Breakfast News Briefing - 11 December 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplify newsroom. I'm Ashley Nolan. Cambra renters
need an annual salary of more than one hundred and
twenty one thousand dollars to rent a house comfortably. According
to Domaine As for units, the income needed is around
one hundred grand. Senior economist doctor Joel Bowman says it
goes to show how much location matters.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
Red Hill requires an annually income of one hundred and
ninety one thousand, so some of the most affordable pockets
in Canberra includes Bill Connon, which requires an annual income
of just over one hundred thousand dollars.

Speaker 1 (00:33):
The local RSPCA says we need more lifetime pet ownership
bands for serious animal cruelty cases. It's after a cameraman
copped a three year ban, two year good behavior order
and one month suspended jail sentence after being found guilty
of repeatedly kicking and hitting his staffy Puppy. CEO Michelle
Robertson says a lifetime ban would have been more appropriate.

Speaker 3 (00:55):
It's just so cool and it is so aggressive and
so anesus that we don't want any other animal ever
to have to suffer.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Act Government Public Servants have reportedly been offered a pay
rise of more than seven point five percent over three years.
The Camber Times reports the formal offer was made to
staff this week in enterprise bargaining talks. The deal also
proposes a significant expansion of paid parental leave, including allowing
non birthing parents to access eighteen weeks of paid leave,

(01:27):
up from six weeks. Locals keen to see the next
stage of light rail extend to Mawson are encouraged to
sign a Green's petition. Green's spokesperson for Transport, Andrew Braddock
says the government is considering the extension as part of
the business case for light Rail Stage.

Speaker 4 (01:44):
Two B, so it's timely that we show the community
support for the idea as part of this petition to
help demonstrate to the government that the community is on board.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
It's been revealed federal politicians have built tax payers more
than one point one million dollars in just one year
for their family's travel. Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell
charging the public curse the most in the twenty twenty
four to twenty five financial year, at close to forty
six thousand dollars just on family travel expenses. Pollys away

(02:15):
from home are allowed to fly their family to them
at taxpayer expense. Ozzie's heading to the US could soon
have to show five years worth of our social media history,
a plan revealed overnight would make it a must for
all esther visa waiver travelers, including Australians, were being told
to make profiles public for assessment and hand over old

(02:35):
phone numbers and email addresses too. The Chief Minister's Inclusion
Awards have been handed out, celebrating Camberons who are making
our city more inclusive and accessible for people with disability.
Among those recognized, co creator of Ozzie TV series Latecomers,
Emma Mayers has been named Leader in Inclusion. And we're

(02:57):
told not to worry if we see smoke in the
word in Valley today, a hazard reduction burn in Chapman
is expected to kick off at around ten. And that's
the latest in news. We'll have another update for you
right here later today.