#AUSTRALIA: Petrol prices up in Queensland; inflation troubling country wide; New Zealand rides out a 6.0 earthquake epicenter near Christ Church. Scott Mayman, CBSNews, Brisbane
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🗓️ 24 September 2023
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-20/new-zealand-hit-by-earthquake/102877954
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| 0:15.2 | This is CBS Eye in the World. I'm John Bachelors. To Australia, Scott Maiman of CBS News and Brisbane, |
| 0:22.1 | looking at the politics of the moment down under. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, |
| 0:28.2 | confirming that he intends in the next two months to travel to mainland China in conversation |
| 0:34.4 | with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This said to be marking the 50th anniversary of the visit of a |
| 0:42.2 | Prime Minister Goff Whitlam, his visit to China in 1973. But things are very different |
| 0:49.4 | here in 2023 than any part of the 20th century. China is seen as a threat to peace in Asia, |
| 0:57.6 | at the same time China has conducted its affairs these last years to punish the people of Australia |
| 1:04.8 | for standing up for something that we all want to hear the bottom up, which is COVID-19. What was |
| 1:10.9 | the origin? The Australians are asking the same questions the Americans are asking. We need a |
| 1:17.0 | full inquiry if we're going to get through this and if it doesn't come again. But since then, |
| 1:23.1 | a sense that the Australians requested honesty, they've been punished one way is to embargo their |
| 1:30.6 | wine. Scott, Anthony Albanese says he's going to China respectfully. Will he also speak of this |
| 1:38.3 | embargo without having to go to the WTO? Your opinion, Scott. Good evening to you. |
| 1:44.5 | John, there are multiple facets to this very interesting announcement in the past week |
| 1:50.4 | from the Prime Minister that he's visiting and hoping to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping. |
| 1:56.0 | No date fixed yet, but we should point out that the crippling trade sanctions came in as a result |
| 2:02.8 | of the previous Australian government supporting that inquiry into the origins of COVID-19. Then |
| 2:09.0 | all hell broke loose. We've also seen Australians be incarcerated in China for various reasons. |
| 2:18.1 | So our Prime Minister is hopeful of a dialogue. He says the way to get things done is to show |
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