Headlines: Erin Patterson to appeal guilty verdict

Today's headlines include:

Erin Patterson is expected to appeal her guilty verdict, a month after she was sentenced to life behind bars.

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has signed off on a landmark defence treaty with Australia.

Dozens of children remain trapped beneath the rubble of an Indonesian school, which collapsed on Monday.

And today’s good news: 26 sites have been added to UNESCO’s list of biosphere reserves, meaning 5% of the planet now falls within a designated protection zone. 

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From the Daily Ods. I'm Sam Kauzlowski, I'm Billy fit Simon's.
It's Thursday, the second of October. Here's what's making headlines
this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Erin Patterson is expected to appeal her guilty verdict a
month after she was sentenced to life behind bars. Patterson
was found guilty of three counts of murder and one
count of attempted murder for serving her estranged husband's relatives
a beef Wellington lunch that included death cap mushrooms. Last month,
she was handed three life sentences with a non parole

(00:35):
period of thirty three years. Patterson has reportedly engaged new
legal representation. On Thursday morning, her team announced plans to
launch an appeal in the Victorian Supreme Court. At the
time of recording, no details have been released about Patterson's
grounds for appeal.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
Papua New Guinea has signed off on a landmark defense
treaty with Australia. Plans to find unlies the military alliance.
During Prime Minister Anthony Albanesi's recent P and G visit
were delayed, but the PM left the Pacific Island nation
insisting the wording of the pact had been agreed to
the PUCK Puck Treaty is aimed at expanding the P
and G Australia defense relationship. For example, it will recognize

(01:18):
an armed attack on either country as a security threat.
The alliance also opens up recruitment pathways for P ANDNG
citizens to serve in the Australian Defense Force. It's now
been approved by P and G Prime Minister James Marape's
Cabinet following a meeting on Wednesday. Both governments have described
the pact as a commitment to a peaceful, stable and

(01:39):
prosperous region amid concerns around China's growing presence in the Pacific.

Speaker 2 (01:46):
Dozens of children remain trapped beneath the rubble of an
Indonesian school which collapsed on Monday. At least six people
died when part of the multi story building caved in
without warning. According to local authorities, extra floor were being
added to the boarding school in East Java when its
unstable foundations gave way. Hundreds of students, mostly teen boys,

(02:08):
were gathered inside for afternoon prayers at the time. Search
efforts were hampered by an earthquake early on Wednesday, but
rescuers have since pulled five survivors from the rubble who
were immediately rushed to hospital, including one in a critical condition.
Around sixty people remain trapped, according to the National Disaster
and Mitigation Agency. Agency head Muhammad Sayafi told local media

(02:31):
that rescuers will have to dig an underground tunnel to
reach the remaining victims.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
And today's good news, twenty six sites have been added
to UNESCO's list of biosphere reserves. That means five percent
of the planet now falls within a designated protection zone.
According to the UN agency, biosphere reserves safeguard some of
the planet's richest and most fragile ecosystems. For example, their
home to more than sixty percent of all land dwelling species,

(03:02):
twelve percent of mangroves, ten percent of salt marshes, and
eight percent of the world's seagrass meadows. This week, in
ESCO announced twenty six new biosphere reserves across twenty one countries,
including in Iceland, Oman, Ethiopia, China, and France. It's the
highest number of new designations in twenty years. The network

(03:22):
now includes seven hundred and eighty five sites in one
hundred and forty two countries, with an additional one million
square kilometers of natural areas brought under protection since twenty eighteen.
That's equivalent, according to UNESCO, to the size of Bolivia.

Speaker 2 (03:36):
That's the latest from the dally Oz newsroom. If you're
looking for something else to listen to, you can check
out today's deep dive on the landmark strip search class
action against New South Wales police. It is a fascinating
story of a woman who was awarded ninety three thousand
dollars by the court after she was unlawfully strip search
at a festival in twenty eighteen.

Speaker 1 (03:56):
We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive. Billy
and I are going to tackle the u US federal
government shutdown. Until then, have a great night.

Speaker 2 (04:03):
We'll see there. My name is Lily Maddon and I'm
a proud Arunda Bunjelung Kalkadin woman from Gadighl Country. The
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(04:25):
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