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Frog poison ritual affecting vulnerable people: coroner

Frog poison ritual affecting vulnerable people: coroner

Natasha Lechner, 39, died at a NSW home in March 2019 after she went into cardiac arrest during a natural therapy procedure involving kambo frog poison.

Police processes in spotlight at delayed Tyrrell probe

Police processes in spotlight at delayed Tyrrell probe

Police processes in spotlight at delayed Tyrrell probe

Police processes in spotlight at delayed Tyrrell probe

Ten years after William Tyrrell's disappearance, a coronial inquest is facing further delays with no update on whether any charges will be laid.

Fatal Walker shooting 'within Zach Rolfe's training'

Fatal Walker shooting 'within Zach Rolfe's training'

Fatal Walker shooting 'within Zach Rolfe's training'

Fatal Walker shooting 'within Zach Rolfe's training'

The former officer in charge of Zachary Rolfe's tactical unit said the constable was acting within his training when he fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.

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Drug deaths spark call for cop, parole officer training

Drug deaths spark call for cop, parole officer training

Two tragic drug-related deaths have led to recommendations police and parole officers be given better medical, first aid and mental health training.

Man took assisted dying drugs meant for someone else

Man took assisted dying drugs meant for someone else

A woman has told an inquest how she left her father's home to run errands and returned to find him dead from assisted dying drugs prescribed to another person.

Officer charged in fatal Indigenous teen crash

Officer charged in fatal Indigenous teen crash

The sergeant whose unmarked police car was involved in a fatal crash with an Indigenous teen has been charged with his death in news welcomed by his family.

Inquest into frog-poison death paused for new witnesses

Inquest into frog-poison death paused for new witnesses

Publicity around a man's death at a spiritual health retreat has prompted witnesses to come forward with information but it will take a court time to hear it.

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Dog breeder claims may put unsuspecting owners at risk

Dog breeder claims may put unsuspecting owners at risk

Dog breeder claims may put unsuspecting owners at risk

Dog breeder claims may put unsuspecting owners at risk

Dog owners and vets are relying on unchecked animal details from breeders and it may have contributed to a fatal outcome for one family, an inquest has heard.

Retreat elders were ill-equipped for kambo emergency

Retreat elders were ill-equipped for kambo emergency

Retreat elders were ill-equipped for kambo emergency

Retreat elders were ill-equipped for kambo emergency

Elders at a spiritual retreat where a man died after taking illicit substances appeared ill-informed to deal with the warning signs, an inquest has heard.

Psychic 'held the beauty' as man died at health retreat

Psychic 'held the beauty' as man died at health retreat

Psychic 'held the beauty' as man died at health retreat

Psychic 'held the beauty' as man died at health retreat

A father of a man who died at an alternative retreat has accepted a tearful apology at a inquest where a psychic said she felt the man's spirit leave his body.

Police weren't chasing teens killed in crash: coroner

Police weren't chasing teens killed in crash: coroner

Police weren't chasing teens killed in crash: coroner

Police weren't chasing teens killed in crash: coroner

A coroner has found four teenagers killed in a stolen car believed that police were chasing them but officers had earlier decided against a pursuit.

Family hopes lessons learned from NRL player's death

Family hopes lessons learned from NRL player's death

Family hopes lessons learned from NRL player's death

Family hopes lessons learned from NRL player's death

The family of Manly player Keith Titmuss hope his death can help save lives as experts call for greater awareness of heat-related illness.

‘I am so sorry’: Hasler's heartbreak at player's death

‘I am so sorry’: Hasler's heartbreak at player's death

‘I am so sorry’: Hasler's heartbreak at player's death

‘I am so sorry’: Hasler's heartbreak at player's death

Premiership-winning NRL coach Des Hasler has told an inquest into a rising star's death that there were no "red flags" about the player's physical capability.

Teammates heard Titmuss screaming before training death

Teammates heard Titmuss screaming before training death

Teammates heard Titmuss screaming before training death

Teammates heard Titmuss screaming before training death

A former Manly player says their training was a "nine out of 10" for intensity on the day Keith Titmuss had a seizure and later died.

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'Hottest ever' training: Manly teammate tells inquest

An inquiry into the death of Manly player Keith Titmuss has been told the rising NRL star probably died of exertional heat stroke after a training drill.

Charges possible for cop in fatal Indigenous teen crash

Police were told not to pursue a trail bike that Indigenous teen Jai Wright was riding before he crashed into an unmarked car and died, an inquest has heard.

Death of baby who swallowed screw a 'tragic accident'

A Tasmanian coroner has determined the death of an 11-month-old boy who died after swallowing a metal screw was a "tragic accident".

New mum's cry for help ignored before killing baby

A coroner has recommended sweeping changes to maternal child health system following the death of a baby, struck by a train alongside her mother.

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'Missed opportunities' in Aboriginal death in custody

The death of an Indigenous father in custody in the Northern Territory may have been avoided if he had received better healthcare.

Mother likely suffered 'violent' death, coroner finds

A coroner has found Tina Louise Greer, who disappeared in 2012, was likely killed violently by her bikie boyfriend who later died in a car crash.

Coroner finds diabetic teen's death was preventable

Lachlan Cook's mother Kirsten McMahon said it was heart-breaking that a coroner found his death on an overseas school trip was preventable.

Mum of girls who died in hot car often left them before

The deaths of two toddlers after their drug addicted mother left them for nine hours in a hot car will be the subject of an inquest hearing starting in April.

Family 'let down' over daughter's death in Mozambique

Victoria's state coroner has said he's unable to rule that 20-year-old Melbourne woman Elly Warren's death seven years ago in Mozambique was a homicide.

Coroner rules on electrocuted apprentice electrician

A 19-year-old apprentice electrician killed installing an air-conditioning unit while unsupervised did not do the work of his own accord, a coroner has found.

AFL concussion rules need to shift after Tuck's death

A coroner's findings into the death of former Richmond player Shane Tuck includes multiple recommendations to the AFL over concussion.

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