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It's Wednesday, the sixteenth of July. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
Convicted murderer Bradley John Murdoch has died in palliative care in Alice, Springs of throat cancer, as Northern Territory Police renewed calls to find the body of his victim, Peter Falconio. In two thousand and one, Murdock fatally shot Falconio on the side of the Stuart Highway in the NT. He also attempted to kidnap Falconio's partner, Joanna Lees, who escaped and hid in the bush for several hours. Lees later positively identified Murdoch as her partner's killer, and a court
found him guilty in two thousand and five. A subsequent appeal failed. Murdock always maintained his innocence and never revealed the location of Falconio's body. In a statement today, the NT Police said it was still offering an existing reward of five hundred thousand dollars for any information leading to the discovery of Falconio's remains.
Former Liberal candidate Jiselle Capterarian has announced she will contest the result in the Sydney seat of Bradfield, which she lost to Independent Nicolette Buller in the High Court. The seat was one of the last to be called following the May twenty second election, and the result came after extensive counting. In a statement to Instagram, Captarian said she wanted to quote ensure the intentions of the voters of
Bradfield are accurately reflected in the final count. When the margin in a seat is fewer than one hundred votes, the Australian Electoral Commission conducts an automatic recount. Candidates can also escalate the result to the High Court, which sits as the Court of Disputed Returns, to analyze the results and make a final dodgment call. Buller said she will defend the court challenge. Parliament is due to see it for the first time since the election next Tuesday.
Let's whip around the world of sport now with a couple of updates. A league team, Sydney FC has beaten Ryan Reynolds Welsh team ExHAM at a show match in Sydney last night. The score line there two one. The winning goal was scored in the seventy fourth minute by eighteen year old Joe Lacey, who was brought on as a substitute in the second half. Sticking with soccer now, the Women's Euros quarterfinals will begin early tomorrow morning Australian
Eastern Standard time, with Norway taking on Italy. Norway dominated their group stage, winning all three of their matches, while Italy squeaked in with one win, one draw and one loss. And finally, let's get into the good news spirit with a highlight from the Australian women's basketball team, the Opals, who have made it to the semifinals of the Women's Asian Cup. The Oples beat Japan seventy nine to sixty seven in their last group stage game, having already beaten Lebanon and the Philippines.
And today's good news, three year old Caitlin Melor, Yes three, has qualified for the Krufts Dog Show, the UK's top canine competition. Caitlin showed herschnauzer named ZeVA, who is aged eight, at a local competition in Wales last month to qualify for the big event. She told the BBC that ZeVA sleeps in her bed with her and that she loves winning and getting Rosettes with her dog. Caitlin is believed to be the youngest person exhibiting Schnauzers in the UK.
She's set to compete at the national competition next March.
And that's all we've got for you from the Daily Oos newsroom. We're going to be back tomorrow with another deep dive, but until then, have a beautiful evening.
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