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Why estranged husband didn't go to deadly mushroom meal

Erin Patterson's estranged husband Simon did not go to a toxic mushroom lunch at her home as he believed she'd been trying to poison him, it can be revealed.

AAP · Aug 8, 2025

Doctor who treated Erin Patterson’s death cap mushroom victims reveals alarming details

Intensive care doctor says murder convict’s lunch guests were ‘certainly the sickest patients in the whole state’

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

The mushroom poisoning trial captivated Australia. Why Erin Patterson did it remains a mystery

Erin Patterson's murder convictions for the deaths by mushroom poisoning of her estranged husband's relatives has prompted fevered speculation across Australia about her motive

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Delay in harassment case against Grace Tame's abuser

Nicolaas Ockert Bester, who is accused of harassing former Australian of the Year Grace Tame online, has had his court matter delayed over a medical report.

AAP · Jan 11, 2024

Activist jailed for anti-logging, mining protests

A Tasmanian activist has been jailed for three months for breaching a suspended sentence during protests at mining and logging sites.

AAP · Jul 14, 2023

Tasmanian magistrate slams environmental protester for repeated bail breaches

After a Tasmanian judge accuses an activist of wanting to be "a martyr" in court, the activist fires back, saying she's "upholding the laws of nature".

ABC News · May 10, 2023