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Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

Tears and terse words in probe into jockey’s fatal fall

The friend of an apprentice jockey who died in a trackwork accident became emotional as she recalled being told the racehorse shouldn’t have worked that day.

Vet advice to trainer in focus after fall kills jockey

Vet advice to trainer in focus after fall kills jockey

Vet advice to trainer in focus after fall kills jockey

Vet advice to trainer in focus after fall kills jockey

An injured horse that returned to racing work months earlier than a vet recommended later collapsed in training, killing an apprentice jockey.

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat

Experts have suggested measures that could prevent a repeat of a horror crash that killed five people after a diabetic driver became hypoglycaemic.

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Girl returned to killer parents despite 'cult' warning

Girl returned to killer parents despite 'cult' warning

A family's extreme religious beliefs against medical treatment were known to authorities years before their "cult" killed a little girl, a coroner has heard.

Family's torture after fatal brawl probe 'goes nowhere'

Family's torture after fatal brawl probe 'goes nowhere'

An inquest's disappointing failure to identify who fatally punched a 23-year-old during a late-night brawl caps years of torment, his family says.

Fatal mine crash likely had medical cause, coroner told

Fatal mine crash likely had medical cause, coroner told

There were two plausible theories for why a drill rig worker suddenly accelerated his ute before fatally crashing into a mine truck, a coroner has been told.

Plumber referred after great granny's bath burn death

Plumber referred after great granny's bath burn death

A plumber has been referred to a state's safety watchdog after an elderly woman died suffering fatal burns from scalding hot bathwater at home.

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'Listen': Indigenous youth warned of deadly jail cycle

'Listen': Indigenous youth warned of deadly jail cycle

'Listen': Indigenous youth warned of deadly jail cycle

'Listen': Indigenous youth warned of deadly jail cycle

The brother of a First Nations inmate who died from capsicum spray being used to break up a prison fight has urged young people to avoid the same tragic fate.

'Cool off': mum turned away before murder, inquest told

'Cool off': mum turned away before murder, inquest told

'Cool off': mum turned away before murder, inquest told

'Cool off': mum turned away before murder, inquest told

An inquest for a woman murdered by her husband has been adjourned after a last minute claim that the mother was turned away by police and told to "cool off".

Cops 'missed chances' before mum set on fire by husband

Cops 'missed chances' before mum set on fire by husband

Cops 'missed chances' before mum set on fire by husband

Cops 'missed chances' before mum set on fire by husband

Officers incorrectly granted a man bail, wrongly filed a complaint and couldn't open an important file before a young mum was murdered, a coroner has heard.

'Not appropriate': killer released by cop before attack

'Not appropriate': killer released by cop before attack

'Not appropriate': killer released by cop before attack

'Not appropriate': killer released by cop before attack

A man who stabbed and set his wife alight after being released by a police officer should have applied for bail in front of a magistrate, a coroner has heard.

Couple on 'bucket list' trip before fatal zipline fall

Couple on 'bucket list' trip before fatal zipline fall

Couple on 'bucket list' trip before fatal zipline fall

Couple on 'bucket list' trip before fatal zipline fall

A woman riding a tandem zipline through a rainforest canopy felt a sharp drop but her husband thought it was staff playing a prank, a coroner has heard.

Teen camping death from meat allergy a near world-first

Teen camping death from meat allergy a near world-first

Teen camping death from meat allergy a near world-first

Teen camping death from meat allergy a near world-first

A coroner has warned more people could be at risk after she found a teenager died from a tick-derived allergy after eating beef sausages on a camping trip.

Coroner urges lifejacket reforms after eight deaths

Coroner urges lifejacket reforms after eight deaths

Coroner urges lifejacket reforms after eight deaths

Coroner urges lifejacket reforms after eight deaths

Eight people who died in boating tragedies could potentially have survived if they wore lifejackets, according to a coroner who has recommended stricter rules.

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'Not in vain': family's hope after boy's allergy death

The family of a 17-year-old boy who died after suffering an anaphylactic reaction are hoping a coroner's strong recommendations are heard and acted upon.

Father lashes out at suggestion he started fatal fire

A father whose son died of extensive burns in a house fire has frequently lashed out at an inquest, saying his memory had been erased.

'Be sensitive': Bondi stabbings a wake-up call to media

Changes in the way newsrooms report on mass casualties have been proposed after the loved ones of victims of a stabbing spree were re-traumatised by coverage.

Deadly disparity for Indigenous people under restraint

A study of deaths in custody has highlighted a disturbing disparity involving the use of a potentially lethal restraint on Indigenous Australians.

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Systemic changes urged after mass stabbing revelations

Almost two years after six victims died in a horrifying mass stabbing, the pressure is on the government and others to make changes and prevent further deaths.

Emergency services learn quick lessons from stabbing

A lack of communication between police and paramedics during the Bondi Junction mass stabbing was a "near miss" but improvements have already been fruitful.

Hope out of tragedy as mass stabbing lessons laid bare

The husband of a woman killed in a shopping mall stabbing spree says lives will be saved by improvements suggested after an inquest into the mass killing.

Cops slammed as sister seeks truth about model's death

The sister of an escort who vanished more than 30 years ago has criticised an "indifferent" police force's failures to do a proper initial investigation.

'Distressing': parents to attend baby death inquest

The death of a baby girl and the injuries found at her autopsy led police to put her parents under covert audio and internet surveillance, a coroner has heard.

Madam recounts 'life of terror' when model vanished

The boss of an escort who disappeared without a trace has blamed an allegedly abusive and controlling husband for inconsistencies in her statements to police.

Notorious killer took own life in secure cell: coroner

A notorious killer of a mother and her two daughters used a prison issue item to take his own life in a secure unit, a coroner has found.

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