Mushroom case
Analysis
Naked City
The A to Z of crime, 2024 style
From the torching of tobacco stores to High Country killings, mushroom mysteries and cold cases solved: John Silvester reviews the year in crime.
- by John Silvester
Latest
Barnaby Joyce has a new hat sponsor in Gina Rinehart
Australia’s richest person gifted the former deputy prime minister a new hat. The price will shock you.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Updated
Courts
Alleged killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson pleads not guilty
Patterson will have her case fast-tracked to the Supreme Court, avoiding the need for a committal hearing.
- by Erin Pearson
Analysis
Courts
The thinking behind Erin Patterson’s unexpected legal tactic
Courts are often accused of being out of touch with the community, so there’s an argument for Erin Patterson facing justice on her home patch. But her case has a long way to go.
- by Erin Pearson
Accused killer mushroom cook fights for case hearing in Gippsland
The evidence in the case of alleged killer Erin Patterson may not be tested publicly until next year as her defence fights to have the matter heard in regional Victoria.
- by Erin Pearson
Sketch
For subscribers
‘Content to wait’: Erin Patterson philosophical about time stretching in custody
Accused of one of the most high-profile murder cases in Victoria, Patterson sits content as justice moves glacially around her.
- by Tony Wright
Exclusive
Food safety
Imported mushrooms may contain deadly bacteria, but they are hardly being screened
Mushrooms imported to Australia have been linked to serious and fatal outbreaks of listeria and salmonella, but are going largely unchecked by federal authorities.
- by Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
Mushroom lunch survivor reveals tragic milestones in emotional address
Pastor Ian Wilkinson spoke to his Gippsland congregation, urging people to persevere through tragedy in his first public comments since his recovery.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Marta Pascual Juanola
Updated
Crime
Pair arrested over theft of accused mushroom killer’s car
Erin Patterson’s Leongatha property has been hit by burglars three times in a month, with her car and electrical goods allegedly stolen.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Alex Crowe
Accused mushroom cook sells Mount Waverley townhouse
Alleged triple murderer Erin Patterson listed her three-bedroom house for about $1 million, but it sold before auction.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss and Elizabeth Redman
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson lists Mount Waverley townhouse for sale
The three-bedroom residence has a price guide of $960,000 to $1.05 million. It is not the property where the mushroom lunch was served.
- by Elizabeth Redman
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