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The top stories today. Pressure is mounting to extend the Juvenile¹ Detention² Royal Commission nationally. Federal cabinet will meet tomorrow to consider the terms of reference.

Hillary Clinton has secured the US. Democratic party's nomination³ for the White House, becoming the first woman in US history to head the ticket of a major party. Delegates from South Dakota gave Mrs Clinton 15 votes ensuring that she had more than the 2,383 votes needed to win the nomination.

The high court has dismissed a class action by thousands of ANZ customers challenging the bank's late payment fees on credit cards. The fees are charged by the bank on top of interest when the minimum payment is not met by the due date. Customers claimed that the fees were unenforceable and the bank was engaging in unconscionable conduct.

And Australia's women's eight rowing team are on their way to Rio after the Russian boat was banned for doping violations⁴. The Australian team has been training in Melbourne in the lead up to the games, hopeful of the prospect⁵ of a late call up.

来看今天的重点新闻。澳大利亚全国范围内在扩大少年拘留所皇家委员会的职权上面临的压力越来越大。联邦内阁明天将召开会议，研究职权范围。

希拉里·克林顿获得美国民主党总统候选人提名，将角逐白宫之位，她也是美国历史上首位在主要政党中获得获得总统候选人资格的女性。克林顿在南达科他州获得了15张代表票，确保她的票数超过获得提名所需的2383张票。

澳大利亚最高法院驳回了一项集体诉讼，在这项诉讼中，澳新银行客户向该银行逾期支付信用卡违约金的规定发起挑战。客户在规定期限未能支付最低还款额时，银行除利息外还将收取违约金。客户认为，这笔违约金不可执行，而且该银行存在处理不当行为。

俄罗斯赛艇队因服用兴奋剂被禁止参加里约奥运会，而澳大利亚女子八人赛艇队则替补获得出战里约奥运会的机会。澳大利亚队为准备奥运会一直在墨尔本进行训练，希望能赶上奥运末班车。

1 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

2 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

3 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

4 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

5 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。