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'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting

'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting

A police officer says he yelled "drop the knife" before shooting an Indigenous man while a witness claimed nothing was said ahead of an inquest into the death.

'Foul play' likely in missing mum's 50-year cold case

'Foul play' likely in missing mum's 50-year cold case

'Foul play' likely in missing mum's 50-year cold case

'Foul play' likely in missing mum's 50-year cold case

A missing mother likely met with foul play, police say, after she vanished in 1976 but her now-deceased husband was never interviewed over the disappearance.

Report completed almost a year after death in custody

Report completed almost a year after death in custody

Report completed almost a year after death in custody

Report completed almost a year after death in custody

An external police review of the use of force by officers who held down a young Aboriginal man just before he died is completed ahead of a decision on charges.

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Freeman family anguish as tip-off leads to $1m claim

Freeman family anguish as tip-off leads to $1m claim

Dezi Freeman's family are struggling to cope with his death, as sources suggest his hiding spot was uncovered following a tip-off from a member of the public.

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

The family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody are seeking justice as the police officers involved in his arrest make a bid to avoid self-incrimination.

Crime boss foot soldier shot dead in botched burglary

Crime boss foot soldier shot dead in botched burglary

A man believed to have been involved in tobacco store arsons was killed in an aggravated burglary gone wrong, a coroner investigating his death has been told.

'Casual' paramedic failed man after roof fall: coroner

'Casual' paramedic failed man after roof fall: coroner

A coroner has made "serious findings" against a paramedic who failed to assess the condition of a man who fell from a roof after a struggle with police.

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Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

Doula refuses to give statement into influencer's death

A coroner has compelled a doula to give evidence into the death of an influencer who was rushed to hospital after giving birth to her son at home.

Rural doctor missed vital call in Indigenous death

Rural doctor missed vital call in Indigenous death

Rural doctor missed vital call in Indigenous death

Rural doctor missed vital call in Indigenous death

An Indigenous woman likely could have been saved if she had been transferred from a small clinic to a large hospital for medical imaging, an inquest has found.

Doctor and nurse to be probed after preventable deaths

Doctor and nurse to be probed after preventable deaths

Doctor and nurse to be probed after preventable deaths

Doctor and nurse to be probed after preventable deaths

A baby girl and a mother have died in separate preventable incidents, a coroner has found, and two medical professionals are set to be investigated

Limited support for proposals in Kumanjayi Walker death

Limited support for proposals in Kumanjayi Walker death

Limited support for proposals in Kumanjayi Walker death

Limited support for proposals in Kumanjayi Walker death

A territory police force has supported some but not all coronial recommendations following the fatal police shooting of a young Aboriginal man.

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

'She was gone': trainer's tears for jockey's fatal fall

A head trainer has tearfully described seeing an apprentice jockey "sucked under" a horse during a fatal trackwork session as a probe into her death continues.

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

'Get out': police cop deathbed rant from outback killer

Even as he lay on his deathbed, a notorious murderer refused to divulge the whereabouts of a backpacker he shot dead in a crime that shook the nation.

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

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

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.

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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

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

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'

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.

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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

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.

'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

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

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

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

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.

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