Breakfast News Briefing - 21 October 2025

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplified newsroom. I'm Ashley Nolan Camber. Liberals
Deputy leader Jeremy Hanson will be moving emotion in the
Assembly today calling for hard drugs to be recriminalized. The
Liberals say since hard drugs were decriminalized in twenty twenty three,
cocaine use is up seventy percent, heroin use is up
thirty percent and meth use is up forty percent, with

(00:24):
Canberra having the highest rate of drug overdoses in the
country for a capital.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
City on every measure. The decriminalization of hard drugs has
filed and we're saying stop with the experiment. It's time
to go back to where we were a couple of
years ago in terms of trading drugs, just like every
other state and territory in Australia.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Jeremy Hanson. There these reports the Greens will push to
extend fair free travel on public transport and the Act.
The Canberra Times reports the party wants to make all
concession travel free and is hoping for support from the
Liberals and labor when the plan is debated in the
Assembly on Thursday. The local gouvern and It says they
will work alongside Capital Football on future steps for a

(01:04):
soccer club in Gngalen, who comes after Gingalen United Football
Club announced they're winding up operations due to financial challenges.
The government says they worked closely with Gingalen United over
recent years, including offering payment plans for sports ground higher fees.
Half of Camberon's hold views about gambling that can add

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to stigma for those coping with addiction. According to the
Act Gambling and Racing Commission, that includes believing people are
solely responsible for the negative consequences of their gambling, are
untrustworthy and are unlikely to recover from severe gambling ham.
A new language guide from the Commission says gambling ham
is a societal issue rather than an individual one. Construction

(01:48):
is now underway on the first stage of the new
University of New South Wales City Campus in Canberra. Once finished,
it's expected to bring about six thousand more students and
educators to the capital. Both the A and U and
the University of Canberra have welcomed new university governance reforms
set out by the federal government. An expert council recommending

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new remuneration framework, clear limits on conflicts of interest and
strengthening the role of the regulator, with universities required to
submit an annual report to TEXA. The Prime Minister and
the US President have finally had their sit down meeting
in Washington, d c. Donald Trump providing some reassurance when
it comes to the Orchis agreement after the Pentagon announced

(02:32):
a review into the submarine deal. He's confirmed Australia we'll
get the subs and that's the latest in news. We'll
have another update for you right here later today.