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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm Tomaraw Cartwright. Under sixteens
will be banned from social media under new legislation said
to be introduced to Parliament later this month. National Cabinet
has today backed the world leading plan. Communications Minister Michelle
Rowland says it's about protecting our young people.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
It's about striking the right balance between those protections and
privacy and I want to make very clear to the
Australian people that the utmost support needs to be given
to young people through implementation of these measures.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
The man charged with murder over the horrific stabbing death
of New South Wales paramedic Stephen Toga last year has
been found not criminally responsible, the judge accepting evidence from
two psychiatrists that the accused was suffering from a mental
health impairment at the time. Stephen's father, Jeff had this
to say outside court.
Speaker 3 (00:53):
As a family, we're appalled by today's outcome. It is
neither what we wanted nor what we expected up until Tuesday.
We're prepared for a two week murder trial, ready to
pursue justice.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
An engine failure has forced a Quantus flight bound for
Brisbane to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff at
Sydney Airport. Thankfully, no one's been injured, while crews have
contained a large grass fire that broke out next to
one of the runways. It's not yet clear if the
blaze is linked to the emergency landing. The airline says
it will be contacting passengers to provide support. The growth
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of rental prices across Australia continues to slow, with some
economists saying we've passed the peak. Prices jumped five point
eight percent in the last year to October, but locally
it's sitting well below at three point two percent. In
the act Care Logic economists Caitlin Ezi says it's the
slowest increase in more than three years.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
With a vacant threate of one point eight percent nationally,
that's around a one and a half percentage points away
from its pre COVID average, which is where we would
consider a much more healthier sort of vacancy rate.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Police in Argentina have charged three people over the death
of one Direction star Lie and Payne. The trio made
up of a suspected drug dealer, hotel employee and an
unknown person who was close to the singer are accused
of supplying him with drugs. The thirty one year old
fell to his death last month over his hotel balcony.
Ossies aren't living as long anymore, according to new stats
(02:26):
from the ABS, but here in Canberra the Act had
the highest life expectancy eighty one point seven years for
men and eighty five point seven years for females. And
Prince Harry's future in the US hangs in the balance
again now that Donald Trump is getting ready to return
to the White House. The President Alec's son Eric has
already commented publicly about sending Harry back to the UK.
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And that's the latest from the Camber News room this Friday.
Check back again Monday morning for our next update.