澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-07-04
时间:2019-02-14 作者:英语课 分类:澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年
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Refugee lawyers are threatening another High Court challenge over permanent protection visas. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has indicated he will apply national interest tests to refugees after the High Court struck down the government's attempt to put a cap on the protection visas.
A bid by the Commonwealth 1 Bank to deal with its financial planning scandal has failed to stop calls for a Royal commission. The bank has apologized to customers who lost millions of dollars and announced a new compensation scheme. The managing chair of the Senate inquiry 2 of the scandal says many of those responsible are still there at the bank.
Not only do we know they haven't gone, we know that they have remained in the bank, that they've been the subject of review, they've been the subject of promotion 3.
At least one person is dead after another pass collapsed 4 in Brazil. The bridge in the World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte was under construction when it fell on a busy highway. Aerial footage shows what of a Priestley school bus crashed under part of the bridge.
Police have charged a woman with racially abusing passengers while travelling on a train in Sydney. The incident happened on a peak-hour train and was filmed by a fellow passenger. The lady will face court later this month.
And euthanasia advocate Phillip Nitschke is unrepentant about his contact with a suicidal man who he knew wasn't terminally ill or elderly. Forty-five-year old Perth man Nigel Braily later committed suicide
n.共和国,联邦,共同体
- He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
- Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传
- The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
- The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级,加了薪。