澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-25
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：澳洲ABC新闻快递2010年
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says there will be major changes to the health system this year. The announcement came as he revealed the government faces massive hikes in health costs over the coming decades. Mr. Rudd warned health costs will rise rapidly with the ageing of Australia’s population. Treasury 1 figures predict the Commonwealth 2 Health spending will increase by more than 200 billion dollars by 2050.
In Haiti, the government has officially ended the search and rescue operation. The international aid effort is now concentrating on providing aid to earthquake survivors 3. Critics have claimed aid agencies involved in the relief effort have been competing against each other instead of cooperating. But officials in Haiti say the criticism is unjust.
Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections have been postponed 4 until September. The election was due in May, but the Independent Election Commission says it lacks the 15 million US dollars needed to organize the poll. Meanwhile five American soldiers have been killed in bombings in Afghanistan’s south.
And Queensland sailor Jessica Watson has passed the halfway 5 mark in her attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. The 16-year-old from the Sunshine Coast has been sailing for 100 days. Her manager says she is making good progress and is ahead of schedule.
More news later.
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- 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。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者