澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-12-23

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US President Barack Obama has signed a historic law that will allow gay men and women to serve openly in the military. This ends the armed forces' controversial "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy. President Obama says the new law will strengthen national security.

 

Australia's financial regulator is prosecuting⁴ three banks involved in the collapse⁵ of the investment company Storm Financial. The company folded last year, leaving many investors⁶ penniless. The Bank of Queensland, the Commonwealth⁷ Bank and Macquarie have vowed⁸ to fight the legal action.

 

The Navy has uncovered more evidence in its hunt for sailors involved in a drug scandal. The Australian newspaper reports that it's identified 17 soldiers suspected of running a drug ring out of Sydney's Garden Island naval⁹ base. All the sailors are from the Fleet Support Unit, which is responsible for maintaining ships and submarines at the base.

 

And some residents on Christmas Island are now worried that the overcrowded detention¹⁰ centres there are ruining the tiny community. One resident is calling on the migration¹¹ minister to cap the number of asylum¹² seekers held on the island. And authorities have now found the relatives of the last of the three children who were orphaned¹³ in that Christmas Island boat tragedy.

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