Breakfast News Briefing - 7 November 2024

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm Darcy Franklin. Our Prime
Minister is among a list of global leaders who've congratulated
Donald Trump, who's become the second U S president to
win back the White House. Trump says he's ready to
make America great again, as voters appeared more concerned about
the economy and immigration, while Kamala Harris has just delivered

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her concession speech. The outcome of this election is not
what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what
we voted for. But hear me when I say the
light of America's promise will always burn bright. National Cabinet
will meet tomorrow on a social media age limit, making

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Australia the first country in the world to do so.
The PM is expected to ask premiers to support bringing
a minimum age limit of sixteen to four apps like Instagram,
Facebook and TikTok. It'll be the new Queensland premier's first
cabinet meeting. A camera based building company that went bust
to ows creditors six point five six million dollars. An

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initial review into the financial statements of Imagine Building Concepts
identified more than one hundred creditors who will owed more
than four million dollars, but an updated creditors report now
shows that figure has blown out. A heads up for drivers,
there's a structure fire on Northbourne Avenue with police at
and fire at the scene. The fire is in Brandon

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at the Allura Flats and we are being asked to
avoid the area where possible. An open letter with more
than four hundred and ninety signatures will be delivered to
the Federal Health Minister Mark Butler's office today calling for
the federal government to intervene in the regulation of processed
food marketing. The Food for Health Alliance argues that the
industry led codes are not working to protect children from

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excessive food marketing researchers, saying Ossie teens are being exposed
to around one hundred unhealthy food and drink promotions online
each week, and young kids are seeing more than eight
hundred junk food ads on TV each year. Mark Parton,
a Liberal member for Brinda Bella, has been elected to
be the Speaker in the act Legislative Assembly. He will

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take over the role from Joey Birch, who served as
the speaker for the territory's parliament for eight years. She
did not contest the election. It comes as Andrew Barr
was formally elected as the Assembly as Chief Minister. US
shares and bitcoin have hit a record high after Donald
Trump claimed victory in the US election. The American dollar
posted its biggest gain in eight years, while bitcoin swed

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to seventy five thousand dollars after his promise to make
the state a crypto superpower. Investors are tipping Trump's plans
to tax cut to cut taxes and raise tariffs will
lead to a rise in inflation, reducing the pace of
rate cuts, meaning they'll get better returns on investments and savings.

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Two workers at a hotel where Liam Hayne died have
had their homes raided. Police in Argentina also searched the
lockers at the hotel, as well as raiding a third
home belonging to a friend of Liam's. And Anna Kendrick,
director of the crime thriller Woman of the Hour, has
reportedly donated all her profits from the film to charity.

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She's decided to support antisexual violence causes in conjunction with
the film and in a bid to raise awareness worldwide.
And that's the latest in the news. We'll have another
update for you, write here, later, today,