Evening News Briefing - 4 July 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hi there from the Amplifying newsroom, I'm an aby gat Co.
The Act Treasurer hasn't ruled out keeping the territories new
health levee in place beyond its initial four year timeline,
citing growing health funding gap. The levy was originally two
hundred and fifty bucks, but a deal with the Greens
reduced to one hundred. Bart Chris Steele says more funding

(00:22):
may still be needed.

Speaker 2 (00:24):
We will review that in the context of the negotiation
that we have. If the Commonwealth makes a greater contribution,
that that would be taken into account, but we do
need to make sure that we can fund the critical
services that can Berns rely on.

Speaker 1 (00:37):
A major step forward in plans to make housing a
human right. A tripartisan committees recommended the Assembly support the
Greens legislation which would make housing a fundamental human right
in the Human Rights Act. Leader Shane Rattenbury says the
change can't come soon enough, especially for those disproportionately impacted

(00:57):
by the housing crisis. A and New's leadership is in
the spotlight again. The UNI will provide one of its
regulators with information about its governance as part of a
compliance assessment. It follows recent criticism around the UNI's leadership.
Following several rounds of job cuts. Education Minister Jason Clair

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has announced new laws for on the spot compliance checks
at childcare centers following the Victorian abuse allegations. Claire telling
Sky the legislation will be introduced when Parliament resumes on
July twenty two. This work will never rend. There are
always going to be more things that we need to
do here because there's always going to be people who
are going to try and break through the net to

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try to do the dastardly things. The government also promising
to cut funding to centers that fail to meet safety standards.
A courts dished out a four hundred one thousand dollars
fine for asbestos violations at a renovation site in Chapman
back in twenty twenty two. Work Safe says a former
care amber business dream House, failed to comply with health

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and safety duties during the renovation works, putting workers and
the public at risk. A reminder for anyone thinking about
stealing a public defibrillator, they are tracked and you will
be caught. It's after one was taken from Dixon Shops recently.
Thankfully it has been found where told removing or tampering

(02:24):
with one puts lives at risk, and anyone who sees
suspicious behavior around the public defibrillator should report it to
police Auson John Ambulance. Big crowds are expected in Bruce
for the Raiders and Canberra Brave games tomorrow, with locals
encouraged to take public transport. And a bizarre announcement from

(02:45):
Donald Trump today, with the US President revealing there would
be a UFC fight at the White House next year
as part of America's two hundred and fiftieth birthday. And
that's the latest from the Camber newsroom this Friday. Check
back again on Monday morning for our next update.