Breakfast News Briefing - 31 July 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplified newsroom. I'm Ashley Nolan. The ACT
Government has released the final report from its independent review
into the overrepresentation of First Nations people in the ACT
criminal justice system. The review contains ninety nine recommendations across themes,
including the need to address systemic racism, improved access to data,

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increased First Nations involvement in government structures, and increased accountability.
The government will now consider the review before providing an
interim response in September. The Lancaster Bomber g for George
is set to start making its return to the War
Memorial in Canberra today, The aircraft fuselage being transported from
storage and Mitchell to the Memorial ahead of its installation

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as the centerpiece of a new gallery opening next year.
It marks a milestone and the development of the memorial,
with Cambarans able to check it out on its journey
past the parade ground just after ten am. The Act
Greens have slammed the government's decision to scrap the Women's
Safety Grants. The program enabled community organizations to trial innovative

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approaches to improve women's safety in the Act. Green's member
for Brinda Bella Laura Nuttle says women deserve to have
a voice in the matter.

Speaker 2 (01:19):
I'm really worried about the number of decisions government will
be making on behalf of women without having an active
women's Advisory Council. I know they've said that they will
consult with the sector widely, but the sector is understrained,
so we are quite concerned.

Speaker 1 (01:33):
Tonight marks the end of the Act's kangaroo Management program,
with around three thousand kangaroos removed for conservation purposes following
two months of work, with all of the Act's nature
parks and reserves opening to the public tomorrow. Conservator of
Flora and Fauna Bren berkoviks explaining why the project is

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so important.

Speaker 3 (01:55):
The kingroom Management program really important to ensure the health
of the act natural temperate grasslands, so it's important these
areas have sustainable kangaroo numbers, noting that there are no
long reading predators that keep the kangaroo numbers maintained.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
The Canberra Liberals have responded to reported comments by our
Chief Minister saying it's shocking to say Canberra Stadium still
has a decade left in its lifespan. Liberal leader Leanne
Cassley reckons Canberans are missing out.

Speaker 4 (02:23):
It's incredibly important to have a date of the art facility,
and my feeling is that Canberans don't believe we have
that at this time. It's important that they know that
they're valued and that the government are behind them.

Speaker 1 (02:35):
A day after the federal government confirmed YouTube will fall
under its social media ban for kids under sixteen, our
top youth mental health organization is warning us to tread carefully.
Headspace says kids in regional and rural Australia use social
media to build relationships and make connections, and restricting it
could have unexpected and unwanted outcomes. Donald Trump has slapped

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India with a twenty five percent across the board tariff
starting tomorrow. He's also imposed unspecified sanctions on the country
for continuing to buy weapons and oil from Russia. Ozzy
Osborne's got his final wish for his sendoff to be
a celebration rather than a mopefest, with a New Orleans
style brass band leading his funeral procession through the streets

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of Birmingham. Thousands of people lined the streets of the
Black Sabbath frontman's hometown as his family waved and made peace.
Signs to the crowd, and that's the latest in news.
We'll have another update for you right here later today.