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'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.

Psychiatrist breaks down after Bondi attack backflip

Psychiatrist breaks down after Bondi attack backflip

Psychiatrist breaks down after Bondi attack backflip

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

Psychiatrist claims 'no error' in treating mall killer

Psychiatrist claims 'no error' in treating mall killer

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.

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

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'

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.

Terror suspect killed couple after tracking 'failure'

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

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.

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Soldier fatigue in focus at fatal chopper crash inquiry

Soldier fatigue in focus at fatal chopper crash inquiry

Soldier fatigue in focus at fatal chopper crash inquiry

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

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

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

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

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

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

'Lost opportunity' to treat ill man before fatal attack

'Lost opportunity' to treat ill man before fatal attack

'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

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

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

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.

Women 'not target' of shopping centre stabbing rampage

Women 'not target' of shopping centre stabbing rampage

Women 'not target' of shopping centre stabbing rampage

Women 'not target' of shopping centre stabbing rampage

An unmedicated, mentally ill man was not targeting people but stabbing anyone in his way in a mass stabbing at a busy shopping mall, a lead investigator says.

Findings loom on Indigenous teen fatally shot by police

Findings loom on Indigenous teen fatally shot by police

Findings loom on Indigenous teen fatally shot by police

Findings loom on Indigenous teen fatally shot by police

A coroner will hand down her findings into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker, who was shot dead by a police officer at a outback community.

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Court scrutinises media use of rampage victims' images

Media outlets' ability to publish dead people's images without explicit permission will be tested by families of Bondi Junction shopping mall stabbing victims.

Mall stabbing inquest to cover 'insensitive’ reporting

An inquest into a deadly stabbing rampage in a shopping centre has been expanded to the media coverage of the tragedy and its impact on the victims' families.

Four decades of torment after teen's train track death

The family of Mark Haines, who was found dead on a rail line 37 years ago, have few answers after a lengthy inquest re-examining his mysterious death.

Blood discovered in car boot after teen's mystery death

Police did not seem interested in key evidence after a teenager's body was found on train tracks, forcing family to investigate, an inquest has been told.

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'Horrible' mistaken identity in train tracks death

Police initially wrongly identified the body of an Indigenous teenager, who was mysteriously found dead on rural train tracks 37 years ago, a coroner has heard.

Guards 'tried everything' to revive Aboriginal inmate

Prison officers have told a coroner they're comfortable with their actions after finding an Aboriginal man unresponsive in his cell.

'Not me': best friend denies role in train track death

A friend of Mark Haines was rumoured to be linked to the Indigenous teenager's death soon after his body was found on train tracks, an inquest has been told.

Aboriginal man 'sick several days' before prison death

An inquest into the prison death of a 38-year-old Aboriginal man has been told he was too sick to get out of bed before his passing.

Family fights for change ahead of prison death inquest

The family of a Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man hopes an inquest into his death in custody in 2022, will bring about "meaningful and significant" change.

Teach sons respect, warns mother of murdered woman

A coroner has thanked the family of a young murdered woman for their powerful presence throughout her inquest and says their participation will save lives.

Sports coach beaten to death 'as revenge for break-up'

A sports coach was fatally beaten until unrecognisable because her ex-boyfriend wanted to punish her for breaking up with him, a forensic psychiatrist believes.

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