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Reward offered as mystery of woman's bush death remains

Reward offered as mystery of woman's bush death remains

Police are offering $500,000 for details about a singer whose body was found in a remote Sydney dam after a coroner did not rule out misadventure or foul play.

'Foul play likely' but missing man search to continue

'Foul play likely' but missing man search to continue

'Foul play likely' but missing man search to continue

'Foul play likely' but missing man search to continue

The family of an Indigenous man missing for years in remote Queensland has vowed to bring him home after a coroner found he is likely deceased.

Man provoked police into fatal shooting, coroner finds

Man provoked police into fatal shooting, coroner finds

Man provoked police into fatal shooting, coroner finds

Man provoked police into fatal shooting, coroner finds

A coroner has found officers followed procedure when they shot an armed man but called for more research into people who seek out fatal encounters with police.

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Coroner to probe death of Aboriginal man in custody

Coroner to probe death of Aboriginal man in custody

A Victorian coroner will investigate the circumstances of the death of Aboriginal man Marley Wright while he was in custody.

Teen's wheezing a 'red flag' before anaphylactic death

Teen's wheezing a 'red flag' before anaphylactic death

A decorated doctor says the death of 17-year-old boy from a severe allergic reaction could have been prevented if doctors had administered adrenaline earlier.

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

Call for greater reform after girl's quad bike death

A coroner has recommended additional reforms to quad bike laws after a 14-year-old girl died in a rollover on a property in Tasmania.

Calls for fish pond fencing after toddler drowns

Calls for fish pond fencing after toddler drowns

The drowning death of a 23-month-old boy has prompted fresh calls for tighter safety requirements around residential fish ponds.

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'Have faith': boxer put trust in doctors before death

'Have faith': boxer put trust in doctors before death

'Have faith': boxer put trust in doctors before death

'Have faith': boxer put trust in doctors before death

Doctors missed multiple opportunities to catch a brain bleed caused by hits to the head in a 18-year-old boxer for months before his death, an inquest found.

Woman's 'awful' ex was threatening, abusive: witness

Woman's 'awful' ex was threatening, abusive: witness

Woman's 'awful' ex was threatening, abusive: witness

Woman's 'awful' ex was threatening, abusive: witness

Arguments between Elizabeth Britton and her former partner were frequent but may not have occurred the day before she was fatally injured, a coroner has heard.

Woman may have identified attacker before death

Woman may have identified attacker before death

Woman may have identified attacker before death

Woman may have identified attacker before death

A woman found with catastrophic head injuries had a violent and controlling relationship with her former partner, a coroner has heard.

'Truly shocking': details of horror domestic violence

'Truly shocking': details of horror domestic violence

'Truly shocking': details of horror domestic violence

'Truly shocking': details of horror domestic violence

The killings of Kumanjayi Haywood, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Miss Yunupingu and Kumarn Rubuntja are “truly shocking”, according to submissions to the NT coroner.

Police should have searched for missing skier earlier

Police should have searched for missing skier earlier

Police should have searched for missing skier earlier

Police should have searched for missing skier earlier

The search for a skier who died in Kosciuszko National Park took too long to start after he was reported missing, the NSW state coroner has found.

Coroner raps police over search for missing trans woman

Coroner raps police over search for missing trans woman

Coroner raps police over search for missing trans woman

Coroner raps police over search for missing trans woman

Family and friends have cried in court as a coroner released her findings into the deaths of five transgender and gender diverse people.

Terrorism investigation into Wieambilla shooting 'open'

Terrorism investigation into Wieambilla shooting 'open'

Terrorism investigation into Wieambilla shooting 'open'

Terrorism investigation into Wieambilla shooting 'open'

The Wieambilla shootings remain an “open terrorism investigation” in Queensland that includes a US man closely associated with the killers, a coroner has heard.

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Hospital accepts failings after pleas for help ignored

An anguished mother has sobbed in court as she detailed being "ignored" by hospital staff as she pleaded for them to help her sick daughter before she died.

Prosecution rests in church trial over child's death

After weeks of hearings, prosecutors in the trial of 14 church group members accused of killing a girl by withholding insulin have finished presenting evidence.

No warning, no reason behind driver's stabbing death

A former parliamentary driver was stabbed to death at his own home by a man with a propensity for violence who was on bail for an earlier alleged wounding.

Findings of mum, four kids' fatal crash 'waste of time'

The findings of an inquest into a crash that claimed the lives of a mother and her four children on a major highway have been dismissed as a "waste of time".

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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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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