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 It's the Federal Government moving asylum1 seeker families off Manus island.Several family groups have already gone and more are expected to leave in coming days.

 
The ABC understands no more families will be sent there until a permanent facility is built.
 
Tony Abbott will today release the Coalition's vision for developing Northern Australia. The document suggests turning the Top End into a food bowl, increasing the number of tourists to the region and developing an energy export industry. It also flags using tax incentives2 to boost the population in northern cities.
 
New South Wales police admit that one of its officers destroyed evidence relating to child sex abuse inquiries3 by the Catholic Church. Inspector4 Beth Cullen shredded5 documents detailing internal investigations6 by the church between 1998 and 2003.The former New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions7 Nicholas Cowdery QC says the decision to destroy the records is extraordinary.
 
Signs that the United States is considering ending its stimulus8 measures have sent shockwaves wide through global markets. They've had their biggest one day fall in 19 months. European markets fell around three percent. Wall Street is down two and a half. The Aussie dollar is now below 92 US cents.
 
And a man in his twenties has died after collapsing9 at Sydney's Villawood immigration detention10 centre late yesterday. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. Police say they're not treating the death as suspicious.

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1 asylum DobyD     
n.避难所，庇护所，避难
参考例句：
  • The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
  • Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。
2 incentives 884481806a10ef3017726acf079e8fa7     
激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机
参考例句：
  • tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
  • Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
3 inquiries 86a54c7f2b27c02acf9fcb16a31c4b57     
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听
参考例句：
  • He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
  • I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
参考例句：
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
5 shredded d51bccc81979c227d80aa796078813ac     
shred的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶，再把鱼放上，就可以上桌了。
  • I think Mapo beancurd and shredded meat in chilli sauce are quite special. 我觉得麻婆豆腐和鱼香肉丝味道不错。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 investigations 02de25420938593f7db7bd4052010b32     
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究
参考例句：
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
7 prosecutions 51e124aef1b1fecefcea6048bf8b0d2d     
起诉( prosecution的名词复数 )； 原告； 实施； 从事
参考例句：
  • It is the duty of the Attorney-General to institute prosecutions. 检察总长负责提起公诉。
  • Since World War II, the government has been active in its antitrust prosecutions. 第二次世界大战以来，政府积极地进行着反对托拉斯的检举活动。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
8 stimulus 3huyO     
n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物
参考例句：
  • Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
  • Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
9 collapsing 6becc10b3eacfd79485e188c6ac90cb2     
压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂
参考例句：
  • Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
  • The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。
10 detention 1vhxk     
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
参考例句：
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

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