia may act as some sort of incentive and you can hear car horns in the background and this small crowd protesting outside the hospital are encouraging

another airline in australia .hich is predominantly boeing >> always a pleasure. you heard it from the man himself. another day at the singapore airshow. the stories making headlines. the u.s. says commercial satellite images appear to support claims that beijing has to put missiles on a disputed island in the south china sea. also claimed by taiwan and vietnam. at least 28 people have been killed in an explosion. contraryk targeted a -- a convoy of military vehicle stopped at a traffic light. turkey will find those responsible and step up the fight against terrorism. launched aompany has smart phone set to be the world's cheapest. display four inch color and two cameras. the indian cellular association is asking how that is possible. journalistsver 2400 in 150 journalists -- bureaus around the world. slowingow china's economy could weigh in on the airplane leasing market. ♪ shery: welcome back. australia's unemployment numbers got a reality check this morning after months of scarcely believable job growth, let's get over to paul allen for more. once again, the

boiling water was poured on her and now she is brought here to australia. now that she is better the hospital woulgovernment would ld her back to naru. the hospital staff won't let her to be discharged. for natasha you know the mother very well. you were working with save the children on naru with her. you have been able to see her. how is she how is the baby? >> the baby is doing well thankfully, she seems to have healed quite well and the mother is overwhelmed. for the couple of weeks since she arrived, that turned into the distress over returning to naru. with all this support and movement she is completely overwhelmed and feeling better. >> why will the hospital not discharge her? >> they are saying she doesn't have a safe home to go to. i guess that is what any hospital or doctor would do. we're waiting for baby asha to have a safe home to go to. >> thank you very much. the mother and child are being held by two guards. this protest has grown in numbers every evening since then. the protesters say they won't leave here until they get a guarantee the ba

methamphetamine smugglers have targeted australia in recent years. they were in cooperation with their chinese counterparts. >>> people in rural china experience the impact of severe income inequality in many ways. one being a lack of access to medical care. many are trying to use smartphone answer, trying to connect to doctors who will discuss and diagnose their ailments. here's the report from beijing. >> reporter: more and more people across china are downloading cell phone apps such as this one. first, they sign up with a medical consultation service. then all they have to do is tap in their symptoms. in just a few moments, they can get a diagnosis. >> translator: if you want advice from specialists before deciding whether you should go to hospital again, you can tap inquiry, then you can either choose specialists or free inquiries. >> reporter: the people who came up with one of these services are based here in the beijing hub. there are some 40,000 registered doctors from all over the country on their books. that way they ensure every one of th

. >>> police find 9 hin million dollars of -- $900 million of bust in australia in australia's biggest bust ever. >>> new this morning, authorities say drugs from australia's biggest liquid meth bust was found in silicon bra inserts and art supplies. it was worth $126 million. each suspect faces a potential life sentence if they are convicted. >>> an oregon man who was pulled head first into a wood chirp is expected to survive thanks to his helmet and his foot catching a safety bar. his harness became entangled with the chipper, his foot caught the safety bar and prevented him from being cut up. >>> 48 people got struck on two aerial tram cars in new hampshire. they heard a thud and stopped 30 feet up. some were skiers and some were sightseers less prepared for the dangerous condition. recue workers took the people back to the ground one by one. >>> broncos quarterback peyton manning is a person cited in a new sexual lawsuit we'll tell you that. >>> dangerous fumes in a home are making several people sick. "action news" will be right back. there's something to be said for exploring the