Evening News Briefing - 24 June 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hello from the Amplify newsroom. I'm Tomorrow Cartwright. The act
Government's twenty twenty four to twenty five budget has blown
out to a one point one one billion dollar deficit,
almost one hundred and fifty million dollars more than expected,
as arising costs and new spending stretch the territory's finances.
From July one, Access Canberra will be absorbed into a
new City and Environment Directorate, part of a major public

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sector shake up aimed at modernizing and streamlining services. A
new two hundred and fifty dollars health levee will be
charged all residential property owners and appear on rates notices.
At the same time, car registration fees will jump by
six percent, with a standard twelvemonth regio now costing six
hundred and sixty one bucks. Treasurer Chris Steele says these

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are tough decisions that had to be made.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
And that has meant new revenue measures to be able
to support services continuing, as well as work on the
expenditure side, particularly to reduce the rate of growth of
employee expenses in the public overseas.

Speaker 1 (01:01):
Now Israel has agreed to a cease fire their Prime
Minister releasing a statement saying he agrees with Donald Trump's proposal,
the US President urging both sides not to violate the truce. Meantime,
passages on a flight from Perth to Paris, which was
turned around because of the missile strikes, have arrived home.
They spent fifteen hours in the air, only to land

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back where they started. As legislative changes look to reduce
compensation for some victims of crime, the local DVCS is
encouraging people to apply for financial compensation before June thirty.

Speaker 3 (01:33):
If somebody has a current eligibility and considering putting in
an application to do that so that their claim can
be evaluated against the current criteria and the current maximum cap,
which are greater than what they will be come first
of July.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
DVCS CEO Sue Weebick there guidelines of the recognition payment
for several compensation types will be revised from July first.
Australia's top netballers are most worried about financial security and
fair pay, with many players needing a second job. The
Australian Netball Players Association found pro netpler's struggle to balance

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their lifestyles as minimum superneple salaries to rise to forty
six thousand dollars by twenty twenty six and a major
milestone for the Cambra Theater Center with today marking their
diamond anniversary. On June twenty fourth. In nineteen sixty five,
the doors opened to Australia's very first multi venue performing
arts center. Executive produceder Lisa Freshwater talking about tonight's performance

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as a full circle moment.

Speaker 4 (02:34):
The incredible Australian Ballet here with their production of Carmen
on the Cabra Theatre at stage tonight and that is
a beautiful full circle moment as they performed at the
premiere Gala concert back in nineteen sixty five.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
And that's the latest from the Camberin newsroom this Tuesday.
Check back again tomorrow morning for our next update.