There's been intense speculation surrounding the shock death of US actor Hayden Panettiere on Sunday.

Her on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach were at the South Carolina apartment where she died suddenly aged 36, according to a police report.

Who was Hayden Panettiere and what is known about her death?

The chairman of Sydney Swans Andrew Pridham has apologised after the club found five players involved in an incident breached the club's expected standards. The Swans board met last night and decided on a sanction that involved the banning of Riley Bice, Nick Blakey, Isaac Heeney, James Jordon and Chad Warner for the rest of the 2026 season.

Lawyers for triple murderer Erin Patterson say media reports suggest there may have been contact between members of the jury and prosecutors during deliberations. She's in the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn her conviction for murdering three relatives and attempting to kill another by serving them individual beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous mushrooms. 

And the prime minister says the government's news bargaining incentive legislation is "world leading". The legislation aims to ensure media outlets are paid if their content is used on platforms like Google and Facebook.

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Five Sydney Swans AFL players have banned by the club for the rest of the season.

Authorities in Thailand have revealed that DNA found on a Thai teenager's body matches that of an Australian man charged with her murder in a popular tourist hub.

Experts are cautioning against bushfire complacency ahead of the warmer months

The Sydney Swans AFL Club is expected to make a statement later today, warning players who breach behaviour standards will face penalties and sanctions.

The Health Minister is dismissing calls for a cut to the tobacco excise as a way to combat organised crime. 

Unlicensed telemarketers who cold-call and try to convince people to switch their super will be banned under long-awaited reforms.

Social media giant Meta is on trial in California in a case that could force the company to make fundamental changes to Instagram and Facebook.

The Sydney Swans AFL club will consider its next steps today, as police continue investigating an alleged sexual assault at a Melbourne hotel.

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will today seek to have her conviction quashed in the Court of Appeal.

A trial that could reshape how Facebook and Instagram operate is underway in California. 

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Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's appeal against her triple murder conviction will be heard on Wednesday August 19 and Thursday August 20.

Patterson is serving life in prison after she killed family members using poisonous death cap mushrooms hidden in a beef wellington lunch.

She was sentenced to a non-parole period of 33 years in September last year.

Why does she insist there's been a miscarriage of justice?