2020-07-07 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Health officials are warning there is a very real risk of what they call an "explosive" spread of coronavirus in Melbourne's locked-down towers, likening them to "vertical crui

2020-07-06 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Border pressure is back in the spotlight this morning, as Melbourne's coronavirus outbreak has been linked to new cases in both New South Wales, and the Northern Territory. Vic

2020-07-06 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Labor is dealing with the fall-out from a political scandal in Victoria, which has seen the departure of two cabinet ministers. The party's national executive will meet as it w

2020-07-03 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Health authorities are weighing up whether to lockdown entire Melbourne suburbs as Victoria's chief health officer warns the current spike in coronavirus cases will "get worse

2020-06-30 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Ten million coronavirus cases have now been recorded worldwide, as countries around the globe continue to battle the deadly disease. Australian authorities are considering locking

2020-06-29 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Trans-Tasman celebrations are well underway this morning, after Australia and New Zealand won their joint bid to host the 2023 Women's World Cup. Cheers erupted when the organi

2020-06-28 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Victoria is ramping up coronavirus testing, as a rise in cases there forces other states and territories to review plans to re-open their borders. There were long lines at testing

2020-06-23 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Large swathes of Melbourne are this morning no-go zones, after the nation's top health officials warned people should avoid travel to and from six council areas across the city. T

2020-06-22 所属栏目:美语听力练习

A series of explosive text messages from federal Labor MP Anthony Byrne to former powerbroker Adem Somyurek have been leaked to the media, as Labor internal crisis deepens. A docum

2020-06-16 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The prime minister will today unveil a list of 15 major projects that governments have agreed to bring forward in a bid to create thousands of jobs and boost the struggling economy

2020-06-15 所属栏目:美语听力练习

A Sydney court has blocked a planned rally for refugee rights this weekend. New South Wales police took legal action against the organisers, claiming they were playing Russian roul

2020-06-11 所属栏目:美语听力练习

There are stark warnings this morning that Australian women will be disproportionately affected by plans to end free childcare next month. The federal government will stop paying c

2020-06-09 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Politicians, indigenous leaders and an Australian cricket captain have all been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Former prime minister Tony Abbott is one of thr

2020-06-08 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The first in a series of memorials in George Floyd's honour has been held in Minneapolis. Family, friends and civil rights leaders gathered at the North Central University in t

2020-06-04 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Angry protests in the United States over the death of George Floyd, are continuing as crowds assemble for an eighth day. A clean-up is underway after clashes erupted in a number of

2020-06-02 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Demonstrations and violent protests have continued for a fifth day across the United States, following the death of a black man in police custody last week. In New York, a police c

2020-06-01 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Bad weather has forced the launch of the first manned Space X rocket to be called off this morning. The US had been hoping to make history today. If successful it would have been t

2020-05-28 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Authorities in three states are on high alert this morning, with coronavirus outbreaks at schools, a nursing home and on board a live export ship. Officials in Perth are scrambling

2020-05-26 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Giant steps will be taken to re-open the country this week, as children in several states head back to school full-time, and restrictions on gatherings and activities are eased. Af

2020-05-25 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Investigations are continuing today after a car crashed into a shop in Sydney's south west, injuring pedestrians. Fourteen people were taken to hospitals in the area — with so

2020-05-21 所属栏目:美语听力练习

It has been 79 days since Australia's first death was recorded and the national toll now stands at one hundred. Alice Bacon died yesterday — she was a resident at Newmarch Hou

2020-05-19 所属栏目:美语听力练习

And coronavirus restrictions start easing today in Western Australia. From today, up to 20 people will be allowed to gather both indoors and outdoors — including at pubs and resta

2020-05-18 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The start of the weekend will have a very different feel in the Northern Territory and New South Wales today, with eased restrictions allowing for the reopening of pubs, cafes and

2020-05-14 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The federal government is predicting a quarter of a million jobs could return within weeks, as the country slowly eases restrictions. But that's only if Australians abide by th

2020-05-12 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Parts of Australia are waking up to a very different reality this morning, as the states and territories take control of when lockdown measures will be rolled back. Now we have alr