Evening News Briefing - 5 May 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello from the Amplify newsroom. I'm Tamaro cart Right. The
Prime Minister, says the hard work begins today. Anthony Albanizi
has given his first press conference in Canberra after being
re elected in the top job. He says this coming
term will be pivotal in the growth of Australia as
a nation.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
I am genuinely so optimistic that if we get this
decade right, we can set Austraya up for the many
decades ahead, and that's why I put forward such a
positive agenda, not just during the election campaign but throughout
my time as Labor leader.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
Meanwhile, the Liberal Party has yet to work out who
will succeed Opposition leader Peter Dutton, who lost his seat
at the weekend election. David Pocock has stormed back into
the Senate with the Surgeon support, doubling his votes since
making history in twenty twenty two. He says can Berons
are backing leaders who listen, act on core issues, and
offer something beyond party politics. Pocock says now is the

(00:54):
time to act on the needs of the Capitol and
hold the majority government accountable.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Some great announcements from the Labor Party about nine out
of ten gpvisit's being bob builled.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
That won't be the.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
Case here in the Act, and I'll continue to push
for solutions that will.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
Actually work overseas. Now, a man and a teenager have
been arrested over an alleged plot to bomb Lady Gagas
make a concert in Brazil. On the weekend, two million
fans attended the free gig on Rio di Janeiro, meaning
she now holds the record for highest attended concert by
a female artist in history. Trump's been making big claims today.

(01:32):
After being closed for more than sixty years, Donald Trump
plans to reopen the country's notorious Alcatraz Prison. The federal
prison island was closed in nineteen sixty three and is
now one of San Francisco's most popular tourist destinations. But
the President wants to send the country's most dangerous criminals
back to the Rock. And the US President is armping

(01:53):
the ante on his global trade war, announcing a one
hundred percent tariff on all movies produced outside of the US,
which could have major repercussions for Australia's industry back on
home soil, and David Dutton has been appointed as the
new Chief officer of the ACT Ambulance Service and Barnaby
Joyce has revealed he has prostate cancer. The newly re

(02:15):
elected National MP kept his diagnosis secret during the election campaign,
going in for surgery today. And that's the latest from
the Camper news room this Monday. Check back again tomorrow
morning for our next update.