Ralph Carr jailed for six years for 2023 rape
Former talent agent Ralph Carr will spend up to six years in a Victorian prison after he was convicted of raping a woman at his home in Melbourne in 2023. Plus, ANU apologises to a whistleblower academic and the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion wraps up early.
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Celebrity agent Ralph Carr jailed for six years for raping woman
ANU payment, apology to Julie Bishop whistleblower Liz Allen for ‘indefensible treatment’
Royal commission to end by Wednesday, shortening final hearings
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Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Claire Harvey with
Speaker 1: the Front's afternoon headlines. Former talent agent Ralph Carr will
Speaker 1: spend up to six years in a Victorian prison after
Speaker 1: he was convicted of raping a woman at his home
Speaker 1: in Melbourne in twenty twenty three. Carr managed the former
Speaker 1: AFL player Dustin Martin, as well as singers Kate Sobrano,
Speaker 1: Vanessa Amrossi and Tina Arena, whom he was briefly married to.
Speaker 1: A jury found Car guilty of two counts of rape
Speaker 1: and one count of sexual assault in July. His identity
Speaker 1: had been kept secret for the duration of the proceedings
Speaker 1: and was only made public when a suppression order was
Speaker 1: lifted Following his conviction. Carr was sentenced to six years
Speaker 1: in prison by County Court Judge Frank Guchado on Tuesday,
Speaker 1: with a non parole period of four years. The former
Speaker 1: celebrity manager appeared in court via videolink and sobbed as
Speaker 1: the judge described his conduct as appalling. Carr has always
Speaker 1: denied wrongdoing and has indicated he will appeal the conviction.
Speaker 1: One of Australia's elite Universities has issued an apology and
Speaker 1: a substantial payout to a whistleblower academic who said she
Speaker 1: lost to pregnancy and was driven to thoughts of self
Speaker 1: harm because of bullying. The Australian National University, which has
Speaker 1: been through several years of leadership turmoil, including the departure
Speaker 1: of former chancellor and former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, said
Speaker 1: its treatment of doctor Liz Allen was indefensible. In August
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five, Allen, a former staff representative on the
Speaker 1: university's governing council, told a Senate inquiry she had been
Speaker 1: falsely accused of leaking to the media. Julie Bishop said
Speaker 1: she had been cleared of all allegations and that she
Speaker 1: had not bullied or harassed anyone. Public hearings in the
Speaker 1: Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will wrap up
Speaker 1: on Wednesday, two days before the scheduled end date. That's
Speaker 1: despite a push from Jewish leaders the Federal Coalition and
Speaker 1: the New South Wales state government to extend the inquiry.
Speaker 1: Representatives from the National Rugby League, Netball Australia and the
Speaker 1: Jewish sports organization Maccabi Australia will give evidence On Tuesday.
Speaker 1: Federal Opposition leader Angus Taylor said ending the public hearings
Speaker 1: early is a quote betrayal of the Jewish community. More
Speaker 1: than four and a half thousand members of the public
Speaker 1: have signed a petition to extend the Royal Commission, which
Speaker 1: is costing taxpayers one hundred and thirty one million dollars,
Speaker 1: including one point three million for commission at Virginia Bell.
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