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'Animals treated better' than Indigenous teen: family

'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

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

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

'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.

Staff failed to properly check on new mum before death

Staff failed to properly check on new mum before death

Staff failed to properly check on new mum before death

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.

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

'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

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

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

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.

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'Indescribable': Bondi victim's fiance blasts reporting

'Indescribable': Bondi victim's fiance blasts reporting

'Indescribable': Bondi victim's fiance blasts reporting

'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

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

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

'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.

Chopper crash inquest to look at pilot's cocaine use

Chopper crash inquest to look at pilot's cocaine use

Chopper crash inquest to look at pilot's cocaine use

Chopper crash inquest to look at pilot's cocaine use

An inquest into a fatal mid-air helicopter collision will look at a number of issues including a pilot's cocaine use before the crash, the coroner has heard.

Mall stabbing response a 'near miss', inquest told

Mall stabbing response a 'near miss', inquest told

Mall stabbing response a 'near miss', inquest told

Mall stabbing response a 'near miss', inquest told

Experts have pointed to a crisis response framework developed in the UK after a "near miss" during the Bondi Junction shopping centre stabbing tragedy.

Cyanide death could not have been stopped: coroner

Cyanide death could not have been stopped: coroner

Cyanide death could not have been stopped: coroner

Cyanide death could not have been stopped: coroner

A 27-year-old man intentionally consumed cyanide while being arrested over an alleged family violence incident, a coroner has found.

Response to mall attack praised despite security flaws

Response to mall attack praised despite security flaws

Response to mall attack praised despite security flaws

Response to mall attack praised despite security flaws

An international security expert has praised a shopping centre owner's reaction to a stabbing rampage despite a monitoring guard's "inadequate" call to police.

'Red flag': warning sign when killer wanted gun licence

'Red flag': warning sign when killer wanted gun licence

'Red flag': warning sign when killer wanted gun licence

'Red flag': warning sign when killer wanted gun licence

A psychiatrist admits he was given false information about a man who sought a medical report to get a gun licence, who years later committed the Bondi atrocity.

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Psychiatrist breaks down after Bondi attack backflip

A psychiatrist who spent years treating the Bondi Junction killer has been reduced to tears in a witness box after hours of intense questioning and backdowns.

Psychiatrist claims 'no error' in treating mall killer

A psychiatrist who treated the man behind a mass stabbing at a busy mall has denied any mistakes in her care despite ceasing his antipsychotics years earlier.

Mall stabber's father 'did not want' son medicated

The father of a man who stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre believed his son would die if he began taking anti-psychotics again.

Training for Bondi mall security operator 'troubling'

Concerns had been raised over the competency of a security guard who was the sole control room operator during a mall stabbing spree, an inquest has been told.

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Terror suspect killed couple after tracking 'failure'

It is "not satisfactory" that a terrorism suspect was able to evade tracking while on bail and kill two people before police shot him, a coroner says.

Video reveals shopping mall killer’s fight for knives

A man who killed six people in a stabbing rampage at a busy shopping centre was desperate to retain his collection of knives, footage has revealed.

Soldier fatigue in focus at fatal chopper crash inquiry

A senior officer identified fatigue as a key issue for an army aviation unit but a sleep study was rejected before a fatal helicopter crash, a probe has heard.

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

A forgotten email which meant a mentally ill man went without treatment before a mass stabbing has led to improvements by police to ensure there is no repeat.

Killer's mum had 'asked for help' before mass stabbing

The mother of a man who violently stabbed six victims at a mall had sought police help over a year earlier as his mental health condition deteriorated.

'Lost opportunity' to treat ill man before fatal attack

A coroner has delivered findings over a woman bashed to death in a random attack by a mentally ill man, released from prison 41 days earlier.

Cop felt she was 'going to die' pursuing mass killer

A senior police officer defeated her fears and kept cool as she faced down a knife-wielding man during a shopping mall stabbing rampage.

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