Morning Mail: Swans players sanctioned, Meta on trial, why Australian free-to-air drama is dying

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. After a board meeting last night, the Sydney Swans AFL club says it will penalise players for a “serious breach” of standards over an incident early on Monday morning. The government is expected to complete the passage of its controversial NDIS bill through the lower house today after making a deal in the Senate, and Erin Patterson begins her appeal against her mushroom murder convictions. Plus, Princess Diana’s brother promises “the truth” about his sister in a new book, and a report looks at the death of locally made free-to-air drama on Australian TVs. Patterson appeal | Three judges will sit in Victoria’s highest court today to begin hearing an appeal by Erin Patterson over her conviction in the mushroom murders case. Swans dive | The Sydney Swans will sanction players for a “serious breach” of standards over an incident in Melbourne at the weekend linked to a report of sexual assault. The AFL’s chief executive, Andrew Dillon, said the allegations were “deeply concerning”. No arrests have been made and no charges have been l