Breakfast News Briefing - 5 December 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplified news room. I'm Ashley Nolan. Big
disruptions to Camber's bus network are expected when a new
timetable kicks in from feb two as major work gets
underway on the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge renewal project. There'll be
route changes and fewer bus runs, with southbound morning peak
travel across Commonwealth Avenue to bear the worst of it

(00:22):
as travel times increase by about thirteen minutes. We're told
the project will have flow on impacts to major roads
like King's Avenue, with locals urged to plan ahead. More
details are expected to come out in early January. The
local Hotels Association has welcomed a trial of more free
public transport in the capital, saying it's good news for

(00:43):
struggling pubs and hotels in the city. It'll see free
travel on all buses in light rail every Friday and
Saturday night through summer, kicking off from next weekend. It
comes as the fair Free Friday trial wraps up on
Friday next week. With the sweltering top of thirdie V
five expected in Canberra today, act Health is reminding us

(01:03):
to drink plenty of water and practice sun safety. Chief
Health Officer, Doctor Karen Coleman says it's also important to
look out for those more at risk of heat related illnesses,
our babies.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
And our young children, our older Australians who are over
sixty five years of age, people who are pregnant or breastfeeding,
but also people with chronic conditions and some people with
a disability. We just need to look after and keep
in touch with these people.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
There's calls for tougher gun laws in the Act to
protect the community and block the flow of illegal weapons
to organized crime. It's after a thirty four year old
Gungaland man was recently arrested for allegedly supplying illegal guns
to biking members. The Australian Federal Police Association says the
Act still lacks a dedicated Firearm Prohibition Order scheme, which

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had let police stop high risk people including bikes, from
accessing guns or ammunition. More road closures in the city
to allow for construction on the light rail bridge. Parts
of Park's Way, Commonwealth Avenue and London Circuit East will
be closed from eight pm to night till six am Monday,
with detours in place. A High Court challenge to the

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looming social media ban across Australia. The Digital Freedom Project
has taken the matter to the High Court, hoping to
have it overturned. A direction hearing has been slated for
twenty five next year. The federal governments Helped to Buy
scheme gets underway today. The initiative, first proposed back in
twenty twenty two, will allow low income owners to buy

(02:32):
property with the government, which will chip in up to
forty percent of the cost of new builds and thirty
percent on existing homes. Only ten thousand Aussies will be
able to use the scheme each year, and only those
who earn under one hundred thousand dollars a year will qualify.
And Ossie pet owners are expected to fork out more
than one billion dollars on their pets this Christmas. That's

(02:54):
an average of eighty dollars per pet. It's a bit
more here in the act, with Camber pet own owners
set to spend about eighty four dollars on their pet
according to new research from pet oh. And that's the
latest news. We'll have another update for you right here
later today.