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'Mind-boggling' oversight led to crush death of worker

'Mind-boggling' oversight led to crush death of worker

A crane operator who fatally ran over a coworker had faced no management action despite being the subject of complaints about speeding in his 12-tonne vehicle.

Council scrutinised after dog mauling death of 90yo

Council scrutinised after dog mauling death of 90yo

Council scrutinised after dog mauling death of 90yo

Council scrutinised after dog mauling death of 90yo

A coroner has been critical of a local council's actions ahead of grandmother Ada 'Sally' Holland.being fatally mauled by dogs.

'Unclear' how grandfather fatally ingested rare poison

'Unclear' how grandfather fatally ingested rare poison

'Unclear' how grandfather fatally ingested rare poison

'Unclear' how grandfather fatally ingested rare poison

A coroner has been unable to determine how a grandfather consumed a fatal dose of the poison strychnine, which is heavily regulated in Australia.

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Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

The prison system repeatedly failed to recognise and respond to the health problems of an Aboriginal man who died in custody, the NT coroner has found.

Attempted suicides in WA prisons missed: Inspector

Attempted suicides in WA prisons missed: Inspector

West Australian authorities misclassified almost 20 attempted suicide incidents in adult prisons and youth detention centres, a report says.

Undiagnosed leukaemia caused toddler's hospital death

Undiagnosed leukaemia caused toddler's hospital death

A toddler's death from complications of an undiagnosed blood cancer is being investigated with the boy's parents saying they repeatedly asked for tests.

No closure for family after 'suspicious' death finding

No closure for family after 'suspicious' death finding

Family of a woman whose bones were found in a bag have responded to inquest findings, saying they will keep trying to find out what happened to get closure.

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Australia's leading cause of death revealed

Australia's leading cause of death revealed

Australia's leading cause of death revealed

Australia's leading cause of death revealed

The majority of deaths in Australia have multiple causes but heart disease contributed more than any other, research shows.

Double fatal drunk driver leaves 'life-long' impacts

Double fatal drunk driver leaves 'life-long' impacts

Double fatal drunk driver leaves 'life-long' impacts

Double fatal drunk driver leaves 'life-long' impacts

A drunk driver has been jailed for hitting and killing two men while they rode a moped, with the victims' families telling a court they face life-long grief.

Doctor stands by decision not to give boxer brain scan

Doctor stands by decision not to give boxer brain scan

Doctor stands by decision not to give boxer brain scan

Doctor stands by decision not to give boxer brain scan

An emergency doctor has stood by a decision not to order a CT scan for an 18-year-old who presented with vomiting and headaches 10 days after a head knock.

Toddler dead after being found unconscious in dam

Toddler dead after being found unconscious in dam

Toddler dead after being found unconscious in dam

Toddler dead after being found unconscious in dam

There's been a sad end to a search for a missing toddler after the boy was found unconscious in a dam near Geelong.

Driver pleads guilty over death of top cop's son

Driver pleads guilty over death of top cop's son

Driver pleads guilty over death of top cop's son

Driver pleads guilty over death of top cop's son

Dhurren Randhawa has pleaded guilty to charges over the hit-and-run death of South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens' son.

Boxing concussion months before death probed by coroner

Boxing concussion months before death probed by coroner

Boxing concussion months before death probed by coroner

Boxing concussion months before death probed by coroner

A coroner is investigating the link between a young boxer's head injury and his death four months later after collapsing in a sparring session at a gym.

Apology a decade after Aboriginal woman died in custody

Apology a decade after Aboriginal woman died in custody

Apology a decade after Aboriginal woman died in custody

Apology a decade after Aboriginal woman died in custody

An apology has been issued by the Western Australian police and the country health service over the death of a young Aboriginal woman in custody in 2014.

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Family still pained by Kumanjayi Walker's death

Kumanjayi Walker's family has shared their memories of the 19-year-old with a coronial inquest, saying they are still pained by his death.

Man shot by cops failed to heed warnings, inquest told

A man wanted to die and had threatened to kill his family before he turned up at a regional NSW police station with a weapon, a coroner has heard.

Killer husband dies 4 years after life sentence

Four years after he was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his disabled wife, an Adelaide man has died in custody.

Zachary Rolfe tells inquest he's 'bored' of process

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard the former NT police officer who fatally shot the 19-year-old is "bored" of the ongoing process.

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'Murderer' comment was a joke, former cop tells inquest

An NT police officer who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager says he was making a joke when he posted a social media comment about murderers and war criminals.

Man shot dead ex's friend, daughter then took own life

A man has shot dead his ex-partner's friend and her daughter before killing himself in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Perth's west.

National script check system urged after boy's death

A Victorian coroner has recommended changes to the way doctors monitor prescriptions after a 16-year-old boy died following years of "doctor shopping".

School knew boy was a weak swimmer before camp drowning

A judge has repeatedly questioned a primary school's failure to disclose an eight-year-old boy's swimming ability to an aquatic centre before he drowned.

Relief as bodybuilder is jailed over partner's murder

A bodybuilder will spend up to 31 years behind bars for killing his partner in a jealous rage in front of her children after she tried to break up with him.

Additional deaths probed after hospital failure claims

A review into allegations deaths were not correctly reported at a major hospital will probe an additional 63 cases after the discovery of irregularities.

Cold case family face 'most traumatic kind of loss'

Unable to find answers for a family caught up in a 38-year-old cold case mystery, a coroner says it means they experience "the most traumatic kind of loss".

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