澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-11（在线收听） |
Sports scientist Steven Dank has launched a ten-millon-dollar lawsuit against the media. His lawyers say they'll be seeking damages for defamation and loss of income. Dank had worked for Essendon which is one of the AFL clubs being investigated for the possible use of performance enhancing drugs. The Federal Govenment is planning to extend the right to ask for flexible working conditions beyond the parents of young children. The government wants to change the laws to include people over 55, anyone with a disability, carers, people experiencing domestic violence and parents of school-aged children.
Fire crews at Victoria's Alpine region have been backburning around a bushfire burning near Harrietville. Conditions have eased, but an watch-and-act alert remains in place. The blaze has burnt through 20,000 hectares and locals are being urged to stay vigilant.
At least ten people have died in a stampede in a train station in India during the busiest day of Hindus festival of Kumbh Mela. Tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims have gathered where the Ganges and two other rivers meet. Pilgrims believe a dip in those waters will help wash away their sins and help bring salvation.
And NATO forces in Afghanistan have a new commander. US General Joseph Dunford has formally taken control from General John Allen at a ceremony at the Alliance headquarters outside Kabul. General Dunford will oversee the withdrawal of most of the foreign troops there by the end of next year. |
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