澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-11-20（在线收听） |
Leading our news this morning, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has urged the world to do more to tackle terrorism during a UN Security Council Meeting in New York. Mr. Bishop shared the meeting which focused on dealing with the threat posed by Islamic state militants in Syria and Iraq. “We must starve terrorist organizations of fighters, funding, and legitimacy. We must act decisively and together.” Julie Bishop there.
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has vowed to push ahead with reforms to financial advice laws after they were struck out by the Senate last night. Cross-bench senators Jackie Lamby and Ricky Muar reversed their earliest support and sighed with Labor and Greens to disallow the changes.
More storms have been forecast today as Southeast Queensland recovers from yesterday’s wild weather. Heavy downpours caused flash flooding, power cuts and commute chaos in Brisbane. More than 20,000 homes and businesses were blacked out, and emergency services received more than 2000 calls for help.
In the United States, at least five people have died after a huge storm dumped more than a meter of snow in parts of New York State. Temperatures across the country have prompted to freezing. Residents have been trapped in their homes and cars, and weather has forced many schools to close. |
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