Kathleen O'Connor

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Firefighting teams gear up for another day on the tools. 35 residents still in relief centres with the fire still burning near Gellibrand. @abcnews

Emergency Management Commissioner Tim Wiebusch and Emergency Services Minister Vicki Ward visit the relief centre in Colac discussing the possibility of getting residents back into Gellibrand. Many have been here since Saturday. @abcnews

Community members from across the region arrive in Longwood to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of hay and other essential items for farmers impacted by the bushfires. @abcnews

UPDATE: A police operation is ongoing after a public place shooting by two men at Bondi Beach earlier today. Ten people have been confirmed dead, including a man believed to be one of the shooters. The second alleged shooter is in a critical condition. At this time, a further 11 people are reported to be injured, two of which are police officers. MORE INFORMATION: police.nsw.gov.au/news/article?i…

Attention media - please share our message for members of the public to avoid Bondi Beach area as the police operation continues. We are still asking people in the area to take shelter until we can determine what is happening. We have media officer en route to scene, more information when confirmed.

Hundreds of Australian Services Union workers across the country are rallying over a proposal that could see their pay cut by up to $900 a week. @StateLibraryVic

Triple mushroom murderer Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison for poisoning her in-laws at a lunch in Leongatha in 2023. She will be eligible for parole in 33 years. @abcnews

The line just keeps getting longer at the Supreme Court in Melbourne for the sentence of mushroom murderer Erin Patterson. Estimated to be a full house in the public gallery. @abcnews

Officers from Geelong were manning the Victoria Police information van in Bright today. It’s been set up to encourage locals to come forward with any information about alleged gunman Dezi Freeman. @abcnews

Police move to bigger headquarters near Porepunkah for the 450 police officers deployed to Victoria’s high country to search for alleged gunman Dezi Freeman. @abcnews abc.net.au/listen/program…

BREAKING: Erin Patterson has been found guilty of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder after serving a beef Wellington lunch to her in laws with death cap mushrooms in 2023. @abcnews

After an 11 week trial…and 7 days of deliberations, the jury in the Erin Patterson murder trial have reached a verdict. We will have all the live updates on The World Today and PM. @abcnews

BREAKING: The jury in the mushroom triple murder trial have begun deliberating. 12 strangers will now decide if Erin Patterson is guilty or not guilty of three counts of murder and the attempted murder of her in-laws after a beef wellington lunch in 2023. @abcnews

Week 7 of the mushroom murder trial in Morwell has finished. Court will resume on Monday as lawyers prepare to deliver their closing statements. @abcnews

I’ll have all the latest on the triple murder mushroom trial from Morwell on ABC radio throughout the week. abc.net.au/listen/program…

Members of St Patrick’s cathedral in Melbourne say they’re overjoyed with the news of newly appointed Pope Leo XIV. @abcnews

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

Launceston airport 🤯

The Vic gov was meant to be holding a press conference at North East Link this morning… that was cancelled on back of fresh claims about Union corruption and gangland infiltration on big build sites #springst

Radio host Marty Sheargold parted ways with Triple M after fierce public backlash to his comments about Australia's women's soccer team. Hear the story on ABC PM. abc.net.au/listen/program…