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Nobody pretending issues raised ‘will be solved overnight’: Chalmers
Albanese has said there are no preconditions ahead of the meeting with Xi but Karvelas is pressing Chalmers on what could be on the table. He’s staying pretty tight-lipped but here are some of his answers.
We’ve made it really clear for some time … that these trade sanctions are not in Australia’s interests, and we want to see them lifted.
I don’t think anybody pretends some of the issues China has raised, certainly some we have raised will be solved overnight, but again we give ourselves a much better chance where there is engagement and dialogue.
Australia’s made its views clear over a long period of time when it comes to the detention of these two people.
What’s Australia’s ambition here?
We seek a more stable relationship with China.
We will speak up for our national interest where necessary, but we believe engagement is important to give ourselves the chance to work through some of these issues if we’re talking to each other.

An upbeat photo in China’s main newspaper and comments by the foreign minister suggested that Beijing believes its relationship with Washington could improve.

Protesters knock down barriers and overturn a police car in Guangzhou amid zero-Covid policy
Crowds in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou have crashed through lockdown barriers and marched on to streets in a rare outburst of public anger about Covid restrictions days after the Chinese government announced that it was easing them.
According to videos widely shared on Twitter, hundreds cheered as they charged through the streets in Haizhu district in chaotic scenes in southwestern Guangzhou on Monday night. In one piece of footage, protesters overturned a police car.

Global stocks are higher after Wall Street gave back some of last week’s huge gains, the American and Chinese presidents met and China’s consumer spending shrank in a sign of economic weakness. London ...

As chestnut season arrives, Gastropod meets the farmers, scientists, and advocates fighting to bring back the American chestnut ...

Two freshmen students used a class survey to advocate for more opportunities to pursue Asian American studies.

PM’s remarks at G20 summit suggest shift away from Liz Truss pledge to redesignate Beijing as a ‘threat’
Rishi Sunak has rowed back from officially recategorising China as a “threat”, saying he views the country as a “systemic challenge”, despite concerted pressure from Conservative MPs.
The prime minister’s remarks are likely to draw ire from the large group of China sceptics on the Conservative backbenches, including former leader Iain Duncan Smith and others such as Alicia Kearns, who chairs the foreign affairs select committee.

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All eyes will be on Anthony Albanese’s highly anticipated meeting with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, scheduled for 7pm AEDT. Canberra is hoping for a “stabilising” reset after years of heightened tensions that saw China slap $20bn worth of sanctions on Australian goods. We’ll be live blogging the meeting and the following press conference, so do .
In some welcome cost-of-living news, the Reserve Bank has signalled it rate rises for the time being. The banks have certainly been cashing in on the higher rates, with the Commonwealth Bank reporting a $2.5bn profit last quarter – 13% more than it made in the same period last year.
Biden-Xi meet | It was all smiles and handshakes as the world’s two most powerful leaders over Taiwan and trade at the G20 summit in Bali. In an attempt to calm waters, the US president, Joe Biden, reassured his Chinese counterpart that Washington remained committed to the “One China” policy. The pair also shared concerns over Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Arizona governor race | Kari Lake, a Trump-endorsed election denier, has to Democrat Katie Hobbs. The victory is seen as a boost to voting rights in the state, given Lake had vowed to further dismantle them.
Floods and cyclones | About 1,000 people in Forbes, a town in the central west region of New South Wales. One of the largest ever flood responses in the state’s history was under way today, with 17 flood warnings in place and eight major warnings affecting 25 locations. And cyclone season is , with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a 73% chance that more than the expected 11 tropical tempests will hit this season.

In Siena, Luisa worries about social media. In Delhi, Nikita is trying to proof her house against air pollution. Here, couples who have welcomed a new child in recent months share their dreams and fears for them on an ever more crowded planet
Tuesday 15 November marks the day that , according to the United Nations – meaning the number of people in the world has more than tripled in the past 70 years. The impact of this is far-reaching, putting additional pressure on already stretched resources and challenging efforts to reduce poverty and inequality.
The average woman now gives birth to two children, down from five in 1950. We spoke to parents around the world who have welcomed a new child in recent months about their hopes and fears for their family.

ANALYSIS: President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping presented sharply diverging views on the future of U.S.-China relations during three hours of closed-door talks Monday.

The trip is aimed at keeping the lines of communication open and having frank exchanges about important issues at senior levels in order to avoid conflict.