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Disability advocates are demanding more detail over the funding of the national disability insurance scheme. The federal government says it can now afford to fund the scheme through general revenue so it won't be going ahead with a medicare levy² hike. The increase would have raised $8 billion and cost the average tax payer an extra $375 a year.

残疾政策倡言者要求政府提供有关全国残障保险计划资金来源的详细信息。澳大利亚联邦政府表示，现在政府可以通过一般收入为该计划提供资金，因此不会上调医疗保险税。医保税上调可以募集到80亿美元的资金，同时使一般纳税人每年缴纳的税款增加375美元。

Melbourne's Crown Casino is set to be fined for removing betting buttons from nearly 20 of its poker³ machines without approval. It's understood the penalty could be as high as $300,000 and will also include a letter of censure⁴.

墨尔本皇冠赌场将面临罚款，因其在未经许可的情况下去掉近20台老虎机上的下注按纽。据悉，罚款可能高达30万美元，而且赌场可能还会收到批评信。

Pill testing will be trialled in Australia for the first time after the green light was given for this weekend's Groovin the Moo Festival in Canberra. Under the trial, festival-goers will be able to have their illegal drugs tested to find out what's in them by independent group STA-Safe.

本周末，Groovin the Moo音乐节将在堪培拉举行，届时将进行音乐节获得许可之后的首个药物测试。依据测试规定，参加音乐节的观众可以将违法药物交给独立组织STA-Safe进行测试，以确定药物成分。

And car maker⁵ Ford¹ has been fined $10 million over unconscionable conduct, for the way it handled complaints about faulty cars. The federal court found Ford knew about shuddering⁶ problems in some of its models but blamed them on the customers' driving style. The fine is one of the largest handed down under Australian consumer law.

汽车制造商福特因对问题车辆的投诉处理不当而被罚款1000万美元。澳大利亚联邦法庭裁定，福特明知一些车型存在抖动问题，却推脱责任称问题是由客户的驾驶方式造成的。这一罚款数额是因违反澳大利亚消费者法律而被判罚的最大罚单之一。

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

3 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

4 censure   

v./n.责备；非难；责难

参考例句：

• You must not censure him until you know the whole story.在弄清全部事实真相前不要谴责他。
• His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.他的不诚实行为受到了严厉指责。

5 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

6 shuddering   

v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 )；发抖；（机器、车辆等）突然震动；颤动

参考例句：

• 'I am afraid of it,'she answered, shuddering. “我害怕，”她发着抖，说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• She drew a deep shuddering breath. 她不由得打了个寒噤，深深吸了口气。 来自飘（部分）