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Peacemaker dies alone after brawl over cookies

Peacemaker dies alone after brawl over cookies

A coroner is investigating the death of an Indigenous man hit with capsicum spray while appearing to break up a fight - sparked by a love of cookies.

Startling footage released of deadly 200km/h cop chase

Startling footage released of deadly 200km/h cop chase

Startling footage released of deadly 200km/h cop chase

Startling footage released of deadly 200km/h cop chase

Dramatic video of a police car accelerating to high speeds in a night-time pursuit that ended with two men dead has been made public during a coronial probe.

Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital

Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital

Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital

Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital

The death of a baby five days after an emergency caesarean is being probed by a coroner to determine if the boy could have been saved.

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Cops 'chose stealth over safety' in fatal 200km/h chase

Cops 'chose stealth over safety' in fatal 200km/h chase

Allegations a police officer ignored public safety as he pursued his target in a high-speed car chase that ended in two deaths have been denied in court.

Parents' emotional plea after newborn's hospital death

Parents' emotional plea after newborn's hospital death

Thea Flaskett deserved better care than she received before her death in a hospital, the newborn's heartbroken parents say.

Family seeks answers after mother stabbed, burnt

Family seeks answers after mother stabbed, burnt

A week before a woman was murdered, an internal police review backed officers' decisions not to act on her complaints about a domestic violence order breach.

Baby's heart issue missed at ultrasound, coroner hears

Baby's heart issue missed at ultrasound, coroner hears

Parents of a baby who died in hospital just hours after birth say they have faced an anxious two-year wait for answers over their daughter's death.

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Someone killed Woody but witnesses 'never' discussed it

Someone killed Woody but witnesses 'never' discussed it

Someone killed Woody but witnesses 'never' discussed it

Someone killed Woody but witnesses 'never' discussed it

Childhood friends involved in a late-night brawl that ended in a 23-year-old's death deny ever talking about who threw the killer punch.

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

A meat worker who died at a small rural hospital after Q fever and a lung clot went undiagnosed has been remembered as a loving, playful dad.

Brawl death mystery as young man's family chase closure

Brawl death mystery as young man's family chase closure

Brawl death mystery as young man's family chase closure

Brawl death mystery as young man's family chase closure

Apprentice sparky Evander Tuala was punched to the ground by an unknown person, then kicked while unconscious during a fatal brawl, his inquest has been told.

Q fever and clot undiagnosed before meat worker's death

Q fever and clot undiagnosed before meat worker's death

Q fever and clot undiagnosed before meat worker's death

Q fever and clot undiagnosed before meat worker's death

A rural meat worker was treated for a simple case of pneumonia and was not scanned for a blood clot on the lungs before he died, an inquest has been told.

Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest

Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest

Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest

Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest

Three young friends left for an outback motorcycle trip almost 47 years ago only to be later found dead in remote bushland from gunshot wounds.

Decade-high overdose deaths a 'preventable crisis'

Decade-high overdose deaths a 'preventable crisis'

Decade-high overdose deaths a 'preventable crisis'

Decade-high overdose deaths a 'preventable crisis'

Health advocates warn a state is facing a preventable crisis after drug overdose deaths, driven in part by illicit drugs, reached a 10-year high.

Patient’s heartbreaking final words before death

Patient’s heartbreaking final words before death

Patient’s heartbreaking final words before death

Patient’s heartbreaking final words before death

A woman uttered five striking words to her family from her hospital bed before she died of complications arising from her pursuit of a healthier life.

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Changes urged after family misses farewelling dying son

A father has described his "endless pain" after communication gaps with prison staff led to his 28-year-old son dying without family by his side.

Coroner to hold inquest into pub crash that killed five

Outdoor dining and road safety will be central to a coroner's investigation as part of an inquest into the deaths of five people killed in a beer garden crash.

Territory "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

A territory government's response to coronial recommendations to combat domestic violence is "underwhelming", community service groups say.

'Doesn't bring her back': death in custody preventable

Countless opportunities were missed to prevent the death in custody of an Aboriginal woman who had pleaded to be reunited with her children, a coroner says.

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Mother made informed birth choice before baby's death

A coroner is investigating the death of a six-day-old baby who was delivered via Caesarean at a regional hospital after a home birth went wrong.

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

A police force says it won't tolerate racism in its ranks but the family of an teenager shot by an officer say they're not holding their breath for change.

Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

Racism within a police force will no longer be tolerated by its top cop after a coroner handed down her findings into the fatal shooting of an Indigenous teen.

'Extraordinary': prison guards slammed over teen death

An inquest into a teenager's prison death has revealed confusion among corrective officers on who would deal with his request to transfer to a protection wing.

'Utterly disrespectful': grieving family slam top cop

A coroner has found a police force has the hallmarks of institutional racism, as a grieving family expressed their disappointment in its commissioner.

'Want justice': mum's fresh pain over cold case murder

A state coroner cannot determine who was responsible for the death of 22-year-old Elisabeth Membrey more than 30 years ago.

Youth justice in crisis before teen's death: coroner

A coroner hearing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in a youth detention says he might recommend another inquiry into the facility.

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