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Afternoon Update: woman at centre of mushroom poisoning speaks; and Mark Latham dumped as NSW One Nation head

Victorian woman told police she also went to hospital after eating the meal, which killed three and left another hospitalised

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Victorian woman at centre of suspected mushroom poisoning says she also went to hospital after eating meal

Erin Patterson tells police she bought the fungi from a supermarket chain and an Asian grocery store

The Guardian - AU

Future uncertain for key Tasmania to mainland power transmission link after $2bn cost blowout

Federal government in discussion with states after Marinus Link price tag increases, putting decarbonisation and energy goals at risk

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The mushroom poisoning mystery confounding Australia

A police investigation has been launched in the Australian state of Victoria after a family lunch led to the death of three people from suspected mushroom poisoning in a case that has gripped the nation.

The Week

Death cap mushrooms: why are they so toxic and how can poisoning be treated?

Eating even a very small amount of the mushrooms at the centre of the suspected poisoning in Victoria can be fatal, and treatment is often only effective if administered very quickly

The Guardian - AU

Victoria suspected mushroom poisoning: lunchtime dish believed to have been a beef wellington pie

Erin Patterson prepared the meal at her home in Leongatha that left diners with suspected death cap mushroom poisoning

The Guardian - AU

Mushroom mystery: family lunch leaves Australian town reeling after three deaths in suspected poisoning

As police investigate what looks like a fatal case of food poisoning in Leongatha in rural Victoria, locals recall the victims as kind and community-spirited

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Police Test Dehydrator Found At Local Tip As Part Of Suspected Mushroom Poisoning Investigation

Police are exploring both possibilities of either an accidental poisoning or "nefarious activity" in the deaths of three Victorians.

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Rift emerges over voice to parliament in Victoria’s newly elected First Peoples’ Assembly

Exclusive: Some members believe the treaty body’s formal endorsement of the voice should be revisited

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne’s mysterious midnight ‘meteor’ identified as remains of Russian rocket

Beam of light that crossed Victoria’s night sky burned for almost a minute and caused a loud boom, and Australia’s space agency says it was incinerating space junk

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Morning Mail: Matildas into World Cup quarter-finals with Denmark defeat, voice no vote overtakes yes, cybersecurity fears rise

New poll shows no vote overtaking yes in all states except Victoria; calls for new laws after cybersecurity breaches; Foord and Raso goals fire Matildas past Denmark

The Guardian - AU

No vote overtakes yes in all states except Victoria, Guardian Essential poll shows

‘Hard no’ opposition to the Indigenous voice rose in July but young people, women remain strong supporters

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Vic Homicide Police Are Now Investigating The Deaths Of 3 People Who Ate Poisonous Mushrooms

All four were taken to hospital the day after eating lunch at home.

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How a school’s John Farnham jukebox musical inspired a feel-good documentary

The students from a Victorian school are making their stage – and screen – debut in This is Going to Be Big, a documentary about their efforts to put on a school play

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The Independent UK

The key questions answered as the Commonwealth Games suffers latest setback

The government of Alberta has announced a halt to its attempt to bring the 2030 event to cities Calgary and Edmonton.

The National (Scotland)

Canada pulls the plug on possible bid to stage 2030 Commonwealth Games

Canadian province Alberta has pulled the plug on a possible bid to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games because of rising costs.

The Guardian - AU

Alberta withdraws support for 2030 Commonwealth Games bid due to cost

Announcement comes weeks after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Games

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Timing of $2bn housing and sports package uncertain after Victorian Commonwealth Games pullout

Regional mayors say they expect the state government to provide details on infrastructure projects in coming months

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The Guardian - AU

Victorian electricity transmission charges could more than double if Australia’s longest power line proceeds

Proposed 800km VNI West will be costlier than alternatives and won’t solve grid bottlenecks holding back new solar and wind, thinktank says

The Conversation

Cooking (and heating) without gas: what are the impacts of shifting to all-electric homes?

Gas connections for all new housing and sub-divisions will be banned in Victoria from January 1 next year. The long-term result of the state government’s significant change to planning approvals will be all-electric housing. The ACT made similar changes early this year, in line with a shift away from gas…

The Conversation

Ned Kelly's descendants claim cultural heritage rights over the site of his last stand. The Supreme Court disagrees

The Victorian Supreme Court has determined the descendants of Ned Kelly’s family are not a distinctive cultural group with the right to protections of their “intangible cultural heritage”.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney records hottest July as unseasonably warm weather set to persist across most of Australia

July records broken over the weekend in parts of NSW and Victoria as ‘almost the entire country’ 2-6C above average temperatures

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NSW won’t ban gas in new homes as premier declares ‘I don’t need another complication’

Chris Minns rules out following Victoria in banning new gas connections, saying state has enough serious energy challenges

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Properties worth more than $25bn were bought with cash in Australia’s three biggest states in early 2023

Many cash purchases were made in regional areas of NSW, Victoria and Queensland as buyers downsized to less expensive housing

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Afternoon Update: Labor puts housing bill back on agenda; Victoria bans gas connections to homes; and Australians cut spending

Coalition accuses PM of ‘threatening’ a double dissolution to pass bill, while Greens urge government to negotiate in ‘good faith’

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