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Operation Montana: Mother and daughter Anita, Dayle Muru sentenced for drug smuggling
Anita Muru, 34, got five years, nine months jail time for role in family drug smuggling.
Waikato man Aaron Wilson jailed for killing his partner Betty Maree Paparoa
Her partner was high on drugs when he stabbed her 39 times.
Northland conservationist David Crockett dies aged 87
A remarkable thing about David Crockett is that all his work with the tāiko was voluntary.
Woman at centre of mushroom mystery visits lawyers, one month after deadly meal
The woman at the centre of the suspected mushroom poisonings that claimed the lives of three people has travelled to Melbourne to meet with lawyers, one month on from the deadly meal.
Erin Patterson was flanked by a team of legal representatives as she left her lawyers' office, including prominent criminal lawyer Bill Doogue.
The 48-year-old hosted a family lunch for her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, as well as Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson and her husband Ian Wilkinson, on July 29 at her home in Leongatha.
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Don, Gail and Heather all died a week later, while Ian, a pastor at Korumburra Baptist Church, is fighting for life in hospital in a critical but stable condition.
A family representative told 9News that Ian is continuing to show signs of improvement as he waits for a liver transplant.
Patterson had little to say to journalists who were waiting outside the office of her lawyers in Melbourne's CBD today.
She has denied any wrongdoing.
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Detective Inspector Dean Thomas told media earlier this month the investigation was "complex".
"I would like to say that because the Homicide Squad is investigating this matter, it doesn't automatically mean that the deaths are suspicious," Thomas said.
A public memorial for Don and Gail Patterson will be held this Thursday in Korumburra.
At this stage, Patterson has not contacted any members of the family to confirm whether she plans to attend the memorial.
Why you can’t drive 110km/h on Transmission Gully
The $1.25b motorway was designed for the higher speed limit.
BlueScope fined record $57.5m for attempting to fix steel prices
Major Australian manufacturer BlueScope Steel has been fined a record $57.5 million for attempting to fix prices by setting up a cartel with its competitors.
The fine comes after the Federal Court found in December last year that the company and its former general manager, Jason Ellis, tried to "induce" eight other Australian distributors and one overseas manufacturer into agreements to fix or raise prices for flat steel products between 2013 and 2014.
In addition to the fine for BlueScope, Ellis was ordered to pay a $575,000 penalty.
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He had previously pleaded guilty to and been convicted of two counts of inciting the obstruction of a Commonwealth official but was immediately released from his eight-month jail sentence on a good behaviour bond.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which brought the civil proceedings against BlueScope and Ellis in 2019, welcomed the fines.
"This should serve as a strong warning to all businesses and individuals that attempting to fix prices with competitors will have very serious consequences, even if the attempt fails and they do not reach an agreement," ACCC Liza Carver said.
"We welcome this substantial penalty against BlueScope.
"It is important that penalties are sufficiently large to deter even large companies and their employees from breaching Australia's competition laws.
"Cartel conduct is illegal because it cheats Australians by increasing the prices consumers and business customers have to pay, and by restricting healthy economic growth.
"If BlueScope had been successful in reaching an agreement to fix prices with its competitors, this would have reduced price competition and increased prices for flat steel products which are widely used in the construction, manufacturing, automotive and transport industries."
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In handing down the fines, Justice Michael O'Bryan said the penalty for such deliberate and systematic conduct had to be substantial.
"The conduct in the present case warrants a significant penalty to deter repetition by Mr Ellis and by others who may otherwise calculate that the rewards from such conduct outweigh the risks of detection," he said.
In a statement, BlueScope acknowledged the penalty and indicated it may be considering an appeal.
"Penalty orders were made today by the Federal Court in respect of the civil proceedings brought by the ACCC against BlueScope and one of its former employees," it said.
"The total penalty ordered against BlueScope was $57.5 million.
"BlueScope has 28 days to file any Notice of Appeal, should it decide to do so."
BlueScope and Ellis were ordered to pay the ACCC's costs.
Auckland’s Southwestern Motorway closed on northbound lanes between Cavendish Dr, Puhinui Rd due to crash
Waka Kotahi said people should use the Cavendish Dr off-ramp and rejoin SH20 at Puhinui.
Restore Passenger Rail protestor who allegedly cemented hand to SH1 declined bail
She appeared over audio-visual link from the hospital with her hand in a bucket.
Election 2023: Winston Peters sounds alarm on Act’s proposed changes to superannuation
Act holds a different position from its potential coalition partner National.