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 Colonel Gaddafi will be investigated for crimes against humanity. The International Criminal Court will hold an inquiry1 into the Libyan leader and his sons over violence against the Libyan people. The defiant2 dictator has made another attempt to win back a territory in the east. His jets have bombed the rebel-held towns of Brega and Ajbadiya. 

 
Darwin is set to replace Christmas Island as Australia's main centre to house asylum3 seekers. The Federal Government will add 1,900 new beds there, including a new 1,500-bed detention4 centre. Two temporary centres in Darwin and Brisbane will now be closed. The Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says the plan will help ease overcrowding. The Opposition5 says it's yet another sign its border protection policies are failing. 
 
Julia Gillard still has some work to do to convince her Malaysian counterpart that a regional immigration detention centre is a good idea. The pair met in Canberra yesterday. Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak says he has several concerns about the plan. 
 
The Federal Government's revamped MySchool website will allow parents to compare funding levels between schools for the first time. The website shows some schools get as little as $3,000 per student and the most wealthy receive $150,000 for each student. 
 
And there's no joy for Labor6 in New South Wales from the latest opinion poll. The Galaxy7 poll puts Labor's primary vote at just 23 per cent and that could leave the party with as few as 16 seats after this month's election. The Coalition8 has recorded 50 per cent of the primary vote.

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1 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。
2 defiant 6muzw     
adj.无礼的，挑战的
参考例句：
  • With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
  • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
3 asylum DobyD     
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 detention 1vhxk     
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
5 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。
6 labor P9Tzs     
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。
7 galaxy OhoxB     
n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)
参考例句：
  • The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
  • The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
8 coalition pWlyi     
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。

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