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 The prime minister has confirmed that next month's budget will target some welfare payments, but any changes to pensions will be put off until after the next election. Tony Abbott says pension indexation and eligibility1 will need to be tightened2. He's also foreshadowed tax cuts within five years.

 
 
 
Melbourne construction company Grocon has been charged over a fatal wall collapse3. Three people died when a brick wall crumbled4 in high winds on Swanston Street in inner Melbourne in March last year. A Grocon spokesman says the detail of the worksafe charges remain unclear.
 
 
 
The Liberal Party is bracing5 for another bruising6 day at the corruption7 inquiry8 in NSW. In a dramatic opening yesterday, a senior Liberal Party fundraiser resigned and Upper House MP Marie Ficarra stood aside amid allegations she solicited9 an illegal donation from a developer, three other MPs are accused of funneling10 secret payments through a slush fund.
 
 
 
The United States has imposed new sanctions against Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis. The sanctions target seven Russian officials and seventeen companies linked to president Vladimir Putin's inner circle. In Ukraine, an unknown gunman has shot and critically wounded a loacl mayor in the east of the country.
 
 
 
A judge in Egypt has recommended the death sentence for almost 700 supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood11, including the movement's leader Mohammed Badie. The men were convicted over clashes last year in the city of Minya.
 

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1 eligibility xqXxL     
n.合格，资格
参考例句：
  • What are the eligibility requirements? 病人被选参加试验的要求是什么？ 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望
  • Eligibility for HINARI access is based on gross national income (GNI). 进入HINARI获取计划是依据国民总收入来评定的。
2 tightened bd3d8363419d9ff838bae0ba51722ee9     
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧
参考例句：
  • The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
  • His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。
3 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
4 crumbled 32aad1ed72782925f55b2641d6bf1516     
（把…）弄碎， （使）碎成细屑( crumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 衰落； 坍塌； 损坏
参考例句：
  • He crumbled the bread in his fingers. 他用手指把面包捻碎。
  • Our hopes crumbled when the business went bankrupt. 商行破产了，我们的希望也破灭了。
5 bracing oxQzcw     
adj.令人振奋的
参考例句：
  • The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
  • The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。
6 bruising 5310e51c1a6e8b086b8fc68e716b0925     
adj.殊死的；十分激烈的v.擦伤(bruise的现在分词形式)
参考例句：
  • He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
  • He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow. 他滑倒了，一只胳膊肘严重擦伤。 来自辞典例句
7 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
8 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。
9 solicited 42165ba3a0defc35cb6bc86d22a9f320     
v.恳求( solicit的过去式和过去分词 )；（指娼妇）拉客；索求；征求
参考例句：
  • He's already solicited their support on health care reform. 他已就医疗改革问题请求他们的支持。 来自辞典例句
  • We solicited ideas from Princeton University graduates and under graduates. 我们从普林斯顿大学的毕业生与大学生中征求意见。 来自辞典例句
10 funneling 4981893eeab4f6f028cac7643d0a7d98     
[医]成漏斗形：描述膀胱底及膀胱尿道交接区
参考例句：
11 brotherhood 1xfz3o     
n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊
参考例句：
  • They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
  • They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

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