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First photos of deadly beef wellington meal cooked by Erin Patterson released

Supreme Court of Victoria releases images of death cap mushrooms on dehydrator mesh and convict disposing of appliance

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

Afternoon Update: Erin Patterson guilty; officer who shot Kumanjayi Walker ‘racist’, coroner finds; and what if Jesus was a vlogger?

Victorian supreme court jury convicts 50-year-old who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-laws

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2025

A test of political courage: Yoorrook’s final reports demand action, not amnesia

Australia’s colonial era may be formally over but its legacies of inequality, land dispossession and systemic racism continue to shape daily life for First Peoples.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2025

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Erin Patterson has been found guilty in the mushroom murder trial. Legal experts explain why

After seven weeks of evidence, six days of summing up, and six and a half days of jury deliberation in the Victorian Supreme Court sitting in Morwell, Victoria, the verdict is finally in. Erin Patterson murdered her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, along with Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2025

Human rights groups urge Victoria not to adopt NSW protest permit system in response to alleged antisemitic attacks

Jacinta Allan says ‘anti-hate taskforce’ to consider if police powers should be increased to ‘stamp out extreme and violent protest’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2025

Accused Mushroom Killer Erin Patterson Found Guilty Of Murder

Accused mushroom killer Erin Patterson has been found guilty of three counts of murder and one of attempted murder by a 15-person jury.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 7, 2025

Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-laws

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2025

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Celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2025

Anthony Albanese Reacts After A Synagogue Was Set Alight In Melbourne: ‘Shocking Acts’

The Prime Minister pledged federal support for Victorian authorities after an unknown man set fire to the doors of a synagogue last night.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 5, 2025

Aussie young gun batters his way through Sri Lanka A

Victorian Sam Elliott has sparked a collapse of 7-25 as Australia A powered their way to a 198-run victory over Sri Lanka A.

AAP · Jul 4, 2025

Afternoon Update: Victorian health acknowledges family’s distress; Trump accused of using antisemitic slur; and the brooding charisma of Michael Madsen

Messages show department sent two messages two days apart advising parents to test for different sexually transmitted diseases

The Guardian - AU · Jul 4, 2025

Victorian Government To Make Its First Peoples’ Assembly Permanent Under New Bill

The government of Victoria is set to introduce a bill later this year that will make the First Peoples' Assembly a permanent body.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 4, 2025

Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly to be made permanent and granted decision-making powers under treaty bill

Body will be able to advise ministers on issues directly affecting Aboriginal people in the state

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2025

Patterson jury deliberations to continue into a sixth day – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2025

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AAP · Jul 3, 2025

Families' fearful wait to learn alleged abuser's moves

Parents are facing an anxious wait to find out if their kids have been exposed to a childcare worker accused of serial sexual abuse.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2025

Federal government to fast-track childcare safety legislation as Victoria appoints Jay Weatherill to conduct snap review of sector

Jason Clare to introduce powers to expand spot checks and cut off funding for childcare operators that fail to meet safety standards, as Greens call for independent watchdog

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry finds British committed genocide of Indigenous people

Yoorrook Justice Commission says British colonisation of Victoria brought violence, dispossession and lasting harm to Aboriginal communities

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2025

Childcare sexual abuse is mostly committed by men. Failing to recognise that puts children at risk

Australians are reeling from the news that Victorian childcare worker Joshua Dale Brown has been charged with more than 70 offences against children, including rape.

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2025

Flood threat ongoing for parts of NSW and Victoria as east coast weather system subsides

Heavy conditions expected to continue along parts of the east coast on Thursday

Al Jazeera · Jul 2, 2025

Australia vows childcare crackdown after worker charged with sex offences

Officials pledge to toughen laws after 26-year-old childcare worker charged with abusing eight children under his care.

The Conversation · Jul 2, 2025

Supervision gaps can lead to child abuse – what can be done?

The horrific allegations of child abuse by an early childhood educator in Victoria came to light at a time when the early learning sector was already under fire for previous abuse revelations and safety breaches.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2025

Afternoon Update: urgent review of Victoria’s childcare; ‘second surge’ of weather to hit south-east; and a sleepover in a museum

Announcement comes as second Victorian man charged with child sexual abuse crimes

The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2025

Victoria orders urgent review into childcare safety after allegations of abuse by worker

Premier says ‘short and sharp’ review will consider whether Victoria can go ‘even further and act faster’ on any federal measures

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025

'It's like a sauna': Temperatures on London's Tube hit 33C on the hottest day of the year so far

The Standard found the Victoria, Central, Northern and Elizabeth lines reached temperatures of up to 33C by lunchtime on Tuesday

The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2025

Victoria’s Indigenous people experienced ‘genocide’, truth-telling inquiry says

Yoorrook Justice Commission splits on final report but makes 100 recommendations aimed at healing and reconciliation

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