澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-02-09

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Prosecutors¹ have charged Michael Jackson's doctor with involuntary manslaughter. Michael Jackson's family arrived at the LA court to see Conrad Murray charged over the singer's death. Dr. Murray is accused of acting² without caution when he administered a powerful sedative³ to help Jackson sleep. He could spend up to four years in jail if he's found guilty.

The Federal Government says the Opposition⁴ must immediately outline how it could fund six months’ paid leave for new parents. The Opposition says it's developing a policy based around six months’ leave, but it hasn't released any costings. The government's scheme of 18 weeks’ leave paid at the federal minimum wage will begin next year.

A clean-up is under way after a large petrol leak at the Mobil fuel refinery⁵ at Altona in Melbourne's west. The 3.5-million-litre tank started to leak just before midnight. Firefighters have doused⁶ the spill with foam⁷ to stop it from igniting. Engineers are also draining the remaining fuel from the tank.

And Kevin Rudd says he'd like to see the legal drinking age lifted to 21. He's been grilled⁸ by 200 high school students at a forum⁹ on the ABC's Q&A program. He says he's in favor of any measure that could reduce binge drinking.

Stay with us for more news later.