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Latest news: Inquest
Diabetic driver in bid to dodge five-death inquest
A diabetic man previously charged over a crash that killed five following an episode will legally challenge being called as a witness in an inquest.
3 hours ago
Drugs, stress 'likely impaired' Sea World tragedy pilot
A helicopter pilot involved in one of Australia's worst air disasters was likely but not certainly affected by drugs and stress, experts testified to a coroner.
yesterday
Chopper pilot 'had breakdown, took drugs' before crash
A theme park's chief helicopter pilot was tearful from stress and took cocaine before tourist flights leading up to a fatal crash, a coroner has heard.
2 days ago
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Rough handling a factor in inmate's death, inquest told
A disabled inmate's death may have been triggered by rough handling as prison guards did not realise he was having a medical incident, a coroner has heard.
2 days ago
Nurse absent for inmate's medical alert, inquest told
A prison nurse should have been at the side of a disabled inmate after he had a seizure that sparked a medical alert before his death, a coroner has heard.
3 days ago
Brave boy who lost mum, leg attends chopper crash probe
One of the youngest survivors of a fatal helicopter mid-air collision outside a theme park has attended an inquest into the crash for the first time.
3 days ago
Quick action 'could have saved lives' in mass stabbing
The families of the six people killed during a stabbing rampage at a shopping centre say lives could have been saved with immediate and competent action.
6 days ago
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Heartbreaking plea from parents of slain sports coach
The parents of a water polo coach brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend have pleaded with the community to start tough conversations about abuse against women.
Nov 27, 2025
No daily drug tests for pilots before Sea World crash
A helicopter pilot killed along with three others in a horror mid-air collision outside a theme park later tested positive for cocaine, a coroner has heard.
Nov 26, 2025
Crucial 77-second window during Bondi stabbing rampage
The critical moments between a security guard making a frantic radio call and a killer with a knife stalking his final victim have been forensically examined.
Nov 25, 2025
Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help
Haunting footage of one of Australia's worst air disasters has been shown at an inquest examining the mid-air collision between two joy flight helicopters.
Nov 24, 2025
Police 'at risk' unless Wieambilla shooting sees change
Officers need access to satellite radios, drones and online monitoring of violent extremists in the wake of the Wieamblla shootings, the police union says.
Nov 21, 2025
Wieambilla police 'woefully' outgunned in sniper ambush
The families of two police killed in the Wieambilla shootings say they are disappointed in the coroner's findings into the tragedy that claimed six lives.
Nov 21, 2025
Spotlight on teen’s legacy after camping trip death
The death of a 16-year-old boy could help shine a light on a little-known and potentially fatal condition that is on the rise.
Nov 19, 2025
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Families await findings from deadly Wieambilla attack
A coroner is set to deliver his findings into the deadly Wieambilla shootings that killed six people including two police officers and a good Samaritan.
Nov 17, 2025
Father sues police after son shot dead in backyard
A man is taking police to court after a coroner found officers had engaged in unreasonable and unjustified actions before fatally shooting his son.
Nov 14, 2025
Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest
A doctor and a nurse have highlighted stressful working conditions at a large prison where a disabled inmate received inadequate medical care after a seizure.
Nov 07, 2025
Inmate who had seizure failed by health department
Overworked prison medical staff failed to give appropriate care to a disabled inmate who suffered an epileptic seizure, an inquest has heard.
Nov 06, 2025
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German backpacker's killer driven by 'sexual' motive
A new motive has been offered in the decades-old case of a German backpacker found killed in regional Australia but the victim's family still lacks answers.
Nov 06, 2025
Man yelled police 'going down' before fatal shooting
A man with a homemade gun presented an "imminent threat" of death before an officer pulled the trigger of his police-issue rifle, a coroner has heard.
Nov 05, 2025
Video shows guards roughly treat inmate who had seizure
Prison guards who roughly handled a one-legged inmate who had just had a seizure suspected he had taken illicit drugs, an inquest into his death has heard.
Nov 05, 2025
Hospital death linked to lab's cancer diagnosis bungle
A “disastrous” laboratory error that led to an incorrect diagnosis of lung cancer was linked to the man's subsequent death from pneumonia, a coroner has found.
Nov 05, 2025
Rules not followed in watching inmate who had a seizure
An inmate who suffered a seizure and later died had been swinging his limbs about and screaming as officers tried to calm him, an inquest has been told.
Nov 04, 2025
Inmate who had seizure roughly handled by prison guards
An inmate's rough treatment by prison guards after he suffered an epileptic seizure is being examined by a coroner investigating his death.
Nov 03, 2025
Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's death
A woman in detention in a spit hood said “I can’t breathe” before she died, a coroner has found, sparking calls for the head covering's use to end in one state.
Oct 31, 2025
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