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The woman who cooked the mushroom lunch that resulted in the death of three people was also hospitalised after eating the meal.

The revelation was made in Erin Patterson's sworn written statement to police, seen and reported by The Age, that also says she bought dried mushrooms from an Asian grocer in Melbourne months before the meal that were used in addition to locally bought fresh mushrooms.

Patterson, 48, 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 in 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.

In a statement to Victoria Police, seen by The Age, Patterson said she too had been hospitalised after the lunch with bad stomach pains and diarrhoea.

Gippsland Southern Health confirmed to 9News it briefly treated and transferred four people – the four guests who died or became seriously ill – who presented with suspected food poisoning on July 30.

Chief executive Lou Sparkes said a fifth person presented at Leongatha Hospital on July 30 with suspected food poisoning later returned to the health service and was discharged via transfer to Monash Hospital.

Patterson told police she was taken from the Leongatha Hospital to the Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne on July 31.

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In the statement to police, Patterson denied any wrongdoing over the deadly meal.

"I am now wanting to clear up the record because I have become extremely stressed and overwhelmed by the deaths of my loved ones," Patterson said.

"I am hoping this statement might help in some way. I believe if people understood the background more, they would not be so quick to rush to judgement.

"I am now devastated to think that these mushrooms may have contributed to the illness suffered by my loved ones.

"I really want to repeat that I had absolutely no reason to hurt these people whom I loved."

Police last week seized a food dehydrator from the Koonwarra rubbish transfer station, now confirmed to belong to Patterson.

In the statement, Patterson confirmed the appliance was hers and claimed she panicked and dumped it at the tip.

The dish at the centre of the suspected poisoning has also been revealed to be a beef Wellington.

Patterson told police she had purchased dried mushrooms from an Asian grocery store in Mount Waverley, in Melbourne's south-east, at least three months before the lunch and mixed the rehydrated product with fresh mushrooms purchased locally.

She also revealed her children were not at the lunch and instead went to the movies.

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Patterson said the children did eat the beef Wellington the following night as leftovers but she scraped the mushrooms off the dish before it was served as they don't like them.

No charges have been laid.

Sydney Airport is experiencing delays after a flight from Sydney to Malaysia was turned around over NSW due to a "disruptive passenger onboard".

Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 left Sydney Airport at 1.40pm and landed safely back on the runway at 3.47pm this afternoon, where it was left sitting for nearly three hours with emergency vehicles nearby.

Video from on board the plane appears to show a man, who was wearing a backpack, threatening passengers and staff.

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Malaysia Airlines said the flight was turned around due to a "disruptive passenger onboard".

"In the interest of safety, the commander of the flight made a decision to return to Sydney," a Malaysia Airlines spokesperson said.

"The flight carrying 194 passengers and five crew onboard landed safely at 3.47pm hours local time.

"The safety and comfort of our crew and passengers are of utmost importance to Malaysia Airlines."

On Monday evening, a flight tracking website showed about 60 per cent of departures were being delayed by an average of 22 minutes, and the time was increasing.

A Sydney Airport spokesperson said it was supporting emergency agencies in the management of an incident at the airport.

"The airport is operational with flights arriving and departing," the spokesperson said.

"Passengers are encouraged to check directly with their airline regarding the status of their flight."

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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) was called to meet the plane on arrival.

"The AFP is responding to an emergency incident at Sydney International Airport," an AFP spokesperson told 9News.

"An update will be provided at an appropriate time."

Topia Rameka was reportedly the subject of complaints from female employees.

Now, four years later and the controversial charge is back before the court.

The Australian Tax Office has blamed influencers on social media platform TikTok for promoting a scam that netted at least $1.2 billion in fake GST claims.

The scam involved people acquiring an Australian Business Number before registering a fictitious business via their MyGov account.

Fraudsters would then submit a fake business activity statement, claiming they had spent a huge amount of money to set up the company, before applying for a 10 per cent GST refund from the tax office.

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The ATO launched Operation Protego in April last year to pursue the fraud, which led to a series of raids across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Federal police arrests have since led to the convictions of 10 fraudsters, with compliance action taken against more than 56,000 thousand people.

The ATO said it has prevented another $2.7 billion in attempted fraud.

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Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, devised an "egregious" seven-step scheme to defraud her children and lie about it, a trial over billions of dollars in iron ore riches has been told.

