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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.

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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

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.

Changes urged after family misses farewelling dying son

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

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.

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Territory "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

Territory "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

Territory "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

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

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

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

'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.

Mother made informed birth choice before baby's death

Mother made informed birth choice before baby's death

Mother made informed birth choice before baby's death

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

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

Family 'validated' over coroner's police racism finding

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

Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

Top cop admits racism 'truth' after fatal teen shooting

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

'Extraordinary': prison guards slammed over teen death

'Extraordinary': prison guards slammed over teen death

'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

'Utterly disrespectful': grieving family slam top cop

'Utterly disrespectful': grieving family slam top cop

'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.

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'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.

'Animals treated better' than Indigenous teen: family

An Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in detention was subjected to "barbarous and criminal" neglect, his mother says as an inquest into his death resumes.

'Don't you dare': driver warned before police shooting

A coroner has heard second-by-second details of a dramatic and deadly confrontation between a police officer and a driver.

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Staff failed to properly check on new mum before death

A new mother took her own life while in the grips of postpartum psychosis after a private hospital's staff failed to perform their required, hourly checks.

'Wish I hugged her': torment of vanished woman's family

The sister of a woman whose alleged killer ended his life on the eve of a verdict being delivered hopes she did not suffer before her suspected death.

Answers sought for family after daughter vanished

An inquest will investigate the disappearance and suspected death of a woman after her accused killer ended his life on the eve of his verdict being delivered.

Tragic death of baby remains a mystery after inquest

A coroner was unable to determine the exact place, time or cause of death for a three-month-old baby found dead in his mother's regional home.

Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims

As a five-week inquest into a mass killing wrapped up, families of the victims have detailed their grief, anger and hope the tragedy will never be repeated.

'Indescribable': Bondi victim's fiance blasts reporting

Family members of a woman killed in the Bondi Junction mass stabbing say irresponsible media reporting of her death has caused them serious emotional damage.

'Your Pippa is still alive': mum's health reform plea

The family of a two-year-old girl who died in hospital after multiple mistakes is seeking change to stop other people's loved ones meeting a similar fate.

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