Headlines: Seven charged over Melb child stabbings

Today's headlines include:

• The Australian Human Rights Commission will launch an investigation into Merivale after it accepted a racial discrimination complaint against the Sydney hospitality group. 
• Seven people have been charged over the alleged stabbing murders of two children in Melbourne’s outer-west.
• The wife of Charlie Kirk will take over as the head of his political advocacy group, Turning Point USA. 
• And today’s good news: Two Australians have been included in the winners' list for the 2025 World Ocean Photographer of the Year. 

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Elliot Lawry

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From The Daily Oz. I'm Sam Kazlowski.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
I'm Emma Gillespie.

Speaker 1 (00:08):
It's Friday, the nineteenth of September. Here's what's making headlines
this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
The Australian Human Rights Commission will launch an investigation into
mary Vale after it accepted a racial discrimination complaint against
the Sydney Hospitality group. The Racial Justice Center lodged a
submission to the AHRC after a CBD venue allegedly turned
away six people for wearing Palestinian headscarves. The incident in
question took place after last month's harbor Bridge protest at

(00:37):
Jimmy's for Laffel, a Maryvale owned restaurant in the city.
The Commission will now investigate whether Maryvale engaged in indirect
racial discrimination and racial vilification in breach of the Racial
Discrimination Act.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
Seven people have been charged over the alleged stabbing murders
of two children in Melbourne's Outer West. Police were called
to Cobble earlier this month, where they found a twelve
year old boy in a critical condition with multiple stab wounds.
A short time later, a fifteen year old boy was
found nearby with similar injuries. Both children died at the scene,
According to a police update on Friday, investigators made several

(01:15):
arrests after property searches in Melbourne's West and Northwest this morning.
A nineteen year old man, two boys aged fifteen, and
one aged sixteen have been charged with murdering the fifteen
year old victim. Three others aged nineteen, eighteen, and sixteen
have been charged with murdering the twelve year old boy.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
The wife of Charlie Kirk, will take over as the
head of his political advocacy group Turning Point USA. Kirk,
who was assassinated during a speaking event in Utah this month,
founded the conservative not for profit in twenty nineteen. Following
her husband's death. Erica Kirk has now been named Turning
Points CEO and board chair. A statement from the organization

(01:55):
said Erica was unanimously voted in as chief executive ahead
of a public memorial US next week. Tens of thousands
of attendees are expected at the event in Arizona on Monday,
including US President Donald Trump, Vice President j D. Vance,
and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Meanwhile, police have revealed
more details about Kirk's suspected shooter. Washington County Sheriff Nate

(02:16):
Brooksby said Tyler Robinson did not want a swat team
sent to his parents' house and handed himself in out
of fear of being shot. Prosecutors are calling for the
death penalty for Robinson, who remains in custody in Utah.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
And some good news for your Friday afternoon. Two Australians
have been included in the winners list for the twenty
twenty five World Ocean Photographer of the Year. Melbourne photographer
Marsha Riedeera came in first in the Fine Art category
for her image of a dwarf minky whale captured along
the Great Barrier Reef Craig Parry won the Human Connection
category for his drone image of a stranded humpback whale

(02:53):
rescue attempt on the New South Wales South coast after
rescuers worked tirelessly for fifteen hours. Parry said, sadly the
whale couldn't be saved, but the compassion shown is a
powerful reminder of what can be achieved when people come together.
This year's awards received over fifteen thousand submissions from around
the world, with a total of thirteen Australian or Australian

(03:14):
based finalists. It's the first time the competition has named
two Ozzies as category winners.

Speaker 2 (03:20):
And that's the latest from the Daily Oz newsroom for
another week. But if you are looking for something else
to listen to, check out today's Deep Dive, where we
discussed the suspension of late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.

Speaker 1 (03:31):
From everyone here at TDA, we hope you have a
stellar weekend. We'll be back with another deep dive on
Monday morning. My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a
proud Arunda Bunjelung Cawgotin 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

(03:52):
and Torres Strait Island and nations. We pay our respects
to the first peoples of these countries, both past and present.