澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 澳洲联储降息至1.5% 教皇考虑女性成为天主教执事的可能性（在线收听）

The latest report card for Australian school students shows no improvement in literacy and numeracy over the last 12 months, despite a boost in government funding for education. The National Curriculum Authority says it's too early to determine why the plateau has occurred. The writing results for years 7 and 9, have also decreased in the past five years. Primary students have fared better, with students in years three and five making gains in a range of areas including reading and numeracy.

Police have released footage of a failed robbery in Sydney, as they try to track down two of the men behind that crime. Detectives say three men armed with rifles and a pistol approached a cash-in-transit van and threatened the guard back in March 2013. Two men have been charged over that incident.

Independent Senator Nick Xenophon says Australia's big banks should be required to explain their decisions if they don't pass on interest rate cuts in full. The RBA cut the official interest rate to 1.5 per cent yesterday, but the banks will pass on just half of that to mortgage customers.

Pope Francis has set up a special commission to study whether women will be allowed to become deacons in the Catholic Church. Deacons rank below priests, and cannot celebrate mass. The Vatican says the Pope is not considering ordaining female priests.

And the Queensland government has called in mining and environment experts to assess a sinkhole in Ipswich. Rya and Lynn Mckay spent last night in a hotel after a hole suddenly appeared in their backyard yesterday morning.

澳大利亚学生最新的成绩报告单显示，过去12个月，虽然政府增加了教育经费，但是学生的读写与计算能力并没有提高。澳大利亚国家课程机构表示，现在就确定学生成绩的停滞原因还为时过早。过去五年，7年级和9年级学生的写作成绩也出现下滑。小学生的表现要好些，3年级和5年级学生在阅读和计算等科目取得了进步。

警方公布了悉尼一起抢劫未遂案的视频，目前警方正在追踪两名涉案嫌疑人。警方通报称，2013年3月 ，三名携带步枪和一支手枪的男子靠近一辆运钞车并威胁运钞车保安。目前警方已对两名涉案人员提起诉讼。

独立参议员尼克·辛鲁风表示，澳大利亚大型银行如果不实施全面降息，应被要求对他们的决定做出解释。昨天，澳洲联储将官方利率降至1.5%，但是各银行只将抵押贷款的基点下调了一半。

教皇弗朗西斯成立了一个特殊委员会，就是否允许女性成为天主教会执事进行研究。执事的地位低于祭司，不能主持弥撒。梵蒂冈表示，教皇并没有考虑任命女性祭司。

昆士兰州政府请来矿业和环境专家对伊普斯威奇市的坑洞进行评估。昨天上午，瑞佳·麦凯和林恩·麦凯家的后院突然出现了一个大洞，因此他们二人昨晚只好住在了酒店。