Morning Edition: 09 July 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Good morning, I'm never ready, Manu, and this is your
morning news fix. Well Wednesday, ninth of July. In this update,
confidence real estate agents will still be able to sniff
out dodgy deals under new laws. The government's making it
easier to sell property held in a family trust in
its latest revamp of anti money laundering policies. The process

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will require far less information about a trust's history and transactions,
but Velocity Real Estate chief executive Helen O'Sullivan says realtors
will still need to apply common sense. She says the
law changes apply to lower risk cases. Most economists expect
the Reserve Bank to keep the official cash rate unchanged

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at three point twenty five percent today. However, a twenty
five basis point cut remains a possibility. Several factors are
weighing on the Central Bank's two PM decision. Economic recovery
is slow and unemployment remain means relatively high, but inflation
is picking up again. Global uncertainty also continues as Donald
Trump prepares to once again raise tariffs against some of

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its major trading partners. Concern over the government's exclusion of
ethical issues and its announcement about artificial intelligence. Science Minister
Shane Retti says it's pushing ahead with the technology with
the unveiling of the country's first AI strategy. He's hoping
to see you boost in the GDP to the tune
of seventy eight billion dollars thanks to AI. But Victoria

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University's Andrew Lensen is worried about the bias artificial intelligence
could have against certain groups of people. Anything that's using
decision making around people is always a very dangerous thing
because it's can be very hard to verify with or
not it's training people fairly or not, Police say ex
Justice Minister Kitty Allen was verbally abusive and accused officers

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of a political stunt while being arrested for drink driving.
The former Labour MP crashed into a parked car and
blew over the legal limit in July twenty twenty three.
Newly released details show Allan denied being the driver, asked
for a lawyer, and refused to go with officers for testing.
She was then handcuffed and became verbally abusive and held

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onto a bush to avoid being moved. Allan resigned almost immediately.
The Department of Conservations made several changes to a Fiordland
walking track after the death of a young girl. Ten
year old Teagan Chen died after slipping in the fast
flowing Marion Creek while on holiday with her family from
New South Wales in January last year. In her findings,

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coroner Maryann Borrowdale says Marion Creek is a powerful Alpine river.
She says Teagan was squatting near the edge of the
water when she slipped and was swept downstream. Borrowdale commend
doc's action since the incident, with the installation of barriers,
prominent signage and an upgraded platform in Sport Arena. Sabulenka,

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Amanda Anisimova, Taylor Fritz and Carlos Alcaraz are through to
the semifinals at Wimbledon. Today. Pegachia has won the hilly
one hundred and seventy four kilometers stage four on Cyclings
Tour de France. Tanner Boyd has replaced the injured Luke
Metcalf in the Warriors seven jersey for Sunday's NRL match
against the Tigers. South Africa have completed an innings in

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two hundred and thirty six run victory over Zimbabwe on
the third day of their second cricket Test to sweep
the two match series in Bulaweo. I'm never ready, Manu.
And that's your latest news fix. We'll be back with
the next update at midday from the news Talk ZB newsroom.