Afternoon Update: Missing teen hiker found dead; Albanese ‘outraged’ at Zomi Frankcom decision; and mushroom murder appeals continue

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here, and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter.The body of missing 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper has been found in a remote New South Wales national park more than a week after she set out on her hike.Initially, police media reported a “hiker” had been found after the multi-agency search in the rugged terrain of Nattai national park, about 90km south-west of Sydney.Case against Erin Patterson is ‘overwhelming’ and mushroom killer’s appeal should be dismissed, prosecutors sayTwo 17-year-olds from Sydney private school among three charged over alleged rape of teenage girl‘Deep sadness’: former Sydney Swans coach expresses shock and anger at banned playersMore than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in AustraliaIsaac Heeney dumped as face of own company amid Sydney Swans commercial fallout Continue reading...