Lunchtime News Briefing - 29 September 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm Hayden Vissera. The Camber
Liberals are putting their own Coerceive Control bill to the
Assembly in the next sitting week and they want our
thoughts on its. Opposition Leader LeeAnne Cassley inviting locals to
have their say on the proposed bill before October twelve.
It comes after the Act government last week announced legislation

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will be introduced by mid next year to make co
werceive control a standalone offense in the Capitol. The Opposition
Communications Minister has called for an immediate investigation into the
latest Optus Triple zero outage. At least nine Triple zero
calls were impacted after issues with a phone tower in
New South Wales Illawarra region yesterday. One person was forced

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to call an ambulance through another network, and an outage
earlier this month has been linked to at least three deaths.
First home buyers can buy a house this week with
just a five percent deposits the federal government scheme kicks in,
but property experts are worried it'll see home prices rise.
Act police are looking for any witnesses and dash cam

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footage of a motorcycle collision that took place on the
Ashley and Arundale Drive intersection in Monash last nights. Police
allege Ambulance Service paramedics treated the writer at the scene
before transporting him to hospital with non life threatening injuries.
Those with any information are urged to contact crime stoppers.
The new lyric theater in the city is getting a

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step closer. Detailed designs have been released, which includes seating
for up to two thousand people across three levels, more bathrooms,
a modern orchestra pit, and better accessibility. The designs that
have been sent off for approval are on public exhibition
until the twentieth of October, with main construction expected to
get under way early next year. The RSPCA ACT is

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hoping to raise two hundred and sixty thousand dollars through
its annual Give to Get Them Home fundraiser this third.
Every donation on the day will be matched with the
money going towards supporting animals in need. The local shelter
has helped rescue, rehabilitate and rehome a record three hundred
puppies since June last year. Lifeline Gambra is thanking me

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thousands of people who came out to support their book
fair over the weekend with another great results. CEO Carry
Leeson says over a quarter of a million items were
sold over the weekend, games, puzzle, CBD, CDs, we had
vinyl records, lego and so all of those items went
to new homes and all of the funds raised straight

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to the Crisis Support Service. Here in Canberra, ACT Police
are reminding locals to secure their homes and hight valuables
these school holidays. It's as police see many burglaries where
properties aren't locked up properly. The advice is if you're
away for more than a few days, get someone to
check on your home. Consider lights set to time switches
and have your bins collected. And there's an expanded kids

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program at Flori Yard for the school holidays with a
jam pack program for week three. Ross Triffett from Events
ACT says it's all really about night Fest that kicks
off on Thursday, with tickets selling fast. We've got some
great acts, Josh Pike and Ella Hooper. We've got some
great installations at narrang Pool. You'll see at least fall

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and you'll also experience a vibrant visual splendor of the
grid in the rhododendron gardens, and that's the latest in news.
We'll have another update for you right here later this afternoon.