Evening News Briefing - 1 July 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm Tomorrow Cartwright. A terror
warning has been issued for Thailand. Authorities there claimed terrorists
planted homemade bombs at eleven tourist areas in Pouquet and Karabi.
Twelve hundred children across Melbourne have potentially been exposed to
an infectious disease after a childcare worker was charged with
sexual abuse. Chief Health Offical Christian McGrath says the infection

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can be treated with anybiotics.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
We do understay that this is another distressing element to
the situation and we're taking this approach as a precaution.
We do believe it's a low risk.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
We'll be paying a reduced health levee after the Act
Greens's negotiation with the local government. The two hundred and
fifty dollars levee announced in last week's budget has now
been dropped to one hundred dollars for residential ratepayers in
the Capitol, but big businesses will see their payroll tax
go up to eight point seventy five percent to offset it.
Green's leader Shane Rattenbury says it's a win for everyday

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can Berns.

Speaker 2 (00:59):
Instead of having his two hundred and fifty dollars healthfully
be avery much slower see now, but we are still
generating the revenue to pay for the central services that
we need here in Canberra.

Speaker 1 (01:07):
The A Triple C is taking the makers of Banana
Boat and Hawaiian Tropic to court the Consumer Watchdog accusing
the brand's parent company of greenwashing when it made claims
its sunscreen products were refriendly. The A Triple C says
the products contain ingredients that can harm coral and marine life.
Canberra just recorded one of its coldest dunes ever, with

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the mercury plunging to minus seven point six degrees celsius
at the airport, breaking a decade's old record. The Capitol
also saw six consecutive nights below minus five, something not
seen since nineteen sixty five. Epic International Ice Hockey rivalry
is on the way to Canberra. The AIS Arena has

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been chosen as the Aussie venue to host the Canada
Versus USA Ice Hockey Classic next month, with the two
sides going head to head in exhibition games on August
one two. There'll also be a curtain raiser in the
lead up, with our Camber Brave taking on the USA
on July twenty six, Industrial forever chemicals have been banned

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in Australia. From today, three of the most harmful chemicals
commonly found in nonstick cookware, plastic containers and waterproof fabrics
will be phased out. And today marks a pay boost
for a lot of ossies, minimum and award wages going
up three point five percent to twenty four ninety five
an hour. And that's the latest from the Camber newsroom

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this Tuesday. Check back again tomorrow morning for our next update.