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It's also been a big week for more attempted airline buyouts. Air France-KLM, the result of a 2004 merger between two French and Dutch airlines into Europe's biggest airline, has begun talks to buy Alitalia, which is half owned by the Italian govern

CNN 2010-06-28

History made in Australia. Julia Gillards sworn in as the countrys first female prime minister, but keen to mark the achievements of her predecessor. Kevin Rudd and I disagreed about the direction of the Government. I believed we needed to do better.

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-08-27

Green's leader Bob Brown says party leader should consider appointing cabinet ministers from outside the government. The idea's also been raised by the Independent MP Rob Oakeshott as he decides which party to support in minority government. As vote

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-06-24

The Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will stand against Mr Rudd in a leadership ballot at nine o'clock in Canberra this morning. Now if she wins, Julia Gillard will become Australia's 27th Prime Minister and its first female leader. Kevin Rudd cal

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-08-07

Australia has won the second gold medal on day 10 of the Olympics, world champion sailor Tom Slingsby comfortably dominated the men's laser class final of Weymouth, it's the first individual gold medal of the game for Australia, and meanwhile, the Au

VOA双语新闻2008年：Australian Foreign Minister

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has made his first official trip to Washington to meet U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. During his visit, Smith made clear that the new Australian government will go ahead with its plan to withdraw i

VOA常速英语2007年-Labor Party Cruises to Victory in Australian El

By Phil Mercer Sydney 24 November 2007 Australia's centre-left Labor Party has swept to power in national elections, handing long-serving Prime Minister John Howard a surprising defeat. Labor leader Kevin Rudd has promised major changes to policies o

VOA常速英语2007年-New Australian Leader Names Cabinet

By Phil Mercer Sydney 29 November 2007 Australia's Prime Minister-designate, Kevin Rudd, has named a woman as the country's deputy leader for the first time, and a former rock singer has been appointed environment minister. From Sydney, Phil Mercer r

VOA标准英语2008年-Australian Sheep Shearers Deserting Industry

By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 January 2008 Australia's wool industry faces a chronic lack of sheep shearers. They are being lured to better paid jobs in the booming mining sector, just as demand from China, which buys about 60 percent of Australian wool,

VOA常速英语2007年-Labor Party Victory Expected in Australian Elec

By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 November 2007 Australia's political leaders have made their final pleas to voters ahead of Saturday's federal election. The conservative Prime Minister John Howard is widely tipped to lose power after more than a decade in of

英闻天下——446 Australian Labor Leadership Settled

The leadership of the Australian Labor Party has been declared as 'conclusively settled'. The current party leader and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made the declaration after Kevin Rudd decided not to challenge her. Gillard was forced to t

英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-09-12

Senior Labor Senator Steven Conroy says Labor's new leadership rules are a farce. The reforms introduced by Kevin Rudd give caucus and party members an equal say in choosing a leader. Senator Conroy says the rules make the party a laughing stock and

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-07-09

Thanks, Michael. The Federal Government says the Opposition Leader still has to answer questions about his time as trade union leader. Bill Shorten will return to the Royal Commission today after he admitted yesterday to failing to declare a 40,000 d

VOA常速英语2007-Australian Election Battle Begins

By Phil Mercer Sydney 18 October 2007 Australians will go to the polls on November 24. The country's conservative Prime Minister John Howard is campaigning for re-election on the back of a strong economy and a promise of a decisive hand on matters of

VOA常速英语2007年-Australian Election Campaign Enters Final Stage

By Phil Mercer Sydney 14 November 2007 Both major parties in Australia's federal election officially launched their campaigns this week. The government of conservative Prime Minister John Howard is promising voters massive tax cuts if it wins the Nov

Australian Labor Party's primary vote slumps in latest poll

CANBERRA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Australian Labor Party's primary vote stands at just 30 percent, down 5 points since December, the latest Herald/Nielsen poll published in Fairfax newspapers showed on Monday. This is the first time that Tony Abbott is t

Tunisia interim president, PM quit ruling party

TUNIS, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian interim president Foued Mebazaa and Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi quit Tunisia's ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally party (RCD) Tuesday, official TAP news agency reported. The move is in implementation（实

新西兰英语 326 Australian Elections

Although the Australian elections were held yesterday, there is no still no decision about which party won. Labor won about 72 seats and the Liberals won about 73. Some seats are still too close to know who won. There are 150 seats in the Federal par

英闻天下——229 Two Australian Senior Cabinet Ministers Resign

Two senior cabinet ministers have resigned just four days after Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announcing a national election date. The country's first female Attorney-General Nicola Roxon will step down along with Chris Evans, who as Senate

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今天我们要学的词是feud。Feud名词，意思是不和、争执。 President Trump attacked two Republican lawmakers, Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Jeff Flake of Arizona in tweets, deepening his feud with members of his party. 川普