4 h. ago Mushroom killer facing more time in jail as sentence appeal looms

Mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson could be facing more time behind bars as Victoria's top prosecutors weigh up whether to appeal her sentence.

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6 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter charged, faces dealth penalty

The alleged killer of Charlie Kirk has faced court for the first time since the conservative podcaster was killed last week.

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5 d. ago Police officers accused of negligent manslaughter of tradie identified

Sergeant James Fitzgerald and Constable Alexander Papanastassis have faced court for the first time over the death of builder Luke Briggs in Hoppers Crossing last year.

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7 d. ago Perth doctor faces jail after pleading guilty to fraud for a second time

Dr Phillip Meyerkort was convicted of fraud last year and narrowly avoided jail. Twelve months later was back before the courts.

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7 d. ago Estranged husband of mushroom cook killer turns his mind to content creation

CBD hears that Simon Patterson, husband of the triple-murderer mushroom cook Erin Patterson, is inclined to tell his own story, on his own terms.

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8 d. ago Why the sentence for mushroom killer Erin Patterson goes too far

Readers respond to the hefty custodial sentence for Erin Patterson, the tragic killings of two boys in Cobblebank, and the fallout over Jacinta Price’s comments.

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8 d. ago Prince Harry visits late Queen’s grave – but will he meet his father, King Charles?

With Harry in the UK on the third anniversary of his grandmother’s death, speculation grows that he will meet his father face to face for the first time in over 18 months.

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9 d. ago Convicted mushroom killer learns how long she will spend in jail

Justice Christopher Beale revisits key moments in the trial as part of his reasons for the sentence he imposes on convicted mushroom killer Erin Patterson, as she learns how long she will spend in jail for the murders of her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, and the attempted murder of Heather’s husband, pastor Ian Wilkinson.

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9 d. ago Ian Wilkinson speaks after mushroom killer Erin Patterson jailed

Ian Wilkinson, the survivor of Erin Patterson's deadly mushroom lunch, has spoken after the triple murderer was sentenced.

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2 w. ago Mushroom killer Erin Patterson’s sentence to be broadcast live in Supreme Court first

The court will break with convention and allow Justice Christopher Beale’s sentencing of Patterson for the death cap mushroom murders to be televised live.

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2 w. ago Mushroom killer Erin Patterson’s sentence to be broadcast live in a Supreme Court first

The court will break with convention and allow Justice Christopher Beale’s sentencing of Patterson for the death cap mushroom murders to be televised live.

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3 w. ago Trump demands countries back down on tech regulation or face big new tariffs

The Albanese government faces another tariff threat from Donald Trump, this time over forcing tech companies to pay for Australian news content.

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3 w. ago A hair straightener, a fan and lots of wool. Inside Erin Patterson’s prison cell

A portrait of the mushroom lunch killer’s life behind bars reveals her isolation, the small courtyard where she can see daylight and her unit block mates. 

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