澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-07

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Residents in the Derwent Valley northwest of Hobart are being told to activate² their bushfire plans. A large fire is burning out of control around Molesworth and has already destroyed a caravan³ and several sheds. Fire crews are worried about worsening weather conditions today.

 

The AFL and the Australian Sports Anti-doping authority expected to make an announcement today about drugs in sport and the infiltration⁴ of organized crime. The move's been prompted by investigations⁵ into the Essendon Football Club, both looking at whether Essendon players have use banned substances, and whether other clubs and codes may be implicated⁶.

 

At least 6 people are dead and three villages have been flattened⁷ by a one meter tsunami⁸ in the Solomon Islands. A magnitude eight earthquake triggered a tsunami warning across the South Pacific. Emergency relief teams are arriving in remote communities on the Santa Cruz Islands.

 

The Fairwork ombudsman has launched a crackdown on unpaid⁹ work. A new report by the university of Adelaide says unpaid work experience and internships are often illegal. It found a growing number of businesses are using the schemes as an alternatives to hiring paid staff.

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