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Terminally ill Indigenous man shackled in hospital

Terminally ill Indigenous man shackled in hospital

An inquest has been told an Indigenous palliative care patient died in custody after he spent 661 days awaiting trial for assault and theft.

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

'National shame': the women killed and forgotten

With nine Aboriginal women killed in six months across the Northern Territory, experts are trying to pin down causes of the shocking domestic violence rate.

Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

Reform thwarted at jail with 'racist' culture: inquest

A senior public servant faced barriers "way beyond what I imagined" when he tried to turn around a trouble-plagued youth detention centre.

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Voice of the child must be heard, top cop tells inquest

Voice of the child must be heard, top cop tells inquest

Police need to influence victims to "confide in them" when domestic violence offenders breach no-contact orders, a senior police officer has told an inquest.

Racism role in death at centre of teen shooting inquiry

Racism role in death at centre of teen shooting inquiry

A coroner is being urged to discount racism as a cause of an Indigenous teen's death, despite the ex-officer who shot him being labelled a racist by police.

'Undeniable': police label ex-cop a racist at inquest

'Undeniable': police label ex-cop a racist at inquest

The police officer who shot Kumanjayi Walker in a botched arrest has been labelled a racist by his former employer at an inquest into the death.

Inquest offers new hope to family of slain schoolgirl

Inquest offers new hope to family of slain schoolgirl

The family of schoolgirl killed by a teenager known to her has successfully fought for an inquest to examine the circumstances leading up to her death.

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'Tell the truth': Indigenous family's plea for justice

'Tell the truth': Indigenous family's plea for justice

'Tell the truth': Indigenous family's plea for justice

'Tell the truth': Indigenous family's plea for justice

Kumanjayi Walker's family members have called for truth as the long-running inquest into his death draws to a close.

'National shame': Landmark inquest shines light on DV

'National shame': Landmark inquest shines light on DV

'National shame': Landmark inquest shines light on DV

'National shame': Landmark inquest shines light on DV

Findings on the deaths of four Aboriginal women at the hands of their partners have been handed down by a coroner.

Indigenous man repeatedly tasered, sedated before death

Indigenous man repeatedly tasered, sedated before death

Indigenous man repeatedly tasered, sedated before death

Indigenous man repeatedly tasered, sedated before death

Police's decision to repeatedly taser an Indigenous man during an arrest was appropriate, a coroner has ruled.

Survival chance lost after hospital misdiagnosis

Survival chance lost after hospital misdiagnosis

Survival chance lost after hospital misdiagnosis

Survival chance lost after hospital misdiagnosis

A coroner says the death of a 65-year-old man was certain after a hospital incorrectly diagnosed gastrointestinal bleeding as pneumonia.

Inquest probes failings in violent dad and baby tragedy

Inquest probes failings in violent dad and baby tragedy

Inquest probes failings in violent dad and baby tragedy

Inquest probes failings in violent dad and baby tragedy

Systemic failings allowed a violent, mentally ill man to gain access to his infant daughter and leap to their deaths from a dam wall, an inquest has been told.

Backpacker's body found in 'dangerous' area: lawyer

Backpacker's body found in 'dangerous' area: lawyer

Backpacker's body found in 'dangerous' area: lawyer

Backpacker's body found in 'dangerous' area: lawyer

The area where backpacker Simone Strobel's body was found had a history of sexual attacks on young women, a coroner has heard.

Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner

Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner

Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner

Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner

The family of a murdered woman have welcomed a coroner's recommendations, saying those changes could protect other women from their violent partners.

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Backpacker's boyfriend most probable killer: detective

A detective tasked with solving Simone Strobel's death says her boyfriend was most likely to blame, despite a murder charge against him being dropped.

Month-long inquest to probe Westfield stabbing rampage

An inquest will examine how and why six people were stabbed to death during a brutal knife rampage at a shopping centre involving a mentally ill man.

Ex-boyfriend 'lied' to police about missing backpacker

Efforts to reignite the cold case of German backpacker Simone Strobel, whose body was found in 2005, have again mainly focused on her former partner.

Foster mum would have 'owned up' to dumping 3yo's body

William Tyrrell's foster mum told a friend that if she disposed of the three-year-old's body, she would have come forward and taken responsibility.

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Truckie offers no leads on missing toddler's location

A truckie has told a court about the cars he saw when William Tyrrell disappeared, but his evidence doesn't support a police theory about the child's body.

Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined

A coroner has issued a stern warning over the abuse of William Tyrrell's foster mum after a theory that she hid the boy's body was outlined to an inquest.

Corpse disposal claim against Tyrrell foster mum tested

Allegations William Tyrrell's foster mother hid his body after he accidentally died at a coastal property 10 years ago are being examined by a coroner.

'We didn't do it': man denies rumours over teen's death

A man has rejected "fanciful" rumours that he and his brother were involved in the death of teenager Mark Haines, whose body was found on train tracks in 1988.

Inquest confirms crooked cop Rogerson's final moments

Australia's most notorious corrupt cop spent his final moments bedridden and lapsing in and out of consciousness, an inquest into his death has been told.

'It was rumours': boxer denied role in teen's death

A coroner has heard rumours a boxer was involved in the death of a teenager, whose body was found on train tracks in country NSW more than three decades ago.

Cyclist death due to blind spots and traffic light flaw

A coroner has recommended changes to more than a thousand buses and potentially hundreds of "dangerous" intersections following the death of a young cyclist.

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