Good afternoon. The former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn has been sentenced to a minimum of 24 years in prison for the murder of a 73-year-old camper in Victoria's high country.
In the supreme court in Melbourne on Friday, justice Michael Croucher sentenced Lynn, 58, to a maximum of 32 years in prison for the murder of grandmother Carol Clay. Lynn was acquitted of murdering Clay's fellow camper Russell Hill, 74, after a five-week trial.
Croucher said Clay's death was a "violent, brutal, horrific death, with a weapon designed to kill". He said there was "no suggestion that Mrs Clay posed any threat to Mr Lynn ... this was just a terrible thing to do".
Lynn could be eligible for parole in about two decades, when he will be aged 79, as he has spent nearly three years in custody.
Under the microscope: Nikon Small World photomicrography 2024
Spider eyes, butterfly wing scales, truffle spores and slime mould come under the spotlight in the 50th anniversary of the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition. The award celebrates photography through a microscope, capturing the breathtaking beauty of a world hidden from the naked eye.
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"I can't say anything yet because we have got to get elected before we do anything." - Freya Ostapovitch
The Liberal National party candidate in the Queensland election was recorded telling a voter to "trust me" on abortion and claiming that abortion "can increase the risk of breast cancer", comments at odds with her party's official position as the issue of abortion rights remains in the spotlight for the opposition leader, David Crisafulli.
The Labor deputy premier, Cameron Dick, said the candidate's comments "should send a chill down the spine of every person in Queensland".
Ostapovitch said: "Don't fall for Labor's desperate scare campaign. As a member of the LNP team I have committed to no changes to these laws and I will stand by that position if elected."
Melbourne's notorious Montague Street bridge notched up another incident this afternoon when a truck hit the light rail bridge infamous for catching or crushing the tops of vehicles too tall for its 3 metre clearance. According to the dedicated How Many Days Since the Montague Bridge Has Been Hit website, it had been 43 days since the last collision - well above the median wait of 26 days.
'As a middle-aged man, I would've saved loads on therapy if I'd read Baby-Sitters Club books as a kid'
Despite all the de-gendering work over the last half-century, writes Russell Marks, boys simply weren't (and still often aren't) exposed to emotionally intelligent character interactions in the books marketed to us.
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