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Bus driver accused of fatal crash abused outside court

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

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

Walking track deaths not considered suspicious

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.

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

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

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

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.

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Pizza-eating killer could walk from jail in nine years

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

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

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

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.

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Woman pleads to minor offences after sister's death

Woman pleads to minor offences after sister's death

Woman pleads to minor offences after sister's death

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

Murder charge laid over death of popular Sydney surfer

Murder charge laid over death of popular Sydney surfer

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.

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

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

'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.

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

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

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.

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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

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.

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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