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Jewish community members invited to join task force meeting

Follow all the action from Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Hacked airline says Australian federal police have been engaged but it ‘won’t be commenting any further on the detail of the contact’

The death cap mushroom case had all the hallmarks of a Shakespearean drama

Erin Patterson, 50, was judged to have deliberately laced beef wellington with death cap mushrooms.

Anthony Albanese seems to find himself on eggshells whenever the Australian-American relationship comes up.

The “mushroom murder trial”, as it has popularly become known, has gripped Australia over the past 11 weeks. More than that, it’s prompted worldwide headlines, multiple daily podcasts, and even YouTube videos of self-proclaimed “body language experts” assessing defendant Erin Patterson’s every move.

Coroner’s finding comes five years after acquitted policeman Zachary Rolfe fatally shot 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker.

The lion ‘inexplicably’ grabbed her by the arm before opening hours

Andy Farrell has picked his strongest British & Irish Lions combination so far but warned: ‘Players can play themselves in and play themselves out’

Blair Kinghorn will make his first start at full-back on Wednesday