Erin Patterson’s trial resumes with a video of her daughter giving evidence
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We are following Elyn Patterson’s Triple Murder Trial Trial today and bring you a live update.
Patterson, 50, pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and attempted murder related to the lunch of Wellington beef serving at his Leongatha home in Leongata, Victoria on July 29, 2023.
Patterson’s daughter, who cannot be named for legal reasons, gave her pre-recorded video evidence. Prosecutors began playing videos of interviews with police on Thursday.
In the rest of the video shown this morning, her daughter recalls what happened the day after her fatal lunch. The interviewer asks Patterson’s daughter about previous evidence that she ate leftover mushroom meals with her mother and siblings.
Patterson’s daughter says her mother said she was eating leftovers from lunch.
The police officer asks: “What did she say?”
Patterson’s daughter says:
I remember asking her what we had that night and she said she said she was making leftovers from lunch yesterday.
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Updated with 21.18 EDT
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I praise Canberra
Anthony Albanese welcomes his Labour Caucus into the national capital, diving into the opposition’s “juvenile anti-kambala rhetoric.”
Enjoy living in this stunning city, Australia’s largest city. It’s important, and it really hurt the frankly boy anti-Cambera rhetoric we saw from the coalition during this campaign. That really did.
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Updated with 21.33 EDT
Prime Minister praises Labour MPs for diversity
Anthony Albanese celebrates the diversity of the Caucus room and meets with applause when she pays attention to the proportion of women that exist.
I look around this room and say the representative group, majority [are] Women, we still count, but at least 57% of women.
He continues:
We also see people from different ethnic groups, different backgrounds, different experiences and different faiths. We see a diverse group of people who truly represent our country. That’s what our council should do. Because we are trying to represent the entire country.
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Updated with 21.23 EDT
“What a room!” PM deals with the Labour Caucus
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressed the Caucus, welcoming new Labour MPs to Canberra, urging that “we are seeking power to save for the people.”
What a room! For new and new people, it’s welcome… this is where decisions are made that will make a difference to the country. You need to be in government to make a difference, and I’ve spoken in this room for three years now, but I spoken in the other rooms for three years. As a Labour leader, it is an incredible honor for me… As Australia’s 31st Prime Minister, it is an incredible honor.
We don’t seek power for itself. Don’t decide which part of the building you are in. We seek power to get to those who need labor to be in government. And to develop a better country. That’s our purpose and every day.
Anthony Albanese will be attending the Caucus Conference. Photo: Lukas Coch/Aapshare
Updated with 21.30 EDT
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Patterson says “very good chef”
Erin Patterson’s daughter told the trial that her mother was “a very good cook.”
Pre-recorded video evidence of her daughter is being held at the ju judge at Patterson’s triple murder trial.
When asked by a police officer what her mother cooks, she says Patterson “made a lot of things before.”
Patterson’s daughter tells the interviewer that she doesn’t like mushrooms, but she sometimes eats them. She says her mother bought mushrooms at IGA in Corumbra and Woolworths in Leongata.
When she buys mushrooms with her mother, she says she doesn’t remember. She says she had never been to an Asian grocery store with her mother.
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Updated with 21.15 EDT
Erin Patterson’s trial resumes with a video of her daughter giving evidence
Adeshola ore
We are following Elyn Patterson’s Triple Murder Trial Trial today and bring you a live update.
Patterson, 50, pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and attempted murder related to the lunch of Wellington beef serving at his Leongatha home in Leongata, Victoria on July 29, 2023.
Patterson’s daughter, who cannot be named for legal reasons, gave her pre-recorded video evidence. Prosecutors began playing videos of interviews with police on Thursday.
In the rest of the video shown this morning, her daughter recalls what happened the day after her fatal lunch. The interviewer asks Patterson’s daughter about previous evidence that she ate leftover mushroom meals with her mother and siblings.
Patterson’s daughter says her mother said she was eating leftovers from lunch.
The police officer asks: “What did she say?”
Patterson’s daughter says:
I remember asking her what we had that night and she said she said she was making leftovers from lunch yesterday.
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Updated with 21.18 EDT
Josh Taylor
When you’re dealing with playing cards, turnbull says,
Returning to the appearance of Malcolm Turnbull on Slate’s Political Gubfest Podcast, he reiterated his previous calls for leaders to stand up to Donald Trump, rather than trying to avoid tariffs.
You want to do exactly what Trump is doing. You need to put all the cards on the table, you can look at him and resolve what you can play and the amount of leverage you have.
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Updated with 20.52 EDT
Chris Mins sends the best wishes to the new Pope
New South Wales Prime Minister Chris Mins congratulated the new Pope on the election and sent us “the greatest wishes as leaders of our turbulent world.”
