Lunchtime News Briefing - 1 August 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Alo from the Amplifying Newsroom. I'm Hayden, VISERAH. The A
and U says it is facing an incredibly challenging period
as it makes difficult choices over how to continue delivering
its nation mission within financial means. It comes as the
university reportedly announced further job cuts, with twenty seven roles
proposed to go as part of administration restructuring. The act

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Government is promising safe for health care and better support
for nurses and midwives as it expands staffing ratios at
Canberra's hospitals. From today, new staffing standards are rolling out
in key units at Canberra and North Canberra Hospitals, including
perioperative Maternity and ICU Special Care, nursery and endoscopy services.
It means ships will have an additional team leader and

(00:46):
a minimum ratio of nurses or midwives based on how
busy and complex the unit is. The federal government says
Australia remains in the best possible position under the United
States new tariff regime. The US has confirmed our tariff
freight will remain at ten percent, despite Donald Trump earlier
hinting it could rise as high as twenty percent. Minister

(01:09):
for Trade Don Farrell says while it is a relief,
they're not giving up on having it removed entirely.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
We believe in free and fair trade and we will
continue to put the argument to the United States that
they should remove all tariffs on Australian products in accordance
with our free trade agreement.

Speaker 1 (01:29):
New data shows of visiting your GP is costing more
than ever. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare,
Ozzie's forking out one hundred and fifty one million dollars
in June alone, with our outer pocket fees now averaging
forty eight dollars per visits. ACT police investigating a shooting
in Banks last month believe the incident may have been

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a case of mistaken identity. Four search warrants have been
carried out after two men allegedly went into a bank's
home and shot an occupant in the leg on July eight.
Plice say electronic devices, drugs and two vehicles were seized
during the recent searches. However, no arrests have been made.
Canberra is said to get more e scooters in spring,

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with applications closing later today for new operators to apply
for an ACT permits. Providers of shared e scooters and
e bikes have until five pm to throw their hat
in the ring. Neuron's currently the only operator here after
Transport Canberra ripped up its contract with Beam last year.
If you've seen a bright shooting star lately, it could

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have been a meteor from one of the two media
showers currently grazing our skies. The Southern Delta aquarids and
the Alpha capricornnids have mostly peaked, but you could still
get lucky seeing them in the early morning hours. A
and you Astrophysicist Doctor Brad Tucker explains what to look
out for. The characteristic of a meteor. Would you see

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it is? It's pretty bright, but it only lasts for
a quick couple of seconds.

Speaker 2 (03:00):
The bright flash in the sky.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
And Australia's first multi story three D print at home
has gone on the market in Perth. The two story
home took eighteen hours to print using mobile robotic tech
and the asking price is six hundred thousand dollars. And
that's the letters in the Camber news room so far.
We'll have another update for you right here later on
this afternoon