among australians here and on gender equality issues. i think one of the big stories to come out of this election, not only is it labours win but also the success of the female independent candidates. they were able to defeat government mps in traditionally save governments seats here in sydney and melbourne. and in a country where politics is seen as such a toxic environment for women, their presence and the performance is usually significant. you is usually significant. mentioned mr albanese clearly you mentioned mr albanese clearly want to make the environment a priority for his government. that s right. i think this is again one of the significant shifts if you will. they were quite shy for a lack of a better word in the way that they campaigned on climate change because they learned the hard way from the last election in 2019 is that if you can paint aggressively on phasing out fossil fuels for example in
election, not only is it labours win but also the success of the female independent candidates. they were able to defeat government mps in traditionally save governments dates here in sydney and melbourne. and in a country where politics is seen as such a toxic environment for women, their presence and the performance is usually significant. as russian forces intensify their attacks in the eastern donbas region of ukraine, president zelensky has said diplomacy is the only way the war with russia will end. britain s foreign secretary liz truss has said that ukraine s neighbour, moldova, should be armed with nato military equipment, to help guard it against the threat of a russian invasion. from kyiv, our correspondent james waterhouse reports. ukraine s resistance is far from waning, but in luhansk it is going backwards it is an area moscow claims will soon be in russian control.
controversial deal. she hopes to convince parliament to back her. there were chaotic scenes today in parliament over her decision to puss pone the vote. it s said the government lost control. mrs. may says she stands by her deal and has asked members to compromise. it is the right deal for britain. i am determined to do all i can to secure the reassurances this house requires, to get this deal over the line. now parliament has been debate the deal for days. the vote was originally set for tomorrow. there has been strong opposition from all sides, even many government mps. the prime minister was expected to lose the vote by a large margin. now if the vote is delayed the question s what happens next? tonight the eu has confirmed they won t renegotiated the deal.