澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-07-28

The Gillard Government's been rocked by more damaging internal leaks. Last night, Channel Nine reported that Julia Gillard lobbied in Cabinet against the Government's paid parental¹ leave scheme and the size of pension increases. Ms Gillard says she doesn't respond to anonymous² allegations, but some of her colleagues are pointing the finger of blame at Kevin Rudd as the source. The former prime minister says he never comments on Cabinet talks.

The United Nations chief weapons inspector³ Hans Blix says he believes the war in Iraq was illegal. Dr Blix made the statement while giving evidence at the UK inquiry⁴ into the war.

The man who's due to become the new chief of BP says the company will emerge from the oil spill, smaller and wiser. Bob Dudley is in charge of the clean-up and he will replace Tony Hayward in October.

(A) 14-year-old Dutch girl has won a legal battle to try to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. A Netherlands court lifted a child protection order after it found Laura Dekker had improved her preparations. The young sailor must complete the trip before she turns 17 in September 2012 to break the record.

And health officials say there's strong evidence to suggest the number of women who have contracted hepatitis C from a Melbourne doctor has now risen to 35. The link between the Croydon Day Surgery and the cluster was first revealed in April when there were 12 cases. A lawyer bringing a class action over the outbreak.

1 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

2 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

3 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

4 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。