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 The Federal Government is indeed turning its attention from tax to jobs today. About 100 representatives from business, unions and government are gathering1 in Canberra for a jobs forum2. The focus will be on the struggling manufacturing sector3 which has been hit by the mining boom and the high Australian dollar. 

 
Afghan authorities have arrested six people who are accused of plotting to assassinate4 President Hamid Karzai. One of the president's bodyguards5 is among those arrested. The Afghan government says the alleged6 plotters have links to the militant7 Haqqani network. Several of Mr Karzai's allies, including his brother, have been killed over recent months. 
 
A man will face court today, charged over a double homicide in the south-western Victorian town of Casterton. Two men were stabbed to death and another two were injured in a neighbourhood dispute on Tuesday night. Police arrested the 31-year-old man in Mt Gambier in South Australia. 
 
An Australian man has pleaded guilty in a US federal court for accepting bribes9 while working as a contractor10 in Afghanistan. Neil Campbell had been working for an organisation11, rebuilding schools and hospitals. He's accused of accepting a $10,000 bribe8 for funnelling12 projects to an Indian subcontractor. Campbell faces up to 10 years in jail and a $250,000 fine. 
 
And a refugee who's been living in Australia for 10 years has been jailed by an Indonesian court for people smuggling13. Heidar Ali was arrested by Indonesian police in May.

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1 gathering ChmxZ     
n.集会，聚会，聚集
参考例句：
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
2 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
3 sector yjczYn     
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
4 assassinate tvjzL     
vt.暗杀，行刺，中伤
参考例句：
  • The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.警方侦破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
  • A plot to assassinate the banker has been uncovered by the police.暗杀银行家的密谋被警方侦破了。
5 bodyguards 3821fc3f6fca49a9cdaf6dca498d42dc     
n.保镖，卫士，警卫员( bodyguard的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句
6 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
7 militant 8DZxh     
adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士
参考例句：
  • Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
  • He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
8 bribe GW8zK     
n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通
参考例句：
  • He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
  • He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。
9 bribes f3132f875c572eefabf4271b3ea7b2ca     
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
10 contractor GnZyO     
n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌
参考例句：
  • The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
  • The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。
11 organisation organisation     
n.组织，安排，团体，有机休
参考例句：
  • The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
  • His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
12 funnelling fd13e86bb38fb2a1d46c49b00d28d36c     
倾销( funnel的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Wind was funnelling through the gorge. 风吹过峡谷。
  • This causes a funnelling from Asian currencies into dollars and euros. 这导致了一种从亚洲货币到美圆和欧元的漏斗效应。
13 smuggling xx8wQ     
n.走私
参考例句：
  • Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
  • The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

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