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Labor's new frontbench will be sworn in today. In a last-minute change, Julia Gillard’s reinstated the Indigenous1 health portfolio2. The government had been under fire from Indigenous groups for dumping that portfolio.

The Federal Opposition3 says Kevin Rudd's planned US trip shows he sees himself as a prime minister in exile. The incoming foreign minister will be representing Australia at the United Nations General Assembly in New York later this week.

Police in Melbourne are continuing to investigate whether a fatal shooting is connected to a criminal gang war. A man in his 30s was shot dead at an industrial estate of Williamstown in the city's west yesterday. Police are now looking into whether the killing4 is a payback for last month's murder of crime figure in the Macchour Chaouk.

New South Wales police are expected to hand down the inquiry5 into last week's fatal police shooting in Sydney's southwest today. Constable6 William Crews died after being shot during a drug raid on a Bankstown flat. Two men have been charged. There has been speculation7 that Constable Crews may have been accidentally shot by a fellow officer.

And at least 14 people have died in a plane crash in Venezuela. Officials say most of the 51 people on board have survived the crash. The plane came down on vacant land near a steel factory. It's not known what caused the crash. It's the first major crash in Venezuela since 2008.


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1 indigenous YbBzt     
adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的
参考例句：
  • Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
  • Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
2 portfolio 9OzxZ     
n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位
参考例句：
  • He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
  • He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。
3 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
4 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
5 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
6 constable wppzG     
n.(英国)警察，警官
参考例句：
  • The constable conducted the suspect to the police station.警官把嫌疑犯带到派出所。
  • The constable kept his temper,and would not be provoked.那警察压制着自己的怒气，不肯冒起火来。
7 speculation 9vGwe     
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
  • Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
  • There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

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