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Anthony Dowsley is a senior journalist based in Melbourne for the National News Network who has a special interest in investigating crime and the justice system. In 2018 he was named the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year and won the Gold Walkley the following year for his investigation into the Lawyer X scandal involving lawyer-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo. Contact Anthony at anthony.dowsley@news.com.au

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The Mushroom Cook

(FILES) A handout sketch received from the Supreme Court of Victoria on April 29, 2025 shows Erin Patterson, an Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington, as she faces trial in a case that has grabbed global attention. 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. (Photo by Paul Tyquin / SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Erin Patterson’s surprise reaction to guilty verdict

The mushroom cook who killed her in-laws with a beef wellington expressed little emotion as she was condemned in the courtroom.

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*File image* Erin Patterson in Melbourne, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Mushroom cook accused of tampering with prison food

Erin Patterson was given time in solitary confinement after she was accused by another inmate of tampering with prison food while waiting for her high-profile trial to begin.

The Mushroom Cook

Homicide Squad detectives at the Wonthaggi house of Erin Patterson. An AFP officer and AFP police technology detector dog search the car of Erin Patterson. Picture : Ian Currie

How the cops’ investigation at Erin’s house unfolded

The homicide squad trawled over every facet of Erin Patterson’s life and her home. Detectives collected and reviewed CCTV, phone data, messages, medical and bank records and more.

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NETWORK SPECIAL. NO NEWS,COM OR AUS, PLEASE CONTACT NETWORK PICTURE DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. - Three Australian suspect on Bali shooting paraded in front of Journalist during the Press Conference by Bali Police Chief General Daniel Adityajaya in Badung Police Station in Bali. (Photo. Lukman S. Bintoro)

New Bali DNA and firearm update as three Aussies may face firing squad

Indonesian police are taking new steps to investigate three Australians who may face the firing squad over a targeted execution in Bali that involved a Melbourne underworld figure.

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Inside the mind of Erin Patterson, the mushroom murderer

Erin Patterson is now a triple murderer. She armed herself by getting in her red MG to go to a wet footy ground and sniff out nature’s random offerings of doom. But what was her motive?

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‘There is more’: New detail in Aussie Bali shooting case

Police have revealed a shocking development as three Australians could face the firing squad for the murder of Zivan Radmanovic at a luxury villa in Bali.

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Australia’s underworld is being controlled at unprecedented levels from overseas.

Australia’s biggest gangland names revealed

From senior Mafia figures to outlaw bikies, meet the hard men pulling the strings in Australia’s underworld.

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 30: Police Commissioner Mike Bush during the Covid-19 coronavirus media update in the Beehive Theatrette, Parliament, on March 30, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand has been in lockdown since Thursday 26 March following tough restrictions imposed by the government to stop the spread of COVID-19 across the country. A State of National Emergency is in place along with an Epidemic Notice to help ensure the continuity of essential Government business. Under the COVID-19 Alert Level Four measures, all non-essential businesses are closed, including bars, restaurants, cinemas and playgrounds. Schools are closed and all indoor and outdoor events are banned. Essential services will remain open, including supermarkets and pharmacies. Lockdown measures are expected to remain in place for around four weeks, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warning there will be zero tolerance for people ignoring the restrictions, with police able to enforce them if required. New Zealand now has over 500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 while one person has died. (Photo by Mark Mitchell - Pool/Getty Images)

Maori elders fly in for new top cop’s extravagant welcome party

Police officers have questioned the expense of the “powhiri” ceremony for New Zealander Mike Bush who is taking over as Victoria Police’s new chief commissioner.

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A GoFundMe has been set up for Jazmyn after the Bali shooting. Picture: Supplied

Aussie victim of murderous Bali raid remembered as ‘loving man’

The wife of Australian Zivan Radmanovic, who was gunned down in Bali, has paid tribute to ‘the best dad in the world’ in a touching letter.

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This photo of Sanar Ghanim was collected by Bali police inside the Badung villa where the attack took place Picture: Lukman S. Bintoro

Fourth victim emerges from deadly attack on Aussies in Bali

A fourth victim from the attack in a Bali villa that left Australian Zivan Radmanovic dead has been identified as the partner of Sanar Ghanim, who was also injured in the raid.

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