Senator Warns Government on Gambling Reform as Bird Flu Found in River Basin
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Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has a message for the Australian government.
She wants the government to make new rules about gambling now.
Gambling means betting money on games or sports to try to win more money.
Hanson-Young said if the government does not act, the Senate will do it. The Senate is a group of politicians who help make laws.
In other news, bird flu has been found in the Murray-Darling basin. This is a large area with rivers in Australia.
Bird flu is a sickness that can make birds very sick. It can sometimes spread to other animals.
An expert said this is very worrying. They said it should be a big warning for everyone.
People are watching the situation closely.
The government has not said what it will do next.
Vocabulary15 words
- gambling
- betting money to try to win more money
- Senate
- a group of politicians who help make laws
- reform
- a change to make something better
- bird flu
- a sickness that makes birds sick
- basin
- a big area of land where rivers flow
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about a subject
- alarm bells
- a strong warning that something bad may happen
- detected
- found or noticed
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- politician
- a person who works in government
- warning
- telling someone about danger
- law
- an official rule in a country
- spread
- to move and affect more places or people
- situation
- what is happening now
- act
- to do something about a problem
Quiz
Answer key
1. Make new gambling rules 2. In the Murray-Darling basin 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has a message for the Australian _____.
She wants the government to make new rules about _____ now.
Hanson-Young said if the government does not act, the _____ will do it.
In other news, bird flu has been found in the Murray-Darling _____.
Bird flu is a sickness that can make birds very _____.
An expert said this is very _____.
They said it should be a big _____ for everyone.
People are watching the _____ closely.
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