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A masseur who was given publicity on the Kyle and Jackie O Show has been placed behind bars for sexually assaulting a listener of the popular radio program.

Steven Goldberg, 67, is awaiting sentencing after attacking a 32-year-old woman during an appointment in his eastern Sydney massage studio in October 2023.

She had learned about his "magical" treatments from a glowing testimonial from Jackie O on the KIIS program.

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There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of Jackie O or co-presenter Kyle Sandilands.

The 20-minute segment formed part of the crown case laid out for jurors.

"It was something else, oh my god, it really was," Jackie O said on air.

However, the female listener – who cannot be legally named or identified – experienced something very different after being doused in oil, blindfolded and raped in the massage studio at Goldberg's cliff-side home.

"I felt frozen in fear and I was worried about what else he might do," she told jurors in Parramatta District Court earlier this month.

"I felt in a lot of pain."

On Thursday, jurors returned guilty verdicts for a single count of sexual touching and an additional count of sexual intercourse, both without consent.

They deliberated for just over two-and-a-half hours before coming to their unanimous decisions.

Goldberg had his bail revoked and was placed behind bars ahead of his sentence hearing on December 11.

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The 67-year-old admitted penetrating the woman but claimed he reasonably believed she had consented beforehand.

The victim told the court he had asked "are we alright to keep going?" before the alleged sexual assaults occurred.

She said yes because she thought he was merely asking about the massage, she told the jury.

As he was allegedly molesting her, the woman put her legs together but he persisted, she said.

She faked an orgasm to try to get him to stop, she told the jury.

Goldberg also did not mention that the massage would contain anything sexual in his discussions with the woman, prosecutor Ann Bonnor said.

However, defence barrister April Francis told the jury that Goldberg had asked "Are we alright to keep going here?" referring to the woman's groin area.

There was no verbal instruction by the woman to stop, she argued.

Goldberg apologised unreservedly to the alleged victim and offered her a complimentary massage in a phone call made on October 26, 2023, which was legally recorded by police and played to the jury.

"There definitely will be no way in hell I'd come back or refer anyone to you," she replied.

Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

Two violent youth offenders from Melbourne were flown to Queensland on a holiday funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), it has been revealed.

The Victorian teenagers had their Community Corrections Orders (CCO) amended by the state's Department of Justice and Community Safety to be allowed on a taxpayer-funded interstate trip to visit theme parks on the Gold Coast.

It is understood the teens had been convicted of violent home invasions and carjackings but were not jailed.

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9News understands it took place within the past few months and involved sightseeing and a visit to the popular theme parks.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said "no youth justice officials were involved in accompanying these young people".

Allan also confirmed the state's youth justice system did not fund the trip.

"What we are making it very clear in Victoria is that there are consequences for offending," Allan said.

Victoria's opposition leader Brad Battin said convicted youth offenders should not be "going off on holidays".

"At the moment, we're seeing kids go to Europe and possibly up to the Gold Coast," Battin said.

"Where is the message to kids to say that crime doesn't pay here in Victoria?"

In a statement, a spokesperson for the NDIS said it was investigating the claims.

"The NDIS provides disability-related supports to all eligible Australians," the spokesperson told 9News.

"The NDIS is not responsible for the rehabilitation of youth offenders."

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Australian households are set to struggle with rising power prices for the next decade, although there could be some much-needed relief in the long run, major energy bosses have warned.

The Australian Energy Council (AEC), the peak body whose members include power giants AGL, EnergyAustralia and Origin, today released a discussion paper based on a survey of industry chief executives, examining the country's energy transition.

Chief among the concerns raised in the report is affordability, with one unnamed executive warning customers are likely to see another 10 years of rising bills.

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"My feel is that bills will increase for at least the next decade, given the scale of capital being deployed in the industry," they said.

"I think it's the calm before the storm, and I think the storm is coming around cost and competitiveness," another added.

The reason for the rise is that, while renewable energy such as solar and wind has consistently been found by the CSIRO and Australian Energy Market Operator, the time and cost of getting it connected to the energy system are higher than expected.

"The infrastructure required to do the renewable transition is all far more expensive than anyone expected," the CEO of an energy generator said. 

"The build-out is way behind schedule on lots of critical matters. 

"The cost of this hasn't been openly discussed as well as the associated impacts on Australia's economy."

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Renewables still the cheapest option

Despite the looming cost of the transition to a predominantly renewable energy grid, the AEC said it still supports that path forward – as well as retaining the target of net zero emissions by 2050 – because it is the cheapest option.

The report states that, despite the short-to-medium-term power bill pain, "with the right market reforms and investment signals, prices could stabilise or even decrease in the long term".

"The AEC supports the transition to net zero emissions by 2050 on the premise that the least cost, lowest impact pathway is an energy system dominated by renewables (wind and solar, including rooftop solar) and firmed with battery storage, gas and pumped hydro," chief executive Louisa Kinnear said. 

"There is generally broad alignment across industry about this energy mix…

"In the long run, this approach will still be cheaper than continuing to invest in existing or new coal-fired power generation."

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The timing of the report from the major industry body is far from ideal for the federal Liberal Party, coming just days after it pledged to ditch net zero in favour of trying to bring down energy prices with a "technology agnostic" approach, including potentially increasing coal power.

While the report says coal still has an important part to play in the short term, it also makes clear that the once-dominant energy source is on its way out.

"Building and connecting renewables and complementary technologies (particularly wind and gas) on time is critical to ensuring energy remains affordable and that coal can exit in a timely fashion," it states.

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Governments told to lift game

The federal and state governments were provided a raft of recommendations from the report to help ensure the energy transition runs smoothly.

They include speeding up environmental approvals and considering assistance targeted at low-income households rather than the federal government's universal energy rebates that will soon end, 18 months after they came into effect.

The AEC also called on governments to be more honest and transparent about the challenges – particularly the cost – of the transition.

"There are concerns that political rhetoric can often outpace reality, leading to fears that public confidence in the transition could quickly subside if expectations are not met that the increasing penetration of renewable energy does not result in falling energy prices," the report states.

"I think [the public] would be [ready for trade-offs] if they were given the facts as to the implications of jobs and industries in rural Australia, and potentially the rising costs that are going to flow through from networks and transmissions," a chief executive said.

"Because people don't understand electricity."

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