Headlines: Convicted backpacker murderer dies

Today's headlines include:
Convicted murder Bradley John Murdoch has died in palliative care in Alice Springs of throat cancer.
Former Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian has announced she will contest the result in the Sydney seat of Bradfield.
An update from the world of sport.
And the good news! A three-year-old girl has qualified for the UK’s top dog show.

Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From The Daily Os.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
I'm Lucy Tassel, I'm Sam Kazlowski.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
It's Wednesday, the sixteenth of July. Here's what's making headlines
this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Convicted murderer Bradley John Murdoch has died in palliative care
in Alice, Springs of throat cancer, as Northern Territory Police
renewed calls to find the body of his victim, Peter Falconio.
In two thousand and one, Murdock fatally shot Falconio on
the side of the Stuart Highway in the NT. He
also attempted to kidnap Falconio's partner, Joanna Lees, who escaped

(00:34):
and hid in the bush for several hours. Lees later
positively identified Murdoch as her partner's killer, and a court
found him guilty in two thousand and five. A subsequent
appeal failed. Murdock always maintained his innocence and never revealed
the location of Falconio's body. In a statement today, the
NT Police said it was still offering an existing reward
of five hundred thousand dollars for any information leading to

(00:57):
the discovery of Falconio's remains.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
Former Liberal candidate Jiselle Capterarian has announced she will contest
the result in the Sydney seat of Bradfield, which she
lost to Independent Nicolette Buller in the High Court. The
seat was one of the last to be called following
the May twenty second election, and the result came after
extensive counting. In a statement to Instagram, Captarian said she
wanted to quote ensure the intentions of the voters of

(01:24):
Bradfield are accurately reflected in the final count. When the
margin in a seat is fewer than one hundred votes,
the Australian Electoral Commission conducts an automatic recount. Candidates can
also escalate the result to the High Court, which sits
as the Court of Disputed Returns, to analyze the results
and make a final dodgment call. Buller said she will

(01:45):
defend the court challenge. Parliament is due to see it
for the first time since the election next Tuesday.

Speaker 2 (01:53):
Let's whip around the world of sport now with a
couple of updates. A league team, Sydney FC has beaten
Ryan Reynolds Welsh team ExHAM at a show match in
Sydney last night. The score line there two one. The
winning goal was scored in the seventy fourth minute by
eighteen year old Joe Lacey, who was brought on as
a substitute in the second half. Sticking with soccer now,
the Women's Euros quarterfinals will begin early tomorrow morning Australian

(02:16):
Eastern Standard time, with Norway taking on Italy. Norway dominated
their group stage, winning all three of their matches, while
Italy squeaked in with one win, one draw and one loss.
And finally, let's get into the good news spirit with
a highlight from the Australian women's basketball team, the Opals,
who have made it to the semifinals of the Women's
Asian Cup. The Oples beat Japan seventy nine to sixty

(02:38):
seven in their last group stage game, having already beaten
Lebanon and the Philippines.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
And today's good news, three year old Caitlin Melor, Yes three,
has qualified for the Krufts Dog Show, the UK's top
canine competition. Caitlin showed herschnauzer named ZeVA, who is aged eight,
at a local competition in Wales last month to qualify
for the big event. She told the BBC that ZeVA
sleeps in her bed with her and that she loves

(03:07):
winning and getting Rosettes with her dog. Caitlin is believed
to be the youngest person exhibiting Schnauzers in the UK.
She's set to compete at the national competition next March.

Speaker 2 (03:18):
And that's all we've got for you from the Daily
Oos newsroom. We're going to be back tomorrow with another
deep dive, but until then, have a beautiful evening.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
Bungelung Calgutin woman from Gadighl country. The Daily oz acknowledges
that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the
Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Island and nations. We pay our respects to the
first peoples of these countries, both past and present.