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Life sentence for mushroom killer Erin Patterson

Erin Patterson leaves court

Duration: 19 minutes 22 seconds

'Mushroom murderer' gets life in prison

A woman with long dark hair in a brown top is escorted by security from a sandstone building to a white van.

Duration: 3 minutes 3 seconds

Funeral honours police officer Neal Thompson

Hundreds of police officers line a street in honour a fallen colleague

Duration: 2 minutes 37 seconds

NZ fugitive's children found after deadly shootout

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Duration: 1 minute 5 seconds

Nampijinpa Price stand-off puts pressure on Ley

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price in the senate

Duration: 6 minutes 2 seconds

Japan's PM resigns

A man in a suit and glasses looks up, with a microphone in front of him

Duration: 2 minutes 12 seconds

The storylines to define the NRL finals

Tom Starling jumps on Corey Horsburgh, who is hugging Hudson Young after scoring an NRL try.

Duration: 14 minutes 54 seconds

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Full Episode: Patterson sentenced to life in prison

Duration: 25 minutes 44 seconds

'Mushroom murderer' gets life in prison

A woman with long dark hair in a brown top is escorted by security from a sandstone building to a white van.

Duration: 5 minutes 11 seconds

Funeral held for police officer

Dignitaries and police officers outside a police chapel

Duration: 4 minutes 49 seconds

Nampijinpa Price stand-off puts pressure on Ley

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price in the senate

Duration: 6 minutes 2 seconds

US-Venezuela tensions rise

Nicolas Maduro wearing a black suit and red, black and yellow tie making a salute gesture with his right hand

Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds

US Open showcases new tennis rivalry

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Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

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The Radio National Hour September 8th, 2025

Duration: 55 minutes 15 seconds

Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison

A man in a red shirt stands in front of a crowd of journalists.

Duration: 20 minutes 27 seconds

France on brink of political crisis as PM set to lose confidence vote

A tight shot of Emmanuel Macron and Francois Bayrou hugging

Duration: 20 minutes 20 seconds

Stories from the other side of the bar: New play, 'The Lark' tells a publican's story

noni Hazlehurst, with fair long hair and fringe, sits near a front bar at a pub, smiling with closed mouth.

Duration: 21 minutes 58 seconds

Venice Biennale artistic team reinstated, in Creative Australia back-down

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Duration: 10 minutes 27 seconds

What the Qantas hack reveals about the changing nature of cyber attacks

A plane on the tarmac.

Duration: 12 minutes 33 seconds

Is America First undoing the good work of America past?

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Duration: 30 minutes 2 seconds

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Duration: 9 minutes 29 seconds

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Erin Patterson to be sentenced for triple murder

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Duration: 4 minutes 22 seconds

Flight refunds to be regulated under national scheme

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Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds

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A composite image with headshots of Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump.

Duration: 3 minutes 9 seconds

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