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Man shot dead by corrections officer was no threat: mum

Man shot dead by corrections officer was no threat: mum

The mother of an Indigenous man shot dead as he fled from custody says she holds no animosity towards the correctional officer who killed her son.

Senior cop empathises with family over Indigenous death

Senior cop empathises with family over Indigenous death

Senior cop empathises with family over Indigenous death

Senior cop empathises with family over Indigenous death

A senior policeman giving evidence at an inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman shot dead by a junior officer has expressed his sympathy to the family.

Law change for officers aired after prisoner shot dead

Law change for officers aired after prisoner shot dead

Law change for officers aired after prisoner shot dead

Law change for officers aired after prisoner shot dead

Reforms could be needed to prevent another incident like the shooting death of an Indigenous man who ran from custody, a coroner has heard.

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Probe into police altercation with Indigenous elder

Probe into police altercation with Indigenous elder

The foster mother of an Indigenous woman whose police shooting death is under coronial investigation has been injured after she was knocked over by an officer.

Toddler's hospital death 'totally avoidable': mum

Toddler's hospital death 'totally avoidable': mum

A mother says the life of her two-year old daughter who died in hospital from sepsis was "ripped away", leaving the family struggling for answers.

Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

A pediatrician says he believed a two-year-old girl was "getting better" before her death and a late course of antibiotics may not have saved her life.

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Doctor admits oversights before toddler's sepsis death

Reflecting on a two-year-old toddler thought to have died of sepsis in regional NSW, an emotional doctor has said more could have been done before the tragedy.

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Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

Prison lacked care for Aboriginal life: grieving mother

An Indigenous man's death was preventable if prison staff were told of his deteriorating health and prioritised it over security protocols, a coroner has found.

Child Protection failed baby boy, coroner finds

Child Protection failed baby boy, coroner finds

Child Protection failed baby boy, coroner finds

Child Protection failed baby boy, coroner finds

More children will die if Child Protection keeps failing to take action, the SA coroner has warned in findings on the death of a baby boy in a squalid home.

Prisoners should be kept 72 hours not 21 days: coroner

Prisoners should be kept 72 hours not 21 days: coroner

Prisoners should be kept 72 hours not 21 days: coroner

Prisoners should be kept 72 hours not 21 days: coroner

Prisoners should be kept in watch houses for a maximum of 72 hours, not 21 days, says a coroner following an inquest into the deaths of two women in custody.

Six fire extinguishers could not save off-road racers

Six fire extinguishers could not save off-road racers

Six fire extinguishers could not save off-road racers

Six fire extinguishers could not save off-road racers

Competitors in an off-road race did their best to save two men trapped in a buggy as they tried to escape, a coroner has been told.

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

'Error in judgment' moments before elite pilot's death

A coroner says the death of an experienced rescue pilot in a training exercise crash at Hobart Airport occurred after an error in judgment.

Man appeared to be escaping before fatal fall: police

Man appeared to be escaping before fatal fall: police

Man appeared to be escaping before fatal fall: police

Man appeared to be escaping before fatal fall: police

Police have told an inquest that a man appeared to be trying to escape an apartment raid before falling to his death from a 13th floor balcony west of Brisbane.

Coroner to examine killer cop Roger Rogerson's death

Coroner to examine killer cop Roger Rogerson's death

Coroner to examine killer cop Roger Rogerson's death

Coroner to examine killer cop Roger Rogerson's death

An inquest into the death of Australia's most notorious cop, who died in January while serving a life sentence for murder, will be held later in the year.

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Slain officers' families want former top cop at inquest

An inquest into a shooting that claimed six lives including those of two officers should hear from a former police commissioner, say victims' families.

'Gross lapse' in medical care before death in custody

Indigenous deaths in custody will continue to be a “blight on society” if the corrective services system remains underfunded, an inquest has found.

Council scrutinised after dog mauling death of 90yo

A coroner has been critical of a local council's actions ahead of grandmother Ada 'