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Disabled boy in care denied family contact: coroner

Disabled boy in care denied family contact: coroner

Failures by officials to adequately advocate and coordinate a young Indigenous boy's access to his family have triggered coronial recommendations.

'Sailor’s disease’ scurvy linked to young boy's death

'Sailor’s disease’ scurvy linked to young boy's death

'Sailor’s disease’ scurvy linked to young boy's death

'Sailor’s disease’ scurvy linked to young boy's death

A 'very fussy' six-year-old boy was taking a multivitamin to improve his health but doctors realised too late that the product lacked vitamin C.

Young footy referee died in 'challenging' health system

Young footy referee died in 'challenging' health system

Young footy referee died in 'challenging' health system

Young footy referee died in 'challenging' health system

A First Nations man went to remote health services several times in the lead-up to his death from pneumonia at the age of 31, an inquest has been told.

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'Overlapping errors': tourist's last wilderness moments

'Overlapping errors': tourist's last wilderness moments

An investigation has shed more light on the final movements of a 31-year-old tourist from Belgium who went missing on a wilderness track in 2023.

Date set for start of jumping castle tragedy inquest

Date set for start of jumping castle tragedy inquest

An inquest into the deaths of six children in a primary school jumping castle incident has a confirmed start date after years of delays.

'She deserved dignity': family's anger over NDIS death

'She deserved dignity': family's anger over NDIS death

Relatives of a woman under NDIS care who died after being found in squalid conditions say they hope no family ever suffers the heartbreak they endured.

Report failed to spot alleged killer's violent history

Report failed to spot alleged killer's violent history

Reports assessing serial abusers' risk of reoffending do not routinely include expired protection orders taken out against them, an inquest has been told.

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Fatal crash sparks calls for new buggy racing rules

Fatal crash sparks calls for new buggy racing rules

Fatal crash sparks calls for new buggy racing rules

Fatal crash sparks calls for new buggy racing rules

A fatal crash at an off-road racing event has prompted calls for stricter safety standards, with the driver's widow urging the racing community to take heed.

Listen to family: stroke victim 'could have been saved'

Listen to family: stroke victim 'could have been saved'

Listen to family: stroke victim 'could have been saved'

Listen to family: stroke victim 'could have been saved'

Opportunities to save the life of a young librarian wrongly diagnosed with a migraine were missed, a coroner has found.

'Shame on you': family vents anger over zipline death

'Shame on you': family vents anger over zipline death

'Shame on you': family vents anger over zipline death

'Shame on you': family vents anger over zipline death

The family of a man who died after falling up to 25 metres from a tourist zipline hope the tragedy is a "line in the sand" for safety improvement.

Widow reacts as zipline safety approach detailed

Widow reacts as zipline safety approach detailed

Widow reacts as zipline safety approach detailed

Widow reacts as zipline safety approach detailed

A woman whose husband died from a zipline fall during a "bucket list" holiday has heard evidence its manager was told not to worry about unqualified staff.

Mafia and escort bosses named in notorious cold case

Mafia and escort bosses named in notorious cold case

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'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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