Headlines: Erin Patterson sentenced

Today's headlines include:
Victorian Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beale has handed Erin Patterson three life sentences, with the possibility of parole after 33 years. Israel has bombed three high-rise residential buildings in Gaza City, as part of its military takeover of the entire enclave. The eSafety Commissioner has issued a warning to a UK-based tech company that is believed to be “enabling the creation of child sexual exploitation material”. And today’s good news: The UK’s National Health Service has found AI software could significantly increase the recovery rates for people who have had strokes. 

Hosts: Lucy Tassell and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Elliot Lawry

Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful.

The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent.

Want more from TDA?
Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletter
Subscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel

Have feedback for us?
We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From the Daily was I'm Sam Kazlowski, I'm Lucy Tassel.
It's Monday, the eighth of September. Here's what's making headlines
this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Victorian Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beal has handed Aaron Patterson
three life sentences with the possibility of parole after thirty
three years. Earlier this year, Patterson was found guilty of
three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder
after she served her estranged husband's relatives a beef Wellington
lunch that included death cap mushrooms. Prosecutors alleged she put

(00:36):
them in the meal intentionally, while the defense argued it
was a mistake. Today, Patterson was also sentenced to twenty
five years in prison for attempted murder. Her sentences will
be served concurrently. The prosecution had argued Pattison should be
jailed for life without parole. However, it agreed with the
defense that her prison conditions are quote harsher than usual.

(00:57):
Beale agreed with the defense and also found it is
likely she will be in solitary confinement quote for years
to come, which meant he did not consider it fair
to sentence such a life without parole. Speaking outside the
court in Wilkinson, the sole survivor of the fatal lunch,
thanked the prosecution and urged everyone to be kind to
each other.

Speaker 1 (01:17):
Over the weekend, Israel bombed three high rise residential buildings
in Gaza City as part of its military takeover of
the entire enclave. There are no reports of numbers of
deaths yet, though Israeli air strikes on Saturday night killed
at least fourteen people. That's according to the Hamas run
local health ministry. Residents told the Associated Press the Israeli

(01:38):
defense forces gave them a warning about twenty minutes before
the attacks, while Reuter's reports the evacuation orders told civilians
to go to the city of carn Unice on the coast.
Israel has repeatedly bombed carn Unis over the last two years,
including a strike on the headquarters of the aid group
the Palestinian Red Crescent, killing AID workers about a month ago.

(01:58):
Israel said it had struck the buildings because they contained
Hummas infrastructure, acclaim Hamas has denied. Also over the weekend,
US President Donald Trump posted the Truth social calling on
Hamas to accept a deal to end the war and
release the hostages the group took on the seventh of
October twenty twenty three, saying was his quote last warning
and that Israel has accepted his terms. Hammas said it

(02:21):
was discussing ideas with mediators about the deal.

Speaker 2 (02:26):
The E Safety Commissioner has issued a warning to a
UK based tech company that is believed to be quote
enabling the creation of child sexual exploitation material. The E
Safety commissioner Our position, currently held by Julie Inman Grant,
is the government's independent online safety watchdog. Imman Grant said
she found the company, which she did not name, was

(02:46):
operating two of the most popular AI generated nude deep
fake image websites in the world. Deep fakes are realistic,
fabricated or manipulated videos or images designed to mislead viewers.
The Commissioner found the web sites had one hundred thousand
visitors a month in Australia and were being used to
generate deep fakes of school students. She said the quote

(03:07):
new tofy services were being used by students quote to
create deep fake image based abuse of their peers. If
the company doesn't comply with the warning, in wan Grant
said it could face a fine of up to forty
nine point five million dollars.

Speaker 1 (03:23):
And today's good news to kick off your week. The
UK's National Health Service has found AI software could significantly
increase the recovery rates for people who have had strokes.
The NHS has been trialing an aisystem at its stroke
centers in England, which interprets brain scans quickly, allowing doctors
to make treatment decisions faster. When a person has a stroke,

(03:44):
they rapidly lose brain cells, meaning doctors need to act
quickly to improve their chances of recovery. A preliminary study
has now shown three times as many people could recover
from strokes with the technology in place. The treatment has
been used more than sixty thousand times since it was
introduced last year.

Speaker 2 (04:02):
That's the latest from the Daily Oods newsroom. If you're
looking for something else to listen to, you can check
out today's deep dive on the gender superannuation gap.

Speaker 1 (04:10):
We'll be back tomorrow with another day dive. Until then,
enjoy your evening. My name is Lily Maddon and I'm
a proud Arunda Bunjelung Kalgutin 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 s right island and nations.

Speaker 2 (04:31):
We pay our respects to the first peoples of these countries,
both past and present.