76 m. ago ‘She appeared upset’: Patterson didn’t want to stay at hospital, asked after lunch guests

Medical staff at Leongatha Hospital say accused killer Erin Patterson reported gastro symptoms, asked after her lunch guests and appeared reluctant to stay, leaving and returning over two hours later.

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1 hour ago Three children dead after ‘suspicious’ house fire, mum expected to survive

Their mother, who escaped the home with other children and her partner, remains in hospital under police guard, as homicide officers investigate.

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3 h. ago WA news LIVE: Elderly pedestrian killed in Canning Vale crash

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3 h. ago WA news LIVE: All eyes on the hills as Bullwinkel goes down to the wire

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4 h. ago Motown star Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by former housekeepers

The writer and producer of some of soul’s biggest hits has been accused by four women who worked for him between 2007 and 2024.

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5 h. ago Brisbane news live: Queensland politicians get a pay rise | Three dead after house fire, as two more children lose fight for life

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5 h. ago Three dead after house fire, as two more children lose fight for life

A woman who escaped the home with other children and a man remains in hospital under police guard, as homicide officers investigate.

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8 h. ago ‘Indefensible’: Murderer accidentally given day release without grieving mother being told

Grace Donato’s daughter Adriana was killed with a hunting knife by her ex-boyfriend in 2012. Grace discovered by chance that the killer had been allowed out on day release.

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17 h. ago Boy dead, woman under police guard after suspicious house fire

A nine-year-old boy is dead and a woman is under police guard after a suspicious house fire in Toowoomba, Queensland. 

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18 h. ago ‘Better scared than dead’: Doctor’s urgent warning to accused mushroom killer

When Erin Patterson mentioned her children had eaten leftover beef Wellington, a doctor warned against her reluctance to have them checked out.

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19 h. ago ‘Single biggest issue’: Bank boss says Labor needs to deliver on housing

“Economics 101” suggests that if demand for homes increases and supply doesn’t, it will simply result in higher home prices, NAB boss Andrew Irvine says.

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19 h. ago Bassendean mum accused of starting $300,000 house fire while trying to light drugs

The court was told a man received burns to 30 per cent of his body after a “homemade candle” was dropped on him in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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20 h. ago The 11 seat races still too close to call – and those that changed hands

A dozen seats across the nation remain too close to call as the margins in some high-profile electoral battles narrowed to double digits.

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20 h. ago Bondi Junction killer spoke with cops a year before mass stabbing

Police body cam footage shows officers speaking to Joel Cauchi about his knife collection just over a year before the Bondi Junction stabbings.

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22 h. ago ‘It’s a really nice knife’: Bondi Junction killer’s voice heard for first time

Joel Cauchi called Queensland police complaining his father has taken his collection of knives. Body-worn cameras captured the interaction outside the family’s Toowoomba home.

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26 h. ago House fire that killed young boy ‘suspicious’ as six remain in hospital

A 36-year-old woman is under police guard in hospital after Wednesday’s blaze in Toowoomba.

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27 h. ago Brisbane news live: Child dead in house fire; Homeless to be moved on for Paniyiri; Chandler

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27 h. ago India launches military strikes against Pakistan after Kashmir massacre

India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens, as Pakistani authorities said five Indian planes had been downed in retaliation.

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28 h. ago Brisbane news live: Child feared dead in house fire; Homeless to be moved on for Paniyiri; Chandler

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29 h. ago Brisbane news live: Child feared dead in house fire | Qld police ‘failed to get Bondi Junction killer help’ before stabbing spree

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