Lunchtime News Briefing - 11 December 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hi there from the Amplifying news Room. I'm ren Abigaco.
The man who led an inquiry into the handling of
the Bruce Leman rat trial, has lost his appeal to
have serious corrupt conduct findings against him overturned. It's after
Walter Sofronoff gave his report to the media before it
was officially released by the Act Government back in twenty

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twenty three. The former judge tried to get the Integrity
Commission's findings overturned, but the appeal was dismissed in the
Federal Court today. While it's court today for four French
nationals accused of stealing around ten million dollars worth of
luxury items from a canber home in October. Some of
the alleged stolen property has been found in Sydney and

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even France, with police still looking for a bunch of
expensive jewelry. Police believed the accused traveled to Australia specifically
to carry out the crimes. The Court of Appeal has
quashed Greg Lynn's murder conviction and ordered a retrial. It's
found there was a substantial likelihood of a miscarriage of

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justice in the former Jet Style pilot's original trial in
which he was convicted of the High Country murder of
Camper Carol Clay. Former psychologist and criminal lawyer Brianna Chesser
says she's not surprised by today's ruling.

Speaker 2 (01:18):
Given the performance of the prosecution, particularly during the cross
examination of Miss delmn So not surprised, but I am
interested in hearing the grounds from the Court of Appeal.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
Australia's economy has shared more than twenty one thousand jobs
in the last month, but the unemployment rate has remained
steady at four point three percent, with less people looking
for work in November. Almost four hundred and fifty thousand
dollars over four years will go towards supporting the Doctors
for Doctor's Act helpline to help it keep operating. The

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twenty four to seven service offers a free, independent and
confidential helpline for doctors and medical students who need advice
on personal health and well being challenges, including stress and
mental health. The Act Greens are calling for action from
the government after an Assembly report showed Canberra's tree canopy
coverage is going backwards.

Speaker 2 (02:12):
What we've seen in the most recent report is the
tree cano be coverage has declined over the past five
years to twenty two percent. This means borre off track
to achieve our targets of thirty percent.

Speaker 1 (02:22):
That's climate adaptation spokesperson Andrew Braddock. He wants to see
more plantings and better maintenance and protection of our urban
forests to help protect Canberans from the heat. Five Canberra
suburbs have made real estate dot com dot i use
hot one hundred list identifying suburbs with the best real
estate prospects next year. Among them dem and Prospect nominated

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for family appeal, Melbourne for affordability, and Beneathen for investment potential.
And we've got more details on how Canberans can celebrate
New Year's Eve. Local djays and food trucks will be
set up at four areas around Lake Bill Griffin from
six pm, with fireworks at nine pm and midnight. They'll
also be free travel on buses and light rail for

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the day. And that's the latest in news. We'll have
another update for you right here later this afternoon.