Posts reveal family schism before deadly mushroom lunch
Devices seized from Erin Patterson's home allegedly reveal frustration with her husband's family in the months before she served them a poisonous lunch.
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NSW flooding death toll rises to four
NSW flooding death toll rises to four
A fourth person has died, and resupply efforts for 50,000 isolated residents are ramping up, as heavy rain and flooding spread across Australia's east coast. Authorities found the body of a man in...
Kiwi rapist avoids 501 deportation
Kiwi rapist avoids 501 deportation
Warning: disturbing content. A NZ-born man who raped a drunk 15-year-old in Australia has avoided deportation so he can care for family members.
Three dead, grave fears for others missing in NSW floods
Three dead, grave fears for others missing in NSW floods
Three people have died in flooding in Australia's east, and the threat is set to hang over communities for some time despite forecasts heavy rain will ease.
Hundreds rescued, thousands stranded by NSW floods
Hundreds rescued, thousands stranded by NSW floods
Hundreds of people have been rescued during one-in-500-year flooding after parts of Australia's east copped four months of rain in two days.
Data queried after cook's phone pinged near mushrooms
Data queried after cook's phone pinged near mushrooms
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson's legal team are grilling a phone data expert on the limitations involved in using cell data in connection with a person's movements. Patterson, 50, is facing the fourth...
Evacuations, rescues as flooding hits NSW
Evacuations, rescues as flooding hits NSW
Persistent and heavy rain that has brought significant flash flooding to NSW is showing no signs of stopping, after forcing a stack of emergency calls and evacuations.
Days of rain to lash Australia's east coast
Days of rain to lash Australia's east coast
Heavy rainfall continues to lash Australia's east coast and emergency crews are on high alert as flash flooding hits coastal areas.
Qantas could face $121m fine for illegal sackings
Qantas could face $121m fine for illegal sackings
Qantas could be forced to pay more than $120m in penalties for illegally sacking more than 1800 ground workers during the Covid pandemic.
Proposed law to reduce speed limit to 30kmh
Proposed law to reduce speed limit to 30kmh
Unsafe roads are forcing parents to drive children less than 1km to school, say safety advocates pushing for lower speed limits.
Cook memorial removed after repeated vandalism
Melbourne Captain Cook memorial removed after repeated vandalism
A contentious Captain Cook memorial that has been the target of repeated vandalism in Melbourne is set to be scrapped.
Mushroom murder trial: Mycologist tells court of death cap sightings
Mushroom murder trial: Mycologist tells court of death cap sightings
Poisonous mushroom identification is fraught with challenges and toxicity is often determined after they are ingested, an expert has told Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial.
Carla Zampatti launches new-look Fashion Week
Carla Zampatti launches new-look Fashion Week
The timeless elegance of Carla Zampatti seems a solid bet to begin Australian Fashion Week's new era.
Australia's Liberals name first female leader
Australia's Liberals name first female leader
Sussan Ley's elevation as the first female leader of the federal Liberal Party has been hailed as a new beginning for an opposition facing years in the wilderness.
Russia downed Malaysian plane: UN council rules
Russia downed Malaysian plane: UN council rules
Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, killed all 298 passengers and crew in 2014, the UN's aviation council has ruled.
Teen caught with knife, fake gun at Melbourne stadium
Teen caught with knife, fake gun at Melbourne stadium
A teenager has been caught with a knife and a fake gun while trying to enter an AFL match in Melbourne without a ticket.
More than $600m in cocaine seized off NSW coast
More than $600m in cocaine seized off NSW coast
More than a tonne of cocaine worth over $600 million has been seized off Australia's east coast.
Tears, laughter as family front mushroom murder trial
Tears, laughter as family front mushroom murder trial
Tensions were high in a small, regional courtroom as the only guest to survive a deadly mushroom lunch at Erin Patterson's home walked the few steps to the witness box.
Mushroom cook sick day after meal, daughter tells court
Mushroom cook sick day after meal, daughter tells court
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson began feeling sick the day after a poisoned lunch, her daughter has told a jury, but a nurse who treated her said she "didn't look unwell".
'Incomprehensible': NSW town reels after young boys killed
'Incomprehensible': NSW town reels after young boys killed
A rural New South Wales town is being urged to stay strong as shattered residents come to grips with the "incomprehensible" killing of two young boys.