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Reading and discussing Before you read the following text, read the title and look at the pictures. Discuss with a partner what you expect to read about in the text. AUSTRALIAS DANGEROUS CREATURES Australia is home to more than 170 different kinds o
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Australia has intercepted a boat carrying almost 200 illegal migrants and is warning of a surge in displaced people heading to its shores from Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The vessel is the largest of the 15 boats of unauthorized arrivals detained in Aus
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By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 07 March 2006 Australian Prime Minister John Howard says his government will watch closely to see how India and the United States work out the details of their groundbreaki
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By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 August 2007 Relatives of patients look on as they sit outside a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 19 Aug 2007 An APEC conference in northern Australia has unveiled a multi-million dollar aid package for disaster-hit regions. Aus
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Some senior leaders of the Islamic community in Sydney are calling on the Australian government to recognize polygamous marriage on cultural grounds. Bigamy and polygamy are illegal in Australia but clerics say some Muslims circumvent the law by for
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Australia has promised to introduce the most comprehensive carbon trading program outside Europe in 2010. The government in Canberra plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least five percent by 2020, but it could make bigger reductions if other
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Australia's once dominant wine industry is facing its biggest challenge, as competition increases from lower-cost rivals and consumer tastes change. Producers are being encouraged to target exports to Asia to revive the industry. Penfolds 1962 vinta
VOA标准英语2009年(六月)
Australia's worst drought in 100 years is showing signs of easing. While much of the continent remains gripped by dry conditions, the Bureau of Meteorology says in 2008 some regions received a much-needed drenching, easing the arid conditions that h
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The Australian government is facing mounting opposition to its pioneering carbon trading scheme after it unveiled legislation it hopes to pass by the middle of this year. Australia is proposing what could be the most sweeping cap-and-trade system in
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In a bid to protect Australian jobs, the number of skilled migrants allowed into the country is being cut. It is the first time in a decade that the intake has been reduced. The decision to cut the number of immigrants comes as pressure mounts on th
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US, Australia Announce Expanded Military Cooperation The United States and Australia have announced expanded military cooperation aimed at bolstering security in the Asia-Pacific region. President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gill
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The head of Amnesty International, Irene Khan, says the Australian government should close its immigration detention center on Christmas Island. Phil Mercer | Sydney 20 November 2009 There seems to be a sense of panic when what is really needed here
VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)
By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 October 2009 The Australian government has asked military commanders to find ways to complete their missions in Afghanistan as soon as possible. The announcement is being seen as a clear hint that Canberra may pull its 1,500
VOA标准英语2009年(十月)
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is in Australia launching a new environmental pressure group made up of scientists and civic and business leaders. Safe Climate Australia demands emergency action to address warming temperatures and has plans to he
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By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 July 2006 Men escape from the Woomera Detention Center for asylum seekers in Woomera, Australia (File photo) A new study has highlighted the enormous problems facing African refugees in Australia. The trauma and uncertainty
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By Phil Mercer Sydney 07 March 2006 Australian troops serving in Iraq are to stay on for another year. The announcement was made by the Australian Defense Minister, Brendan Nelson, during a surprise v
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By Phil Mercer Sydney 03 December 2007 Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister with an agenda of action on climate change and the repeal of unpopular industrial laws. The new government has signed the Kyoto Protocol on climate
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By Phil Mercer Sydney 05 July 2007 Australian troops aboard an armoured personnel vehicle pass by a checkpoint guarded by an Iraqi policeman at a junction near the Australian embassy in Baghdad (File) Australia has admitted for the first time that se
2007年VOA标准英语（七月）
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that Australia must be prepared to respond to an emerging arms race across the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Rudd says the Australian Defense Force will be built up to meet the challenge. From Sydney, Phil Mercer repo
VOA标准英语2008年（九月）
By Phil Mercer Sydney 10 November 2009 Photo shows Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were caught in Indonesian waters while trying to sail to Australia, 26 Oct 2009 Opinion polls show that many Australians are unhappy with the way Prime Minister Kevin R
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