澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-06-03

 Workplace Relation Minister Bill Shorten will hold talk with Telstra and its contractors¹ today over the NBN asbestos scare. 

Several sites in three States have been shut down where asbestos was disturbed while pits were being prepared by workers. 

The Federal Government will set up a register for people who think they may have been exposed to the deadly fibre. 

The Federal Government is setting up the headquarters of its new national disability insurance scheme in Geelong. 

The Victoria city is still railing for Ford's decision to close its local car factory. The new headquarters will eventually employ 350 people. 

Wayne Swan wants to put the Republic back on the political agenda. The Treasurer² will be joined by the Opposition³ frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull at an event organized by the Australia Republican Movement in Canberra today. Mr. Swan is calling for ... to determine the level of support followed by a referendum on what type of a model should be adopted.

Tens of thousands of people have returned to the streets of Turkey for a 3rd day of anti-government protest. Police began to fire tear gas at ** demonstrators in Istanbul. There've also been clashes in the capital Ankara.

And Officials in the U.S say tornado⁴ and floods struck the weekend have killed at least 14 people. Most of the deaths occured in Oakahoma where 3 professional storm chasers were among the fatalities⁵. Tim Samaras, his son and colleague were caught in the car as the tornado dropped down on the highway near Oklahoma city.

1 contractors   

n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

5 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》