Evening News Briefing - 17 July 2025

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Aloe from the Amplifying Newsroom. I'm Hayden Viserah Pressure mounts
on the ACT Government to commit to opening Canberra's first
safe injecting room in the city before the end of
the year. Green's leader Shane Rattenbury says, if we're serious
about saving lives, we need to treat drug use as
a health issue, not a criminal one. Camebra's on track

(00:22):
to record its worst flu season with a surge in cases.
Almost a double the number of cases have been reported
so far this year compared to the same time last year.
Presidents of the local Australian Medical Association, doctor Kerry Ost says,
while our vaccination rates are strong for over sixty five's,
the numbers are disappointing for younger people.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
You know, in particular, young kids get quite sick. While
they're unwell, they pass it on to their parents, so
that's where we start to see peaks in the numbers.
So I'd really encourage everyone who hasn't had their FLUVACX
yet it's not too late.

Speaker 1 (00:55):
Australia's unemployment rate rose to four point three percent in June,
worse than a expected. It's the highest it's been since
late twenty twenty one and up from the four point
one percent since January. But Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth says
the economy is resilience.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
If we take a twelve month perspective, then we will
see that two hundred and eighty thousand jobs have been
added across the last twelve month.

Speaker 1 (01:21):
The Prime Minister says his trip to China has been
more than just about trade and tourism Anthony Aberaneese. He
says it's been a constructive step in developing the relationship
between our two countries.

Speaker 3 (01:33):
You don't go from a position of where we were
into absolute.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
Agreement on everything.

Speaker 3 (01:40):
That's not the goal.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
We have different political systems. More electric vehicle charges are
on the way for the Act. Eight hundred and ninety
thousand dollars in funding will go towards more than forty
new charges powering more than seventy charging bays. It'll include
a range of charging types, with Belconnon one of the
priority areas to benefit from more fast chargers. Authorities are

(02:05):
continuing to search for a plane which failed to land
at a regional airport in New South Wales. The aircraft's
carrying one person and took off from Wangarata in Victoria
on Tuesday afternoon. Dan Gillis from the Australian Maritime Safety
Authority says search efforts have been hampered by difficult conditions.

Speaker 3 (02:24):
The New South Wales Police Alpine Rescue Services are coordinating
land search and they are supported by the New South
Wales State Emergency Service, New South Wales Parks and Wildlife
Service and Snowy Hydro.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
It's seen as more than just a schnitty and a bee.
According to the real estate ad for the iconic Royal
Mail Hotel in Braidwood. The heritage listed hotel, which many
Camberans would have visited or driven past hundreds of times,
is on the market for more than two million dollars.
The Green Machine have officially put pen to paper, re

(02:57):
signing Zach Hosking to remain with the club until the
end of the twenty twenty eighth season, despite already contracted
until the end of next year. The key forward says
he's excited for what the next three seasons we'll bring
for the squad.

Speaker 2 (03:11):
The future so bright here and I feel like I'm
here at the right time, and we'll get some leaders
moving on at the end of the year and so
I guess that allows me to move into that leadership
sort of space as well.

Speaker 1 (03:20):
And a nod to one hundred and fifty years of
rugby union history. The Mint in Deacon has released a
limited edition Wallabyes and wallarooge coins, available at the Mint
Online and Rebel Sports stores from today. It's to mark
the Wallabies Test series against the British and Irish Lions
and the lead up to the Women's Rugby World Cup.

(03:41):
And that's the lads from the Cambin news room this Thursday.
Check back again tomorrow morning for our next updates