Evening News Briefing - 11 December 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hi there from the Amplify newsroom. I'm renabygack Coo. Police
believe four French nationals accused of stealing around ten million
dollars worth of luxury items from a canber home in
October came to Australia specifically to commit the offenses. Some
of the alleged stolen property has been found in Sydney
and even France, with police still looking for a bunch

(00:23):
of expensive jewelry, including a five million dollar watch. Detective
Acting Inspector Mark Matty says he's never seen a burglary
of this magnitude in Canberra before, the manner in.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
Which occurred with people flying over from the other side
of the world to do this target of burglary is
something like a movie, definitely something we don't see too often.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
A thirty three year old man will be charged with
attempted murder after four shootings earlier this year in Canberra.
He was arrested back in April for unrelated matters and
has since been charged with an extra nine offenses. Police
are still looking for two other alleged culprits to be
involved in the shootings. A former judge has lost his

(01:04):
appeal against claims he engaged in serious corrupt conduct during
an inquiry into the handling of the Bruce Leeman rape trial.
It's after Walter Sofronoff prematurely gave his report to the
media back in twenty twenty three. He tried to get
the Integrity Commission's findings overturned, but the appeal was dismissed
in the Federal Court. Today, the Federal government says new

(01:28):
apps will inevitably be added to the under sixteens social
media ban. It comes as apps like Lemonade and YopE
have surged up the download's chart since the world first
ban came into effect yesterday. Health Minister Mark Butler has
told nine this ban is dynamic.

Speaker 3 (01:45):
Well, make sure this is not a sentence forget. As
the government has said that we're watching very closely what's
happening in the online world and the objective of the laws,
which is to keep kids safe.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
Well, you can expect to see more police officers in
the city this summer as part of ACT Policing's Safe
Summer campaign. Acting Superintendent Anthony Brown has this message.

Speaker 2 (02:07):
The summer months in the ACT historically bring out more
numbers which can see increased alcohol related incidents and unfortunately
increase the rests. During these events, you'll see increased police patrols,
a large police presence. We want you to take care
and keep yourself safe.

Speaker 1 (02:20):
Booper has been ordered to pay thirty five million dollars
over misleading insurance entitlements, the federal court declaring that over
five years, the health insurer engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct.
Booper has apologized for the error, and we're hearing more
about what's planned around Lake Burley Griffin on New Year's Eve.

(02:41):
Local DJs and food trucks will be set up at
four areas around the lake from six pm, with fireworks
at nine o'clock and midnight. And that's the latest from
the Camber newsroom this Thursday. Check back again tomorrow morning
for our next update.