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Latest news: Inquest

Baby's murder by 'dangerous' dad was preventable

Baby's murder by 'dangerous' dad was preventable

The murder of a baby by her father at a popular reservoir followed significant errors by authorities and was preventable, a "harrowing" inquiry has found.

Troubled vet provoked fatal police shooting: coroner

Troubled vet provoked fatal police shooting: coroner

Troubled vet provoked fatal police shooting: coroner

Troubled vet provoked fatal police shooting: coroner

A coroner has called for better information sharing and veteran liaison support after finding a former soldier provoked police to fatally shoot him.

'Forever 10': parents' emotional tributes to slain girl

'Forever 10': parents' emotional tributes to slain girl

'Forever 10': parents' emotional tributes to slain girl

'Forever 10': parents' emotional tributes to slain girl

The parents of a young girl brutally killed by a teenager on a rural property want the world to hear her voice, see her face and know her name.

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Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

After a long campaign by the family of an Aboriginal teenager mysteriously found dead on train tracks, a coroner has found racism hindered the investigation.

Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

Free birth complications rise, hospital dobbed in doula

A perception doctors and midwives are "doing things to women without consent" may be behind a rise in free births, an inquest into a mother's death has heard.

Mum of girl's killer believed psychosis was hormonal

Mum of girl's killer believed psychosis was hormonal

A teenager was given a vitamin to treat mental health symptoms before she killed a 10-year-old girl on a rural property, an inquest has been told.

Family blamed video games for teen killer's violence

Family blamed video games for teen killer's violence

The mother of a teenager who killed a child while in the grips of psychosis didn't believe in mental illness, an inquest has been told.

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Tradie's mysterious death on roadside likely a homicide

Tradie's mysterious death on roadside likely a homicide

Tradie's mysterious death on roadside likely a homicide

Tradie's mysterious death on roadside likely a homicide

More than a decade after a young tradie was found lying dead in a pool of blood in a resort town, a coroner has ruled he was likely killed with a weapon.

Family of death-in-custody victim engage pathologist

Family of death-in-custody victim engage pathologist

Family of death-in-custody victim engage pathologist

Family of death-in-custody victim engage pathologist

The family of a young Aboriginal man who died in police custody have engaged a pathologist to provide an independent report to be part of a coronial inquest.

Inquest demanded for Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre

Inquest demanded for Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre

Inquest demanded for Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre

Inquest demanded for Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre

Domestic violence experts have called for a coronial inquest into the death of former prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre.

Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

Bosses to testify at inquest over deadly COVID outbreak

An inquest into the deaths of 50 aged care residents during a COVID-19 outbreak will resume after the facility pleaded guilty to a criminal charge.

Call for electrical-check boost after boy's fire death

Call for electrical-check boost after boy's fire death

Call for electrical-check boost after boy's fire death

Call for electrical-check boost after boy's fire death

Electrical arcing in a home's roof space sparked a fire that killed a three-year-old boy, prompting a coroner to urge better public housing wiring checks.

Teen's police HQ terror attack unpreventable: coroner

Teen's police HQ terror attack unpreventable: coroner

Teen's police HQ terror attack unpreventable: coroner

Teen's police HQ terror attack unpreventable: coroner

The radicalisation of a school student who went on to commit a horrific killing of a police worker only took place a month before the shooting.

Teen's suspicious drug death referred to cold case cops

Teen's suspicious drug death referred to cold case cops

Teen's suspicious drug death referred to cold case cops

Teen's suspicious drug death referred to cold case cops

An 18-year-old's death from a mixture of drugs before being found in his car on a coastal street should be referred to murder investigators, a coroner says.

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'Too late': memory lapses saw children die in hot cars

Public awareness campaigns to help parents avoid memory lapses have been endorsed after two children were left alone in hot cars with deadly results.

Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

A mother should have been transferred to hospital four hours earlier to save her baby's life, a coroner has found.

RAAF airman's tragic death 'preventable'

A serviceman who died after experiencing a mental health crisis could have been saved if authorities had taken appropriate action, a coroner has found.

Push for expanded scrutiny at jumping castle inquest

Teachers may not be required to give evidence at an inquest into a deadly jumping castle accident, despite a request from the victims' families.

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Heartbreak as cops avoid charges over Aboriginal death

Police says anger in communities will be understandable after a decision not to prosecute officers who held down an Aboriginal man who died.

'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

Details surrounding the negotiations between police and fugitive double killer Dezi Freeman before he was gunned down have been revealed for the first time.

'I'm sorry': cop's parting words before taking his life

Months after being sent to work in a remote town, a struggling police officer told his partner he loved her before ending his own life alone in his vehicle.

Elderly man's fatal overdose after pharmacy error

A pharmacy dispensed a mislabelled pill organising pack for an elderly, vision-impaired man, who later died from a drug overdose, a coroner has bee told.

'No dignity': formal apology for stolen body parts

A state government has formally apologised to the loved ones of people whose remains were secretly taken during autopsies and kept without consent.

Risk assessment on deadly scaffold made in owner's head

A man who erected a scaffold that later killed a dad watching his son play soccer admitted he did not consider the risk posed to the public by adverse weather.

Man found dead after 'police opt against full search'

An inquest is examining why police did not conduct a full search for a man who fled hospital after self-harming before he was found dead days later.

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