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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Allo from the Amplifying Newsroom. I'm Hayden Visera. Camera has
been ranked Australia's fifth best place to start a new
business according to the latest Startup Cities reports, but the
Camera Business Chamber says it's a mixed bag, with the
ACT recording some of the lowest survival rates for new businesses.
CEO Greg Harford says, starting up is one thing, Surviving
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is another.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
One of the problems we've really got on Camera is
that we're probably good for startups, but there are real
challenges and limits to growth, and businesses kind of get
to a soutionin size and then they find that they're
better off sort of moving to other parts of this country.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
The ACT government faces more pressure not to cut the
rent relief fund, with the Green sponsoring a new petition.
Care Financial Counseling CEO Carmel Franklin says lots of organizations
agree the fund is a lifeline for vulnerable renters, a.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Lot of whom refer to us for this program and
who've indicated that it takes away one of the sort
of vital supports that they had to help their clients
deal with a lot of stress in their lives.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
New starts have been revealed by ACT Police following last
year's online reporting expansion, allowing locals to provide recorded footage
of driving offenses. According to police, more than eighteen hundred
reports were received, with more than eleven hundred traffic infringement
notices issued totally two more than five hundred thousand dollars
in fines. New South Wales police say the plane that
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crashed into the snowy mountains hit with such force that
the aircraft was completely destroyed. Crews have now located the
pilot's body. Superintendent and U S. Blight says it's been
difficult to rain, to navigate, very.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Steep, a lot of snow, very difficult to get to.
We've had a number of air assets that have been
up there over the last few days. The weather has
been fairly and clement.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
The Greens are outraged. The Treasurer has invited a Woodside
Board member to the Economic Reform round Table. The three
day meeting begins tomorrow, and the Greens say there will
never be serious climate action if the energy giants help
us or write the rules. Forcing companies to delete data
could be the end of cybercrime. According to experts, The
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personal information of twenty five million Australians has been compromised
in hacks on Optus, Quantus and Medibank. They also say
allowing customers to remove their personal details would also help
with data theft. Thirteen new act fieries have graduated after
six months of intense training, with many starting work as
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soon as tomorrow. Thirty two year old Michael Lawson is
one of them. He says he's excited to hit the
ground running.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Definitely a bit of nerves, but no, I feel really ready.
So I have this brand new weapons for our skills.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Now that I can't wait to implement and I'm very excited,
very keen.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Meanwhile, police will be out in force over the next
few days to make sure drivers are doing the right thing.
With extra traffic expected in the last weekend of the
school holidays. Canberan's heading to or from the snow are
urged to look out for black ice and drive to
the conditions. And Canberra's iconic street food festival, The Forage,
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kicks off tomorrow as part of the last weekend of
winter in the city. As well as all the food,
they'll also be live music, fire shows and other performances
and that's the latest from the canber newsroom this Friday.
Check back again on Monday morning for our next updates.