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New South Wales MP Michael McCormack is likely to be the next leader of the Nationals after David Gillespie pulled out, ahead of tomorrow morning's party meeting in Canberra. The 60 year-old member for Lyne decided to back down after assessing the numbers. There's a chance agriculture minister David Littleproud may also run.

澳大利亚新南威尔士州议员迈克尔·麦考马克很可能成为澳大利亚国家党的下任领袖，明天早上国家党将于堪培拉召开党内会议，而在会议举行之前大卫·吉莱斯皮退出了领导人争夺战。现年60岁的吉莱斯皮来自莱恩选区，他在评估了数据后决定退出。农业部长大卫·利特尔普劳德也可能参加国家党党魁竞选。

Meantime, Malcolm Turnbull is on his way home from America just in time to find out who his new deputy prime minister will be. Mr Turnbull's four-day trip to Washington ended at a gathering of state governors hosting Australian premiers, chief ministers and business leaders.

同时，澳大利亚总理马尔科姆·特恩布尔正在从美国返回澳大利亚的路上，他刚好可以确认新任副总理人选。特恩布尔与澳大利亚各州州长、主要部长以及商业领袖出席了美国州长会议，随后结束了为期四天的华盛顿之行。

A major investigation is underway after police shot dead a 31-year-old Gold Coast man who was armed with a knife in Brisbane's east. Police say residents and officers feared for their lives as the enraged offender threatened them.

警方在布里斯班东部地区击毙了一名来自黄金海岸的31岁持刀男子，目前重点调查正在进行中。警方表示，愤怒的行凶者威胁当地居民和官员，他们为自己的安危感到担忧。

And emergency services are out in force in parts of north Canberra as heavy rains cause serious flooding. The deluge inundated about a dozen homes, stranded cars and severed the main road out of the city. The Australian National University has closed it's campus for tomorrow. Authorities are urging residents to be vigilant with more rain forecast.

北堪培拉部分地区遭暴雨侵袭并引发严重洪灾，目前已启动应急服务。洪水淹没了约12座房屋，并导致车辆被困，通往市外的主要公路被切断。澳大利亚国立大学明天将关闭校园。由于天气预报预测未来会有更多降雨，有关部门敦促当地居民保持警惕。

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