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Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty, arguing the deaths were a tragic accident. NewsWire/ David Crosling

Erin Patterson’s ‘aggressive’ text husband worried about

The husband of Erin Patterson told a jury she sent ‘extremely aggressive’ group chat messages, as the court was presented with claims of family tensions, mushroom use, and a deadly lunch.

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There are delays on the CityLink/Tullamarine Fwy between Bulla Rd and Bell St in Pascoe Vale South due to a collision which injured two men on Monday morning.

Traffic chaos as two injured in crash on Melbourne freeway

At least one motorbike was involved in the crash, which is causing major delays.

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Two more people have been charged following the death of Ruka Carlson.

Major update after father-of-six dies in Melbourne brawl

Police have revealed a major update in their investigation into an Easter Sunday brawl that left a father-of-six dead on a busy Melbourne street.

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Erin Patterson is accused of murdering three relatives who died from eating poisonous mushrooms.

Mushroom murder trial cooks up fresh revelations from small town

The mushroom murder trial of home cook Erin Patterson has brought an avalanche of fresh information as a media storm hit a small regional town in Victoria.

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Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese are struggling to cut through with their policies, polling shows. (Mick Tsikas, Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Federal election fate in hands of 'battleground state'

Peter Dutton's narrowing path to victory must travel through one key state, with the coalition needing to add to its paltry tally of 10 seats in the state.

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Rescuers pulled three people out of a helicopter which crashed near the shore of a seaside town. (Amenah McDonald/AAP PHOTOS)

Three survive helicopter crash in waters off Victorian coast

Three people have miraculously survived a helicopter crash that took place in the water off the Victorian coast.

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Ms Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty. NewsWire/ David Crosling

The question accused mushroom killer ‘never asked’

A question Erin Patterson ‘never asked’ as people lay dying in the hospital from an allegedly poisoned mushroom lunch left her husband ‘intrigued’, a jury has heard.

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Erin Patterson, 50, is facing trial over the alleged death cap mushroom poisonings of Simon Patterson’s parents and aunt and uncle.

Mushroom cook’s ex cries as he recalls dying dad 'struggling'

Simon Patterson has broken down while recalling his parents sick in hospital after becoming poisoned by a mushroom meal made by his estranged wife.

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Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

REVEALED: The WA link to mushroom murder trial

Alleged mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson has come face to face with her estranged husband as he takes the stand in her triple-murder trial. 

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Victoria sees worst measles outbreak in a decade.

State records highest measles case numbers in a decade amid outbreak

This is the first time in a decade that local transmission of measles has occurred.

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Huge development in mushroom murder trial

The jury tasked with hearing Erin Patterson’s triple-murder trial have been told separate charges against the Victorian mum were discontinued by prosecutors.

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**TO GO WITH AAP FEATURE SLUGGED: GENTLEMEN** Entrance to the Melbourne Club, Melbourne, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. (AAP Image/Raoul Wegat) NO ARCHIVING

Hemmes’ Melbourne hospitality plans struck by secret club

Melbourne’s most conservative establishment is determined to repel one of the symbols of flashy Sydney, attempting to fight off an expansion plan from Merivale Group owner Justin Hemmes.

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A woman was attacked while jogging on Melbourne’s Merri Creek Trail (left) just hours after a man was stabbed in Reservoir (right).

‘Unprovoked attack’: Two joggers hospitalised after separate ambushes

The man and woman were both jogging on Thursday when they were allegedly set upon by two different attackers.

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Murder charges laid after stabbing death of Ruka Carlson in Prahran, Melbourne
Michael Martin has appeared in court accused of raping a grandmother four decades ago.

Delays to 'unusual' grandma rape case as DNA questioned

The cold case rape of a grandmother four decades ago is facing further delays as the accused man plans to fight police DNA evidence.

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