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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.

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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

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

Emergency inspector shifts blame for triple-zero delays

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

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.

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Manus Island refugee death unpreventable, inquest told

Manus Island refugee death unpreventable, inquest told

Manus Island refugee death unpreventable, inquest told

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

Mass prison incident fears before bikie boss death

Mass prison incident fears before bikie boss death

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.

Parents push for fresh inquest into one-punch death

Parents push for fresh inquest into one-punch death

Parents push for fresh inquest into one-punch death

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

Teen 'doctor shopping' before drug overdose death

Teen 'doctor shopping' before drug overdose death

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

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

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

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

'Broken': family share torment after fatal misdiagnosis

'Broken': family share torment after fatal misdiagnosis

'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

Youth given 'appropriate' health care prior to death

Youth given 'appropriate' health care prior to death

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.

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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.

Rolfe says family 'must take responsibility' for death

An ex-policeman who shot dead an Indigenous teen during an arrest has said the family is partly to blame for the fatal shooting.

Killer cop denies lying at murder trial of teenager

A policeman who was acquitted of murder after he shot and killed an Indigenous teen during an arrest has denied lying at his criminal trial.

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NT Police launch racism probe after shock Rolfe claims

Former NT constable Zachary Rolfe has told an inquest into the death of an Indigenous man that racism is endemic in the force, sparking a police investigation.

Doctor's 'deep regret' in misdiagnosing Indigenous man

Ricky Hampson Jr died of ruptured ulcers soon after being discharged from a rural NSW hospital. An inquest is examining whether bias was a factor in his care.

Evidence of police racism in Walker inquest 'traumatic'

Claims of ingrained racism in Northern Territory Police have deepened the suffering for the family of Kumanjayi Walker, fatally shot by a former constable.

Rolfe pushed child, dragged him from bin during arrest

Former Constable Zachary Rolfe, who shot and killed teenager Kumanjayi Walker in 2019, has given evidence about the arrest of a child a year earlier.

Hospital did not scan Indigenous man 'writhing' in pain

A coroner has been asked to examine whether bias was a factor in the treatment of Indigenous man Ricky Hampson Jr, who died soon after leaving Dubbo hospital.

Aboriginal death in custody inquest to look at parole

Victoria’s parole laws will be probed by a coroner examining the death of an Aboriginal woman who was found unconscious by her sister in prison.

Spotlight on hospital care at Indigenous death inquest

An inquest will examine whether prejudice was a factor in treatment of an Indigenous man who died from perforated ulcers after being discharged from hospital.

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