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Accused mushroom murderer Erin Patterson has formally entered not guilty pleas to three charges of murder and five of attempted murder as her case will be fast-tracked for trial to the Supreme Court. Premier Steven Miles’ $1000 election sweetener, spruiked as helping Queenslanders with their power bills, could be cashed out and spent on anything in a $2.5bn billing loophole.

Under-18s will be banned from buying knives, raising the age limit from 16 while NSW Police will get new powers to search people for blades in response to the alleged stabbing of an Assyrian bishop in Wakeley and the Bondi Junction massacre. A new $400 bonus for an estimated 700,000 Victorian students will be unveiled as the key cost of living measure in today’s state budget.

Parents will be able to see social media through the eyes of their teenage children using a new tool exposing how young people can be surrounded by misogynistic content that promotes harmful attitudes toward women. Staff shortages, lenient consequences for poor behaviour and the false perception educators get 12 weeks off a year are some of the systematic issues driving disrespect

Coward-punch killer Kieran Loveridge, whose unprovoked attack on a young man on a Kings Cross street 12 years ago shocked Sydney, is now out of jail and on a crusade to educate young men about the dangers of alcohol and violence, saying if anyone knows the horror consequences, it’s him. The union for prison officers has accused the Victorian government of recklessly endangering

Child experts are calling for a national blanket ban on mobile phones in schools as they warn kids are struggling with basic skills in the classroom like reading for long periods of time, critical thinking and recognising emotions on faces. The father of accused Melbourne footballer Joel Smith says he fears his son is being “scapegoated” to cover up rampant illicit drug use

Anzac Day - unspoiled by commericalism or activism - is fast becoming our nation’s seminal day. Labor is on track for a savage electoral defeat as voters desert QLD Premier Steven Miles and the LNP extends its two-party lead just six months before the state election. Victorian homeowners could be forced to fork out thousands of dollars to upgrade old appliances with energy

War heroes and army veterans have slammed a group of pro-Palestine protesters who are set to rally at several city locations on Anzac Day. Police swooped on what they claim was a teen terror cell in Sydney’s southwest ­yesterday, arresting seven youths allegedly linked to the Wakeley church stabber. Queensland teachers are being stabbed with pencils and having desks thrown

Elon Musk could afford to personally pay the fine for his social media platform X’s refusal to remove footage of a violent stabbing attack in Sydney for centuries, as the billionaire is accused of putting his “ego” ahead of “common decency”. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has admitted the government “needs to do more” to grapple with the growing domestic violenc

Five young Victorian children – including two known to child protection – died from malnutrition and neglect in just 17 months during the pandemic. A NSW woman has allegedly been murdered by her ex-partner just over a fortnight after he was granted bail after being accused of raping her three times. Queensland’s youth crime epidemic has been laid bare as a new report re

Pro-Palestine activists are turning up at University of Melbourne classrooms and photographing students after asking for a show of hands to indicate who agrees with their views on the Israel-Gaza war. A teenager has been charged after allegedly attacking an Assyrian Christian bishop during a livestreamed service at a church in Sydney’s southwest after days in hospital. Police s