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Mushroom trial live: child protection worker tells court Erin Patterson said she felt ‘isolated’ from in-laws and said estranged husband was ‘controlling’ | Victoria

Child protection worker tells court Erin Patterson said she felt ‘isolated’ from in-laws Cripps recalls Patterson saying a dispute over Simon listing himself as “separated” on his tax return in late 2022 had led to a strain in the pair’s

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Erin Patterson murder trial live: ‘probably impossible’ for death cap mushrooms to come from supermarket as they cannot be cultivated, expert tells trial | Victoria

‘Highly unlikely’ death cap mushrooms could be purchased from supermarket Dr Camille Truong says a Victorian Poisons Information Centre toxicologist typically will send photos of mushrooms for identification. It is “extremely rare” to be asked to identify a mushroom using

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Erin Patterson murder trial: jurors shown photo of remains of fateful beef wellington meal at centre of triple murder case | Victoria

Jurors shown a photo of the remains of fateful beef wellington meal Muldoon says she received the image from Dr Veronica Foote at Leongatha hospital on 31 July. The photos show a pastry encasing a brown paste. There are also

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Free Robbie Williams concert at Melbourne’s Federation Square prompts road closures as fans turn out early | Robbie Williams

British pop star Robbie Williams’s free Melbourne gig will prompt city road closures, as fans began gathering more than eight hours before the performance. Williams, who is in Australia to promote his recently released biopic, announced the free pop-up show

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Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly wants powers over schools’ Indigenous history curriculum | Indigenous Australians

Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly wants decision-making powers over how the state’s Indigenous history is taught in schools but says a treaty will not outline specific changes to the curriculum. The assembly – the state’s democratically elected Indigenous body – will

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Samantha Murphy: Ballarat murder trial fast-tracked after Patrick Stephenson pleads not guilty | Victoria

The Victorian man accused of killing missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy has pleaded not guilty to murder, with his case being fast-tracked to the state’s supreme court. Patrick Stephenson, 23, appeared in the Ballarat magistrates court via video link, charged

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Jacinta Allan warns against ‘American-style division’ as Indigenous treaty negotiations begin in Victoria | Indigenous Australians

The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has warned against “American-style division” surrounding the state’s nation-leading Indigenous treaty, ahead of negotiations beginning this month. The First Peoples’ Assembly – Victoria’s democratically elected Indigenous body – will begin negotiating a statewide treaty with

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Moira Deeming should have known she was ‘walking into a disaster’ by attending rally, defamation trial hears | Victorian politics

Ousted Liberal MP Moira Deeming could have “worked out” she was “walking into a disaster” before she attended and spoke at a 2023 “Let Women Speak” rally that was gatecrashed by neo-Nazis, the federal court has heard. Deeming, now an

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