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Latest news: Inquest

Brave boy who lost mum, leg attends chopper crash probe

Brave boy who lost mum, leg attends chopper crash probe

One of the youngest survivors of a fatal helicopter mid-air collision outside a theme park has attended an inquest into the crash for the first time.

Quick action 'could have saved lives' in mass stabbing

Quick action 'could have saved lives' in mass stabbing

Quick action 'could have saved lives' in mass stabbing

Quick action 'could have saved lives' in mass stabbing

The families of the six people killed during a stabbing rampage at a shopping centre say lives could have been saved with immediate and competent action.

Heartbreaking plea from parents of slain sports coach

Heartbreaking plea from parents of slain sports coach

Heartbreaking plea from parents of slain sports coach

Heartbreaking plea from parents of slain sports coach

The parents of a water polo coach brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend have pleaded with the community to start tough conversations about abuse against women.

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No daily drug tests for pilots before Sea World crash

No daily drug tests for pilots before Sea World crash

A helicopter pilot killed along with three others in a horror mid-air collision outside a theme park later tested positive for cocaine, a coroner has heard.

Crucial 77-second window during Bondi stabbing rampage

Crucial 77-second window during Bondi stabbing rampage

The critical moments between a security guard making a frantic radio call and a killer with a knife stalking his final victim have been forensically examined.

Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help

Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help

Haunting footage of one of Australia's worst air disasters has been shown at an inquest examining the mid-air collision between two joy flight helicopters.

Police 'at risk' unless Wieambilla shooting sees change

Police 'at risk' unless Wieambilla shooting sees change

Officers need access to satellite radios, drones and online monitoring of violent extremists in the wake of the Wieamblla shootings, the police union says.

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Wieambilla police 'woefully' outgunned in sniper ambush

Wieambilla police 'woefully' outgunned in sniper ambush

Wieambilla police 'woefully' outgunned in sniper ambush

Wieambilla police 'woefully' outgunned in sniper ambush

The families of two police killed in the Wieambilla shootings say they are disappointed in the coroner's findings into the tragedy that claimed six lives.

Spotlight on teen’s legacy after camping trip death

Spotlight on teen’s legacy after camping trip death

Spotlight on teen’s legacy after camping trip death

Spotlight on teen’s legacy after camping trip death

The death of a 16-year-old boy could help shine a light on a little-known and potentially fatal condition that is on the rise.

Families await findings from deadly Wieambilla attack

Families await findings from deadly Wieambilla attack

Families await findings from deadly Wieambilla attack

Families await findings from deadly Wieambilla attack

A coroner is set to deliver his findings into the deadly Wieambilla shootings that killed six people including two police officers and a good Samaritan.

Father sues police after son shot dead in backyard

Father sues police after son shot dead in backyard

Father sues police after son shot dead in backyard

Father sues police after son shot dead in backyard

A man is taking police to court after a coroner found officers had engaged in unreasonable and unjustified actions before fatally shooting his son.

Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest

Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest

Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest

Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest

A doctor and a nurse have highlighted stressful working conditions at a large prison where a disabled inmate received inadequate medical care after a seizure.

Inmate who had seizure failed by health department

Inmate who had seizure failed by health department

Inmate who had seizure failed by health department

Inmate who had seizure failed by health department

Overworked prison medical staff failed to give appropriate care to a disabled inmate who suffered an epileptic seizure, an inquest has heard.

German backpacker's killer driven by 'sexual' motive

German backpacker's killer driven by 'sexual' motive

German backpacker's killer driven by 'sexual' motive

German backpacker's killer driven by 'sexual' motive

A new motive has been offered in the decades-old case of a German backpacker found killed in regional Australia but the victim's family still lacks answers.

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Man yelled police 'going down' before fatal shooting

A man with a homemade gun presented an "imminent threat" of death before an officer pulled the trigger of his police-issue rifle, a coroner has heard.

Video shows guards roughly treat inmate who had seizure

Prison guards who roughly handled a one-legged inmate who had just had a seizure suspected he had taken illicit drugs, an inquest into his death has heard.

Hospital death linked to lab's cancer diagnosis bungle

A “disastrous” laboratory error that led to an incorrect diagnosis of lung cancer was linked to the man's subsequent death from pneumonia, a coroner has found.

Rules not followed in watching inmate who had a seizure

An inmate who suffered a seizure and later died had been swinging his limbs about and screaming as officers tried to calm him, an inquest has been told.

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Inmate who had seizure roughly handled by prison guards

An inmate's rough treatment by prison guards after he suffered an epileptic seizure is being examined by a coroner investigating his death.

Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's death

A woman in detention in a spit hood said “I can’t breathe” before she died, a coroner has found, sparking calls for the head covering's use to end in one state.

Coroner's call to prevent 'senseless' youth knife crime

Reliance on law and order in response to escalating youth knife crime will create further harm, a coroner says as she recommends community-based action "now".

Mum sedated four times by medics before overdose death

A "pleasantly psychotic" woman seeking treatment for mental illness was sedated four times in a day by health staff before she died, an inquest has been told.

Family's search for truth of teen's death stretches on

The family of a teenager who was found on train tracks in 1988 say they want closure and the truth about what happened to the young Gomeroi man.

'Forever missed': the final call before mum swept away

The families of two people killed in an "inland tsunami" have remembered the victims as loving parents and grandparents whose legacies live on.

Weather bureau defends warning ahead of deadly flood

A senior meteorologist says the weather bureau's warnings were "clear and timely" before a flash flood that killed two people and led to more than 100 rescues.

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