8 Nov 2023

Australia: PM's China visit, interest rates, pub crash, Melbourne Cup

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 8 November 2023

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has fared on his visit to China and relationship with President Xi Jinping.

She'll talk about the latest interest rate moves and implications for the economy, the horror crash in a Victoria tourist town that left five people dead and whether the Melbourne Cup hype is still what it once was.

Karen Middleton is chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper

(231106) -- BEIJING, Nov. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao) (Photo by Ding Haitao / XINHUA / Xinhua via AFP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Beijing on 6 November. Photo: DING HAITAO