Evening News Briefing - 2 July 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm Hayden, viserah Evo Energy
crews have been busy trying to restore power after dozens
of Canberra homes were impacted by last night's wild weather.
Chisholm and Ravet are two of the main suburbs affected,
while local sees crews have responded to nearly thirty calls
for help, mainly for wind related damage and fallen trees.

(00:24):
There's also a severe weather warning in place for damaging
winds for parts of the Snowy Mountains and Southern Act.
The Act Greens say it's a momentous week for young people.
After the minimum age of criminal responsibility increased to fourteen
this week. It means kids under fourteen who commit a
crime will now get other supports instead of going to jail,

(00:47):
with exceptions for more serious crimes. The Greens insist they'll
keep an eye on government funding for support services over
the coming days to make sure young people get the
help they need to get their lives back on track.
There's been several recent cases of Canberra drivers failing to
give way to emergency vehicles, prompting fresh calls for drivers

(01:07):
to be more on the ball. Detective Sergeant Sean Evans
says there's some hefty penalties. If you fail to give
way to an emergency vehicle, you could incur a three
point demerit offense with three hundred and eighty four dollar
fine attached to it, and those who don't slow down
to forty when passing stationary emergency vehicles risk a three
hundred and eight dollar fine and two demerit points. The

(01:28):
Prime Minister might not have had a face to face
discussion with Donald Trump yet, but Foreign Minister Penny Wong
has told nine there have been plenty of high level
talks behind the scenes.

Speaker 2 (01:39):
We will have a meeting. It's unfortunate that the meeting
at the G seven had to be canceled. Again, I
appreciated the fact that Secretary Rubio expressed the regret for that,
but now these things do happen.

Speaker 1 (01:51):
Calls today for a national inquiry into childcare. It comes
as state leaders look to make the industry safer following
the Victorian use allegations. The Children's Commissioner and Holland's telling seven,
we need to close the gaps. There are holes in
their child safety scaffolding, not just in Victoria but around Australia.
As of this week, Australian cigarettes are said to look,

(02:14):
feel and taste a difference as the federal government passes
new laws to make them less attractive and reduce preventable death.
The move has been welcomed by the Act's Alcohol, Tobacco
and Other Drug Association, saying it's a step in the
right direction.

Speaker 3 (02:29):
We welcome the laws as a really positive step towards
improved public health. So we recognize that the laws that
came into effect are part of a much broader reform
package that the federal government's been rolling out for the
last few years, and we think this is a really
positive step.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
ATODA, CEO Anita Mills there and we finally know the
name of the new baby zebra at the National Zoo
and Aquarium. It's Tully, a Swahili word meaning peaceful and calm.
Tully is the zoos zebra to be born there. And
that's the latest from the Camberan newsroom this Wednesday. Check

(03:06):
back again tomorrow morning for our next updates.