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The people who will decide the fate of alleged poisonous mushroom cook Erin Patterson have been chosen for her trial. Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder, and has always maintained her innocence. Her Supreme Court trial is to be held in the town of Morwell, about 150km south-east of Melbourne. Erin Patterson is accused of killing three people and the attempted murder of a fourth. (Jason South) Media and curious onlookers have descended on Morwell for the trial. (AAP) The trial has attracted significant national and international media interest, with ... Read more

Enraged Australians have taken to social media with complaints after being bombarded with text messages authorised by a Trumpet of Patriots candidate. Harold (Harry) Fong, the Trumpet of Patriot’s lead Senate candidate for Queensland in the upcoming federal election, has caused an online stir after he sent an influx of text messages to millions of Australians urging them to “Vote1 (sic) Trumpet of Patriots”. The text messages contain a highly succinct outline of the party’s key policies, including “solve housing fast trains 20 min CBD cheaper land (sic)”, “cut immigration by 80 per cent”, and “double fees for foreign students”, ... Read more

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Let me preface this piece by stating: By no means am I a royalist. Royal Weddings, who cares. Royal family drama, boring. Next in line to the throne, who knows. There is, however, something interesting about the history of the throne. The kings killed valiantly in battle. Those assassinated or executed. Very rarely does one simply give up their throne. They stay in power, ruling until their last breath. Much to the dismay of those lurking in the darkness waiting in succession for their ... Read more

Iran repelled a large cyberattack on its infrastructure on Sunday, said the head of its Infrastructure Communications Company, a day after a powerful explosion damaged its most important container port and another round of talks with the US over Tehran’s nuclear programme. “One of the most widespread and complex cyberattacks against the country’s infrastructure was identified and preventive measures were taken,” Behzad Akbari said, according to semi-official Tasnim news agency, without giving more detail. Tehran and Washington concluded a third round of nuclear talks on Saturday in Oman, on the same day Iran’s biggest port of Bandar Abbas was rocked ... Read more

Nearly nine years after billionaire reality TV star Kim Kardashian was bound, gagged and robbed at gunpoint during Paris Fashion Week, the trial of nine men and one woman accused of carrying out the dramatic heist opened Monday at a packed courthouse in the French capital. The case centres on the October 2016 theft of nearly $15 million (US$10 million) in cash and jewellery, including a $6.2 million engagement ring that was never recovered. The defendants, who range in age from their 30s to their 70s, are facing charges including armed robbery, kidnapping and conspiracy. Eight of them deny involvement, ... Read more

The grief-stricken parents of two Australian brothers murdered while on a surf trip in Mexico are still coming to terms with the “constant ache and deafening silence” they have been left with. Twelve months ago, Jake and Callum Robinson vanished along with their travel companion Carter Rhoad, sparking a massive search operation and the eventual discovery of the burnt-out vehicle they were travelling in, alongside three abandoned tents at a camp site. Police eventually discovered their bodies at the bottom of a well in the Baja California region, about an hour south of the United States border. A local man ... Read more

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size In a bombshell development, Les Kiss is set to be unveiled as Joe Schmidt’s successor – but the Reds coach won’t start in the role for more than a year. The Roar understands that Rugby Australia didn’t want to pay a compensation fee to the Queensland Rugby Union to take over from Schmidt immediately after The Rugby Championship in early October. Kiss was expected to lead the Wallabies against Japan on October 25, before a four-Test tour of Europe and the United Kingdom. It’s ... Read more

If your phone has pinged with a surprise text message from a political party this federal election campaign, don’t fret. Your personal phone number hasn’t been sold on the black market to Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party and he’s not pitching to you directly. There’s actually a legal loophole which allows Palmer and other political groups to send mass, unsolicited text messages during an election in Australia. Australian businessman Clive Palmer formed the Trumpet of Patriots party this year. (Getty) In fact, political parties can spam you without any consequence – and you can’t opt out the normal way ... Read more

Chinese artificial intelligence service DeepSeek became available again on South Korean app markets this week for the first time in about two months, when downloads were suspended after authorities cited breaches in data protection rules. South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission said that DeepSeek transferred user data and prompts without permission when the service first launched in South Korea in January. Downloading the app was suspended in February after the questions over personal data protection surfaced, but the service was available for download again on South Korea’s app market including via Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store. “We process ... Read more

There’s plenty happening in the final sprint towards election day – Peter Dutton’s electorate office has been trashed by vandals, both leaders have been ambushed by protesters and former PM Tony Abbott has criticised the overuse of Welcome to Country acknowledgments as “grating” and a “badge of political correctness”. And for everyone annoyed by those relentless Trumpet of Patriot text messages, the man who authorised them is facing some internet karma. FOLLOW THE LATEST CAMPAIGN UPDATES BELOW Originally published as Election campaign live: Albanese and Dutton face hecklers as Abbott slams ‘grating’ acknowledgments of country Read related topics:Anthony Albanese Source ... Read more