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Erin Patterson has finished her marathon session giving evidence in her triple-murder trial.

Mushroom cook's triple denial as trial grilling ends

Erin Patterson faced a final round of fierce questioning in the witness box as prosecutors accused her of deadly intent in the mushroom lunch that killed three, but she didn’t back down.

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Detective Inspector Chris Murray described Katie Tangey as ‘completely innocent’ and the arsonists as ‘low lives’. NewsWire / Nadir Kinani

Tip-off twist in case of ‘innocent’ woman’s firebombing death

Detectives are chasing an anonymous tipster in the hope of arresting the men who killed an innocent woman in a firebombing.

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Troy Pannell is accused of defrauding a shipping company of $8.7 million.

Ex-AFL umpire’s $8.7 million fraud case faces another delay

Troy Pannell is set to answer claims he allegedly ripped off his former employer days after he underwent life-saving surgery.

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Mushroom cook grilled on bush poo claim

Alleged triple-murderer Erin Patterson has denied lying about stopping during a long drive for a ‘bush poo’ a day after the deadly lunch, her trial has heard.

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Cook ate 1kg of mushrooms in 5 days, court told

Alleged triple-killer Erin Patterson has told a court that she ate 1kg of fresh button mushrooms over five days before the fatal lunch.

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Motorists have been warned to expect delays of up to 90 minutes.

Kilometres-long traffic jam after truck rolls on highway

The morning commute has turned into a nightmare for fed-up drivers after a truck rollover and multi-vehicle crash on a major highway.

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A tradie has been hospitalised after being impaled on a timber post in Irving Road in Toorak in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. Nine News

Tradie critical after being impaled at construction site

A man is in critical condition after falling from a roof and becoming impaled on a timber post at a construction site in a major city.

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Erin Patterson and her estranged husband Simon Patterson.

Fatal mushroom cook accused of lying in box

Alleged mushroom killer Erin Patterson has been accused of lying to the jury in her triple-murder trial.

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Monash IVF has admitted to a second embryo mishap.

Monash IVF admits second major embryo mix up

Reproductive giant Monash IVF has released a statement confirming a second major mishap where a woman received the wrong embryo.

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Ms Patterson has pleaded not guilty. Supplied/ 9News.

Mushroom cook to face further questions in murder trial

Erin Patterson is expected to return to the witness box for a sixth day in her triple-murder trial over the deaths of three in-laws.

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Both Mt Hotham Resort in the Victorian Alps and Thredbo in NSW the Kosciuszko National Park recieved a dumping of snow.

Aussie ski season off to a ‘magic’ start with 60cm snow dump

More than 60cm of snow has fallen at one Aussie ski resort over the past few days.

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Two rescued from mountain, 20 stranded in cars after blizzard

A pair of bushwalkers have been rescued in treacherous conditions and 20 others have spent a freezing night stranded in their cars as snow season starts with a vengeance.

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Caroline Springs Square was placed in lockdown after several teens were seen armed with machetes.

Another shopping centre plunged into lockdown over teen machete scare

‘When we saw the knives, we were scared and we were running far away.’

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The death cap mushroom map and Erin Patterson’s ‘interest’

Erin Patterson has evaded a court grilling by prosecution lawyers during her fifth day on the stand at her triple murder trial, refusing to give a straight answer about her interest in death cap mushrooms. 

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