Lunchtime News Briefing - 7 October 2025

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello from the Amplifying newsroom. I'm Hayden Visera. A new
report shows the ACT has the second lowest rate of
GPS for the population out of all state and territories.
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners latest Health of
the Nation report shows the ACT has ninety one GPS
per one hundred thousand people. The Northern Territory has the

(00:22):
lowest rate with eighty four gps per one hundred thousand,
while New South Wales and Victoria have one hundred and seventeen.
The national average is one hundred and thirteen. The Australian
Signals Directorate conducted sixteen internal probes into suspected fraud last year,
according to the Cyber Agency's latest annual reports. Two of
those progressed to formal investigation, one of which was ongoing

(00:46):
as of June. The other investigation was finalized with allegations
found to be unsubstantiated. Federal Minister Amanda Rishworth insists Australia's
defense dear with P and G is about strengthening our alliance.
It requires each nation to come to the defense of
the other if they were attacked, and as the same
level of partnership as the US and New Zealand. Rishworth

(01:09):
telling nine it's an important deal.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
This is a very good outcome and shows our continued
connection to what is an incredibly important neighbor.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
The Greens want assurances from the federal government that Australia
is not supplying weapons to Israel. The Defense Department is
involved in the global supply chain when it comes to
fighter jets, and Israel has admitted to using them. The
Party and human rights advocates want to know if the
parts we are supplying are non lethal. The act government

(01:38):
is asking for feedback on a proposal for a new
Inner South Health center. The proposed site is near the
Griffith Local Shops, with the government proposing to change the
zoning in the area. It's one of four new health
centers committed to by the Government's public consultation closes on
November nineteen. We're being encouraged to check up on ourselves
and our loved ones this week as Mental Health Wire

(02:01):
continues for its third day here in the nation's capital.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
We're ask you to smile at someone, to show some gratitude,
to take a time out to look after your own
mental health, but also to reach out to your family,
your friends, your colleagues and ask how they going and
have a conversation about mental health.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
Mental Health Community Coalition CEO Lisa Kelly there this year's
theme is focused around the art of well being and
building positive connections. The Opposition leader has described pro Hamask
graffiti in Melbourne as disturbing. It's been spotted on a
billboard in Fitzroy on the anniversary of the October seven attacks.
Susan Lee says those responsible should face the full force

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of the law. And nineteen local firefighters are set to
take on the Ainsley to Everest challenge to raise essential
funds and awareness for Lifeline Camera firefighters will climb the
mount Ainsley Trail eight times, simulating the elevation of the
world's tallest mountain. Set to take place on the eighteenth.
Were invited to cheer on the squad with a free barbecue,

(03:00):
thank you, fire truck tours and opportunities to connect with
local emergency services. And that's the late us in news.
We'll have another update for you right here later this afternoon.