Evening News Briefing - 17 October 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hi there from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm renebigat co ACT
Rescue and Foster says another dog has died as a
result of blue green algae poisoning from Lake Ginnindera. A
post on the Animals of Canberra facebook page says a
sausage dog called Lily ate a small amount of dirt
near the water's edge and that's all it took. In

(00:22):
the post. Lily's owners have criticized the warning sign there,
saying it's too small and only cautions against swimming, not
walking on the beach. The Local Education Union says an
independent review of ACT public school funding is a win
for every teacher, student and family. The union pushed for
a review after revealing eighty four percent of our public

(00:45):
schools were over budget. ACT Branch president Angela Burrows says
our schools are seriously stretched.

Speaker 2 (00:52):
The very first task for the review is to ensure
that there's baseline resourcing that guarantees that schools can employ
a teacher for every classroom, for every lesson.

Speaker 1 (01:03):
A steering committee has been formed to advise the ACT
government on criminalizing coercive control. The government plans to make
it a standalone offense, with legislation set to be introduced
mid next year, more than six thousand medium to high
density homes could be built in the Thoroughbred Park precinct.

(01:23):
It's as community consultations kicked off today on a proposal
to rezone the precinct. Locals have till December one to
have their say.

Speaker 3 (01:32):
The district strategies identified Thoroughbred Park as part of a
larger Keyside and Change area and the intent of the
district strategy is that the redevelopment of this broader precinct
occur in a more holistic manner and to enable the
delivery of more housing for our community.

Speaker 1 (01:46):
Ben Green from the City and Environment Directorate. There two
men have lost their licenses for six months and copped
hefty fines after being caught speeding in separate incidents yesterday.
In one case, a twenty year olds Vid man was
clocked at one hundred and sixty one CA's in a
ninety zone on William Hovell Drive just after one pm.

(02:08):
Then about six hours later, a twenty three year old
Queensland man was clocked at one hundred and fifty six
k's in an eighty zone on horse Park Drive. The
Federal Communications minister is urging parents to start winning their
children under sixteen off social media sooner rather than later
to avoid a shock in December, that's when the Federal

(02:29):
government's world first social media band for children kicks in.
Annika Wells says online platforms are also being well informed
of their obligations.

Speaker 4 (02:39):
And will continue to meet with platforms over the coming
weeks to make sure that there are no excuses every
question they have of uses answered so that come ten December,
this lands in a most meaningful way as possible.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
Lead guitarist and founding member of rock band Kiss has died.
Ace Freely has passed away at the age of seventy four.
His family says they're devastated and heartbroken. A new walking
track has opened in Tidbinbila, but it's not for the
faint hearted. The track adds fourteen k's of trails to
the Tidbinbilla Range, with a government saying it's one of

(03:13):
the most difficult tracks in the act and only experienced
bushwalkers should attempt it. And the Murra Matman Field Days
kick off this weekend with huge crowds expected. And that's
the latest from the Camber news room. This Friday. Check
back again on Monday morning for our next update.