Gripping sentencing hearing sees Erin Patterson jailed for life

Convicted triple murderer Erin Patterson today learned she'll spend at least 33 years in prison - much of it in solitary confinement - for poisoning four of her family members with a meal of beef wellington, laced with death-cap mushrooms in late July 2023. ABC investigative reporter and host of The Mushroom Case Daily, Rachael Brown says the sentencing hearing, which was beamed around the world, was deeply moving. 

France is, once again, on the precipice of a political crisis, with the national parliament set to vote on a no-confidence motion that will likely see another Prime Minister turfed out for daring to try and rein in a ballooning budget deficit. Political analyst and former advisor advisor to President Nicholas Sarkozy, Natanael Bloch says France's leaders are simply unwilling to compromise. 

If there’s one Australian actor who can singularly command a stage, surely it’s Noni Hazelhurst. She's embarking on a yet another solo stage show, The Lark written by playwright Daniel Keene.