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 A 17-year-old Brisbane girl has fallen to her death from a hotel balcony during schoolie celebrations on the Gold Coast. Police were called on to the Chevron1 Renaissance2 Hotel in Surfers' Paradise where her body was found on the pool deck. 

 
 
 
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she has no recollection of correspondence that raises new questions about a union fund that she helped set up in the 1990s. The evidence has been raised by a former colleague at the Prime Minister's old law firm, Slater and Gordon. Nick Styante Brown says there's a two-and-a-half-year discrepancy3 in Ms Gillard's explanation of when she knew about a union loan for a house she lived in. 
 
 
 
Tasmania's Lower House has yet to pass a forestry4 deal after a marathon debate that stretched well into the early hours. Labour and the Greens back the bill which aims to protect half a million hectares of native forest from logging. Parliament will be recalled this morning and the bill is expected to be passed. 
 
 
 
Two men arrested yesterday over the death of Melbourne woman Sarah Cafferkey have been released without charge. Steven James Hunter from Bacchus Marsh5 has been charged with her murder.
 
 
 
Residents in Gaza and Israel are returning to normal life as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding. Hamas declared a public holiday. The truce6 came into effect yesterday after a week of bloodshed.

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1 chevron IUxyX     
n.V形臂章；V形图案
参考例句：
  • He wore shoulderstrap rank slides with sergeant's chevrons.他佩戴标示级别的肩章，上面有中士的V形标志。
  • The chevron or arrow road sign indicates a sharp bend to the left or right.V形或箭头路标表示有向左或向右的急转弯。
2 renaissance PBdzl     
n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴
参考例句：
  • The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
  • The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。
3 discrepancy ul3zA     
n.不同；不符；差异；矛盾
参考例句：
  • The discrepancy in their ages seemed not to matter.他们之间年龄的差异似乎没有多大关系。
  • There was a discrepancy in the two reports of the accident.关于那次事故的两则报道有不一致之处。
4 forestry 8iBxk     
n.森林学；林业
参考例句：
  • At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
  • Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。
5 marsh Y7Rzo     
n.沼泽，湿地
参考例句：
  • There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
  • I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。
6 truce EK8zr     
n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束
参考例句：
  • The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
  • She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

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