澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-30

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The National Surf Life Saving Titles will resume at another beach on the Gold Coast today despite the death of a teenage competitor. 14-year-old Mattew Barcley died during a board race on Wednesday. The father of Ironman Saxon Bird who drowned during the event two years ago has blamed organizers for the latest death. 

 

A doctor who’s worked at Darwin’s Immigration Detention¹ Center says suicide attempts, drug overdoses and self-harm are common at the center. He’s told Lateline that detainees are depressed², and something needs to be done to change the system. The state of Australia’s detention network will be the subject of a parliamentary inquiry³ to be released today. 

 

The Catholic Church in Victoria is launching a campaign against guy marriage. It plans to send out 80,000 letters to parishioners arguing that any move to legalize same sex marriage would undermine family life. A senate inquiry is currently looking at the issue. 

 

The federal opposition⁴ is accusing the government of trying to cover up delays to the National Broadband Network by announcing a rollout plan. 1,500 suburbs and towns are slated⁵ to receive the NBN over the next three years. 

 

And at least nine people have been injured and more than 50 arrested during a nationwide strike in Spain. Protesters clashed with police as they tried to stop business opening. They’re angry about new labor⁶ laws that make it easier for companies to fire employees.

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