2026-10-30 58357fe5e9a0d55006fdb962d329a1fb28d10623 /feed/2026/10/30/the-court-of-appeal-of-victoria-australia-rejects-erin-patterson-s-appeal-to-her-murder-convictions-and-removes-her-33 The Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, rejects Erin Patterson's appeal to her murder convictions and removes her 33-year parole eligibility, effectively imposing life imprisonment without parole for killing three relatives with death cap mushrooms in 2023. 1793326732 2026-10-30 2c3c0893a7edbf804ee2484317ba3c80bae29c94 2 Australia 37 /wiki/australia Court of Appeal 2 /wiki/supreme%20court%20of%20victoria#court%20of%20appeal Erin Patterson 71 /wiki/erin%20patterson Leongatha mushroom murders 1 /wiki/leongatha%20mushroom%20murders Victoria 14 /wiki/victoria%20(state) death cap mushrooms 317 /wiki/amanita%20phalloides life imprisonment without parole 239 /wiki/life%20imprisonment%20in%20australia murder 116 /wiki/murder%20in%20australian%20law parole 172 /wiki/parole Australia Court of Appeal Erin Patterson Leongatha mushroom murders Victoria death cap mushrooms life imprisonment without parole murder parole Leongatha mushroom murders 2026-05-28 6a3027357c44488e1a7de8730f31a8be8cf66ffe /feed/2026/05/28/the-melbourne-magistrates-court-charges-34-year-old-islamic-state-bride-rayann-el-houli-who-recently-returned-from-syr The Melbourne Magistrates' Court charges 34-year-old Islamic State bride Rayann El Houli, who recently returned from Syria, in Melbourne, Australia, for being a member of a terrorist organization after joining the Islamic State after traveling there in the early 2010s. 1779989934 2026-05-28 4b8d4ea4f280bb5f0fab2a592e613ad514f225df /feed/2026/05/28/the-melbourne-magistrates-court-charges-a-34-year-old-islamic-state-bride-in-melbourne-australia-who-recently-returne The Melbourne Magistrates' Court charges a 34-year-old Islamic State bride in Melbourne, Australia, who recently returned from Syria, for joining the Islamic State after traveling there in the early 2010s. 1779982733 2026-05-28 5607f9674271cbedd0a27432cc0b622af3d61d7b 35 Australia Victoria 2 /feed/2026/05/28/the-melbourne-magistrates-court-in-victoria-australia-charges-34-year-old-islamic-state-bride-rayann-el-houli-who-re The Melbourne Magistrates' Court in Victoria, Australia, charges 34-year-old Islamic State bride Rayann El Houli, who recently returned from Syria, for being a member of a terrorist organization after joining the Islamic State after traveling there in the early 2010s. 2026-05-1 113df493e4bbd9a167deb755ca2a969a890b1d04 /feed/2026/05/1/members-of-alice-springs-aboriginal-community-in-northern-territory-australia-clash-with-police-outside-a-hospital-w Members of Alice Springs' Aboriginal community in Northern Territory, Australia, clash with police outside a hospital where a man charged with the murder of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl is being treated, demanding the suspect be punished under traditional law. This follows a five-day search for the missing girl with large community participation before she was confirmed dead. 1777657172 2026-05-1 f1024b67991a1a7055d0ba3bed915a3af828d17f /feed/2026/05/1/members-of-alice-springs-aboriginal-community-clash-with-police-outside-a-hospital-where-a-man-charged-with-the-murder Members of Alice Springs' Aboriginal community clash with police outside a hospital where a man charged with the murder of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl is being treated, demanding the suspect be punished under traditional law. This follows a five-day search for the missing girl with large community participation before she was confirmed dead. [https:--www.theguardian.com-australia-news-2026-apr-30-jefferson-lewis-arrested-over-death-of-kumanjayi-little-baby-in-northern-territory ("The Guardian")] Killing of Sharon Granites 1777628951 2026-05-1 806f6ce3efbdeea3636f1ccbbdfbf6cd5e705503 34 Australia murder 2 /feed/2026/05/1/members-of-alice-springs-aboriginal-community-in-northern-territory-australia-clash-with-police-outside-a-hospital-wh Members of Alice Springs' Aboriginal community in Northern Territory, Australia, clash with police outside a hospital where a man charged with the murder of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl is being treated, demanding the suspect be punished under traditional law. This follows a five-day search for the missing girl with large community participation before she was confirmed dead. 2026-04-16 257083d986e1de5a42f614b1927f927d5de08d71 /feed/2026/04/16/a-fire-at-the-major-viva-oil-refinery-near-melbourne-australia-halts-its-gasoline-production A fire at the major Viva oil refinery near Melbourne, Australia halts its gasoline production. 1776346569 2026-04-16 69ce6b9ea60664fdf3cda93bc6e23bd115b71e50 20 Australia Victoria 2 /feed/2026/04/16/a-fire-at-the-major-viva-oil-refinery-near-melbourne-victoria-australia-halts-its-gasoline-production A fire at the major Viva oil refinery near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, halts its gasoline production. 2026-03-30 af193ed09f7b3de1ce7cf0193a0eabfb23505e1c /feed/2026/03/30/victoria-police-fatally-shoot-dezi-freeman-a-self-prclaimed-sovereign-citizen-and-fugitive-following-a-seven-month-manh Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a self-prclaimed sovereign citizen and fugitive following a seven month manhunt after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. It was the largest police operation in Australian history. 1775468568 2026-03-30 97fe1ea24715109269a376cea7cb2b2a9fd85c1d /feed/2026/03/30/victoria-police-fatally-shoot-dezi-freeman-a-sovereign-citizen-and-fugitive-who-was-on-the-run-for-seven-months-after-h Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a sovereign citizen and fugitive who was on the run for seven months after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. 