1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listening to a Muma Mea podcast. Mamma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,174 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:24,414 Speaker 1: is recorded on. Hi. I'm Alex Nicholson from Mamma MEA's 4 00:00:24,414 --> 00:00:27,654 Speaker 1: twice daily news podcast, The Quickie. Here's what's happening in 5 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:32,614 Speaker 1: the news today, Thursday, December five. Convicted murderer Chris Dawson 6 00:00:32,734 --> 00:00:35,734 Speaker 1: is seeking to overturn his conviction for sexual activity with 7 00:00:35,774 --> 00:00:38,254 Speaker 1: one of his teenage students after a bid to appeal 8 00:00:38,294 --> 00:00:41,254 Speaker 1: his murder verdict failed. The seventy six year old was 9 00:00:41,294 --> 00:00:44,374 Speaker 1: convicted at Sydney's Downing Center District Court in June twenty 10 00:00:44,414 --> 00:00:47,374 Speaker 1: twenty three of a historical charge of cardinal knowledge as 11 00:00:47,374 --> 00:00:50,054 Speaker 1: a teacher of a girl over ten and under seventeen. 12 00:00:50,494 --> 00:00:53,654 Speaker 1: His total sentence for the charge was mostly subsumed into 13 00:00:53,654 --> 00:00:56,414 Speaker 1: his full twenty four year sentence for murdering his wife, 14 00:00:56,494 --> 00:01:00,374 Speaker 1: Lynette Dawson in January nineteen eighty two, merely adding one 15 00:01:00,414 --> 00:01:03,694 Speaker 1: year to his non parole period. His first possible release 16 00:01:03,814 --> 00:01:06,134 Speaker 1: date will be August twenty forty one, when he will 17 00:01:06,174 --> 00:01:09,934 Speaker 1: be ninety three years old. Dawson's carnal knowledge challenge came 18 00:01:09,974 --> 00:01:12,654 Speaker 1: briefly before the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal 19 00:01:12,654 --> 00:01:15,094 Speaker 1: on Thursday, when a two hour hearing was scheduled for 20 00:01:15,174 --> 00:01:18,534 Speaker 1: late March. The teen student, who cannot be legally named, 21 00:01:18,734 --> 00:01:21,614 Speaker 1: was Dawson's motivation for murdering his wife and disposing of 22 00:01:21,614 --> 00:01:23,934 Speaker 1: her body, as he had become infatuated with the girl, 23 00:01:24,174 --> 00:01:26,574 Speaker 1: The New South Wales Supreme Court found in August twenty 24 00:01:26,614 --> 00:01:30,054 Speaker 1: twenty two after a judge alone murder trial, his appeal 25 00:01:30,054 --> 00:01:33,454 Speaker 1: of this murder conviction was thrown out in June. Police 26 00:01:33,454 --> 00:01:36,134 Speaker 1: are again facing a ban from the upcoming annual Sydney 27 00:01:36,174 --> 00:01:39,574 Speaker 1: Mardi Gras parade over concerns the force hasn't improved relations 28 00:01:39,614 --> 00:01:43,694 Speaker 1: with the lgbt QI plus community. At the event's annual 29 00:01:43,734 --> 00:01:47,014 Speaker 1: general meeting on Saturday, members will vote on three resolutions 30 00:01:47,014 --> 00:01:50,374 Speaker 1: on police participation in the parade after uniformed officers were 31 00:01:50,414 --> 00:01:53,734 Speaker 1: banned from joining the twenty twenty four March. One resolution 32 00:01:53,854 --> 00:01:55,894 Speaker 1: calls for the New South Wales Police Force to be 33 00:01:55,934 --> 00:01:59,494 Speaker 1: barred from marching until they demonstrate a commitment to improving 34 00:01:59,534 --> 00:02:04,894 Speaker 1: relationships with lgbt QIA plus communities. A