澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-10-07

The Nationals say there will be many more interest rate rises in the future. The opposition¹ is blaming the Government's stimulus² spending for the Reserve Bank’s decision to lift rates by 25 basis points. Nationals leader Warren Truss, says the coalition³ warned the government it was spending too much and in a poorly targeted way.

Treasury⁴ official, Godwin Grech, has reportedly resigned from the public service. His forged email sparked the OzCar affair earlier this year. The Australian Newspaper says he left about a week ago. Mr. Grech had been on leave since June when federal police raided his home after his appearance before a parliamentary committee.

Former Prime Minister John Howard has declined to comment on reports that he's been approached to head a new body to run the NRL. News Limited papers are reporting Mr. Howard has been contacted by the head of the Gold Coast Titans to be chairman of an independent commission to run the rugby league.

And one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide has been arrested. Former intelligence chief, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, was taken into custody⁵ in Uganda. He is among the dozen most wanted suspects sought by the United Nations' court investigating the genocide.

And there will be more news later.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

3 coalition   

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。

4 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。