澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 托尼阿博特再次成为人们关注的焦点

The prime minister's leadership is again in the spotlight¹ after six coalition² ministers told the ABC they believe Tony Abbott will face another challenge before the end of the year.

That's regardless of the result in this weekend's by-election in Canning-where a ten per cent swing against the liberal party is expected.

There's been another asylum³ seeker tragedy at sea with the deaths of at least 30 people after an overcrowded boat capsized off greece.

The dead include 15 children and babies.

It's the latest incident in the ongoing⁴ refugee crisis in Europe, as Germany and Hungary introduce further controls to stem the influx⁵ of people at their borders.

A new report shows changes to the GST could raise the federal government up to thirty billion dollars a year, even after compensation has been paid to low wage earners.

Deloitte access economics says declining living standards in Australia should prompt an urgent resolution to the debate about changes to the tax system and it's the politicking⁶, not the economics, which is holding back any changes.

在6位联和部长接受美国广播公司采访时透露他们相信托尼·阿博特在今年年底之前将面临另一个挑战后首相的领导权再次成为人们关注的焦点。

不管本周末坎宁的递补选举结果如何，都会如预期般出现10%反对自由党的选票。

随着希腊一艘超载船只倾覆造成至少30人死亡后,海上再度上演另一起寻求庇护者的悲剧。

死者包括15名儿童及婴儿。

这是欧洲持续难民危机的最新进展，而德国和匈牙利正开展进一步控制措施,阻止人潮涌入自己国家的边境。

一项新的报告显示即使为低工资收入者提供补偿后，改革消费税仍可为联邦政府带来每年高达300亿美元。

德勤事务所表示随着澳大利亚生活水平的下降应该尽快解决改变税制的争议而且这是政治活动,而非介入对改革进行阻挠的经济。

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 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。

3 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

6 politicking   

n.政治活动，竞选活动v.从政( politic的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A lot of politicking preceded the choice of the new director. 在选新领导人之前进行了大量的拉拢活动。 来自辞典例句
• This colleague is always politicking. 这位同僚总是忙于政治活动。 来自互联网