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Queensland's newly elected labor¹ government has been plunged² into crisis after it was revealed that the member for Cook has an extensive criminal history.

Premier³ Annastacia Palaszczuk has dumped M-P Bill Gordon from the party and urged him to resign from parliament over a string of undeclared convictions dating back three decades.

The New South Wales premier Mike Baird says he's determined⁴ to introduce legislation for the partial privatisation of the power poles and wires...As soon as possible.

It follows yesterday's ballot⁵ which delivered a comfortable victory for Mr Baird and the coalition⁶ government.

Labor gained a swing of just under 9 percent to pick up an extra 14 seats in parliament.

A funeral service for singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew⁷, has taken place with world leaders including prime minister Tony Abbott paying their respects.

Earlier Mr Lee's coffin⁸ was driven through singapore's streets where tens of thousands of people lined up in heavy rain.

在爆出库克集团成员大规模犯罪行为的新闻后昆士兰新当选的工党政府已经陷入危机。

总理安纳斯塔西亚·帕拉斯萨克已经将比尔·戈登从党派中剔除并且敦促他就可以追溯到30年前一系列未申报的罪行问题从议会辞职。

新南威尔士州总理迈克·贝尔德表示他决心尽快确定将电线杆和电线部分私有化的立法。

昨天的投票中贝尔德先生和联合政府轻松获得胜利。

工党获得略低于9%的支持率增加议会当中的14个席位。

新加坡举行国父李光耀的葬礼,包括首相托尼·阿博特在内的世界各国领导人表达了他们的哀悼之情。

早些时候, 成千上万民众排着长队在大雨的街道中同李光耀的灵柩见上最后一面。

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。

6 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

7 yew   

n.紫杉属树木

参考例句：

• The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle.紫杉树叶会令牛中毒。
• All parts of the yew tree are poisonous,including the berries.紫杉的各个部分都有毒，包括浆果。

8 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。