澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-17（在线收听） |
The governor of Japan's nuclear affected region is bitterly unhappy with the way the government has handled the rescue and relief efforts. Fukushima's governor says the people's anxiety and anger have now reached boiling point and there's not enough food, fuel or medical supplies. Desperate authorities are now planning to use a water cannon to try to cool those overheating reactors. And the Foreign Affairs Department is telling Australians who are still in Tokyo and the areas affected by this crisis that they should consider leaving. Embassy staff are continuing their search for Australians still missing in Japan. The number of those unaccounted for has now dropped to 55.
At least three demonstrators have died in a brutal crackdown by Bahrain's government on the protesters. Security forces sent in the tanks and fired on protesters, sending hundreds of them fleeing from their camp at Pearl Square in the capital Manama.
The Libyan army is advancing closer to the rebels' headquarters in Benghazi. They've been relentlessly pounding at Ajdabiya, but opposition forces are still holding out. The UN Security Council is poised to announce tough new measures against Colonel Gaddafi. The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says those measures could include a no-fly zone.
And Julia Gillard is promising to protect Australian jobs from the impact of a carbon tax. The Prime Minister used a speech in Adelaide overnight to build her case for the tax, saying Australia faces more extreme weather events if nothing is done to tackle climate change. But the Opposition insists the tax will drive jobs and investment overseas. |
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