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 Health Minister Peter Dutton has flagged he wants to overhaul1 medicare. Mr. Dutton has suggested those people who can afford to pay more for health services should do so. The minister says the current system is unsustainable and there needs to be a frank discussion about co-payments.

 
Ukraine's president has replaced his army chief in the wake of yesterday's bloodshed. At least 26 people were killed in the violent clashes. There's now a tense standoff between riot police and protesters in the capital Kiev.
 
The wife of an Australian missionary2 who's been detained in North Korea has been told he could been sentenced to hard labor3 for possession of illegal materials. Seventy-five-year-old John Short has been arrested for distributing Christian4 pamphlets. Mr.Short's wife Karen says it was his second trip to North Korea and he knew the risks. 
 
The trial of an Australian journalist Peter Greste will begin in Egypt later today. Mr. Greste and two of his Al Jazeera colleagues are accused of aiding a terrorist organisation5 by reporting misleading news. The Foreign Minster Julie Bishop6 says the government is continuing to press Egypt to release him.
 
And the former British prime minister Tony Blair offered to act as an unofficial adviser7 to Rupert Murdoch during a phone-hiking scandal. The jury in the trial of the former News Corporate8 executive Rebecca Brooks9 has heard she had an hour-long phone chat with Mr. Blair just six days before she was arrested.

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1 overhaul yKGxy     
v./n.大修，仔细检查
参考例句：
  • Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
  • It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
2 missionary ID8xX     
adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士
参考例句：
  • She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
  • I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。
3 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。
4 Christian KVByl     
adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒
参考例句：
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
5 organisation organisation     
n.组织，安排，团体，有机休
参考例句：
  • The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
  • His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
6 bishop AtNzd     
n.主教，（国际象棋）象
参考例句：
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
7 adviser HznziU     
n.劝告者，顾问
参考例句：
  • They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
  • Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
8 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
9 brooks cdbd33f49d2a6cef435e9a42e9c6670f     
n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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