1 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Elliot Lourrie, I'm Lucy Tassel. 2 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: It's Tuesday, the ninth of December. Here's what's making headlines 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: this evening. 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 2: Heads up. This story contains distressing details. A forty one 5 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: year old man has been sentenced to life in prison 6 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 2: with a twenty five year non parole period for the 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: twenty eighteen murder of Queensland woman Toya Cordingly. Radwin Da 8 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: Singh was found guilty of murder in cann Supreme Court 9 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: earlier this week, following a four week retrial. Singh repeatedly 10 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: stabbed Courtingly and slashed her throat at a far North 11 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: Queensland beach in October twenty eighteen before fleeing to India 12 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: spending years in hiding. Courtingly, then aged twenty four, was 13 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: discovered by her father half buried in sand dunes at 14 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: Wongedy Beach, north of Cannes, a day after she failed 15 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 2: to return from walking her dog. A jury reached a 16 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: guilty verdict on Monday after about seven hours of deliberation. 17 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 2: Singh's first trial ended in a hung jury eight months ago. 18 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 2: If this story has raised any issues for you, help 19 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 2: is always available at one eight hundred, respect that's one 20 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 2: eight hundred seven three seven seven three to two. 21 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: The Reserve Bank of Australia the RBA, has decided to 22 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: keep the cash rate unchanged at three point six percent 23 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: at its last meeting of the year today. It's the 24 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: fourth time in a row the RBA has left the 25 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: rate unchanged, after a series of cuts to bring it 26 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: down from a twelve year high of four point thirty 27 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: five percent going into this year. It comes as the 28 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: latest inflation data showed prices arising at the fastest pace 29 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: in two years. In a statement announcing the decision, the 30 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: RBA board said the inflation increase could be persistent and 31 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: needed to be monitored carefully. In light of this, it 32 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: decided unanimously to hold the weight at three point six percent, 33 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: finding it was quote appropriate to remain cautious. 34 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 2: The Northern Territories Corrections Ministered where Ed Melee, has defended 35 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 2: not allowing a United Nations team to inspect prisons, youth 36 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 2: detention centers and police watchhouses. The United Nations Working Group 37 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: on Arbitrary Detention planned to inspect Northern Territory correctional institutions 38 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 2: this week, mainly said operational capacity safety and workforce restraints 39 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 2: meant the UN inspections could not be accommodated. Prison guards 40 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 2: and police officers were also banned from speaking to the 41 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 2: UN team. The UN Working Group is charged with investigating 42 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 2: cases where children, prisoners, migrants, or those with mental health 43 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 2: issues are deprived of liberty quote arbitrarily or inconsistently with 44 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: international law. A recent report from the NT's acting ombardsmen 45 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 2: found detainees in the territory who were overwhelmingly Aboriginal people 46 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 2: were held in overcrowded, unhygienic, sleep deprived watchhouse conditions for 47 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 2: extensive periods. If this story has raised any issues for you, 48 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 2: help is available at thirteen yarn That's one, three, nine, 49 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: two seven six. 50 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: And today's good news. An Australian man has been named 51 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: the most Valuable Player at the Special Olympics Unified three 52 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: by three basketball tournament held in Puerto Rico. Unified sporting 53 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: events mean teams are composed of athletes with intellectual disability 54 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: and those without, called their Unified partners. Twenty two year 55 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: old Unified partner Lachlan Broadbent was named MVP for his 56 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: role in the Division four team that brought home the 57 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: silver medal at the event, the first time Australia has 58 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: competed in this parasport at the international level. Delegation head 59 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: Naomi Symington said, quote, the atmosphere was amazing. We couldn't 60 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: be proud of our athletes' efforts, attitudes and how they 61 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: have represented Australia on the world stage. The Special Olympics 62 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: are for people with intellectual disabilities and other neurodivergent conditions 63 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: like autism. Next year marks the fiftieth year of Special 64 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: Olympics Australia, with the national Games set for Melbourne. 65 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 2: And shout out to the TDA reader who DMed us 66 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 2: to bring this story to our attention. Oo woo hoo. 67 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Daily Os newsroom. If you're 68 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: looking for something else to listen to, you can check 69 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 2: out today's deep dive on the Netflix deal that's got 70 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 2: everyone in Hollywood talking, and not just in Hollywood in 71 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: the TDA office to. 72 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 1: Us specifically, us specifically. 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