澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-02
时间：2012-03-21 06:13:13
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Floods are continuing to threaten communities in New South Wales and Victoria and more rain is predicted today.More than 17,00 people have been evacuated1 from their homes across New South Wales.11 people trapped in their homes， had to be rescued overnight.In northern Victoria,several homes and businesses have been flooded and communities are sandbagging to try to hold back the water.The Warragamba Dam,west of Sydney is full to the brim and could spill over for the first time in 14 years.Hundreds of people on the Nepean Hawkesbury River have been warned they may need to be evacuated.
The prime minister could announce her new
ministry2 as early as today.Julia Gillard is tipped to move Stephen Smith from
defense3 to Foreign Affairs,that would mean a fourth person in four years in key defense
portfolio4.Ms.Gillard also has to decide what to do with the ministers who backed Kevin Rudd for the leadership.
The federal government will today release its
inquiry5 into media regulation.The inquiry was set up in the wake of phone
hacking6 scandal in Britain.It's been examining media standards and who should regulate them.
An Australian man arrested for allegedly trying to
smuggle7 amphetamines into Bali could face the death penalty.54-year-old Edward Norman Myatt,from Victoria was detained at Denpasar airport on Monday.A medical examination allegedly found dozens of amphetamines capsules.
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