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Labor is calling on the Government to thoroughly explain why two Rwandan men accused of murder were resettled in Australia as part of a people swap with the United States. The two men, accused of killing Western tourists in Uganda in 1999, spent 15 years in US immigration detention despite failed prosecution efforts. They were given a safe haven in Australia but their current location is not known.

两名被控谋杀的卢旺达男子凭借澳大利亚与美国达成的移民交换协议被重新安置在澳大利亚，工党要求政府就此给出详细解释。这两名男子被控于1999年在乌干达杀害了西方游客，尽管起诉失败，但二人还是在美国移民拘留中心被关了15年。二人获准居住在澳大利亚的避难所，但他们的具体位置尚不得而知。

Labor leader Bill Shorten has made his case for the prime ministership by invoking a famous speech from former PM Gough Whitlam. In his final speech of the campaign, he urged people to vote for change on Saturday. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told an audience at the national press club that now isn't the time for change, urging voters to give the Coalition another term.

澳大利亚工党领袖比尔·肖顿引用了前总理高夫·惠特拉姆的著名演讲，以此来阐述选民应选他当总理的理由。肖顿发表了最后一场竞选讲话，敦促民众周六投票支持变革。同时，总理斯科特·莫里森在国家记者俱乐部对一名观众表示，现在还不是变革的时候，他敦促选民让联盟党连任。

Australia's unemployment rate has pushed higher for a second consecutive month. The Bureau of Statistics figures show the jobless rate rose to 5.2 per cent last month, from an upwardly-revised 5.1 per cent in March. The rise was due to an increase in part-time employment, as full time positions decreased.

澳大利亚失业率连续两个月上涨。澳大利亚统计局发布的数据显示，上个月调后失业率上升至5.2%，3月份的失业率为5.1%。失业率上涨的原因是兼职就业岗位增加而全职岗位减少。

And Washington has ordered the departure of "non-emergency employees" from Iraq, as tensions between the US and Iran continue to rise. It comes as the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned of a possible "full-scale confrontation". The United States has recently sent military forces to the Middle East, including an aircraft carrier, B-52 bombers and patriot missiles, in a show of force.

美国政府下令美方驻伊拉克“非紧急人员”撤离，原因是美国与伊朗之间的紧张局势持续升温。与此同时，伊朗革命卫队指挥官警告称，可能爆发“全面对抗”。美国最近在中东地区部署了军事力量，包括一艘航空母舰、B-52轰炸机以及爱国者导弹，目的是展示力量。