Breakfast News Briefing - 1 August 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplifyed newsroom. I'm Ashley Nolan. The A
and U is reportedly proposing to cut another twenty seven jobs.
The cuts are part of proposed changes to the academic portfolio,
which aims to enhance student experiences and to support staff
in teaching and learning. It's part of the university's bid
to save two hundred and fifty million dollars by twenty

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twenty six. There's reports of some young people being transferred
to an adult mental health unit for treatment in the capital.
According to The Camber Times, Mental Health Minister Rachel Stephen
Smith says young Canberans sometimes needed to be cared for
in the adult unit when they couldn't be cared for elsewhere,

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but advocates have raised concerns, reportedly telling budget estimates the
physical condition of the unit at Canberra Hospital is substandard.
Parts of Northbourne Avenue will be closed across the weekend
starting tonight due to light rail works. The road will
be closed southbound between Kuyong Street intersection and Vernon Circle

(01:05):
from eight pm tonight till six am Monday. The Act
Greens are worried the future of Civic Library is up
in the air. Greens spokesperson for City Services Andrew Braddock
says it's after the government refused to commit to a
library remaining in Civic saying an announcement on its future
will be made later this year. They've also criticized increased

(01:28):
fees for community organizations to hire rooms at public libraries.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
I'm calling on the government to meretly suspend those fee
increases and reinstall free room hire inside of act libraries
so that we can allow the community to come together
to learn in our libraries.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
House prices in Canberra dropped slightly in July, the only
market across the country to see both monthly and annual declines.
That's according to prop Track's latest report.

Speaker 3 (01:56):
The median price of a house in Canberra is about
nine hundred and fifty nine thousand, while the median price
of a unit is sitting at five hundred and ninety thousand.

Speaker 1 (02:06):
ARIA Group's senior economist and Flaherty there the National Tertiary
Education Union's welcomed news legislation to slash hextet by twenty
percent has passed Parliament. Local Union rep Doctor Lochlan Colossi
says it opens the door to education, particularly for students
from non traditional backgrounds.

Speaker 3 (02:28):
So if we're talking about low SS students, culture and
linguistically diverse students, students where English might be a second
or other language, those students in particular benefit from these
sorts of measures.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
The Union says there also needs to be more funding
reforms to help the struggling sector get ready to ready.
Steady Wiggle tickets go on sale at two pm THESAVO
for the Wiggles show at the AIS on November twenty second,
Highlighting the viral dance sensation the Tree of Wisdom. The

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man himself, dominic Field, says they can't wait to perform
on camera, especially on the three sixty degree stage.

Speaker 2 (03:08):
It's going to be so much more intimate than our
usual shows. Are going to be so much closer to
the audience, and it's going to be so much fun
to get around and dance and bring the vibe to camera.

Speaker 1 (03:17):
And that's the latest and news. We'll have another update
for you right here later today.