Victoria

The judge overseeing Erin Patterson’s triple-murder trial has warned jurors they must “scrupulously guard” against feelings of sympathy for the Patterson and Wilkinson families.

The triple-murder trial of alleged mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson has reached its final stage as the judge overseeing the case is set to deliver his charge.

Vandals have targeted a historic Australian synagogue with vandalism referencing Iran and bombs.

A coronial inquest has begun into the death of Madeline Margaret Henry, who was shot by police after allegedly pinning an officer with her car during an arrest. The court is examining the lead-up and police response.

Investigations are ongoing into the cause of the incident.

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Jordan van den Lamb publishes the addresses of empty houses online and urges homeless people to use them as shelter. But landlords and real estate agents say his TikTok-fuelled protest crosses a dangerous line.

New footage shows a four-wheel-drive ramming an unmarked police car.

On Thursday, the now 31-year-old Victorian had her registration cancelled and has been banned from working in education for three years.

Jurors sitting in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial will have a four-day break before they hear the judge's final directions and begin deciding on a verdict.

Lawyers acting for alleged mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson have suggested her decision to leave hospital after five minutes has ‘only one reasonable explanation’.

A dramatic police chase took a terrifying turn when a stolen Land Cruiser drove through a packed Melbourne shopping centre.

A council in a major city has overcharged drivers a whopping $12m in parking fines, spanning more than a decade.

Erin Patterson's barrister says despite 20 hours of ‘surgical’ questioning his client did not unravel as her triple-murder trial reaches the final stages before the jury decides her fate.

Jurors in the triple-murder trial of Erin Patterson have been urged to reject the proposition she dumped a dehydrator as part of a ‘wild panic’.