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Heavily armed cops sent if dangers known, inquest told

Heavily armed cops sent if dangers known, inquest told

Police would have sent heavily armed officers to serve an arrest warrant at Wieambilla if they were told at least one person present was "incredibly dangerous".

'Hero' officers rescued colleagues, retrieved bodies

'Hero' officers rescued colleagues, retrieved bodies

'Hero' officers rescued colleagues, retrieved bodies

'Hero' officers rescued colleagues, retrieved bodies

Police officers have described the harrowing experience of rescuing one colleague and retrieving the bodies of two others after an attack on a rural property.

Trapped shooting cop's rescue risked by 'blackspot'

Trapped shooting cop's rescue risked by 'blackspot'

Trapped shooting cop's rescue risked by 'blackspot'

Trapped shooting cop's rescue risked by 'blackspot'

The police commander responding to a deadly shooting in rural Queensland was unable to order a rescue mission for an officer in danger due to phone blackspots.

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Wife 'heard husband shot dead' on phone to triple zero

Wife 'heard husband shot dead' on phone to triple zero

A woman was on the phone to triple zero when hearing what she now believes was the gunshot that killed her husband coming from their neighbours' rural property.

Prisons boss says he was 'scapegoat' after teen died

Prisons boss says he was 'scapegoat' after teen died

A former corrective services boss says he was blamed for government failures after an Indigenous teenager fatally self-harmed in custody.

Camera captured driver at 187km/h before fatal crash

Camera captured driver at 187km/h before fatal crash

A speed camera that captured a man driving at 187km/h one hour before he caused a fatal crash could not transmit images in real time, an inquest has been told.

Outgunned cop had 'no alternative' but to flee ambush

Outgunned cop had 'no alternative' but to flee ambush

An inquest has been told a police officer had "no alternative" but to run after being ambushed by men with high-powered rifles at a rural property.

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Families vow to endure inquest to honour slain officers

Families vow to endure inquest to honour slain officers

Families vow to endure inquest to honour slain officers

Families vow to endure inquest to honour slain officers

The families of two officers shot dead in Queensland say they will honour their memory at an inquest, calling for any reforms to be introduced immediately.

'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

An inquest for a teen who fatally self-harmed in custody has been told the justice department lied to the minister about the facility's suitability for youths.

Son gave lethal drug dose to elderly mum, coroner rules

Son gave lethal drug dose to elderly mum, coroner rules

Son gave lethal drug dose to elderly mum, coroner rules

Son gave lethal drug dose to elderly mum, coroner rules

An 88-year-old woman was given a lethal dose of drugs by her doctor son who had the "express intention" of ending his mother's life.

'I was ... hurting kids': ex-justice chief breaks down

'I was ... hurting kids': ex-justice chief breaks down

'I was ... hurting kids': ex-justice chief breaks down

'I was ... hurting kids': ex-justice chief breaks down

Children were subjected to cruel punishment that amounted to institutional abuse in youth detention, a former justice department boss has told an inquest.

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

A coroner has reminded WA's deputy corrections commissioner she is under oath amid tough questions at an inquest for a teen who died in custody.

Hillcrest jumping castle to be re-inflated, examined

Hillcrest jumping castle to be re-inflated, examined

Hillcrest jumping castle to be re-inflated, examined

Hillcrest jumping castle to be re-inflated, examined

A coroner has granted permission for a jumping castle involved in the deaths of six primary school students to be examined as part of legal proceedings.

Inquest told of dangers of Kosciusko backcountry skiing

Inquest told of dangers of Kosciusko backcountry skiing

Inquest told of dangers of Kosciusko backcountry skiing

Inquest told of dangers of Kosciusko backcountry skiing

An inquest into the death of a man has heard about the serious dangers of backcountry skiing as witnesses revealed skiers are not filling out vital forms.

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'Matter of time' before 16-year-old boy died in custody

The prison watchdog has told an inquest for the first juvenile to die in WA detention he had raised concerns about detainees dying in custody.

Three-year-old girl found lying in filth when she died

A coroner is expected to examine institutional responses to a family before a three-year-old died in squalor from bronchopneumonia.

'No justice' for Indigenous woman shot dead by cop

The sister of an Indigenous woman fatally shot by a policeman after she failed to drop a knife says no family should endure the suffering hers has.

Man shot dead by corrections officer was no threat: mum

The mother of an Indigenous man shot dead as he fled from custody says she holds no animosity towards the correctional officer who killed her son.

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Senior cop empathises with family over Indigenous death

A senior policeman giving evidence at an inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman shot dead by a junior officer has expressed his sympathy to the family.

Law change for officers aired after prisoner shot dead

Reforms could be needed to prevent another incident like the shooting death of an Indigenous man who ran from custody, a coroner has heard.

Probe into police altercation with Indigenous elder

The foster mother of an Indigenous woman whose police shooting death is under coronial investigation has been injured after she was knocked over by an officer.

Toddler's hospital death 'totally avoidable': mum

A mother says the life of her two-year old daughter who died in hospital from sepsis was "ripped away", leaving the family struggling for answers.

Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

A pediatrician says he believed a two-year-old girl was "getting better" before her death and a late course of antibiotics may not have saved her life.

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Reflecting on a two-year-old toddler thought to have died of sepsis in regional NSW, an emotional doctor has said more could have been done before the tragedy.

Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

An Indigenous man's death was preventable if prison staff were told of his deteriorating health and prioritised it over security protocols, a coroner has found.

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