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From The Daily Oz, I'm Emma Gillespie. I'm Lucy Tassel. It's Thursday the 30th of April. Here's what's making headlines this evening.
First Nations people are advised the following story contains the name of a person who has died. Northern Territory police have found a body in the search for a five-year-old girl who was reported missing from her bed near Alice Springs early on Sunday morning. Officers said the discovery was made by members of a search party just before midday on Thursday.
Police said the body found was believed to be that of the girl, pending formal identification, after days of intensive land and air searches. According to the ABC, the girl's family has asked that she be referred to as Kumanjai Little Baby.
At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, police spoke directly to the suspected kidnapper, 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis, saying, quote, It comes a day after police said they believed members of the Alice Springs community, quote, absolutely know where Jefferson Lewis is, urging them to come forward.
Oil prices are at a four-year high, jumping 6% to almost $170 for a barrel of Brent crude. It's the highest cost per barrel since February 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine.
The jump comes after the White House announced US President Donald Trump had met with oil executives to discuss the steps he has taken to, quote, alleviate global oil markets and steps we could take to continue the current blockade for months if needed and minimise impact on American consumers.
After the US and Israel struck Iran in late February, Iran closed the key oil waterway of the Strait of Hormuz. The US has since retaliated by positioning ships at the strait's entrance to blockade oil tankers going to and from Iranian ports.
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Iran has pledged to continue disrupting traffic through the strait as long as it is threatened, which may mean more oil supply disruptions in the coming months.
The Australian white supremacist who killed 51 Muslims at two Christchurch mosques in 2019 has lost an attempt to rescind his guilty pleas to terrorism, murder and attempted murder charges. The man initially pleaded not guilty in the months after the shooting, but ultimately pleaded guilty in March 2020, which meant he bypassed a trial and was sentenced to life in prison.
He appealed the verdict in his case more than 500 days after the deadline had passed for an appeal to be entered, but was granted a hearing. At that hearing, the now 35-year-old argued his admissions of guilt were provoked by, quote, irrationality induced by poor mental health.
A panel of three judges at New Zealand's Court of Appeal dismissed this claim and another he made that harsh prison conditions prompted his involuntary admission to charges.
And today's good news, Australia has become the 30th country worldwide to eliminate trachoma, an infectious disease that can lead to blindness. The disease is spread through close contact with infected people and with certain flies and can cause scarring of the eyelids and blindness.
While it had been eradicated in cities, the disease had persisted as a problem in rural and remote parts of the country. requiring targeted action.
World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus called the eradication an important achievement, saying it, quote, reflects sustained commitment, strong partnerships and a focus on reaching populations most affected by health inequities.
Really needed that good news today, Emma, I'm not going to lie.
I was going to say the same thing, Lucy.
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