4 Dec 2024

Australia: Military offenders out, Bali 9 extradition

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 4 December 2024
Australian cricket great Don Bradman.

Australian cricket great Don Bradman. Photo: SUPPLIED

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the independent inquiry being launched into sexual misconduct in the Defence Force which will see personnel convicted of sex crimes in criminal or military courts face automatic discharge.

The final five members of the so-called Bali 9 group of drug smugglers are a step closer to being sent home to Australia after serving almost 20 years of their life sentences.

And the baggy green cap worn by the late cricketing legend Sir Donald Bradman during the 1947-48 Test series against Inia has been sold at auction.

Karen Middleton is Political Editor of the Guardian Australia