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Trump' Navy 70,000-ton Hospital Ship USNS will embark for New York City THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much, Mark.  And you’re doing a fantastic job, and our country appreciates it very much. And thank you, everybody, for being here.  Today, I’m deeply honoured to be at Naval Station Norfolk — the largest naval base anywhere in the world, and the home to the most powerful fleet that has ever sailed the seas.  I just passed some of the most beautiful and, frankly, the most highly lethal ships that I have ever seen in my life, and there are a lot of them.  And they’re in better shape now than they have been for many, many decades, with what we’re doing. We’re grateful to be joined by Commander of the U.S. Fleet Forces, Admiral Christopher Grady, and Commander of the U.S. Second Fleet, Vice Admiral Woody Lewis.  Thank you both for being here.  We appreciate it very much. As we gather today, our country is at war with an invisible enemy.  We are marshalling the full power of the Americ...

Mr Bob Katter (Member for Kennedy): I rise to speak on this matter of public importance. I do not share the views of my crossbench colleagues. I greatly respect them and I greatly respect their honourable beliefs but I do not agree with them. We are talking about Julian Assange. He, in fact, comes very much from my homeland, and I would have natural prejudices for him. But we have a country that is a dictatorship called China. It has made no secret of ambitions that go well beyond its own borders. Its power is enormous.  I share my crossbench colleagues' view that this country is no longer being run by this country; this country is being run by the corporates. I think all of us on the crossbenches would share that view, which is not held by either side of this parliament. The corporates are running this country. Most of the corporates happen to be Chinese, and if you think they're running those corporations in the interests of Australia then you would be very much misguided. Th...

WHO' Pandemic continues to take a massive toll on health and so many parts of life. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening, wherever you are. The pandemic continues to take a massive toll not just on health, but on so many parts of life. esterday, the Government of Japan and the International Olympic Committee took a difficult but wise decision to postpone this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. I thank Prime Minister Abe and the members of the IOC for making this sacrifice to protect the health of athletes, spectators and officials. We look forward to next year's Olympics and Paralympics, which we hope will be an even bigger and better celebration of our shared humanity – and I look forward to joining. We have overcome many pandemics and crises before. We will overcome this one too. The question is how large a price we will pay. Already we have lost more than 16,000 lives. We know we will lose more – how many more will be determined by the decisions we make and the ac...

Trump, Our country is not supposed to be it’s not built to shut down. President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Q    In the next hour, joining us to talk about all of that, President Trump.  And still with us, Vice President Mike Pence; the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx; and the Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams.  And welcome and thank you for being here. THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, Bill. Q    Unusual circumstances, where you’re trying to communicate with the American people and we’re trying to maybe bring the American people a little closer to you and get some answers. THE PRESIDENT:  Well, that’s true. Q    To you, Mr. President, when was the moment that you thought, “We got to move on this”? THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I think when I started seeing and reading about China, and seeing what was going on in China — Wuhan, specifically.  It seemed to come mostly out of there — that area, the province. And when I saw that, ...

The Commonwealth Government has today released the second stage of its economic plan to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus and help build a bridge to recovery. A total of $189 billion is being injected into the economy by all arms of Government in order to keep Australians in work and businesses in the business. This includes $17.6 billion for the Government’s first economic stimulus package, $90 billion from the RBA and $15 billion from the Government to deliver easier access to finance, and $66.1 billion in today’s economic support package. Our economic support package includes: Support for households including casuals, sole-traders, retirees and those on income support Assistance for businesses to keep people in a job Regulatory protection and financial support for businesses to stay in business The Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Government was acting to cushion the blow from the coronavirus for businesses and households to help them get through to the o...