We welcome his message of sacred peace, bridge construction and compassion.
Australia invites Pope Leo to Sydney in 2028 for the International Conference of the Eucharist, and New South Wales celebrates hosting Pope Leo XIV.
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Updated with 20.25 EDT
Jonathan Barrett
Macquarie CEO brings back $24 million as profits rise
Macquarie Group CEO Shemara Wickramanayake won a refreshing $24 million last year, $24 million, according to a document released today, which is primarily made up of lucrative bonuses.
Annual pay packets closely related to the profits of businesses make Wickra Manayake comfortable with one of Australia’s most paid executives.
Paid packets fell modestly from the $25.2 million they won a year ago, but they’re also an exceptional total by executive standards.
Macquarie reported that it supported the global asset management and banking sector with a net profit of $3.72 billion, up 5% for the 12 months ending March 31. It has emerged as a robust competitor for Australia’s Big Four retail banks in the mortgage market.
Last year, Wickra Manayake was Macquarie’s best Macquarie executive. Simon Wright, head of Macquarie’s Products and Global Market Unit, won $22.7 million.
Unlike many companies, CEOs are not necessarily the highest paying employees in Macquarie because of their bonus system that rewards profits in abundance.
The former head of the commodity division won over $57 million during the period marked with unstable energy prices.
According to the interactive Guardian Australia, published last year, you can see if more CEOs are making money than the average worker.
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Updated with 20.16 EDT
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher said that Cardinal Robert Praist’s “Missionary Heart” would hold him in good place as the new Pope.
Like the late Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV brings the church the experience of being part of a religious order with a focus on simplicity and community.
It was very moving that the Holy Father opened his first speech to the surveillance world with a greeting of peace, repeating the central truth of the gospel.
– Australia’s Associated Press
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Updated with 20.11 EDT
We have to “make an effort to reconnect,” Taehan says
In an announcement that Dan Tehan will not compete for liberal leadership, he said the party needs to have an “honest look” in the election outcome and “deeply at the heart of the party itself.”
Australians want a liberal party that speaks to their lives, their families and their hopes for the future. They want small businesses and farmers to flourish. We must create a political movement that can provide that vision.
That means looking honestly at the 2025 election, our history and our future. We also need to look deeper into the center of the party itself.
We must strive to reconnect Australian people with liberal values.
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Updated with 19.40 EDT
Dan Tehan rules himself from the liberal leadership race
Immigrants’ Shadow Minister Dan Tehan has not defended Liberal leaders, he just confirmed.
I love the Liberals and would like to help me reunite with the Australians, but after careful consideration and conversation with my colleagues, I decided not to follow my leadership position.
I work hard and serve any abilities that are sought to rebuild the party.
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Updated with 19.36 EDT
Australian bishop praises the election of the Pope
Australian bishops welcomed the “important” election of Cardinal Robert Prebust as New Pope.
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, chairman of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, said:
The election of Cardinal Robert Prevast as Pope Leo XIV is a sign of wisdom behind the Italians, saying “people who enter the Conclave as Pope will inevitably emerge from the Conclave as Cardinal.”
The Prevost Cardinal led the unquestionable familiarity and willingness to listen, developed over the years as Augustine’s missionary in Peru, into his recent role as the director of Dicaster for Bishops.
The recent Popes are looking for ways to serve the broader Christian family, and we can expect Pope Leo XIV to follow this same path. A sense of unity and common purpose already apparent among Christians can become a powerful paradox of fragmentation found in so many societies and communities.
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Updated with 19.28 EDT
Global News Corp Mastheads is experiencing a sharp decline in revenue
Jonathan Barrett
News Corp’s global masthead saw a sharp decline in revenues after advertising revenue was reduced to revenue streams.
Revenue, which includes the conglomerate’s news media unit, London, the New York Post and the Australian Times, fell to US$514 million in the quarter, down 8% from a year ago, according to results released today.
The company, part of Rupert Murdoch’s vast empire, attributes the slide to reduced advertising revenues and reduced distribution and subscription revenues.
Members of the Murdoch family are involved in not only Fox News but also in legal battles over the future control of News Corp.
News Corp has increased its digital subscriber count in its Australian business, but the online leaders of the Sun and New York Post have plummeted. This reduction was previously linked to changes to the referrer platform.
The conglomerate, which also owns the publisher, real estate advertising assets and business information unit Dow Jones, reported total revenues to just USD 2 billion from March 31st to March 31st.
The company profited from the sales and robust revenues of audiobooks generated from the Dow Jones Unit, which includes business resources such as the Wall Street Journal and Economic Risk Analysis Services.
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Updated with 19.18 EDT
