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 Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have agreed to work together more closely to tackle people smuggling1. Mr.Abbott has described their talks in Jakarta as very frank but constructive2. The Prime Minister has assured Yudhoyono that Australia’s asylum3 seeker policy will not breach4 Indonesia’s sovereignty. 

   
As poor as mentioned, the emergency crews in Melbourne have had a busy morning. Wild weather has caused chaos5 and widespread damage right across Melbourne. Winds of up to 130 kilometres an hour buffeted6 large parts of the city overnight, bringing large trees crashing down on roads, powerlines and houses. The State Emergency Service has received a thousand calls for help.
   
Melbourne police are investigating an overnight shooting. They think may be linked to outlaw7 Bikie Gangs. Police say several shots were fired at a factory in Seaford in the city southeast. No one was injured in that incident.
   
A series of bomb attacks in Bagdad has killed at least 54 people and wounded dozens of others. A total of 14 bombs have exploded in 9 different areas across the Iraqi capital. Many of the attacks targeted predominantly Shiite neighbourhoods.
   
And the United States government is on the brink8 of shutting down. The Democrats9 and Republicans remain deadlocked10 in their attempts to strike a deal about government funding. If an agreement isn’t reached later today. Non-essential public services will start closing. 

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1 smuggling xx8wQ     
n.走私
参考例句：
  • Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
  • The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
2 constructive AZDyr     
adj.建设的，建设性的
参考例句：
  • We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
  • He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。
3 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。
4 breach 2sgzw     
n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破
参考例句：
  • We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
  • He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
5 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
6 buffeted 2484040e69c5816c25c65e8310465688     
反复敲打( buffet的过去式和过去分词 )； 连续猛击； 打来打去； 推来搡去
参考例句：
  • to be buffeted by the wind 被风吹得左右摇摆
  • We were buffeted by the wind and the rain. 我们遭到风雨的袭击。
7 outlaw 1J0xG     
n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法
参考例句：
  • The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
  • The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。
8 brink OWazM     
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
参考例句：
  • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
  • The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
9 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 deadlocked 64307541978e39468a60c1da7fb7ba83     
陷入僵局的；僵持不下的
参考例句：
  • The plan deadlocked over the funds. 这个计划由于经费问题而搁浅了。
  • The meeting deadlocked over the wage issue. 会议因工资问题而停顿下来。

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