Speaker 1: From The Daily Os. I'm zara, i'm Lucy. It's Thursday,
Speaker 1: the fifth of December. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Speaker 2: Chris Dawson will appeal his guilty conviction for carnal knowledge,
Speaker 2: which is sexual abuse of a student while he was
Speaker 2: a teacher in Sydney in the nineteen eighties. Dawson, who's
Speaker 2: currently serving a maximum of twenty four years for the
Speaker 2: murder of his wife, Lynette Sims in nineteen eighty two,
Speaker 2: was sentenced to an additional three years in prison in
Speaker 2: twenty twenty three over the abuse of a student. Dawson
Speaker 2: has not denied the sexual abuse, park claims it did
Speaker 2: not happen over the time span that the student alleges.
Speaker 2: Dawson's appeal of his murder sentence failed in June of
Speaker 2: this year. He will remain in prison until he is
Speaker 2: in his nineties.
Speaker 1: Human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Israeli government
Speaker 1: of perpetrating genocide on Palestinians in Gaza. In a new
Speaker 1: report bought, the organization alleges that since Hummas's attack on
Speaker 1: Israel on the seventh of October last year, Israeli authorities
Speaker 1: have intentionally quote inflicted conditions of life calculated to bring
Speaker 1: about the physical destruction of the Palestinian people, as defined
Speaker 1: by the United Nations Genocide Convention. This includes widespread and
Speaker 1: ongoing displacements and the alleged destruction of quote homes and
Speaker 1: life sustaining infrastructure, and direct attacks on civilians. In a
Speaker 1: statement to media, Israel's Foreign ministry denied the reports and
Speaker 1: said that it was entirely false and based on lies.
Speaker 2: Francis Prime Minister Michelle Barnier has resigned after three months
Speaker 2: in the job after a majority of MPs in the
Speaker 2: country's parliament passed a vote of no confidence in his
Speaker 2: leadership and his government. It comes after Barnier used a
Speaker 2: special power to push a budget bill through parliament. Parties
Speaker 2: across the political spectrum opposed Barnier's move with a no
Speaker 2: confidence vote proposed by left wing coalition New Popular Front
Speaker 2: HUNT and supported by far right party National Rally. France
Speaker 2: last went to a parliamentary election in July, where no
Speaker 2: party won a majority. The country cannot go to another
Speaker 2: parliamentary election until next year.
Speaker 1: And today's good news, nearly seven hundred and fifty new
Speaker 1: species have been discovered in Central Africa. Over the last decades.
Speaker 1: That's according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund.
Speaker 1: Species of flowers, coffee plants, fish, snakes, and crocodiles have
Speaker 1: all been discovered in the Congo Basin, which is a
Speaker 1: biodiversity hotspot. The organization has called for greater protections for
Speaker 1: the region and for authorities to work with indigenous communities
Speaker 1: in the forests.
Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Dailyovs newsroom. If you're looking
Speaker 2: for something else to listen to, make sure you catch
Speaker 2: up on today's Deep Dive, where political journalist Harry Sekulich
Speaker 2: interviewed the Housing Minister Claire O'Neil.
Speaker 1: We'll be back again tomorrow morning, but until then, have
Speaker 1: a great evening.
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