Lunchtime News Briefing - 9 October 2025

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Aloe from the Amplifying Newsroom. I'm Hayden, Visera. A new
study has revealed when and where forest fuels are at
their dryest, offering fresh insights to improve bush fire risk assessments.
The study, led by doctor Nick Wilson over at the
A and U, found forest fuels reach their driest point
about two hours after the air is dryest, a lag

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that was not previously documented.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
So often we've assumed that their fuels drive during the
driest time of the day, but it's actually a little
bit later, and that has implications for how fire can
spread and how we manage fire through the day.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
These findings will help to guide fire managers across Australia
to plan prescribed burns and ensure they're carried out safely.
A potential side of relief for renters. Domain's quarterly report
shows while rents are still at record highs in Canberra,
prices for houses and units have flatlined for the first
time since twenty seventeen, but Chief of Research and Economics,

(00:58):
doctor Nicola Powell says rents are falling in some parts
of the capitol, so.

Speaker 3 (01:02):
We've got the Inner North and the Inner South for
house rents falling over the most recent quarter. But we've
also got some unit market seeing a decline in asking
rents of Woden Valley, Tugrinong as well as the Inner North.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
The first phase of a peace plan between Israel and
Hamas has been agreed to US President Donald Trump, announcing
all hostages will be released very soon and Israel will
withdraw their troops to an agreed uponline. Former Middle East
negotiator Aaron David Miller is hoping it all runs smoothly.

Speaker 4 (01:32):
This is an extraordinary moment. If this first phase is implemented,
it'll be a remarkable moment, and it does offer some hope.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
A fourteen year old boy is set to face the
ACT Children's Court after allegedly stealing more than twenty one
thousand dollars worth of alcohol from local liquor stores. ACT
Police alleged the boy was involved in thirty six alcohol
thefts between May twenty four and September five, and was
arrested in a Tugernlong shopping sense last week. The fourteen

(02:01):
year old boy now faces eighteen counts of minor theft
and eighteen counts of Joint Commission minor thefts. It's been
confirmed the DPP will fight for Aaron Patterson to be
jailed for life with no parole. The papers filed with
the Victorian Court of Appeals have been published. They state
thirty three years behind bars for the triple murder is

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manifestly inadequate and there should be no parole period. The
state also arguing just Christopher Beale's sentencing remarks that Patterson
is likely to spend years in solitary confinements, saying that
comment was not evidence based. The University of Canberra has
officially launched Australia's first mental healthcare digital navigation tool m charts.

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It's designed to assist local healthcare planners and navigators with
understanding which mental health care resources are available and where
to find them.

Speaker 4 (02:52):
What we're hoping to do is bring together seven different
layers of information to help planners make big decisions about
how best to use utilize the precious resources we have
available in mental health in Canberra or anywhere in fact.

Speaker 1 (03:05):
Associate Professor Sebastian Rosenberg there A new breast cancer awareness
campaign has kicked off today with a step by step
video released to help early detection. Breast Cancer Network Australia
CEO Kirston Polarate says the numbers are concerning.

Speaker 5 (03:21):
Over three hundred women will be diagnosed with breast cancer
in the Act every year. This is about making sure
that all women have confidence to find breast cancer as
early as possible.

Speaker 1 (03:33):
The deadline looms for Quantas and other companies to pay
a ransom or risk the release of stolen customer data.
Cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt has told the ABC that data
might come out anyway.

Speaker 5 (03:46):
For ransom was to be paid. There's no guarantee whatsoever
that the data wouldn't be leaked anyway. So it's almost
certain that there'll be no ransom paid.

Speaker 4 (03:53):
And then we just have to see whether the hackers
follow through on their threat or not.

Speaker 1 (03:56):
And if you find yourself with an excess of garden waste,
you'll soon be able to request an extra green bin.
Registrations are now open from early November, with deliveries to
take place later in the month and the fortnightly pickup
service expected to start in December. There'll be a one
off purchase and delivery fee of ninety nine dollars and
an annual service and admin fee of eighty seven dollars.

(04:20):
And that's a Lettus in the Camber news room so far.
We'll have another update for you right here later on
this afternoon