澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-10-12（在线收听）

Hello. The Immigration Minister Chris Bowen will meet the East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta today. Mr Bowen arrived in East Timor last night. It'll be the first round of direct talks with the East Timorese government about a proposed regional refugee processing centre. Dr Ramos-Horta has said any processing centre in East Timor would be temporary. And he wants guarantees that asylum seekers would leave after three years.

Regional communities are gearing up for a fight as public consultations on the Murray-Darling Basin plan begin today. Shepparton in Central Northern Victoria has been chosen for the first round of talks. Irrigators say plans to slash their water allocations could destroy their livelihoods. The Government hopes the plan will help revive the ailing river system.

Australian sprinter Sally Pearson has bounced back to claim gold in the 100m hurdles final with a resounding win overnight. Steve Hooker, meanwhile, won his second consecutive Commonwealth gold in the pole vault. Australia still leads the medal tally with 64 gold medals, 40 silver and 39 bronze. 

A Greek policeman has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a schoolboy in 2008. The incident sparked mass unrest in Athens and neighbouring cities. The 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead in December, 2008.

Israel has offered to renew a partial freeze on settlement building if the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state. But a Palestinian spokesman has rejected the condition