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Commercial mushroom growers reassure shoppers on safety

Commercial mushroom growers reassure shoppers on safety

The Australian Mushroom Growers Association has reminded consumers that commercially grown mushrooms are not dangerous, after the deaths of three Victorians.

Jailed pedophile ex-priest stripped of law credentials

Jailed pedophile ex-priest stripped of law credentials

Jailed pedophile ex-priest stripped of law credentials

Jailed pedophile ex-priest stripped of law credentials

Two years after being jailed for sexually exploiting boys in multiple Asian countries, Peter Andrew Hansen has been struck off the roll of lawyers.

Plane bomb threat accused 'not in right state of mind'

Plane bomb threat accused 'not in right state of mind'

Plane bomb threat accused 'not in right state of mind'

Plane bomb threat accused 'not in right state of mind'

A man whose alleged bomb threats grounded an international flight from Sydney will spend another night in custody after he refused to appear in court.

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Pedophile priest may die in jail as sentence increased

Pedophile priest may die in jail as sentence increased

Serial pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale, who is bed-ridden in hospital, has had his prison term increased by a year after admitting to abusing his 72nd victim.

Peeping Tom jailed for peering into family homes

Peeping Tom jailed for peering into family homes

A Sydney man has been jailed for at least 18 months after he was caught peering into family homes and breaching his community supervision order.

Student avoids conviction for Pauline Hanson threats

Student avoids conviction for Pauline Hanson threats

A Victorian student has avoided a conviction after making assassination threats against Senator Pauline Hanson in an effort to get banned from social media.

Suspended jail term for local footy game punch

Suspended jail term for local footy game punch

A local Aussie Rules player in Tasmania who punched an opposition player in the head, fracturing his eye socket, has received a suspended jail sentence.

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Wife and son lived at home with man's body for a year

Wife and son lived at home with man's body for a year

Wife and son lived at home with man's body for a year

Wife and son lived at home with man's body for a year

A wife and son are persons of interest over the death of a man, with police saying they lived with his remains for a year at a home before he was discovered.

Gina Rinehart defrauded her children, lawyer alleges

Gina Rinehart defrauded her children, lawyer alleges

Gina Rinehart defrauded her children, lawyer alleges

Gina Rinehart defrauded her children, lawyer alleges

Billionaire Gina Rinehart committed fraud with iron ore mining tenements now worth billions of dollars, a lawyer for her two eldest children has told a court.

Wahlburgers assault accused was threatened, court told

Wahlburgers assault accused was threatened, court told

Wahlburgers assault accused was threatened, court told

Wahlburgers assault accused was threatened, court told

Wahlburgers is used to headlines through links to a famous Hollywood actor, but the barrister for its local face says press coverage was used as a threat.

Suspect pens statement to 'clear up' mushroom deaths

Suspect pens statement to 'clear up' mushroom deaths

Suspect pens statement to 'clear up' mushroom deaths

Suspect pens statement to 'clear up' mushroom deaths

Erin Patterson, who cooked a meal suspected of killing three people, has claimed to police she also fell ill after eating a serving of the mushroom dish.

Husband to pay wife almost $1 million after home attack

Husband to pay wife almost $1 million after home attack

Husband to pay wife almost $1 million after home attack

Husband to pay wife almost $1 million after home attack

A husband has been ordered to pay his estranged wife almost $1 million in civil damages after losing an appeal following a 2013 home invasion.

Diary bared ex-teacher's alleged underage relationships

Diary bared ex-teacher's alleged underage relationships

Diary bared ex-teacher's alleged underage relationships

Diary bared ex-teacher's alleged underage relationships

A former English teacher's alleged child abuse of four of his students across two decades was exposed after a mother stumbled across her daughter's diary.

More time for inmate who smuggled drugs into prison

More time for inmate who smuggled drugs into prison

More time for inmate who smuggled drugs into prison

More time for inmate who smuggled drugs into prison

A man has been sentenced to more jail time over a scheme to conceal pure methamphetamine and another drug being on a prison visitor's body.

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Cops to carry life-saving spray for overdose victims

In a national first, WA police will be equipped with a medication that can quickly reverse the effects of opioids such as heroin or fentanyl.

Shot solicitor's devices to be returned after seizure

Electronic devices seized from criminal defence lawyer Mahmoud Abbas after he was shot outside his home should be returned by police, a judge has said.

Dell fined $10m over misleading monitor marketing

Dell has been fined $10 million for enticing consumers with inflated discounts for its monitors before sometimes charging them higher prices.

Killer guilty over postmaster's servo assault, death

A Victorian man has been found guilty of manslaughter after fatally assaulting a beloved country postmaster in a random service station attack in August 2021.

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Huge haul takes 300,000 illegal vapes off the market

A tip-off has led to the discovery of hundreds of thousands of illegal vapes worth $10 million and 10 tonnes of nitrous oxide in a Perth warehouse.

Former TV detective avoids court record for assault

Former Neighbours actor and on-screen detective Scott McGregor has avoided a court record over an assault charge described as "a very slight touch".

Heat on fire bug wanted over 12 Queensland blazes

An image has been released of a man wanted over a dozen suspicious fires in Queensland's Western Downs region.

Trump Georgia case headed to grand jury next week

A prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trump sought to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results is expected to seek an indictment from a grand jury.

Trump swoops into Iowa Fair to scramble rival campaign

Florida governor Ron DeSantis is making a high-risk bet he can halt Donald Trump's march to the Republican presidential nomination by winning the state of Iowa.

Funeral held for Tassie teen found dead in bushland

Emotional tributes have been paid at a funeral for 14 year old Shyanne-Lee Tatnell, whose body was found along a bush track in northern Tasmania weeks ago.

Iran honour killing escapee gets chance at refugee visa

An Iranian woman who escaped an honour killing has been granted the chance of a safe haven visa review a decade after seeking asylum in Australia by boat.

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