Australia's Trade Disrupted, Sexual Assault Conviction, Bus Crash Tragedy

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Adelaide News Today. Australia's trade is facing massive disruption from the Middle East conflict. Exports worth $15 billion have been halted, leaving shipping containers packed with Australian meat stranded at sea. Meanwhile, in court news, former church worker, Brett Edward Sorby, received the maximum 13-year jail sentence for repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The victim called his actions evil and said she was ready to give back the shame. Jurors were discharged after failing to reach a verdict in the trial of Cecil Patrick Kennedy, accused of killing a toddler nearly 20 years ago. Separately, families of victims from the Hunter Valley bus crash shared emotional stories at the driver's sentencing hearing. That bus crash killed 10 people on the way home from a wedding and the driver is set to face loved ones before likely getting jail time. On a lighter note, extreme swimmer Craig Clark spent 22 hours in shark-infested icy waters to embrace turning 60.

1:00Older stories highlight ongoing challenges, like aboriginal elders fearing looted homes during floods due to no emergency housing and a cold case, where John Bowie was found guilty of murdering his wife Roxeland 40 years ago in Walgit. This episode is supported by our sponsor, Your Pillow, Your Podcast, Your Moment, made for listening in bed, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.