62 h. ago ‘He’s full dead, bro’: Final moments of stabbed doctor aired in court

A court heard details of the 33-year-old doctor’s alleged murder and the two home invasions that preceded his death.

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63 h. ago High Court to hear Obeid, Macdonald appeal over coal licence convictions

The nation’s highest court will examine the convictions of NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and his former ministerial ally, Ian Macdonald.

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8 d. ago The two faces of Erin Patterson: Prosecutors paint a portrait of piety and poison

The accused killer said she loved her in-laws, Don and Gail, but as they lay critically ill and she began fearing her foraged mushrooms were to blame, a court heard she said nothing.

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8 d. ago WA news LIVE: Traditional owner’s Woodside challenge has first court hearing; Rock art scientist backs contentious report

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1 week ago Erin Patterson trial LIVE updates: Exotic mushrooms tasted ‘more interesting’, had more flavour, court hears

Erin Patterson has now started talking about mushrooms: how she loved to eat them, cook with them, too. Follow our live updates.

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1 week ago Court hears evidence from alleged mushroom cook: Erin Patterson trial day 24 as it happened

Erin Patterson, who is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington meal that contained death cap mushrooms, is giving evidence. Follow our live updates from the trial.

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2 w. ago Teen accused of Northland machete brawl posed for pictures with knives

The 15-year-old was already on bail when violence erupted between gang rivals who looked at each other the wrong way, a court heard.

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2 w. ago Shopping list, health chats, missing mobile: Police lay out investigation into mushroom cook

Police dug into Erin Patterson’s bank records, shopping history and phone records as part of their probe into a lunch that killed three of her guests, a court has heard.

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2 w. ago Mushroom cook asked 'who died?' as police searched her home, court hears

A police search of Erin Patterson's home after serving up a toxic dish has been shown to her triple-murder trial.

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3 w. ago Intensive care doctor believed surviving mushroom lunch guest would die, court hears

The head of one of Melbourne's largest intensive care units has told the mushroom murder trial doctors tried everything they could to save the gravely ill lunch guests.

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3 w. ago The desperate fight to save death cap mushroom lunch patients

An intensive care doctor has told Erin Patterson’s murder trial that Ian Wilkinson was “very close” to death as hospital staff tried in vain to save the lives of other patients.

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3 w. ago The desperate fight to save mushroom lunch guests from death cap poisoning

An intensive care doctor has told Erin Patterson’s murder trial that Ian Wilkinson was “very close” to death as hospital staff tried in vain to save the lives of other patients.

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3 w. ago Accused man on trial for incest dies on witness stand in Perth court

A 76-year-old man collapsed and died of a suspected heart attack while giving evidence on Tuesday afternoon in the District Court.

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3 w. ago ‘Death cap’ internet search made on laptop seized from Erin Patterson’s home, court told

An internet search for a death cap mushroom sighting was made on a device connected to Erin Patterson, a court has heard.

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3 w. ago Death cap webpage accessed on computer seized from Erin Patterson’s home, court told

An internet page listing a death cap mushroom sighting was made on a device connected to Erin Patterson, a court has heard.

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3 w. ago Qantas illegally fired staff to survive ‘business calamities’, court hears

Lawyers for the airline argue for a mid-range fine on the third day of hearings to determine how much it will need to pay for illegally outsourcing workers.

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last month Erin Patterson told child protection worker her estranged husband was emotionally abusive, court hears

Patterson had said her relationship with Simon Patterson changed after she applied for child support in 2022, the court heard.

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