国际英语资讯:Australian PM calls for coronavirus calm in speech to nation
<p><span word="CANBERRA">CANBERRA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 13-- <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Morrison">Morrison</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="Morrison">Morrison</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Crisis">Crisis</span> (<span word="GFC">GFC</span>) <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assure">assure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="through">through</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>: <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span>' <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="Australians">Australians</span>' <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bounce">bounce</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Morrison">Morrison</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Treasurer">Treasurer</span> <span word="Josh">Josh</span> <span word="Frydenberg">Frydenberg</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> 17.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> (11.05 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2.4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> (1.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>," <span word="Morrison">Morrison</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="Parts">Parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="intends">intends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="resumes">resumes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 23.</p>
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