things slipped down the priority list. that doesn t appear to be happening with the conflict in ukraine. what s your take so far of the fact that stories like this are still making the front pages? it’s still making the front pages? it s actuall still making the front pages? it s actually right. still making the front pages? it s actually right. sorry, still making the front pages? it s actually right. sorry, go - still making the front pages? it s actually right. sorry, go on, - still making the front pages? it s| actually right. sorry, go on, dan. still making the front pages? it s i actually right. sorry, go on, dan. i have to say actually right. sorry, go on, dan. i have to say that actually right. sorry, go on, dan. i have to say that the actually right. sorry, go on, dan. i have to say that the intensity - have to say that the intensity of the coverage has dropped off a bit, and i the coverage has dropped off a bit, and i think the coverage has dropped off a
36 years later the wait is overfor top gun fans and tom cruise is lauded with the highest honour at the cannes film festival. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to newsday, broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. in just 2a hours, australians will head to the polls to choose their next government. iconic images, of course, for people here in australia, but around the world as well, this week, australia has been in the global headlines, hasn t it? it sjust has been in the global headlines, hasn t it? it s just a day before the election. we will talk you through some of the main issues in just a moment, but first let me talk you through the facts and the figures. the liberal national coalition has been in power since 2013 and is seeking another three year term. going up against them are the opposition labour party, minor parties and independent candidates. all 151 seats in the lower house of the house of representatives will be up for grabs. th
particular incident, but the veracity and have our regular extreme rather has become really is a sign of what australia is facing. thank you, i cover this when i started. last week i was in brisbane, queensland, speaking to people s whose homes were destroyed in floods comes on this ban if two years, apart from the pandemic, australians have been through so much of what climate change and extreme weather would look like. in your conversations, and your time reporting here, particularly for the election, is that what the voters are telling you? is that the sense you get from them from the electorate? i you get from them from the electorate? you get from them from the electorate? ~ ., , electorate? i think for the benefit of our viewers, electorate? i think for the benefit of our viewers, it electorate? i think for the benefit of our viewers, it is electorate? i think for the benefit of our viewers, it is very - electorate? i think for the benefit l of our viewers, it is very impo
welcome to newsday, i m mariko oi live from singapore. and i m karishma vaswani coming to you live from sydney australia. it s the day before australians decide who will be their next prime minister incubent scott morisson or his rival labour leader anthony albanese. australia s economy grew strongly throughout the pandemic but many are concerned that the rising costs of living and climate change are making it unlivable. also in the programme joe biden is on his way to south korea on his first asian trip as us president. he will also be visiting japan in an effort to bolster ties with the region. the international committee of the red cross says it has registered thousands of ukrainian prisoners of war from the azovstal plant in mariupol this week.