Evening News Briefing - 31 July 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hi there from the Amplifyed newsroom, I'm an abigatco. A
mother is in hospital with serious injuries after she was
allegedly stabbed multiple times by her nineteen year old son
at their Page home. Police say the teen handed himself
in and has since been charged with attempted murder, while
a twenty eight year old tailor man's copped several charges

(00:22):
after allegedly choking and slapping his partner multiple times at
their home. Police say he also allegedly hit the woman's
dog and threatened to throw it off the balcony. The
Act government insists it's committed to reducing systemic racism. It's
as the final report from an independent review into the
overrepresentation of First Nations people in our criminal justice system

(00:46):
has been released, with systemic racism one of the key themes.

Speaker 2 (00:50):
There's a long history here. There's a lot of president
where need to go back and have a book and
actually start to undo some of those past wrongs. And
that's what addressing systemic racism involves.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Suzanne or
There the government will consider the ninety nine recommendations before
putting out an interim response in September. The company that
used to run Brindabella Christian College has been pushed into
liquidation after accumulating millions in debt. Its fate was decided

(01:20):
by creditors at a meeting today after the school was
transferred to new owners. Earlier this year, the Canberra Symphony
Orchestras worried about proposed changes to the A and u's
School of Music, like plans to stop one on one lessons.
CEO Rachel Thomas says they've written to the university calling
for them to work together on a solution.

Speaker 2 (01:41):
We'd like to remain focused on working constructively with the
university because we just want to ensure it fully understands
the impact that the changes will have on the ccosystem.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
Legislation to slash student debt has been passed by the Senate,
paving the way to cut hexteads by twenty percent. Education
Minister Jason Clair says the next step is for the
ATO to pass on the changes, which will impact around
three million assies. That'll take a bit of time. They've
got to write about fifty thousand lines of code to

(02:13):
implement this and make sure that they get it right.

Speaker 3 (02:16):
But This is now going to happen.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
It's guaranteed and it'll be backdated to the first of
June this year. It's been revealed the man charged with
child abuse in Sydney was a probationary New South Wales
police officer at the time. The twenty six year old
man is alleged to have produced abuse material while looking
after children at six after school care facilities. Australia looks

(02:39):
set to join allies France, Canada and the UK in
recognizing a Palestinian state in an effort to force Israel
to end the war in Gaza. Foreign Minister Pennywong telling
the ABC the Government will consider a declaration carefully with
international partners.

Speaker 3 (02:55):
What Canada and the United Kingdom and France and the
Palestinian Authority and the Arab League we're all seeking to
do is to work out what we can each do
to break the cycle of violence that is consuming the
Middle East and is destroying so many lives.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
And local favorite the Old Camera Inn, has been named
one of the top twenty five pubs in Australia by
Time Out. And that's the latest from the Camber newsroom
this Thursday. Check back again tomorrow morning. For our next update,