second resolution calls 35 00:02:04,934 --> 00:02:07,614 Speaker 1: for police to be banned altogether, while a third calls 36 00:02:07,654 --> 00:02:10,934 Speaker 1: for lgbt QI plus police to be permitted to march 37 00:02:10,974 --> 00:02:14,814 Speaker 1: in plain clothes. Uniformed members of the force have previously 38 00:02:14,854 --> 00:02:17,894 Speaker 1: participated in the parade, but the invitation was rescinded in 39 00:02:17,934 --> 00:02:20,774 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four after an officer was charged with the 40 00:02:20,854 --> 00:02:24,894 Speaker 1: murder of couple Jessebaird and Luke Davies. Officers were eventually 41 00:02:24,894 --> 00:02:29,454 Speaker 1: permitted to march in plain clothes. Amnesty International has released 42 00:02:29,454 --> 00:02:32,854 Speaker 1: a three hundred page report accusing Israel of genocide against 43 00:02:32,894 --> 00:02:36,774 Speaker 1: the Palestinian people in Gaza. The NGO says it investigated 44 00:02:36,774 --> 00:02:40,814 Speaker 1: military acts in Gaza by Israel, analyzed statements by Israeli officials, 45 00:02:40,854 --> 00:02:43,614 Speaker 1: and interviewed two hundred and twelve people during their research, 46 00:02:43,814 --> 00:02:46,734 Speaker 1: which was conducted from October seven, twenty twenty three, to 47 00:02:46,854 --> 00:02:50,614 Speaker 1: July twenty twenty four. Amnesty International says it tried to 48 00:02:50,614 --> 00:02:54,294 Speaker 1: contact Israeli authorities during the investigation and had put all 49 00:02:54,294 --> 00:02:56,894 Speaker 1: of its allegations to the Israeli government, but was yet 50 00:02:56,894 --> 00:03:00,814 Speaker 1: to receive a response. Israel has vehemently denied all allegations 51 00:03:00,814 --> 00:03:03,454 Speaker 1: its conducting a genocide in Gaza since it launched its 52 00:03:03,494 --> 00:03:06,934 Speaker 1: retaliation against the deadly hamass led attacks in Southern Israel 53 00:03:06,974 --> 00:03:10,974 Speaker 1: on October seven, twenty twenty three, and Spotify Rapped is 54 00:03:10,974 --> 00:03:13,894 Speaker 1: officially out and the results are pretty much as expected. 55 00:03:14,054 --> 00:03:17,014 Speaker 1: We are firmly in our girly pop era. Off the 56 00:03:17,014 --> 00:03:19,414 Speaker 1: back of her epic Era's World tour, which is set 57 00:03:19,414 --> 00:03:21,934 Speaker 1: to wrap up this weekend. Taylor Swift was the top 58 00:03:22,014 --> 00:03:24,414 Speaker 1: artist on Spotify for the second year running, with more 59 00:03:24,454 --> 00:03:28,534 Speaker 1: than twenty six point six billion streams globally. Pocket Rocket 60 00:03:28,534 --> 00:03:31,294 Speaker 1: Sabrina Carpenter had the top song in Spotify's twenty twenty 61 00:03:31,334 --> 00:03:35,014 Speaker 1: four global rankings with her hit single Espresso, which collected 62 00:03:35,054 --> 00:03:38,094 Speaker 1: more than one point six billion streams. The singer is 63 00:03:38,094 --> 00:03:40,694 Speaker 1: fresh off performing on Taylor Swift's Eras tour and is 64 00:03:40,734 --> 00:03:43,654 Speaker 1: now touring with her own show Short and Sweet. That's 65 00:03:43,654 --> 00:03:46,774 Speaker 1: your evening news headlines. On tomorrow's episode of The Quickie, 66 00:03:46,774 --> 00:03:49,774 Speaker 1: we hear your cautionary tales of attending the work Christmas party. 67 00:03:50,214 --> 00:03:52,374 Speaker 1: Check out The Quickie wherever you get your podcasts.