Evening News Briefing - 8 September 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplify newsroom. I'm Tamara Cartwright. Aaron Patterson
has been sentenced to life in prison with a non
parole period of thirty three years. The fifty year old
was found guilty last month of murdering three relatives and
attempting to murder a fourth by serving them with a
meal lace with death cat mushrooms. Just as Christopher Biale says,
Erin remains a significant risk from other prisoners and will

(00:23):
likely never be allowed to mix with other inmates due
to the notoriety of the crimes.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
The total effective sentence is life imprisonment and I fix
a non parole period of thirty three years.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
The two children in the New Zealand Bush have been found.
Their father was shot dead by police this morning during
an armed robbery. One of his kids was with him.
Tom Phillips disappeared with the three kids four years ago
during a custody battle. A massive win for Canberra's public
schools as hundreds of temporary teaching and support jobs have
been saved from the chopping block. It's after Education Minister

(00:57):
Yvette Berry told the Education Union and that no public
school would be required to reduce staff below twenty twenty
five levels for next year. All airlines will soon legally
be required to offer passengers minimum levels of assistance when
flights are delayed or canceled. The federal government announcing a
four week consultation period over the scheme, which is already

(01:18):
in place in Europe and the US, where travelers are
entitled to more than one thousand dollars in compo for
a flight delayed by more than three hours. The Merry
Go Round in Civic has had to temporarily close on Friday.
A routine service by a heritage engineer found a potential
fault in the gear system. A timeframe for reopening is

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not yet known. And the Raiders kick off Week one
of Finals after locking in Sunday for their qualifier against
the Broncos in Canberra. It comes after an understrength Raider's
side went down to the Dolphins by thirty eight points
yesterday the school.

Speaker 2 (01:54):
I didn't reflect it, but I had fun out there
and not like young fellas did Tools Brown.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
Corey Hawsbro who's as captain for the match. And that's
the latest from the Camberan newsroom this Monday. Check back
again tomorrow morning for our next update.