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(FILES) Simon Patterson, estranged husband of Erin Patterson, leaves Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court in Morwell on May 2, 2025. An Australian woman murdered her husband's parents and aunt by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with toxic mushrooms, a jury found on July 7, 2025 at the climax of a trial watched around the world. Keen home cook Erin Patterson hosted an intimate meal in July 2023 that started with good-natured banter and earnest prayer -- but ended with three guests dead. (Photo by MARTIN KEEP / AFP)

$500,000 offer: Mushroom murder spurs media frenzy

The estranged husband of triple murderer Erin Patterson has been inundated with lucrative media offers.

A major search has been launched in Ensenada, Mexico for two brothers, Jake (right) and Callum Robinson (left) from Perth, who were visiting on a surfing trip. Picture: Instagram

‘I miss being able to talk to them’: Tribute for slain Aussie brothers

A tribute has been unveiled where Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend were murdered during a surf trip.

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Australian businessman Damien Carew has reportedly been detained in France as police investigate the attempted murder of his wife, Anna Polianskaya Carew. Picture: Facebook

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Melb private schoolboy’s stunning Russian mafia admission

An investigation into former Melbourne private schoolboy Damien Carew has taken a dramatic turn after his latest police confession.

Chilling similarities between the properties of Queensland’s Wieambilla cop killers and an Arizona man linked to the murders including home-made sniper hides and weapons stores have been exposed for the first time. A sign outside Donald Day's Arizona property.. CREDIT - Arizona District Court exhibits.

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Photos show chilling find at US Wieambilla accused’s house

Prosecutors fighting to allow Australian police to give evidence in the upcoming trial of Donald Day, who is linked to the Wieambilla massacre, say the cases have chilling similarities.

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Mafia don ‘The Fox’ and five missing pieces of evidence

Lawyers for NCA bomber Domenic Perre know he was a Calabrian criminal, but they also know five missing pieces of evidence reveal another suspect who was a Mafia don.

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‘Wannabe gangster’: Who Domenic Perre really was

Domenic Perre was a criminal, who was also under surveillance by cops investigating Italian organised crime across NSW, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide.

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Why NCA bomber’s lawyers say cops got the wrong man

Two new pieces of evidence have cast doubt on the guilty verdict that put Domenic Perre behind bars for the NCA bombing. Legal action is also being considered. See the video.

Alex Mendieta, diamond dealer. From his facebook page

‘Pulp Fiction’: Playboy gold dealer’s theft and scam empire

Jetsetting jewellery dealer Alex Mendieta-Blanco was famous for having Delta Goodrem at his party. But he was also convicted of a scam worth up to $1bn. This is how his empire worked.

Without A Fight (IRE) ridden by Mark Zahra wins the Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on November 07, 2023 in Flemington, Australia. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos via Getty Images)

Why crooks are moving from casinos to racing

Suspicious transactions within Victoria’s racing industry are not going unnoticed, say insiders, as money launderers move away from casinos.

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AN0M drug kingpin jailed in cocaine cartel smash

A cartel linked to a top Australian law enforcer and tonnes of cocaine and ecstasy has been smashed for a second time.

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NETWORK FIRST USE ONLY- NETWORK NEWS PREMIUM CONTENT - FOR JULIE CROSS STORY - A NSW mother and daughter for violent online network story. Pic Sam Ruttyn

Rise in online ‘hurtcore’: Aussie teen ordered to kill cat

An Australian girl, who was sucked into a online cult, was ordered to kill her cat by her abusers. Warning: Graphic.

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Unmasked: The online cult members targeting Aussie kids

A baby-faced teen was exposed as the leader of online cult 764 which has targeted Aussie kids. See the list of alleged perpetrators.

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Secret texts, cashies, mystery exits: Inside colossal scandal that brought down Michael Bosscher

Michael Bosscher was a high-flying Brisbane lawyer with big name clients. But in the winter of 2016, a major scandal erupted that sent the George St rumour mill into overdrive and ended in his jailing. This is the inside story.

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The downfall of Michael Bosscher. Photo: Supplied

Secret texts, cashies, mystery exits: Inside colossal scandal that brought down Michael Bosscher

Michael Bosscher was a high-flying Brisbane lawyer with big name clients. But in the winter of 2016, a major scandal erupted that sent the George St rumour mill into overdrive and ended in his jailing. This is the inside story.

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