Breakfast News Briefing - 1 December 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello from the Amplified newsroom. I'm Ashley Nolan. The Prime
Minister and his new wife Jody, will spend this week
on a low key, aussy honeymoon. They finally tied the
knot at the lodge over the weekend. Albow's expected back
at work on Friday. Meanwhile, it's reported a local florist
did the flowers for the ceremony, but didn't realize they
were for the PM's wedding until seeing photos of the event.

(00:23):
A thirty year old man will face caught today after
allegedly threatening police after scaling the roof of unit complex
in Line And on Saturday afternoon, he was arrested following
police negotiations, with a search of the man and his
bags allegedly turning up a meat cleaver, knife and an
ammunition round. It's alleged he had earlier thrown away a
large homemade axe while trying to get away from police.

(00:48):
Police are asking for our help to identify a man
who stepped in after witnessing an incident at South Point
shopping Center in Tugrinong in August this year. Police say
he confronted a thirty eighth year old man who had
allegedly threatened shoppers with a knife fence ringe, with the
alleged offender taking off shortly after. There's a photo of
the witness up on socials with police keen to speak

(01:11):
with him. One person has died and another is in
a critical condition after a car rolled on the Hume
Highway at Gunning yesterday morning. Police say the passenger died
at the scene, while the driver was airlifted to Canberra Hospital.
The first Katar Airways plane is due to land at
Our Airport tomorrow morning, as the airline resumes daily flights

(01:32):
out of Canberra via Melbourne. It marks a big milestone
after the flights were stopped during the pandemic. More options
for families in Queenbean. The first sod will be turned
on the site of the new Queenbean South Public Preschool
later this morning, one of one hundred new preschools being
delivered across the state. It's on track to open for
term one twenty twenty seven. In local politics, Adam Morris

(01:57):
has been elected Canberra Liberals Party President following the party's
annual general meeting on the weekend. It's understood mister Morris
defeated Karen Walsh one hundred and two votes to eighty six.
The Cambra Times reports he's married to act Deputy Opposition
leader Deborah Morris. Childcare workers will see an extra five
percent in their pay from today. It's part of a

(02:19):
fifteen percent boost by the government that's added about one
hundred and sixty dollars a week in the past year.
The reps are about to come off the biggest defense
shakeup in decades, with the government set to unveil an
overhaul aimed at lifting performance and stemming cost blowouts. Sources
say a new agency will be created to oversee capabilities

(02:39):
and budgets in three separate areas related to the purchase
of equipment and Nearly seventy golfers will take part in
the Longest Day Challenge at Murambidgee Golf Club today to
help raise eighty thousand dollars for the local Cancer Council.
The challenge will see golfers play up to four rounds
of golf in day one that's up to seventy two holes.

(03:00):
CEO Verity Hawkins says the money raised goes a long way.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
One in two Canberans will be diagnosed with cancer by
the age of eighty five and that's just far too
many of us. So working together, raising awareness and raising funds,
we can really all play a part in reducing the
impact of cancer for everyone in Canberra.

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