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Surge in death cap mushrooms in NSW and SA as scientists warn some deadly fungi look like supermarket varieties

Amanita phalloides detected growing in Sydney, the southern highlands, southern NSW and the Adelaide hills

The Guardian - AU

Greens defend candidate's post about martyrdom as 'creative writing'

But Harini Rangarajan's posts about Osama bin Laden have now been deleted.

The Canberra Times

Libs promise to hand back Boomanulla Oval as part of First Nations plan

Opposition also promises more funding for Winnunga Nimmityjah.

The Canberra Times

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Liberals missing on Indigenous policy scorecard after missing deadline

It follows dual campaign blunders defended by Lee.

The Canberra Times

Custodian calls on Libs to drop candidate over 'deeply offensive' posts

Paul Girrawah House, a First Nation Party candidate, made the call.

The Canberra Times

What could have done the Liberals a world of good is instead a big headache

The harsh truth is that not every Liberal is trying to win.

The Canberra Times

Lee says Kikkert incident played 'significant role' in disendorsement

Pressure continues for full footage to be released.

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Liberal candidate used separate social media account under fake name

The Liberals have distanced themselves from Darren Roberts' social media posts.

The Canberra Times

Liberal candidate denies filming campaign video while driving

The video appears to have been filmed from the right-hand side of a car.

The Canberra Times

'All walks of life': Liberals launch candidates for 2024 election

Here is the party's 25-member election ticket.

The Canberra Times

NSW Health warns of opioid risk after people took heroin thinking it was cocaine or methamphetamine

Authorities say in eight overdose cases where drug samples were available, heroin was the opioid identified

The Guardian - AU

Detection of highly potent opioid in MDMA prompts emergency warnings and renewed calls for pill testing

Head of Canberra pill testing venue says nitazenes are a ‘serious problem’, with the risk of overdose ‘extreme’ due to opioid naivety

The Guardian - AU

Three hospitalised after taking MDMA spiked with opioid

Three people presented to NSW hospitals over the weekend after taking tablets sold as MDMA that contained a potent opioid.

AAP

A Person Has Died & 2 Others Hospitalised In Sydney After Using Coke Likely Laced With Heroin

"We don't know if this risk applies outside Sydney or not. Everyone should be cautious."

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Death and overdoses from 'fake cocaine' spark warning

A person has died and two others overdosed after ingesting what they thought was cocaine but turned out to be heroin, prompting a warning for other users.

AAP

Health warning over high doses of MDMA in ecstasy pills

NSW health officials are concerned that three high-dose ecstasy tablets in circulation could increase the risk of harm to drug users.

Wales Online

Labour councillor alleged by restaurant owner to have abused staff and failed to pay bill is investigated by his local party

The restaurant owner wrote a former complaint to the leader of the Merthyr Tydfil Labour Group over the alleged conduct of Councillor Gareth Lewis

ABC News

What two NSW coronial inquests have taught us about kambo and why people use the South American frog poison

Two recent coronial inquests have thrust kambo into the spotlight in Australia. So why do people choose to burn their skin and apply the frog poison?

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Kambo frog-poison inquest hears yoga continued while Jarrad Antonovich died

Paramedics tell a coronial inquest in NSW that "no-one was interested" in the fact that they were trying to save a man's life in a "weird" scene that an expert witness said "sounded very disturbing".

ABC News

Ghost mushrooms spotted in Sydney as NSW Poisons Information Centre warns against foraging

Recent sightings mark the beginning of the mushroom season but the NSW Poisons Information Centre warns it is also the time of year when it receives a spike in calls.

ABC News

Natasha Lechner died minutes after using frog poison in 'Kambo' vomiting ritual, inquest told

A coronial inquest is investigating whether a ritual known as Kambo, which uses poison from the Amazonian giant tree frog, caused Natasha Lechner's sudden death at Mullumbimby in March 2019.

Wales Online

Everything we learned about Merthyr council's budget following chaotic meeting

The opposition Labour group raised concerns over the size of the increase and how the budget setting process had gone

Evening Standard

I met the British volunteers killed in Ukraine — they were brave but ill-prepared

This morning, the Foreign Office confirmed the deaths of British volunteers Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Chris Parry, 28, in Ukraine. Reporter Tom Mutch — who interviewed Bagshaw ahead of his latest evacuation attempt — pays tribute to their selflessness

ABC News

Noxious weed thornapple identified as spinach contaminant, after about 200 Australians became ill

The toxic thornapple plant has been in Australia for centuries and caused dozens of poisonings this week after contaminating a spinach harvest.

Wales Online

Labour calls for Merthyr playgrounds to be upgraded by 2027 - but plans are already in place

A notice of motion was put forward by Labour at the most recent full council meeting

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