澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-10-18

The former Indigenous¹ Affairs Minister Mal Brough says the Northern Territory isn't doing enough to protect children. The Territory government will today release a scathing² report about the child protection system. The report's expected to show high staff burnout rates and poor resourcing are putting children at risk. The Territory government says it'll take five years to fix fundamental flaws in the system.

The New South Wales State Emergency Service is warning residents in the state’s south to remain on alert with floodwaters still on the move. Sandbagging has held floodwaters in place, but residents downstream on the Murrumbidgee are urged to move livestock³ to higher ground. Parts of the Riverina and southwestern New South Wales have been declared natural disaster zones.

After scrapping⁴ a citizens' assembly on climate change, the Federal Government has now announced a business roundtable to debate putting a price on carbon. The heads of Qantas and Woolworths will be part of a group chosen to advise the Federal Government on that issue. The group will meet once a month until the end of next year.

Thirteen of Chile's rescued miners have returned to the San Jose mine for a special service. The men were swamped by reporters as they arrived for the service of Thanks-giving. Doctors say all the miners are now in good health, only one remains⁵ in hospital.

And in China, rescuers are trying to find 11 miners there trapped underground after a gas explosion. The blast killed 26 workers at the Henan province mine on Saturday. Rescuers say there's little chance that other miners survive.

1 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

2 scathing   

adj.（言词、文章）严厉的，尖刻的；不留情的adv.严厉地，尖刻地v.伤害，损害（尤指使之枯萎）( scathe的现在分词)

参考例句：

• a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
• Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

4 scrapping   

刮，切除坯体余泥

参考例句：

• He was always scrapping at school. 他在学校总打架。
• These two dogs are always scrapping. 这两条狗总是打架。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。