Evening News Briefing - 20 October 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm tamarow Cartwright. Freedom of
information documents have revealed the ACT government did not consult
emergency service volunteers before charging them an eleven dollar registration fee.
That fee has now been wiped, but Shadow Minister for
Emergency Services Deborah Morris says its disappointing volunteers were not
thought of before making changes to registration.

Speaker 2 (00:24):
For the government to come forward and now charge or
attempt to charge volunteers eleven dollars to effectively work for
the government is the height of an insult and disrespect
to people who give up their own time and money
to serve their community.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
More than seven six hundred cases of the flu have
been reported so far in the Act this year. The
Royal Australian College of GPS says that's an almost fifty
eight percent jump on last year's four eight hundred cases.
While nationally Australias had a record flu season with more
than four hundred thousand people testing positive for influenza across

(01:01):
the country. Can Barans are losing out on more than
a million dollars in refunds from the Contained Deposit Scheme
a year by putting eligible containers in landfill. The Transport
Canberra and City Services Directorate's annual report shows Canberons are
throwing more than two hundred and twenty thousand eligible containers
per week into general waste. Under the scheme, items like cardens,

(01:24):
cans and bottles can be returned for a ten percent
refund per container. There's been a fresh outbreak of violence
in Gaza. Both Hamas and Israel accused the other of
breaching the delicate ceasefire broken by the US. US Vice
President JD. Van says Hamas is made up of many cells.

Speaker 2 (01:42):
Some of those cells will probably honor the ceasefire. Many
of those cells, as we saw some evidence up today,
well not.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
There's moves for a rethink on the words and language
we use when talking about gambling harm. As part of
Gambling Harm Action Week, a new guard for talking about
gambling and related harm has been released, aiming to move
away from blame and stigma and towards support. If you
need help, you can call the Gambling Helpline on one
eight hundred eight five eight eight five eight. National MP

(02:11):
Barnaby Joyce admits he doesn't know what's next for him,
after confirming he won't recontest his seat at the next
federal election. The Member for New England has been linked
to a potential move to One Nation, but is refusing
to confirm if that's where he's headed. He says he
wanted to give the party plenty of time to find
a replacement. And thieves have stolen priceless jewelry from the

(02:33):
Louver in Paris while it was open. It's believe they
used an Angle Grandeur and power tools to get into
the building. The robbery took just seven minutes and they
were gone. And that's the latest from the Camberan news
room this Monday. Check back again tomorrow morning for our
next update.