Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Today's episode was made possible by our friends over at YWCA Australia.
From The Daily Oz, I'm Sam Kozlowski.
I'm Billie Fitzsimons.
It's Friday the 29th of May. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
An appeal date has been set for convicted mushroom murderer Erin Patterson, who was sentenced to 33 years behind bars without parole in September. Patterson was found guilty of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for serving her estranged husband's relatives a beef wellington lunch that included death cap mushrooms.
Her lawyers announced plans to launch an appeal in the Victorian Supreme Court in October. It's now been confirmed the court will review Patterson's case over a two-day hearing starting 19 August. Patterson's legal team claims there were substantial miscarriages of justice during what they've described as an unfair and oppressive trial.
The consumer watchdog has launched a landmark lawsuit against Amazon over button battery safety breaches. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, or the ACCC's, actions centre around a kid's backpack with a detachable unicorn toy containing button batteries. The ACCC alleges that required button battery warning labels were missing from the product and its packaging.
The watchdog is not alleging that any children came to harm through the sale of the backpacks, but it noted the serious safety risks button batteries posed to young children. ACCC Deputy Chair Katrina Lowe said they can become stuck in a child's throat and result in serious lifelong injuries or death.
The ACCC is seeking the federal court to formally rule that Amazon breached consumer law by failing to include the required warnings in its product. It's also seeking a financial penalty of up to $50 million against the retail giant. It's the first time the commission has brought a federal court case against an online marketplace.
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Chapter 2: What is the appeal date set for Erin Patterson's case?
The group entered the cave in central Lao last week to look for gold, but a landslide triggered by heavy rain blocked their exit. At least five have been found alive so far. An update from the leader of a Thai volunteer rescue group assisting in Laos said we need to borrow as many oxygen tanks as possible and want to set up an oxygen refilling station in front of the cave.
A diver who took part in the 2018 rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in northern Thailand has also joined the rescue operation. And if you want to know more about that story, we did this morning's deep dive on it. It is an absolutely fascinating case that is still unfolding.
Have a listen to that if you've got some time, but also today's good news. A 14-year-old Californian student has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Billy, close your laptop. one of the most well-known academic competitions in the United States. Eighth grader Shrey Parikh correctly spelt 32 words in 90 seconds.
That's more than the number of words I can say in 90 seconds to claim the title and a $50,000 cash prize. That's US dollars, about 70 grand here in Australia. The teenagers survived 18 rounds without misspelling a word to make it to Thursday night's live televised final. Trey's winning word from a long list of obscure selections was bromocriptine.
Okay, wait, let me try.
Bromocriptine, which is an organic compound that mimics the activity of dopamine.
B-R-O, say it again.
And that's all we've got time for on today's podcast. Thank you so much for joining us on The Daily Oz this week, a huge week of news. We'll be back again in your ears on Monday morning. Until then, have a beautiful weekend.
Wait, before we go, did I get the first three letters correct?
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