2020-05-09 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, will today unveil treasury analysis showing coronavirus lockdowns are costing the economy four billion dollars per week. With the country on track for i

2020-05-07 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The prime minister has shifted his government's focus to getting a million Australians back to work. The national cabinet is likely to announce an easing of some restrictions l

2020-05-05 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Tasmania and the Northern Territory are expected to move to the next phase of their coronavirus responses today, in a growing sign Australia is on the road to recovery. Fewer than

2020-05-05 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The coronavirus pandemic has passed a grim milestone overnight, with more than three million cases confirmed around the world. Back home new infection rates are falling with severa

2020-04-30 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Parts of Australia are waking up to eased social restrictions this morning, as state governments begin to react to the flattening of the curve. Western Australia is lifting the two

2020-04-28 所属栏目:美语听力练习

A 41-year-old Porsche driver has been charged with multiple offences after allegedly fleeing the scene of a tragic crash that killed four police officers in Melbourne. Richard Puse

2020-04-26 所属栏目:美语听力练习

A horrific crash on one of Melbourne's major freeways has killed four police officers, leaving the state in shock. The crash happened yesterday evening, when the police pulled

2020-04-23 所属栏目:美语听力练习

In a growing sign of easing restrictions, Australia's most famous beach is set to re-open next week. From Tuesday, swimmers and surfers will be able to go into the water at Bon

2020-04-21 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Nearly 3-and-a-half million Australians could lose their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Grattan Institute says between 14 and 26 percent of the entire workforce may lose

2020-04-20 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The split between federal and state governments over school shutdowns will be the focus of today's national cabinet meeting, as governments try to find a coordinated approach.

2020-04-16 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The prime minister has issued a direct plea to teachers this morning, urging them to keep schools open. It comes as several states embark on a massive program of remote learning af

2020-04-14 所属栏目:美语听力练习

More than 400 people have landed back in Melbourne overnight, onboard a charter flight from New Delhi. They'll now spend the next two weeks in quarantine in the city's hote

2020-04-13 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The largest single economic bail-out package in Australia's history has passed federal parliament overnight, with the one hundred and 30-billion dollar Jobkeeper scheme now bec

2020-04-09 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The Vatican has welcomed the high court ruling which acquited cardinal George Pell, saying it always had faith in the Australian judiciary. The Holy See issued a statement overnigh

2020-04-08 所属栏目:美语听力练习

British prime minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care in a London hospital this morning. Mr. Johnson was hospitalised yesterday for what was described at the time as "routine t

2020-04-08 所属栏目:美语听力练习

A milestone in the coronavirus pandemic is being reached this morning, with the worldwide number of infections nearing one million people. More than 5,100 of those are in Australia

2020-04-02 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Riot police will be out in force at Bondi today in an attempt to stamp down on social distancing measures. Authorities are urgently setting up a testing clinic at the beachside sub

2020-04-01 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The federal government has thrown a financial lifeline to struggling Australians with a massive stimulus program to stop the economy from collapsing. The 130-billion dollar "Jobkee

2020-03-31 所属栏目:美语听力练习

We kick off with some sad news. Australia has recorded its ninth coronavirus death overnight. A 69-year-old man from Toowoomba in Queensland died after becoming infected onboard a

2020-03-26 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The federal government has announced tough new measures overnight, aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus. From midnigh tonight, there will be a ban on all foreign travel, and

2020-03-25 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Federal parliament has passed the government's multi-billion dollar stimulus package, with the treasurer calling it the most significant support for the Australian economy sinc

2020-03-24 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Australians abroad are scrambling to return home, as authorities prepare to shut the country's borders, and airlines flag drastically reduced services. From nine pm, internatio

2020-03-19 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Canada and now France have become the latest countries to close their borders, as the world deals with the growing spread of COVID-19. It follows more dramatic losses on financial

2020-03-17 所属栏目:美语听力练习

Two more Australians have died from coronavirus, as tough border control measures to slow the spread of the disease have been enacted overnight. Under new rules which came into eff

2020-03-17 所属栏目:美语听力练习

The Australian Grand Prix hangs in the balance this morning, with major international news outlets reporting it will be postponed over fears of the spread of coronavirus. The McLar