Breakfast News Briefing - 20 October 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm Ashley Nolan. Hundreds of
people joined both anti immigration and anti racism rallies in
Canberra yesterday, with the ABC reporting the two groups clashed
on Commonwealth Bridge. Protesters on both sides reportedly screamed at
each other, with police working to keep them apart. Two
people were reportedly arrested, but were later released. Cameras will

(00:26):
be used to detect seat belt offenses on camber roads
from next month. From November three, our existing mobile device
detection cameras will also be used to make sure people
are wearing their seat belt, with drivers to face infringements
if either they or their passengers are caught doing the
wrong thing. Wearing a seat belt doubles your chance of
surviving a serious crash. Disappointment for more than two thousand

(00:49):
local soccer players after news Bengalen United Football Club is
set to fold. The club's executive committee announced the move
over the weekend. AMID reported financial streak ruggles and Gngalen
United losing its license to play in the National Premier
League comp Meanwhile, Capital Football says it's working with other
Canberra clubs to find opportunities for Gngala players to keep

(01:12):
playing in the local region. A new steering Committee who
will advise the ACT government on criminalizing coercive control will
meet for the first time today. The government plans to
make it a standalone offense, with legislation due to be
introduced mid next year. The committee's made up of people
from sixteen local agencies like ACT Policing and the Domestic

(01:35):
Violence Crisis Service. Canber's fourth charity House project is being
launched in Whitlam later today to raise funds for local
charities supporting victims of domestic and family violence. CEO of
Master Builders Act and Anielagama says they're planning to auction
it off next year so the proceeds from the auction
of the house will support essential services, safe accommodation and

(01:58):
pathways to rebuild lives. A motorcyclist has died following a
collision with a truck carrying farm machinery southeast of Goldburn
on Saturday, Please say The motorbike rider, believed to be
a man in his fifties, died at the scene despite
efforts to save him. The Aussie Bird Count kicks off
today with locals encouraged to spend twenty minutes outside to

(02:21):
count the birds they see. The infos used to give
a snapshot of the health of Australia's birds in the
areas where people live. Sean Dooley from BirdLife Australia says
we're lucky to have a great diversity of birds here
in the act.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
Last year we had over three thosy six hundred surveys
done that counted one hundred and fifty four species and
almost ninety thousand individual birds. So there's a lot to
see out there.

Speaker 1 (02:46):
And fake summer is that you Canberra's heating up, with
top temps in the thirties on the cards for the
next three days. The ABC reports today's forecast top of
thirty two could challenge our October record of thirty two
point seven degrees set back in nineteen forty six. And
that's the latest in news. We'll have another update for
you right here later today.