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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2025 · 29 MIN

Erin Patterson guilty on all charges + what's giving young people cancer?

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The jury has delivered its verdict in the mushroom case that's been gripping the world, finding Erin Patterson guilty of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.So what happens now, and what was it about the mushroom trial that captivated so many people? We unpack it with a criminologist. Plus, the NT coroner has handed down her long-awaited findings into the police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker.And an Anti-Hate Taskforce has been set up in Victoria following a spate of anti-Semitic attacks.Also, cancer is rising in young people. Why?  Listen now:00:00 - Inside the courtroom for the mushroom trial verdict00:00 - Why was the world obsessed with that case?00:00 - Did racism contribute to Kumanjayi Walker's death?00:00 - Anti-Semitism in Melbourne00:00 - Getting cancer young Guests: Jarrod Whittaker, editor, ABC Gippsland Associate Professor Xanthe Mallet, criminologist, CQUMelissa Mackay, reporter, ABCDr Norman Swan, reporter, ABC 4 CornersGet the whole story from Hack:Follow us on InstagramSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live at 5:30pm

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