澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-11-11

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The Federal Opposition⁴ leader Tony Abbott has been discussing Europe's debt problems with Britain's Chancellor⁵ George Osborne. Speaking after the meeting in London, Mr Abbott said he hadn't ruled out supporting an increase in funding from Australia for the International Monetary⁶ Fund. But he said that any contribution had to be aimed at bringing about lasting⁷ change in Europe. 

 

Rescue teams in Turkey are desperately⁸ trying to reach survivors⁹ of yesterday's 5.6 magnitude earthquake. At least nine people have died in that quake. More than 20 people have been pulled alive from the rubble¹⁰ so far. But up to 100 are still missing. 

 

The Australian teenager accused of buying drugs in Bali could know his fate as early as tomorrow. He will be back in court today when prosecutors¹² will make their sentence request. The chief prosecutor¹¹ says he thinks the 14-year-old boy could spend another month in detention¹³. The boy faces three charges, the most serious of which carries a maximum six-year jail sentence. 

 

And the Senate has passed the Federal Government's plain packaging laws for cigarettes. The legislation passed last night and will now return to the Lower House for the approval of minor¹⁴ amendments¹⁵. Tobacco company Imperial Tobacco, however, says it's going to challenge those new laws in the High Court.

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