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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

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

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

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

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

Inmate who had seizure roughly handled by prison guards

Inmate who had seizure roughly handled by prison guards

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

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

Call to end spit hood use after female prisoner's 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

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

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

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

Mum sedated four times by medics before overdose death

Mum sedated four times by medics before overdose death

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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

Weather bureau defends warning ahead of deadly flood

Weather bureau defends warning ahead of deadly flood

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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'Put the bike away': warning after triple homicide news

A man has told a court he stole a motorcycle before being told to "put the bike away" when he realised it was evidence in a triple outback homicide.

Weather bureau warnings 'inadequate' before town razed

While the weather bureau was warning of a major flood in a rural town, emergency services feared it was going to be much worse, an inquest has been told.

'Close to perjury': key witness warned at inquest

A man previously charged with three cold-case murders has been warned of being "close to perjury" under questioning at the inquest into the triple homicide.

Coroner considers lead-up to police officer's death

A coroner is examining the lead-up to the death of a cop haunted by the death of two innocent motorists at the hands of a man he could not track down.

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'Day from hell': how family survived an inland tsunami

Locals from a rural village razed by a ferocious, swirling flash flood have told their miraculous tales of survival during an "absolute day from hell".

'Wall of water' wrecked rural town with little warning

Heroic actions of locals prevented further tragedy after a wave of floodwater suddenly struck a rural town, killing two people, an inquest has been told.

Guard dogs menaced worker before meter reader killed

The family of a meter reader mauled to death hopes an inquest into the tragedy will provide answers and help protect front-line workers.

Social housing safety inquiry after boy's fire death

Whether social housing providers ensure dwellings are safe to live in is the focus of a coronial inquiry into the death of a three-year-old boy in a fire.

Killer inmate fantasised about dismembering victims

A coroner says corrective services officers could not have predicted a sadistic prisoner's murderous plan to lure a fellow inmate to his death.

Foul play to be probed in missing Indigenous man's case

The family of a young Indigenous man who went missing will challenge a central theory that he took his own life, a coroner has heard.

Mum's tears after daughter's 13-year mystery resolved

The mother of a woman who vanished without a trace 13 years ago was overcome with emotion after being told her daughter was killed by her controlling partner.

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