Less Money for Family Violence Help in Queensland
昆士蘭州減少家庭暴力援助資金
Introduction
The Queensland government is spending less money to stop family violence. Some leaders and teachers are unhappy about this.
昆士蘭政府投入於阻止家庭暴力的資金減少了，部分領袖與教師對此感到不滿。
Main Body
The government will spend $340.7 million in 2026-27. This is less than before. They will also have fewer workers. There will be 81 workers instead of 93.
政府將在 2026-27 年支出 3.407 億美元。這比之前少。他們的人員數量也將減少，從 93 人減至 81 人。
Minister Amanda Camm says this is okay. She says some old projects finished. She says the government has a new plan to keep women safe.
部長 Amanda Camm 表示這樣是可以接受的。她說是因為一些舊計畫已結束，且政府已有新計畫來保障女性安全。
Other leaders disagree. They say the government is not honest. A woman died recently, and now some people want Minister Camm to leave her job. One professor says less money makes it harder to stop violence.
其他領袖則不認同。他們認為政府不誠實。近日有一名女性死亡，現在有些人要求 Camm 部長離職。一名教授表示，資金減少會讓阻止暴力變得更困難。
Conclusion
The government says the budget is fine. The opposition leaders want the money to come back.
政府表示預算沒有問題，但反對黨領袖要求恢復資金。
Vocabulary Learning
📉 Comparing Amounts
When we talk about changes in money or people, we use 'less' and 'fewer'.
1. Use LESS for things we cannot count one-by-one (like money or time):
- Less money → (Not 90, $80... but just 'money' as a whole).
- Example: "The government is spending less money."
2. Use FEWER for things we can count (like people, books, or apples):
- Fewer workers → (You can count 1, 2, 3 workers).
- Example: "They will also have fewer workers."
Quick Guide:
- Money Less
- People Fewer