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Mafia and escort bosses named in notorious cold case

Mafia and escort bosses named in notorious cold case

Two key people are alleged to have lied in police investigations as conclusions are drawn in one of Australia's most notorious cold cases.

Family raise questions over cheerleader balcony death

Family raise questions over cheerleader balcony death

Family raise questions over cheerleader balcony death

Family raise questions over cheerleader balcony death

Messages appear to demonstrate a cheerleader's relationship involved "surveillance-type behaviours" before she plunged to her death, a coroner has been told.

Family take legal action after death in custody

Family take legal action after death in custody

Family take legal action after death in custody

Family take legal action after death in custody

The family of a man who died in custody after being restrained by police is seeking answers and launching legal action over a decision that no charges be laid.

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Sea World crash families tell of 'loss beyond measure'

Sea World crash families tell of 'loss beyond measure'

A fatal mid-air collision at a theme park has caused lifelong grief for families of victims and ongoing medical problems for survivors, a coroner has heard.

Jumping castle maker queries inquest involvement

Jumping castle maker queries inquest involvement

An inquest into a primary school jumping castle tragedy that left six children dead is moving closer to a start, almost five years after the event.

Sea World pilot 'likely mildly impaired' by cocaine

Sea World pilot 'likely mildly impaired' by cocaine

A pilot taking theme park tourists on a scenic flight may not have realised his impairment from drug and alcohol use before a fatal crash, a coroner has heard.

True crime sleuth invited cold case suspect into home

True crime sleuth invited cold case suspect into home

A woman obsessed with crime podcasts started a relationship with a murder suspect in a bid to solve a cold case after a teen's death, an inquest has been told.

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Sea World chopper ride safety tightened after tragedy

Sea World chopper ride safety tightened after tragedy

Sea World chopper ride safety tightened after tragedy

Sea World chopper ride safety tightened after tragedy

Safety has been overhauled for joyflights linked to one of Australia's most popular theme parks after a horrific crash claimed four lives.

Seat swap after son's crash killed mum, inquest told

Seat swap after son's crash killed mum, inquest told

Seat swap after son's crash killed mum, inquest told

Seat swap after son's crash killed mum, inquest told

Tracee Grosvenor was found dead behind the wheel of a crashed car but it soon emerged someone else had been driving, an inquest has been told.

Birth trauma change urged after 'free birth' inquiry

Birth trauma change urged after 'free birth' inquiry

Birth trauma change urged after 'free birth' inquiry

Birth trauma change urged after 'free birth' inquiry

A coroner has called for hospitals to be more sensitive to women with traumatic past experiences after investigating an unassisted home birth resulting in death

Family rejects coroner's newborn death finding

Family rejects coroner's newborn death finding

Family rejects coroner's newborn death finding

Family rejects coroner's newborn death finding

A family's three-year battle for answers about the death of their newborn daughter has ended in disappointment after coronial findings were released.

'See and avoid': inquest given crash site skies insight

'See and avoid': inquest given crash site skies insight

'See and avoid': inquest given crash site skies insight

'See and avoid': inquest given crash site skies insight

Technology was critical when navigating crowded skies in a tourist hotspot but many pilots avoid collisions by "looking out the window," a coroner has heard.

Safety authority grilled over pilot drug testing gaps

Safety authority grilled over pilot drug testing gaps

Safety authority grilled over pilot drug testing gaps

Safety authority grilled over pilot drug testing gaps

A senior aviation safety official has been grilled over the lack of routine drug tests for joy flight pilots amid a probe into four deaths near Sea World.

'Nobody cares about us': death at police hands probed

'Nobody cares about us': death at police hands probed

'Nobody cares about us': death at police hands probed

'Nobody cares about us': death at police hands probed

After her son was killed by police following a decades-long struggle with schizophrenia and addiction, a mother wants his inquest to be a positive experience.

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Claim choppers blocked pilot view before crash 'false'

Air crash investigators claim that new helicopters gave pilots poor visibility prior to a mid-air collision at Sea World has been denied by a tour flight boss.

'Gross, negligent': drugs blamed for chopper tragedy

The head of a joy flight provider has alleged that a pilot was under the influence of drugs when he was killed in a tragic helicopter collision.

Coroner reveals cause of cop-killer's death in prison

A man jailed over the fatal shooting of a police officer during a hold-up at a tavern years later died in custody of natural causes, a corner has found.

Shaman accused of lying to save skin in mushroom death

A shaman healer and a woman's partner were too worried about self-preservation to tell medics she had ingested magic mushrooms, an inquest has been told.

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Missing father never found after flawed police probe

An investigation into a missing husband and father of three fell short after police failed to follow standard procedure, a coroner has found.

Tip-offs spark second inquest for missing hitchhiker

Two men will be called to give evidence in a second inquest probing the suspected death of a mother who went missing while hitchhiking almost 30 year ago.

Man told cops he could not breathe during fatal arrest

A man died while unsupervised on a short trip to a police station in the back of a van after telling officers to take off his handcuffs.

Unfortunate truth: fatal crash 'could not be predicted'

Police could not have prevented a crash that killed two women, despite a speed camera recording one car at almost 190km/h an hour earlier, a coroner has found.

'I have a hostage': findings released after fatal siege

Police who shot dead an armed fugitive who held his pregnant wife hostage were inadequately prepared for the risks they faced, a coroner has found.

Missing man 'wandered off' on bushwalking tour

No trace has ever been found of a 76-year-old man who was on a group tour with his wife at a popular tourist site when he went missing.

Police to review response to Epstein accuser's claims

A state police force will review its interactions with former prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre before her death near Perth in 2025.

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