On Thursday he was extradited back to New South Wales, where he was charged with her murder and formally refused bail. And thanks to the award-winning, global podcast phenomenon the Teacher’s Pet, released by the Rupert Murdoch-owned Australian newspaper this May, his every move has been watched not just by Australians but by the millions across the globe engrossed by his story. The Teacher’s Pet podcast has been downloaded more than 28 million times globally since its release and its lead reporter, Hedley Thomas, received Australia’s highest journalism accolade, the gold Walkley, in November. On Thursday, Dawson’s lawyer, Greg Walsh, told journalists outside court that the intense public interest in the case was a concern. He said that despite the reach of Teacher’s Pet and other high-profile podcast series, the media’s interest in important cases is nothing new.

Source: The Guardian December 09, 2018 00:40 UTC