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

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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 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/sydney">Sydney.

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