澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2016-01-25

 Nearly all of the state and territory leaders have backed a push to replace the Queen with an Australian head of state. The declaration from Australian Republican movement was timed for tomorrow's Australia Day celebrations, and launched along within an online petition. Western Australia premier¹ Colin Barnett was the only leader not to sign that declaration, despite identifying as a Republican. 

 

Former prime minister Tony Abbot has confirmed he will re-contest his northern Sydney seat of Warringah at the next election. Mr. Abbot made the announcement on his website, saying the decision comes after talking with families, colleagues and local Liberals.

 

 

Millions of American had begun the digging out, after a massive blizzard² dumped near record breaking snow right across the country's east coast. At least 19 deaths had been blamed on the blizzard, with people dying in motorcycle accidents, motor accidents, I am sorry, from heart attacks while shovelling³ snow, and from hypersomnia. 

 

 

Police in Melborne are calling for witnesses after a hit and run left pedestrian with life threatening injuries. The man in his 20s, was crossing Spring Vale Road in the city's eastern suburbs, when he was struck by a black car at 9 o'clock last night. He remains⁴ in a critical condition. 

 

 

And a search for a kayaker who went missing at Blackwood river in western Australia's southwest, will resume a first light today. The 47 year old woman's kayak as found abandoned on Sunday, but searchers had been unable to find her. A flood warning has been in place for the Blackwood river for several days.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。

3 shovelling   

v.铲子( shovel的现在分词 )；锹；推土机、挖土机等的)铲；铲形部份

参考例句：

• The workers are shovelling the sand. 工人们正在铲沙子。 来自辞典例句
• They were shovelling coal up. 他们在铲煤。 来自辞典例句

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。