Australian woman appeals murder convictions in poison mushroom case
Triple-murderer Erin Patterson appeals convictions for poisoning four of her estranged husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms.
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19.08.2026
Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive test for cocaine
The Australian said he made no excuses but admitted to struggling with the twilight of his career.
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19.08.2026
Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen
Despite leading in the polls, Hanson is allowed to offer thought bubbles instead of actual policy l, free app or daily news podcastAll sides
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19.08.2026
Erin Patterson appeals 3 murder convictions in Australia over death cap mushroom lunch
Triple-murderer Erin Patterson is appealing her convictions for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms
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19.08.2026
South Africa to Australia: Why coal profits are surging during Iran war
Coal companies are reporting a huge rise in profits, but analysts say global clean energy transition is still on track.
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19.08.2026
Australia mushroom killer Erin Patterson's lawyers point to jury irregularities at appeal
Patterson was found guilty last year of murdering her husband's parents and an elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef Wellington lunch laced with lethal death cap mushrooms.
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19.08.2026
Australia braces for bushfires in almost every state as El Niño strengthens
Dry conditions in the east and heavy fuel loads across central and northern Australia are driving the picture, the council said
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independent.co.uk
19.08.2026
Catholic schools chief denies wiping critical evidence after performing factory reset on phone, Icac hears
Dallas McInerney tells inquiry he wiped data from his devices over the weekend after receiving a security warning from his bank l, free app o
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19.08.2026
Five Australian footy players suspended for season amid police investigation
The suspensions, for drinking and inviting women to a hotel, come as police investigate an alleged sexual assault.
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19.08.2026
First Nations MP resigns from NT parliament, accusing government of passing laws which are ‘dehumanising, oppressing and destroying” Indigenous people
Yolŋu independent Yiŋiya Guyula accused the CLP of ‘contributing to the breakdown of our culture and people, in what is becoming a slow genocide’
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19.08.2026
Australia politics live: NDIS reforms to pass parliament today after 63 amendments get Coalition on side
Bill passed Senate on Wednesday evening and is due back in lower house today. Follow today’s news liveFollow our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live
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18.08.2026
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Australian library pulls book on Gaza from shelves after complaint from Bondi attack survivor
How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza, by American writer Adam Johnson, was withdrawn from Waverley Library
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independent.co.uk
18.08.2026
Japan and Australia defense chiefs tout ‘significant’ progress on high-energy laser
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the advances were a breakthrough not only for bilateral ties but also for Japan's own defense industry.
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japantimes.co.jp
18.08.2026
Alleged victim tells Alan Jones’s barrister he was ‘groomed for 10 years’ and to ‘get real’ during combative cross-examination
Former broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges in relation to six men l, free app or daily news
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18.08.2026
At least 109 BHP workers sexually harassed colleagues in a single year, mining company says
Further 104 allegations not investigated due to ‘insufficient information or the wishes of the impacted person’, according to annual report l
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18.08.2026
Australia politics live: Greens say Labor and Coalition deal on gambling ad laws a ‘smokescreen’
Greens spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young says opt-out system doesn’t acknowledge ‘how the internet actually works. Follow today’s news live
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17.08.2026
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is appealing - here's what you need to know
The Australian, who notoriously poisoned her family members, is trying to overturn her conviction.
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bbc.co.uk
17.08.2026
3M knew for more than 50 years that its products could harm humans, Australian government alleges in court documents
Exclusive: federal government court filings claim internal company documents included warnings about products being toxic w more than
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17.08.2026
Why rightwing critics are wrong to say the Australian super system is broken
Spending on aged pension will be stable for decades to come, experts argue, despite claims by Bragg and Hanson n system “one of the bi
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17.08.2026
Who is Hasan Piker – and why are some conservatives outraged about his return to the ABC?
The leftwing commentator has been invited to appear on the Planet America program in Australia on Monday nightThe ABC is set to air the return of its Planet America program on Monday night as the US m
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17.08.2026