Top Stories Politics Courts General Finance Sport World FactCheck

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Latest news: Death

Six dead, 100 evacuated from S Korea construction fire

Six dead, 100 evacuated from S Korea construction fire

A fire at a construction site in the South Korean city of Busan has killed six people, officials say.

Accused baby murderer asked 'unusual' question: doctor

Accused baby murderer asked 'unusual' question: doctor

Accused baby murderer asked 'unusual' question: doctor

Accused baby murderer asked 'unusual' question: doctor

A man accused of killing his ex-partner's baby asked a doctor a question about the boy's bones as the child was treated in the emergency department.

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

Trauma influenced mum on home birth before baby's death

A coroner will probe what more could have been done to avoid the death of a six-day-old baby after his mother was rushed to hospital during a home birth.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Human remains found in crocodile after man goes missing

Human remains found in crocodile after man goes missing

A major search for a missing fisherman has ended after human remains were found inside a crocodile, with forensic testing to confirm the person's identity.

Tributes flow for former Lions midfielder Troy Selwood

Tributes flow for former Lions midfielder Troy Selwood

Former Brisbane player Troy Selwood, a member of the AFL's famous Selwood family, is being remembered for several roles in the game after his death aged 40.

Woman with sleep disorder cleared of husband's murder

Woman with sleep disorder cleared of husband's murder

A woman accused of killing her husband will no longer face a murder charge after prosecutors discontinued their case against her.

Men's bodies swept kilometres by deadly floodwaters

Men's bodies swept kilometres by deadly floodwaters

It took several days to find the bodies of two men who drowned in floodwaters, prompting manslaughter charges for driver of the vehicle.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

'Cult' led family from baptism joy to girl's slow death

'Cult' led family from baptism joy to girl's slow death

'Cult' led family from baptism joy to girl's slow death

'Cult' led family from baptism joy to girl's slow death

A father stood between his wife's belief in shunning medicine and his daughter's need for life-saving insulin before his resolve crumbled amid a family crisis.

Inquest after church group found guilty of killing girl

Inquest after church group found guilty of killing girl

Inquest after church group found guilty of killing girl

Inquest after church group found guilty of killing girl

A coroner will inquire into the death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs after her medicine was withheld by religious group members who included her parents.

Chinese herbalist guilty after diabetic patient dies

Chinese herbalist guilty after diabetic patient dies

Chinese herbalist guilty after diabetic patient dies

Chinese herbalist guilty after diabetic patient dies

A Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist is guilty of professional misconduct over the death of a diabetic patient who he advised to stop taking western medicine.

Nearly 40 taken to morgue after India festival stampede

Nearly 40 taken to morgue after India festival stampede

Nearly 40 taken to morgue after India festival stampede

Nearly 40 taken to morgue after India festival stampede

Dozens of people have been killed and injured in a stampede at India's Maha Kumbh festival, according to media reports.

Private school fined $140k, apologises for boy's death

Private school fined $140k, apologises for boy's death

Private school fined $140k, apologises for boy's death

Private school fined $140k, apologises for boy's death

Melbourne's Kilvington Grammar has been sentenced in the County Court over the death of student Lachlan Cook who died on a school trip to Vietnam.

Revenge fears as ambush takes down underworld identity

Revenge fears as ambush takes down underworld identity

Revenge fears as ambush takes down underworld identity

Revenge fears as ambush takes down underworld identity

There were no warnings a notorious underworld figure's life was at risk before he was fatally gunned down in front of his girlfriend in a daylight ambush.

Ten-year national road safety plan 'wildly off-track'

Ten-year national road safety plan 'wildly off-track'

Ten-year national road safety plan 'wildly off-track'

Ten-year national road safety plan 'wildly off-track'

Increases in Australia's road toll over the past four years have been at a level not recorded since 1966, before the introduction of seatbelts.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Mass failures in unheard-of, deadly aged-care outbreak

An aged care centre's operator has apologised after a coroner found residents were left without medication, food and water during a deadly COVID-19 outbreak.

Olympic cyclist's guilty plea in wife death-crash case

Cyclist Rohan Dennis has formally admitted he created a likelihood of harm before the crash that led to the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins.

Driver jailed for five years for taking five lives

A dangerous driver who failed to heed a police warning before causing a crash which killed five people could walk free on parole within three years.

Man faces court after woman's 'tragic' grassfire death

A man has fronted court days after the body of a woman was found following a grassfire that has left a rural Victorian town reeling.

Access five free articles per month

Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in here

Woman's missed heart attack prompts push for change

A woman who died of a heart attack in an emergency department was misdiagnosed as having an adverse reaction to codeine, a coroner has found.

'Cheeky and playful' boy crushed by parking meter

The family of a boy who died in hospital after he was crushed by a falling parking meter at a museum say he was "wise beyond his years, cheeky and playful”.

Nine arrested over ski resort hotel fire that killed 76

The death toll from a Turkish ski resort hotel fire has risen to 76, with dozens more reportedly injured in the devastating blaze.

Deadly home fire sparked during birthday celebrations

Neighbours have been praised for their bravery after trying to help during a house fire that killed a baby girl and left her sister fighting for life.

Body found after pastor's car swept away by floodwaters

The grieving family of a pastor swept off a flooded causeway say they are shocked and devastated by his loss after his body was found.

Man dead, another arrested over alleged assault at unit

Homicide detectives have arrested a man as they investigate the circumstances leading up to the death of another man in a unit.

Tony Award-winning UK actor Joan Plowright dies aged 95

Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died

1 … 14 15 16 17

Topics

Politics Australia Crime, Law and Justice New South Wales Victoria Europe Queensland United Kingdom Australian Rules Football Asia Arts, Culture and Entertainment Western Australia Health South Australia Disaster and Accident Homicide Death Tasmania Weather Fire

No opinion, no spin, no agenda.

Support AAP News

Already a member?
Sign in here