Tita SmithSenior reporter

Tita Smith works at www.20304050.best as a senior journalist. She previously worked for Daily Mail Australia

Erin Patterson’s Facebook friend spills on her new ‘true crime’ novel

Daniela Barkley, who was in a crime enthusiast Facebook group with the mass murderer, testified at the mother-of-two’s trial.

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Daniela Barkley is writing a novel based on her experiences with Erin Patterson.

Iconic theme park evacuated amid emergency operation

Hundreds of guests and staff were ushered out due to an ‘emergency situation’.

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Sydney’s Luna Park has been evacuated amid an emergency operation.

Wild weather set to smash parts of Australia

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Wild weather overnight has seen the NSW Snowy Mountains inundated with snow and trees upended across parts of Australia.

Two teens charged after cop seriously injured during an arrest

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Police were called after two teenage boys allegedly broke into a home in Waterford, in south Perth, about 9pm on Friday.

More sunscreens pulled from shelves amid shocking SPF claims

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Found My Skin and Outside Beauty have each removed one of their products from sale as they await the results of SPF testing.

Police share update amid search for alleged cop killer

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Harsh weather conditions are impacting the search for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman.

Retiring cop who’d found a ‘new purpose’ and an ‘eternal optimist’ identified as victims of gunman

Vadim De Waart, 35, and Neal Thompson, 59, were tragically killed while executing a search warrant on Tuesday.

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Two police officers allegedly murdered by a sovereign citizen include a detective days away from retiring and a small business owner-turned cop.

‘Sovereign citizen’ who allegedly murdered cops is ‘heavily armed’ and a bush survival expert

Dezi Freeman has an ‘arsenal of weapons’ and knows the area better than the officers hunting him, Victoria’s Police Commissioner has warned.

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Police search for Dezi Freeman.

Pictured: Fiancee allegedly murdered by her podcaster partner

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Ali Lauren, 30, was allegedly killed by her fiancé Tobias Nuttall, 32, last week.

‘Crocheting and a leisure centre’: New details emerge about mass murderer’s time in jail

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Erin Patterson outside court on Monday.

Simon Patterson reveals toll his estranged wife’s crimes has taken on their kids

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Erin Patterson’s pre-sentencing hearing has begun.