澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-10-20（在线收听） |
A deal has been reached to send Australian Special Forces into Iraq. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has been in Baghdad where she has reached a legal agreement with the Iraqi government. Australian force has been on standby in the United Arab Emirates for a month. And Australian fighter jets have already been taking part in the airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq. We have reached agreement for a legal framework, and now it will be a matter for military to determine when our Special Forces will be deployed.
Foreign Minister Bishop there.
Authorities in Nepal say some Australians remain unaccounted for after deadly snowstorms on a popular tourist track. Two Australians were among more than 30 people rescued yesterday. At least, 39 people are known to have died since the storms hit late last week.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott is in Jakarta for today's inauguration of Indonesia's new president. Joko Widodo will take over from Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who'd been in the job since 2004. Thousands of people, including Indonesia's political elites and international leaders will attend the swearing-in ceremony.
An inquest will begin today into the death of 11-year-old Luke Batty who was killed by his father southeast of Melbourne earlier this year. The schoolboy was murdered by Greg Anderson at cricket practice in Tyabb in February. Anderson was shot by police and later died. |
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