Breakfast News Briefing - 7 May 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm Darcy Franklin. Nearly six
thousand Camberans have signed a petition to save Philip Pool.
Giocon has submitted plans to develop the site into units,
leaving just a twenty five meter pool for the commercial
lease at the bottom of the apartment block.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
Fifty Meta pool and the Astrength will be demolished and
in their place we will have a twenty five meter
pool and a bit of splash and play. The issue
is that we don't know who's going to fund and
operate the pool because it will be just like a
commercial lease in the bottom of a tower.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
Independent member former and bidjie if you own a carrick there.
Cambra's Domestic Violence Crisis Service are marking the National Day
of Remembrance today with a candlelit vigil tonight to honor
the life's loss to family violence. Anyone is welcome to
attend to the vidual happening inside the Reception room at
the Act Legislative Assembly from six pm. So we Beeg,
CEO of DVCS, says Canberra's monuments will also be lit

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up to mark the occasion.

Speaker 2 (00:56):
As a sign and a mark of respect across the
whole community. Monuments such as the National Karelli and in
Telstra Tower will be lit up in purple in acknowledgment
of the day and trying to spread from awareness across
the community.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
The Tax Office is cracking down on work from home
tax deductions. The ATO says air fryers and gaming consoles
are among the bizarre claims. As the weather cools down,
we're being encouraged to vaccinate against the flu and stay
at home if you're sick. That's the message from our
Chief Health Officer, Doctor Karen Coleman, who's encouraging everyone over

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the age of six months to get an annual flu VACX.
Our community is very strong on vaccination.

Speaker 2 (01:35):
We often have very very good vaccination coverage rates compared
to other jurisdictions and around the nation, but there is
always room for improvement.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
It's also become easier for local parents to get their
kids the JAB with a series of free pop up
flu clinics happening in May and June across Canberra for
kids aged six months to under five years old. And
the Aussie scientists may have just found a way to
stop the clock on aging. Researchers finding higher intakes of
black tea, bery, citrus fruits and apples may help to

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promote healthy aging thanks to flavonoids. A Quantus flight from
Perth to London has had to make an emergency landing
in the Mold Dives. The passenger got off because of
a medical emergency. The plane couldn't take off again though,
because crew were over their work limit. The Sistine Champel
will close its doors in a matter of hours as
cardinals prepare for the conclave to elect a new pope.

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One hundred and thirty three cardinals will gather in the
chapel to carry out the voting process. In the last century,
it's never taken more than three days. If you miss
the meteor shower lighting up our skies overnight, there's one
more morning of peak activity happening tomorrow. While we're in
the midst of the ant aqueriad known as the fastest

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fireballs caused by Hayley's comment in Canberra, we.

Speaker 2 (02:52):
Can expect anywhere between one to two dozen meteors or
shooting stores per hour. Luckily, this year is a good
year because the moon will be in effects that we
should have some nice dark sky.

Speaker 1 (03:02):
Ane astronomer doctor Brad Tucker there and Valerie the sausage
dog has been reunited with her owners after being lost
on Kangaroo Island for five hundred and twenty nine days.
The dash und escaped from their campsite bank in November
twenty twenty three and had been on the run ever since.
And the latest in the news. We'll have another update

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for you right here later today.