澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-12-12

 Police in Brisbane have detained a 36-year-old man wanted over the embezzlement¹ of $16 million from Queensland Health. Joel Barlow was found overnight at an address in the inner Brisbane suburb of New Farm. He's being questioned by police at the moment and is in custody². No charges so far have been laid. 

 

The Prime Minister is expected to announce changes to her front bench this morning. The reshuffle might see Robert McClelland moved out of the Attorney General's position and Chris Evans is also tipped to lose Workplace Relations. Bill Shorten, however, could be in line for a promotion³, while Ms Gillard says that Kevin Rudd will stay on as Foreign Affairs Minister. 

 

And the latest Nielsen poll shows that the Prime Minister is losing more ground to Tony Abbott. The poll in Fairfax newspapers shows Ms Gillard's approval rating fell four points to 35 per cent, while the Opposition⁴ leader has gained a four-percentage-point lead over Ms Gillard as preferred Prime Minister. 

 

An Australian Jordanian citizen has pleaded guilty to working as a spy for Hamas. Under the terms of a plea deal submitted to an Israeli court, Eyad Rashid Abu Arja admitted to providing services for an illegal organisation⁵. If it’s accepted by the judge, he could be released by the end of next year and then returned to Australia. 

 

And the Federal Government says the result of international climate talks in Durban proves that it did the right thing by putting a price on carbon. The world's biggest emitters have now agreed to work towards a global climate agreement.

1 embezzlement   

n.盗用，贪污

参考例句：

• He was accused of graft and embezzlement and was chained and thrown into prison.他因被指控贪污盗窃而锒铛入狱。
• The judge sent him to prison for embezzlement of funds.法官因他盗用公款将其送入监牢。

2 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• 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。

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。