Lunchtime News Briefing - 30 September 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Aloe from the Amplifying Newsroom. I'm Hayden Visera. The Gambling
Reform Minister, is calling for community feedback as a discussion
paper is released regarding the future of clubs in the Act.
It's part of an inquiry into the sector, which is
looking at ways for clubs to diversify their income and
reduce their alliance on gambling revenue. Doctor Marisa Patterson is

(00:23):
encouraging anyone interested in the future of local clubs to
have their say.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
So you can go on to the ACT government website.
There's a survey link so you can participate in the survey,
or you can provide more detailed feedback through providing documents
or emails to the club's inquiry.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
The Communications Minister has met with the bosses of Optus
and parent company Sintel following the telco's recent triple zero failures.
Anika Wells has ordered the company to appoint an external
accountability team. She says there cannot be a repeat.

Speaker 2 (00:57):
Will the unsurprised to hear I convey our collective conviction
that this is completely unacceptable and they cannot allow this
to happen again.

Speaker 1 (01:07):
A free forum about the future of urban development in
Canberra will be hosted today at the A and U
as part of the National Festival of Urbanism. The event
will bring together voices from government, ecology and community advocacy
to examine how Cambra can evolve through regenerative urbanism. Richard
Miles says Australia is very confident about the status of

(01:29):
orcas the Pentagon says. The US review of the submarine
deal is ongoing, despite reports the Defense Pack has given
the green lights. The Acting PM and Defense Minister telling
the ABC Australia welcomes the review.

Speaker 2 (01:44):
Aucus is going well. Aucus is happening at a pace.
It is meeting all the milestones that it's meant to
be meeting and we are confident about this being the
pathway for Australia acquiring its future submarine capability.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
It seems more federal public servants are feeling pretty happy
in their jobs. Early results from a staff census show
seventy seven percent were satisfied with their job, up from
seventy five percent last year, while more than three quarters
would recommend their agency as a good place to work.
A new study by the University of Canberra has shed

(02:16):
light on how long it takes for Ossie's to receive
a dementia diagnosis. Doctor Ananden Ambikaja says their research found
it's taking upwards of three years from when someone first
shows symptoms.

Speaker 3 (02:29):
A diagnosis is the gateway into accessing care and treatment,
and so this research identifies a benchmark which we can
work towards to try to reduce the time it takes
for people to get diagonal seasons and access care, services
and treatment.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
With three and a half million dollars in safety upgrades
set to go underway, the Woods Reserve campground in Canberra's
South is closing in November, set to provide new signage,
improved trails, safer viewing platforms and upgraded amenities. Safety works
are expected to be finished by midnext year. The World
para Athletics Championships continue in New Delhi today with two

(03:06):
locals back in action the Acts. Chad Peis was the
fastest qualifier for today's final of the one hundred meter
T thirteen, while Vanessa Lowe will be looking to defend
her world title in the long jump T sixty one.
And it sounds like something out of Star Wars, but
a new laser built here in the Act is reportedly

(03:27):
set to become NATO's newest defense against drones. The ABC
reports the robotic device is able to destroy drones faster
and cheaper than traditional weapons, firing an invisible beam of
energy to take them down. It's understood the new tech
can destroy up to thirty drones a minutes. And that's

(03:47):
late ust In News. We'll have another update for you
right here later this afternoon.