澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-23（在线收听） |
US President Barack Obama isn’t backing away from his call for Middle East peace negotiations based on those 1967 borders. But the president is trying to get Israel back on side. He’s told a powerful pro-Israeli lobby in Washington that the proposal is a mere starting point for negotiations and borders will be based on mutually agreed land swaps. The Federal Government’s Climate Commission will release its first report today, warning the evidence of warming is stronger than ever. It says the latest data show sea levels could rise by up to one metre by the end of the century and the window for acting is rapidly closing.
The Greens look likely to back a parliamentary inquiry into immigration detention. The Opposition will move to set up a wide-ranging inquiry when Parliament resumes this week. The Greens say they will support an inquiry as long as it looks at mandatory detention.
In an Australian first, New South Wales is set to introduce a mandatory life sentence for anyone who murders a police officer. The legislation will be introduced into Parliament this week. It has the backing of police, but civil liberties groups say it would erode judicial independence.
And Europe’s air safety authorities are keeping a close eye on Iceland’s most active volcano. It’s erupted, sending a plume of smoke and ash across the country and closing the main airport. Authorities are worried the cloud could drift across Europe, causing airlines to ground flights. |
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