1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,639 Speaker 1: Done into my own Australia on a good morning, Good 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: morning to you. Tell us about this defense treaty with PMNG. Well, 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: it is a landmark mutual defense pact and it could 4 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: see troops deployed to PNG if it is attacked. And 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: we know that d Anthony Alberonizi, our Prime Minister, and 6 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: his Papua New Guinean counterpart, James Murruppi linked this landmark 7 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:25,479 Speaker 1: packed in Canberra and they say that, well, we heard 8 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: from both of them. Of course, he said that it 9 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: was committing Australia to securing and shaping our future together. 10 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: The treaty elevates the relationship between the two nations to 11 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: the status of an alliance, and it's the first such 12 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: agreement in more than seventy years, and as we know, 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: only the third in Australia's history. And the PM says 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:48,919 Speaker 1: it's a great honor that our nearest neighbor is our 15 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: newest ally and of course mister Mraupi also echoed that sentiment. Interestingly, 16 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: there were a few extra words from the PM. Both 17 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: the nations have also agreed not to undertake any activities 18 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: or enter into any agreements that would compromise the implementation 19 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: of this treaty. Do you think that's a thinly veiled 20 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: nod too, referencing maybe China? I'm not sure. Possibly, Hey, 21 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: very quickly, who's appealing against the sentence for the mushroom killer? 22 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: M okay? Prosecutors have today, oh sorry, yesterday lodged an 23 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: appeal against Aaron Patterson's sentence. Now we know she was 24 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: sentenced to life in prison with a non parole period 25 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: of thirty three years for killing three relatives with beef 26 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms, and there was the 27 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 1: attempted murder charge for a fourth and she was also 28 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: found guilty there. So last week Pattison's legal team announced 29 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: it would appeal her conviction. Now the grounds for that 30 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: appeal have not been outlined as yet, but then we 31 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: heard from prosecutors and they've lodged their appeal. It's been 32 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: filed on the basis that the sentence is considered manifestly 33 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: inadequate by the prose prosecutors. Now we know that she 34 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: was spared the harshest penalty, which is life sentence no parole, 35 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: but as its staff, she could be freed by twenty 36 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: fifty six, when she'll be eighty two years old and 37 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: I thank you done tomorrow our Australia correspondent. For more 38 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge. Listen live to news 39 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: Talks it'd be from five am weekdays, or follow the 40 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio