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 Leading our news today. Rescue workers hold grave fears for two people missing after an explosion and fire in Sydney's west. They are searching the rubble1 of a collapsed2 building in Wentworthville. Two other people have been pulled alive from the debris3. Seven police officers have been taken to hospital, suffering from burns. 

 
Both sides of politics are accusing each other of abusing travel expenses. Labor4 is now calling for a wider inquiry5 into entitlements after a number of Coalition6 MPs charged taxpayers7 for travel to attend the weddings of colleagues. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has repaid expenses that he claimed after attending Sophie Mirabella and Peter Slipper's weddings.
 
Rolf Harris is to face trial in April on child sex charges. The Australian entertainer is accused of indecently assaulting two teenage girls in the 1980s and making indecent images of a child. He'll face court again in January where he's expected to plead not guilty.
 
A world-first study has revealed many doctors are suffering from depression. Beyondblue has surveyed thousands of Australian doctors and medical students. It found one in ten doctors and one in five medical students have admitted to having had suicidal thoughts in the past year.

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1 rubble 8XjxP     
n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
  • After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
2 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句：
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
3 debris debris     
n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片
参考例句：
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。
4 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
5 inquiry nbgzF     
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
  • Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
  • The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
6 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
7 taxpayers 8fa061caeafce8edc9456e95d19c84b4     
纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
  • She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

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