A lawyer for Rinehart's children said there is clear evidence mining licences were unlawfully transferred to Hancock Prospecting and a subsidiary against her father Lang Hancock's wishes after he died in 1992.

"We don't use the word fraud lightly," lawyer Christopher Withers SC told the Supreme Court trial over mining assets and royalties in Western Australia's north-west on Monday.

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Withers accused Rinehart of exploiting a joint venture agreement with Hamersley Iron to move Hope Downs and East Angeles tenements.

He said she devised a seven-step fraud scheme that allegedly started two months after her father died, with the "Roy Hill diversion" to avoid accruing capital gains tax or stamp duty liability.

"We say the evidence that fraud was perpetuated by Gina on her children is overwhelming," he said, referring to a long-running family feud that is also in arbitration in the Federal Court.

Withers said the action was contrary to Lang Hancock's intentions for Rinehart's eldest children, John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart, to benefit from the assets via a trust.

Under a 1988 agreement penned by Lang Hancock, the children were to be the principal benefactors of his efforts to develop an iron ore mine at Hope Downs and 49 per cent shareholders in Hancock Prospecting.

"Lang was simply not prepared to give Gina everything she wanted, which was everything," Withers said.

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"He wanted to put in place arrangements that would provide for his grandchildren."

Withers said Rinehart "deliberately destroyed" the arrangement after Lang Hancock died through a series of transactions that increased her shareholding at the expense of her children.

"The events after Lang died constitute an egregious fraud orchestrated by Gina and carried out by people who did whatever Gina wanted without questioning," he said.

He said the actions were "covered up" with a "false narrative to her children and the public generally that (Hancock Prospecting's) and her personal success was simply a product of hard work rather than dishonesty".

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Withers said the false narrative was that Lang Hancock dishonestly breached his fiduciary duty and mismanaged Hancock Prospecting, which "Gina had to clean up".

"The truth is Lang discovered the mining areas in the Pilbara. He was the driving force behind the decision to start a mine, which Gina was against," he said in reference to Hope Downs mining complex that Rinehart's company and Rio Tinto operate.

Withers said she lied to her children about her actions and threatened John Hancock and his lawyers when they attempted to investigate the matter.

The claims were made in a high-stakes legal stoush in Perth in which Rinehart's company and her children are defending the claims of Wright Prospecting and DFD Rhodes, with Bianca Rinehart in court on Monday listening to her barrister.

Wright Prospecting has demanded a share of some Hope Downs tenements and royalties amid a claim that it never relinquished the assets and Hancock Prospecting has breached a series of partnership agreements.

The family company of the late prospector Don Rhodes, DFD Rhodes, says it is entitled to 1.25 per cent royalty share of the Hope Downs production.

It claims a deal was struck in the 1960s with Mr Hancock and Mr Wright in which the rights to ore-rich reserves in the Pilbara were handed over.

The Hope Downs mining complex near Newman is one of Australia's largest and most successful iron ore projects, comprising four open-pit mines.

Rinehart, the executive chair of Hancock Prospecting, secured the development of the mines after signing a deal in 2005 with Rio Tinto – which has a 50 per cent stake in the project.

Hancock Prospecting last week accused Lang Hancock of breaching his fiduciary duties by diverting tenements without disclosing the moves to Rinehart.

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She allegedly smiled as the assault unfolded and stopped a person from intervening.

The policy is being widely panned by experts, who say it is betting on voters’ ignorance.

A young man has died after he was caught in a rip at a popular Sydney beach earlier this month.

Robin Kadyan, 22, was swimming with a group of people off North Curl Curl beach, on the city's Northern Beaches, when he was pulled out to sea.

He died in hospital on Friday, police said today.

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He battled for his life over several days, but he had "irreversible" brain injuries, according to a fundraising web page founded to raise money for his funeral in India.

The rescue operation during the incident on August 6 involved members of the surf life saving club, Water Police and local police.

Five helicopters were also part of the rescue effort. 

Two men and a woman had made their way out of the water when police arrived at the beach.

Kadyan was winched unresponsive from the sea by the Westpac Life Saver Helicopter.

An onboard doctor gave him CPR before he was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

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Surf life savers in an inflatable rescue boat also pulled a 21-year-old man from the water.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

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