This week the jury in Erin Patterson’s months-long triple-murder trial returned a verdict of guilty on all charges. But rather than draw a line under a case that has fascinated the public, the verdict seems to have only fuelled interest and spawned
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Julie Inman Grant releases research showing younger children most exposed to harmful content on YouTube, but entertainers say ban would be a ‘great loss’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily
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Robodebt has shown that relying on automated decision making tools can be disastrous. What checks and balances could be developed to guide the safe and ethical use of AI in government operations, policy making and service delivery? Read More Law Report
After seven days of deliberation, a jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murder and attempted murder. The 50-year-old woman was found to have deliberately poisoned four members of her estranged husband’s family by serving them a meal containing poisonous wild mushrooms
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‘I encourage all commentators to engage their brains before they open their mouths,’ judge said Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms Five key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin
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The jury in mushroom cook Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial has retired to deliberate the verdict, guilty or not guilty. But what happens in there behind closed doors? When they retire to the deliberation room, should they leave all of their personal
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The altercation has brought into focus the slew of legislation brought in to restrict the right to protest Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The altercation between police
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Review into man dubbed Australia’s worst paedophile also warns of ‘false sense of security’ from working with children check Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Concerns about reputation
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US research comes amid debate over whether platform should be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Teenagers as young as 13
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Exclusive: Advisory body will be renamed and granted statutory powers after Labor secures numbers to make it permanent Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Victoria will have a
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