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Senior officer when teen harmed breached lawful order

Senior officer when teen harmed breached lawful order

An officer overseeing an adult prison's youth wing the night an Indigenous teenager fatally harmed himself had breached a lawful order but remained on duty.

'Major error': Doctor's admission after toddler's death

'Major error': Doctor's admission after toddler's death

'Major error': Doctor's admission after toddler's death

'Major error': Doctor's admission after toddler's death

A doctor who wrongly diagnosed a 19-month-old with gastro, days before he died of meningitis, has thought about the "error" every day since, an inquest heard.

Indigenous teen's death in detention avoidable: guard

Indigenous teen's death in detention avoidable: guard

Indigenous teen's death in detention avoidable: guard

Indigenous teen's death in detention avoidable: guard

The guard who found a teen with a self-inflicted injury in an adult prison's youth wing has told an inquest the death was tragic and could have been avoided.

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Sick boy was 'so much worse' when let go from hospital

Sick boy was 'so much worse' when let go from hospital

A coroner is investigating the circumstances that led to a 19-month-old boy's death from meningitis after he was seen by multiple health professionals.

Family seek answers as inquest into teen's death begins

Family seek answers as inquest into teen's death begins

A new inquest has begun into the death of an Indigenous teenager whose body was found on train tracks in regional NSW.

'Disbelief' when teen found unresponsive in youth wing

'Disbelief' when teen found unresponsive in youth wing

A guard who found an Indigenous teen with self-inflicted injuries in the "unliveable" youth wing of a WA prison says he was initially confused by the discovery.

Inquest reveals detained teen's harm threats ignored

Inquest reveals detained teen's harm threats ignored

An Indigenous teen, who died after self-harming in an adult prison's youth wing, made eight threats to do so in the hours before he was found in his cell.

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Teenager didn't feel safe at school, inquest told

Teenager didn't feel safe at school, inquest told

Teenager didn't feel safe at school, inquest told

Teenager didn't feel safe at school, inquest told

An inquest into the suicide death of a 14-year-old boy in Tasmania has been told he was bullied, assaulted and didn't feel safe at school.

Few answers to mystery death of woman doused in acid

Few answers to mystery death of woman doused in acid

Few answers to mystery death of woman doused in acid

Few answers to mystery death of woman doused in acid

An inquest into how Sydney woman Monika Chetty died from acid burns has been unable to shed any more light on the case despite a $500,000 award.

Grief laid bare at inquest on fatal mid-air plane crash

Grief laid bare at inquest on fatal mid-air plane crash

Grief laid bare at inquest on fatal mid-air plane crash

Grief laid bare at inquest on fatal mid-air plane crash

Family members of pilots killed in a mid-air collision in central Victoria have shared their harrowing grief with a Melbourne court.

Missed opportunities led to mum's 'preventable' death

Missed opportunities led to mum's 'preventable' death

Missed opportunities led to mum's 'preventable' death

Missed opportunities led to mum's 'preventable' death

Several missteps in the treatment of a young mother by hospital staff and paramedics led to her "preventable" death from endocarditis, a coroner has found.

Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps

Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps

Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps

Boy dies from methadone overdose after medical missteps

Child safety will be prioritised in a review of an opioid treatment program after a six-year-old boy died when he drank his parents' methadone.

AFL outlines its response after Shane Tuck inquest

AFL outlines its response after Shane Tuck inquest

AFL outlines its response after Shane Tuck inquest

AFL outlines its response after Shane Tuck inquest

Introducing independent doctors and limiting contact training are among the AFL's responses to a coroner's report on the death of former footballer Shane Tuck.

Traffic controller didn't issue warning before crash

Traffic controller didn't issue warning before crash

Traffic controller didn't issue warning before crash

Traffic controller didn't issue warning before crash

Victoria's chief coroner is investigating a mid-air collision between two training-flight planes, which claimed the lives of four pilots.

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Emergency inspector shifts blame for triple-zero delays

Victoria's emergency management inspector has been grilled at an inquest about its response to issues with triple-zero call response times during COVID-19.

Family grieve for man police fatally shot at his home

A family have told a court of the grief and loss felt after 20-year-old Bradley Balzan was fatally gunned down by police in the backyard of his home.

Manus Island refugee death unpreventable, inquest told

A Queensland coroner is examining the circumstances surrounding asylum seeker Faysal Ishak Ahmed's death on Manus Island in 2016.

Mass prison incident fears before bikie boss death

A Victorian coroner is investigating the death of notorious Finks bikie boss Brent Reker in 2019 after his body was found in his cell by corrections staff.

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Parents push for fresh inquest into one-punch death

The family of Shannon McCormack want another coroner to investigate his death, close to 17 years after he was coward-punched outside a Melbourne nightclub.

Teen 'doctor shopping' before drug overdose death

A coroner has begun investigating a 16-year-old boy's death after overdosing on painkillers from pharmacies.

Change a 'step to healing' after Indigenous man's death

An inquest into the death of Ricky Hampson Jr, who was misdiagnosed at Dubbo hospital, has finished hearing evidence revealing a series of medical errors.

'Broken': family share torment after fatal misdiagnosis

Ricky Hampson Jr's children, parents and siblings have told an inquest about their heartbreak over his death after fatal misdiagnosis at a rural hospital.

Youth given 'appropriate' health care prior to death

A coroner has found a youth mental health service has made improvements following the death of a teenage boy with multiple diagnoses.

Young man found dead 'likely hit by vehicle': coroner

The death of a 20-year-old man found in the middle of a highway bus lane has been the subject of a hit-and-run charge that was later withdrawn in court.

Walker inquest delayed as racist award saga continues

Former constable Zachary Rolfe has gone to court with certificates purporting to be from the recipients of a racist Northern Territory Police award.

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