[01:04.01]and that the Assad regime used these weapons on its own people, and that as a consequence, there needs to be a strong response.”
[01:12.10]Eleven countries have condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria and said evidence clearly indicated that the government in Damascus had been responsible.
[01:20.60]In a statement, the countries including ten of those which attended the G20 summit, said the use of chemical weapons diminished the security of people everywhere.
[01:29.34]The signatories said that while they supported strong action by the UN Security Council, the world could not wait for endless failed processes that would only lead to increased suffering.
[01:39.09]Polls opened shortly in Australia’s general election after a campaign dominated by the economy, immigration and a controversial carbon tax.
[01:48.82]Opinion polls put the centre-right opposition coalition led by Tony Abbott ahead of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s Labor Party, which has been power for six years.
[01:57.56]But Mr Rudd has not given up.
[01:59.70]“So what I’d say to each and every one of you is to get out there and to fight and to fight and to fight.”
[02:04.83]For his part, Mr Abbott has been trying to avoid sounding complacent.
[02:08.98]“Yes, there is a sense of anticipation, but there is no sense here tonight that this is a done deal.”