Lunchtime news Briefing - 3 July 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Allo from the Amplifying Newsroom. I'm Hayden Visserah. New census
data reveals a steady move away from ACT government schools
as more parents choose non government options. Demographers are calling
it a major social shift link to concerns about student outcomes.
Despite high public funding, falling enrollments are prompting the government
to cut back on planned school expansions. The Local Property

(00:25):
Council is calling for a full review of our commercial
rate system. It's as their later survey shows confidence in
the ACT Government's ability to manage growth in the property
and construction industry has dropped to the lowest level of
any jurisdiction. The Council's executive director, Ashley Berry, says it's
not surprising the industry is concerned, concerned about the pipeline

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and concerned about rising rates, higher levees and no release
in last week's budget. Sean Diddy Combs's attorney has praised
the music mongol following his acquittal on serious racketeering and
sex trafficking offenses in New York. The fifty five year old,
though remains behind bars as he awaits sentencing on two
prostitution charges, which still carry ten year jail terms, but

(01:11):
outside court, Mark Agnifflow has labeled it a great victory
for his client and the jury system.

Speaker 2 (01:17):
The kidnapping, he was innocent of that. The orison, he
was innocent of that. The obstructing justice, he was innocent
of that. And that is no longer just me saying that.
That is the verdict of our jury.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Investigations continue into a massive hack on Quantus where the
data of millions of customers has potentially been compromised. Cyber
criminals targeting a call center in Manila on Monday, with
details including names, emails, birth dates, phone numbers, and frequent
fly numbers accessed, but not personal financial details. On the

(01:51):
ABC National Cybersecurity Coordinator, Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness telling affected
customers what to look out for.

Speaker 3 (01:58):
He don't take un solicited emails, texts, or calls. You
don't respond. If you think someone is reaching out to
you from an official capacity, hang up or don't respond,
go and source your own number or email to reach
out to that person.

Speaker 1 (02:13):
The US has assured our foreign minister that Donald Trump
does want to meet with Anthony Abenezi. Their last scheduled
meeting got canned because of the Middle East crisis. Benny
Wong has had talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio
in Washington and has told Sky they are confident it
will happen soon.

Speaker 4 (02:31):
President is a very, very busy man. But I was
pleased that Secretary Rubio went clear that you know obviously
that they're came for a meeting, they want to reschedule it.
That was disappointing as he said that they had to
reschedule because the President had to return.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Construction is now kicking off on the long awaited Brickworks redevelopment,
marking a major shift for Yarralumla's landscape. The project will
preserve key heritage features while delivering new homes, green space
and a commercial village center. It's the first real activity
on the site since the kilns shut down nearly fifty
years ago. And celebrating thirty years of the Torres Strait

(03:09):
Islander flag being recognized as one of Australia's national flags,
the Mint has released a brand new two dollar coin
highlighting the strength and unity of the Torres Strait Islander community.
The coin embodies the same iconic green and blue colors
shown on the national flag. And that's the latest in
the Camber news room so far. We'll have another update

(03:30):
for you right here later on this afternoon