澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-07-22
时间：2019-01-19 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年
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Asylum seekers sent to Papua New Guinea who are refused refugee status could remain locked up indefinitely. PNG is refusing to resettle them. The Immigration Minister Tony Burke says they'll stay in detention 1 if they can't be sent home or resettled in another country.
Thousands of Indian students and skilled workers have been entering Australia on dodgy travel and work documents. Briefing papers from the Immigration Department obtained by the ABC's fact-checking unit under freedom of information show large scale fraud of the visa system. The department says documents date back several years and the situation has now improved.
Labor's National President Jenny McAllister says she expects a special caucus 2 meeting in Sydney this morning will endorse 3 Kevin Rudd's leadership reforms. The prime minister wants to give party members an equal say in deciding on the leader. MPs will also be briefed on preparations for the forthcoming federal election.
Japan's Prime Minister Shizo Abe is on track to gain control of both houses of parliament for the first time in 6 years. Exit polls show his Liberal Democratic Party and his junior partner have won majority in upper house elections. Mr Abe says the expected result is an endorsement 4 of his economic reforms.
And a strong earthquake has rocked New Zealand's capital Wellington. The 6.5 magnitude quake struck about 40km off the coast. Windows were smashed. Stock was knocked off supermarket shelves. And there was minor 5 damage to Wellington's parliament house.
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议
- This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
- It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意
- No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
- I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。
n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注
- We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
- His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。