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Teen accused of fatal crash checked by police in bed

Teen accused of fatal crash checked by police in bed

A 17-year-old boy has faced court accused of being the driver of a stolen Jeep that crashed at high speed into another car and killed a 28-year-old man.

Wrong e-scooter charger led to fire, man's death

Wrong e-scooter charger led to fire, man's death

Wrong e-scooter charger led to fire, man's death

Wrong e-scooter charger led to fire, man's death

A Queensland man died from severe burns after a lithium-ion battery fire erupted in an e-scooter connected to a different model charger, a coroner has ruled.

New Zealand tourist killed in US mall robbery attempt

New Zealand tourist killed in US mall robbery attempt

New Zealand tourist killed in US mall robbery attempt

New Zealand tourist killed in US mall robbery attempt

The victim of a robbery attempt at a mall south of Los Angeles has been identified as a woman from New Zealand.

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Driver admits dangerous action in five-fatality crash

Driver admits dangerous action in five-fatality crash

A driver who collided with a ute, killing its five occupants, has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of dangerous driving causing death.

Synthetic opioids found in all four people dead in home

Synthetic opioids found in all four people dead in home

A group of people found dead in a suburban Melbourne home all had synthetic opioids in their system, say police investigating the mysterious deaths.

Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

A pediatrician says he believed a two-year-old girl was "getting better" before her death and a late course of antibiotics may not have saved her life.

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

Workplace killer's sentence no surprise to victim's mum

George Tereva's mother say she is unsurprised his killer Christopher Bell, 53, could be released from jail in as little as three years.

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Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

An Indigenous man's death was preventable if prison staff were told of his deteriorating health and prioritised it over security protocols, a coroner has found.

Man faces court over horror multi-vehicle crash

Man faces court over horror multi-vehicle crash

Man faces court over horror multi-vehicle crash

Man faces court over horror multi-vehicle crash

A man accused of driving dangerously before a horror multi-vehicle crash that killed a 61-year-old woman and seriously injured two others has faced court.

Police to probe delayed response to fatal assault

Police to probe delayed response to fatal assault

Police to probe delayed response to fatal assault

Police to probe delayed response to fatal assault

An independent probe will look at why it took one hour for NSW police to respond to a call to help a woman who died after a violent assault.

Man charged with domestic violence murder in rural town

Man charged with domestic violence murder in rural town

Man charged with domestic violence murder in rural town

Man charged with domestic violence murder in rural town

A man will face court after he was charged with the alleged stabbing murder of a woman at a property in a rural town in Queensland's north.

Fix gap in drunkenness laws for safety: police union

Fix gap in drunkenness laws for safety: police union

Fix gap in drunkenness laws for safety: police union

Fix gap in drunkenness laws for safety: police union

More lives are at risk if the Victorian government doesn't reform its public drunkenness laws, the police union says, after the death of a man hit by a car.

Hospital staffer certified deaths 'outside the law'

Hospital staffer certified deaths 'outside the law'

Hospital staffer certified deaths 'outside the law'

Hospital staffer certified deaths 'outside the law'

An independent review has found a senior staff member at a Tasmanian hospital signed off on death certificates outside the scope of the law.

'Got what he deserved': boyfriend guilty of murder

'Got what he deserved': boyfriend guilty of murder

'Got what he deserved': boyfriend guilty of murder

'Got what he deserved': boyfriend guilty of murder

The family of Maryam Hamka say they are relieved a Supreme Court jury found Toby Loughnane guilty of her murder.

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Six fire extinguishers could not save off-road racers

Competitors in an off-road race did their best to save two men trapped in a buggy as they tried to escape, a coroner has been told.

Man faces court charged with homeless person's murder

A 42-year-old man has faced court after being charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of another man.

Bus driver accused of fatal crash abused outside court

A bus driver has been abused while leaving court after being charged over a horror peak-hour crash that killed an 18-year-old woman in Brisbane's CBD.

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Police are not treating the deaths of a man and woman on a coastal walking track as suspicious, as they prepare a report for the coroner.

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Concrete company fined $50,000 after worker's death

A concreting company has been sentenced after admitting it failed to provide a safe working environment for a man who was killed after being struck in the head.

Pizza-eating killer could walk from jail in nine years

Robert Rickerby will spend up to 15-and-a-half years behind bars after admitting to killing his partner in their Melbourne home.

Father found not guilty of fatal assault on newborn

A father has been found not guilty of violently assaulting his 24-day-old son in a moment of frustration before the baby died in hospital.

Breathing new life into funeral traditions

How Australians celebrate the lives of their loved ones is changing, but some question whether a funeral industry dominated by two major players can keep up.

Melbourne lawyer avoids jail after killing pedestrian

Lawyer Liam Murray has been sentenced to a community corrections order without jail time after hitting a pedestrian on Melbourne's busy Flinders Street.

Woman pleads to minor offences after sister's death

A driver due to stand trial after she was accused of hitting and killing her sister after an argument has admitted to downgraded offences.

Murder charge laid over death of popular Sydney surfer

The alleged killer of a well-known Sydney surfer is due to face court after police arrested and charged the 41-year-old following a three-month investigation.

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