英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-10-21（在线收听） |
Authorities in New South Wales are warning that the state is facing an unprecedented bushfire danger. A state of emergency has been declared with weather conditions set to worsen in the next three days. Authorities worry that three large fires in the Blue Mountains could merge to form one massive fire front. The royal commission into child sex abuse will investigate the YMCA when public hearings resume in Sydney today. The organization's recruitment and child protection policies in New South Wales will be under scrutiny.
A suicide bomb attack has killed at least 30 people and injured dozens more in the Syrian city of Hama. A truck packed with more than a ton of explosives targeted an army checkpoint on a busy road on the outskirts of the city. The blast appeared to have ignited a nearby petrol tanker.
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has released details of a security incident at Manus Island.He says staff at the detention centre were told on Friday about a disturbance between PNG police and military personnel. It's believed the trouble started the night before and it appears the defence personnel were seen carrying rocks and sticks.
And in an interview recorded just days before he died, Mark Chopper Read has confessed murdering four people. Read was one of Australia's most notorious criminals, but he had never been convicted of murder. His confition(口误), confession was filmed two weeks before he died from liver cancer earlier this month. |
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