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Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson has lost her appeal and instead been re-sentenced to life behind bars without the possibility of parole.
Three Victorian Court of Appeal judges handed down their decision this morning, citing what they called her "cold and calculated" offending.
The 52-year-old appeared on a video link from prison, and at times closed her eyes as the decision was read aloud.
She had been seeking to overturn her murder and attempted murder convictions, arguing she suffered a substantial miscarriage of justice during her high-profile trial.
The court found otherwise, Justice Stephen McLeish saying her crime involved an "elaborate series of deceptions"
"This offending was extraordinarily cold and calculated. It stands to be denounced in the strongest terms."
The court dismissed her appeal and instead granted the prosecution's appeal against her minimum 33-year sentence.
One of Australia's most notorious paedophiles is facing hundreds more child abuse charges including for the alleged rape of children as young as one-year-old.
Days after being extradited from Queensland to New South Wales, Ashley Paul Griffith was hit with 202 charges dating from between 2014 and 2017.
The Queensland man was working at a childcare centre in Sydney's inner west.
Detective Superintendent Linda Howlett, who is head of the New South Wales child protection unit, says the allegations are "deeply disturbing" and praised the cooperation of families at the centre.
"We've worked very closely with New South Wales Health and private counsellors to make sure they get the support they need. As you can appreciate, you're the parent or carer of a young child and this is probably the worst experience they are ever, ever going to go through."
Griffith was jailed for life in Queensland in November 2024 after he pleaded guilty to more than 300 child sexual offences against nearly 70 victims.
He was extradited to New South Wales on Wednesday.
As Israel awaits a result from the general election, protestors outside the home of Gadi Eisenkot are urging opposition parties to join forces with Arab-led parties to secure enough seats to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu.
Eisenkot, Israel’s former military chief, is seen as having a viable chance of winning if he can form a coalition with 60 or more seats.
One of the protestors is Danny Elgarat, whose brother Itzik died while being held as a hostage by Hamas.
He's disappointed that both leading groups have pledged not to form a coalition with Arab Israeli parties, who have enough seats to be kingmakers.
"We are here today, calling for change, for Arab Jewish partnership, the Arabs of the land of Israel are not dangerous to security, they contribute to the society, they contribute to health, they contribute to economy, they contribute in all areas.”
Melbourne's iconic Yarra River also known as Birrarung - can soon be experienced from a First Nations prepective with the launch of a new cultural cruise.
Led by Indigenous guides, the river cruise encourages visitors to look beyond the city streets and explore Birrarung's deep cultural history.
The partnership between the Koori Heritage Trust and Melbourne River Cruises was done in consultation with Wurundjeri elders and has taken more than eight months to set sail.
Rob Hyatt of the Koorie Heritage Trust told NITV the tour will highlight significant sites along the banks of the Yarra:
"It's really learning about our culture, learning about the fact that our culture is everywhere. And I think that's a little bit of understanding that gets lost on a lot of people, and the fact that First Peoples, inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, express their culture no matter where that might be."
After years of delays, a major transport line is connecting Sydney's fast-growing southwest corridor and western suburbs to the inner city.
The dedicated Metro line replaces century-old train infrastructure, which has been replaced with temporary buses in recent years.
New South Wales Premier, Chris Minns, says 92 thousand people used the M1 line by 10 am today (Friday).
"We've seen a big boom in suburbs along the metro line wherever it has been built and I expect to see the same thing to happen along the Canterbury-Bankstown corridor. And it will open these suburbs up to the rest of Sydney. They don't even know what a jewel they've got right on their doorstep."
To racing and jockey Mark Zahra has bounced back from his nasty fall and believes boom colt The Next Episode is his best chance of further Group 1 success on Victoria Derby day.
The two-time Melbourne Cup-winning rider's preparation for this year's Flemington carnival was rocked two weeks ago when he was sent to hospital after a Caulfield Cup fall aboard Half Yours.
Ohope Wins was brought down and euthanised on-course as a result of an injury from what was ultimately reviewed as a racing incident, with all jockeys cleared of fault.
Zahra was left nursing a badly bruised lung and ribs, and had to sit out Cox Plate day under doctors' orders.
