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- Two men sentenced to life in prison for killing Aboriginal schoolboy Cassius Turvey
- Liberal Party MPs divided on the use of gender quotas to boost female representation in the party
- In cricket, Australia and the West Indies evenly poised after day two of the first test
Three men have been sentenced over the killing of Aboriginal schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Western Australia's Supreme Court.
The 15-year-old Noongar-Yamatji boy, died in hospital 10 days after he was chased into bushland and beaten to death in October 2022.
Jack Brearley has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum period without parole of 22 years.
Brodie Palmer has also been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of at least 18 years, and Mitchell Forth has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his part in Cassius’s death.
Earlier, Justice Peter Quinlan told the court Cassius Turvey showed great promise from a young age, and was a natural-born leader with a sense of community that pointed to a bright future.
He said the 15-year-old boy was robbed of his life and future promise in an act of brutality.
In the courtroom, Cassius’s mother Mechelle Turvey struggled to hold back tears as Justice Quinlan handed down the sentences.
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Senior Liberal MP Angus Taylor says he doesn't agree with his party's leader on the use of gender quotas to increase female representation in the Liberal Party.
The Liberal Party had its worst election result in 80 years in May.
Federal Liberal Leader Sussan Ley used her National Press Club speech this week to say it is time for the party to get serious about having more women within the party's ranks, and she is open to gender quotas being used to achieve that goal.
The Liberal Party has six women among its 28 MPs
Mr Taylor says he doesn't believe gender quotas are the way to go.
"I have dealt with this issue in many organisations that I have been involved with over the years. I have learnt in the fullness of time in other organisations is the key is to have the right attraction processes, retention processes and most importantly mentoring processes - to attract, retain, excite and motivate great people. That is what we have to do."
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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission says regulation of unsafe products in online marketplaces will be a focus for the regulator over the next 12 months.
Speaking at the National Consumer Congress in Melbourne, the chair of the commission, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, says education and enforcement tools will be used to highlight the risks to consumers in the digital economy.
She told SBS, the harm to consumers is multi-faceted.
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And in cricket, Australia's bowlers have hit back after a slow start to bowl out West Indies for 190 on Day Two of the first Test in Barbados.
The visitors' fortunes changed after the controversial dismissals of the hosts' key batters Roston Chase and Shai Hope.
In the second session, five wickets fell for just 55 with Beau Webster taking 2 for 20.
Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins followed up with multiple wickets, while Nathan Lyon took the last one of the innings.
Starc says overall he was pleased with the bowlers' performance.
"They obviously had a partnership in the middle there and played pretty well. But overall, I think it's an indifferent wicket. So throughout the two days, it's shown that if you bowl the right areas for long enough, there's enough chances. Even when the ball got a little bit older, or got changed again, the ball still did some sideways stuff. So, I think the bowlers have been in the game throughout the two days and will no doubt continue tomorrow."
