Evening News Briefing - 9 September 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm Tamara Cartwright. Six people
will face court today charge with various family violence offenses.
Among them, a thirty eight year old Higgins man has
been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a family member under
the age of ten years old in March twenty twenty four.
The man was arrested yesterday following a report of the

(00:20):
alleged sexual assault in June this year and a subsequent investigation.
In another incident, a thirty six year old line and
woman was arrested yesterday after allegedly stabbing her former partner
in the shoulder with fork. If you are in this
situation when it is safe to do so, please contact police.
The Prime Minister isn't too worried about Vanuatu refusing to

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sign an agreement, having some concerns about some of the
clauses the pact would lock us in as the island
nation's main security and development partner. It's thought China may
have had something to do with it.

Speaker 2 (00:53):
I'm very confident that it will be able to be
signed soon. It's important that process has been respected. This
is in the interests of both of our nations and
is a very positive agreement going forward.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Ay and zabies slashing thousands of jobs, ending weeks of speculation.
In a major overhaul, three and a half thousand staff
will be axed over the next coming twelve months, with
around one thousand consultants and contractors to be let go.
It comes after some senior managers leaned they were being
made redundant early via an accidental automated email requesting their

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laptops be returned. Another step forward for planned to upgrades
to William Hovell Drive, the Act Government has awarded the
construction tender for the duplication of the road, with Canbra
contractors said to oversee the bills of the one hundred
and seven million dollar project. A shock change for Ossie's
living in the US. New Trump administration rules could mean

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Ossie's on working visas will have to travel back to
Australia to renew them every two years, bad news for
those with hay fever. Canber is expecting an above average
grasspole encount this spring season thanks to wetter soil, greener
pastures and plenty of rainfall cast.

Speaker 3 (02:05):
We're predicting this is going to be well above average
compared to previous seasons and we've had some high pollen
seasons in the past, this coming season may actually be
equivalent to those really high pollen periods, so that's what
we're expecting.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
Professor Simon Haberley there from the A and u's Cambra
pollen Monitoring program. And if you missed out on Bluey's
Big play last time it was in town, you're in Luk.
The show is making a return to Camber next year
on the seventh and eighth of Jan. Tickets go on
pre sale from tomorrow and on general sale September twelve.