1774899087 2026-03-30 ef38ab166818ec1dd42a30380341db4a001bdf36 /feed/2026/03/30/police-fatally-shoot-dezi-freeman-a-sovereign-citizen-and-fugitive-who-was-on-the-run-for-seven-months-after-he-killed Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a sovereign citizen and fugitive who was on the run for seven months after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. 1774884703 2026-03-30 93446561f4916e38ab37a66258ce2ab1b092bfe4 36 Australia Victoria 2 /feed/2026/03/30/victoria-police-fatally-shoot-dezi-freeman-a-self-proclaimed-sovereign-citizen-and-fugitive-following-a-seven-month-man Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen and fugitive following a seven month manhunt after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. It was the largest police operation in Australian history. 2026-02-21 943fb4245e564307bbb97c9c79127577aadb787f 14 Australia Victoria 2 /feed/2026/02/21/the-state-emergency-service-of-victoria-australia-issues-the-highest-level-emergency-evacuation-warning-for-areas-surr The state emergency service of Victoria, Australia, issues the highest-level emergency evacuation warning for areas surrounding the A1 Mine Settlement of Gaffneys Creek, as an uncontrolled bushfire burns the settlement. 2026-01-11 55df6a858bc9746bd20367079656652f42e40249 17 Australia Victoria 2 /feed/2026/01/11/one-person-is-killed-and-at-least-300-properties-are-destroyed-by-wildfires-across-victoria-and-new-south-wales-austral One person is killed and at least 300 properties are destroyed by wildfires across Victoria and New South Wales, Australia. A state of emergency is declared in Victoria with thousands of firefighters and more than 70 aircraft deployed to combat the fires. 2025-12-17 9cf2e60177111d214cbb6943ec1bab5b69288295 /feed/2025/12/17/the-surviving-gunman-aged-24-years-old-is-charged-with-59-offences-including-15-counts-of-murder-and-one-count-of-comm The surviving gunman, aged 24 years old is charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act, for Sunday's mass shooting that killed 15 people and injured dozens of others during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 1765982230 2025-12-17 3b6af3195ee0b1cc0a3c25d15ec362d9155d6460 2 Australia murder 2 /feed/2025/12/17/the-surviving-gunman-of-the-attack-on-bondi-beach-australia-is-charged-with-59-offences-including-15-counts-of-murder The surviving gunman of the attack on Bondi Beach, Australia, is charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act. 2025-11-13 36c365570ab50fdb0328fa50071a73e4524f0ba2 24 Australia Victoria 2 /feed/2025/11/13/the-state-of-victoria-enacts-australia-s-first-treaty-with-indigenous-peoples-establishing-a-permanent-first-peoples-a The state of Victoria enacts Australia's first treaty with Indigenous peoples, establishing a permanent First Peoples' Assembly and a truth-telling commission as part of a formal state–Indigenous governance framework. 2025-09-7 27421627b31b929ecd6122a9ffa151a601d41f03 /feed/2025/09/7/50-year-old-erin-patterson-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-plus-an-extra-25-years-without-parole-for-33-years-for-the-202 50-year-old Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in prison plus an extra 25 years without parole for 33 years for the 2023 poisoning of four relatives with Beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms, killing three and injuring the other in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia. 1757304715 2025-09-7 f56f9497752c01fca250efa4bcbd2f2139f6c4b5 15 Australia Leongatha mushroom murders death cap mushrooms 3 /feed/2025/09/7/erin-patterson-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-plus-an-extra-25-years-without-parole-for-33-years-for-the-2023-poisoning Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in prison plus an extra 25 years without parole for 33 years for the 2023 poisoning of four relatives with Beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms, killing three and injuring the other in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia. 2025-05-25 5f8b29e560f7c50eec8b75729f502a3c5bff5a68 /feed/2025/05/25/at-least-four-people-are-injured-including-one-seriously-in-a-mass-stabbing-attack-with-a-machete-and-fight-at-the-nor At least four people are injured, including one seriously, in a mass stabbing attack with a machete and fight at the Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 1748187898 2025-05-25 1abca8ccd7661af11bd39e1f27aff2e061a1eb7c 5 Australia Victoria 2 /feed/2025/05/25/at-least-four-people-are-injured-including-one-seriously-in-a-mass-stabbing-attack-with-a-machete-and-fight-between-ga At least four people are injured, including one seriously, in a mass stabbing attack with a machete and fight between gangs at the Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. /feed/2026/10/30/the-court-of-appeal-of-victoria-australia-rejects-erin-patterson-s-appeal-against-her-murder-convictions-and-removes-h AFP 30 a2a2b704b0c4e4958c473eda5c8eec829f01dbbe 10 https://www.afp.com/en/australian-mushroom-killer-loses-appeal-has-sentence-extended 2026 Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson lost a bid to overturn her convictions and had a harsher sentence imposed on Friday, failing to prove she was wrongfully jailed for killing... The Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, rejects Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder convictions and removes her 33-year parole eligibility, effectively imposing life imprisonment without parole for killing three relatives with death cap mushrooms in 2023.