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 Good evening. John Nicholson with the top stories on ABC news.

 
The Prime Minister Tony Abbott says there is no time limit on his political recovery declaring he is a fighter and that he hopes to substantially pass the test on his leadership every day. After weeks of growing discontent with Mr. Abbott’s performance, Liberal MPs today voted 61 to 39 against opening up the nation’s top leadership positions to contenders. Mr. Abbott has pledged to make changes to appease1 his backbench critics and will consult them more on policy. 
 
The mothers of two Australians facing execution in Indonesia have met the country’s human rights commission in an attempt to get support to save their sons’ lives. They met the commissioners2 who again call for the abolition3 of death penalty and a moratorium4 on executions. Andres Chung and M. S. were sentenced to death for organizing the so-called Bali Nine heroin5 smuggling6 group. 
 
Experts have been called in to help identify what type of shark attacked and killed the surfer on the New South Wales north coast. The 41-year-old Japanese national was mauled while he was surfing at xx beach in xx this morning. He died at the scene from blood loss.

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1 appease uVhzM     
v.安抚，缓和，平息，满足
参考例句：
  • He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.他试图给那个啼哭的孩子糖果使他不哭。
  • The government tried to appease discontented workers.政府试图安抚不满的工人们。
2 commissioners 304cc42c45d99acb49028bf8a344cda3     
n.专员( commissioner的名词复数 )；长官；委员；政府部门的长官
参考例句：
  • The Commissioners of Inland Revenue control British national taxes. 国家税收委员管理英国全国的税收。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The SEC has five commissioners who are appointed by the president. 证券交易委员会有５名委员，是由总统任命的。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
3 abolition PIpyA     
n.废除，取消
参考例句：
  • They declared for the abolition of slavery.他们声明赞成废除奴隶制度。
  • The abolition of the monarchy was part of their price.废除君主制是他们的其中一部分条件。
4 moratorium K6gz5     
n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付
参考例句：
  • The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
  • We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。
5 heroin IrSzHX     
n.海洛因
参考例句：
  • Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
  • Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。
6 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。

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