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Review gun laws 'so no one else has to go through it'

Review gun laws 'so no one else has to go through it'

An urgent review of correctional officers' use of firearms has been recommended by an inquiry into the death of an Indigenous man shot while fleeing custody.

Killer family 'fixated' on police before shootings

Killer family 'fixated' on police before shootings

Killer family 'fixated' on police before shootings

Killer family 'fixated' on police before shootings

A senior police officer would have sought specialist advice about a family of killers if he had access to information from an interstate force, a coroner heard.

Police not told of 'doomsday' ideas before cop killings

Police not told of 'doomsday' ideas before cop killings

Police not told of 'doomsday' ideas before cop killings

Police not told of 'doomsday' ideas before cop killings

NSW police did not pass on reports about the apocalyptic beliefs of two brothers before six people were shot dead on a rural property, a coroner has heard.

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Changes urged as shocking' reality' of DV is exposed

Changes urged as shocking' reality' of DV is exposed

Killings of four Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory have put the spotlight back on domestic and family violence just days out from the election.

'Rotten to the core': racism claim over fatal diagnosis

'Rotten to the core': racism claim over fatal diagnosis

The father of an Indigenous man who was fatally misdiagnosed with a drug-related illness says the doctor responsible shouldn't be treating patients.

Last dates set for long-delayed missing toddler inquest

Last dates set for long-delayed missing toddler inquest

An inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of William Tyrrell will wrap up by the end of the year - more than five years after it began.

'See you dead' threat to NSW cops before Qld shootings

'See you dead' threat to NSW cops before Qld shootings

A coroner investigating the shooting deaths of six people in Queensland has heard the killers' deadly threats were forwarded to NSW police hours beforehand.

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Hundreds of 'shots fired' reports before cop killings

Hundreds of 'shots fired' reports before cop killings

Hundreds of 'shots fired' reports before cop killings

Hundreds of 'shots fired' reports before cop killings

Police recorded hundreds of “shots fired” incidents around a rural property in the years before six people were killed, a coroner has heard.

Wieambilla shooting 'ideological terrorism': expert

Wieambilla shooting 'ideological terrorism': expert

Wieambilla shooting 'ideological terrorism': expert

Wieambilla shooting 'ideological terrorism': expert

Two officers were killed by a family who believed they would "die fighting for God" in actions that fit the definition of terrorism, an inquest has been told.

Cyclist's intersection death was preventable: coroner

Cyclist's intersection death was preventable: coroner

Cyclist's intersection death was preventable: coroner

Cyclist's intersection death was preventable: coroner

A cyclist's death after being crushed by a cement truck was preventable, a coroner has found, as he recommended better safety measures and a campaign.

Health 'apocalypse' aided teacher's path to cop killing

Health 'apocalypse' aided teacher's path to cop killing

Health 'apocalypse' aided teacher's path to cop killing

Health 'apocalypse' aided teacher's path to cop killing

A teacher who respected police was aided in becoming a delusional cop killer by a personal "apocalypse" in the form of a heart attack, a coroner has heard.

Coroner refers nurse's death to police and prosecutors

Coroner refers nurse's death to police and prosecutors

Coroner refers nurse's death to police and prosecutors

Coroner refers nurse's death to police and prosecutors

The death of a nurse from a cocktail of alcohol and drugs has been referred to police by the NT coroner, who found that a crime may have been committed.

Volley of gunfire 'rocked' heavily armoured cop vehicle

Volley of gunfire 'rocked' heavily armoured cop vehicle

Volley of gunfire 'rocked' heavily armoured cop vehicle

Volley of gunfire 'rocked' heavily armoured cop vehicle

A specialist police officer has described the "surreal" rocking of a heavily armed vehicle that came under fire from a trio who had shot dead three people.

Surrender negotiations met with gunfire at Wieambilla

Surrender negotiations met with gunfire at Wieambilla

Surrender negotiations met with gunfire at Wieambilla

Surrender negotiations met with gunfire at Wieambilla

Recordings of a police negotiator calling on cop shooters to put down their weapons have been played at an inquest into the deaths on a rural Qld property.

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Police fired after talks failed: Wieambilla inquest

Police fired their first shot at three cop killers after trying to negotiate with them for more than an hour at a remote Queensland property, an inquest heard.

Heavily armed cops sent if dangers known, inquest told

Police would have sent heavily armed officers to serve an arrest warrant at Wieambilla if they were told at least one person present was "incredibly dangerous".

'Hero' officers rescued colleagues, retrieved bodies

Police officers have described the harrowing experience of rescuing one colleague and retrieving the bodies of two others after an attack on a rural property.

Trapped shooting cop's rescue risked by 'blackspot'

The police commander responding to a deadly shooting in rural Queensland was unable to order a rescue mission for an officer in danger due to phone blackspots.

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Wife 'heard husband shot dead' on phone to triple zero

A woman was on the phone to triple zero when hearing what she now believes was the gunshot that killed her husband coming from their neighbours' rural property.

Prisons boss says he was 'scapegoat' after teen died

A former corrective services boss says he was blamed for government failures after an Indigenous teenager fatally self-harmed in custody.

Camera captured driver at 187km/h before fatal crash

A speed camera that captured a man driving at 187km/h one hour before he caused a fatal crash could not transmit images in real time, an inquest has been told.

Outgunned cop had 'no alternative' but to flee ambush

An inquest has been told a police officer had "no alternative" but to run after being ambushed by men with high-powered rifles at a rural property.

Families vow to endure inquest to honour slain officers

The families of two officers shot dead in Queensland say they will honour their memory at an inquest, calling for any reforms to be introduced immediately.

'Blatant lie': minister misled on jail before teen died

An inquest for a teen who fatally self-harmed in custody has been told the justice department lied to the minister about the facility's suitability for youths.

Son gave lethal drug dose to elderly mum, coroner rules

An 88-year-old woman was given a lethal dose of drugs by her doctor son who had the "express intention" of ending his mother's life.

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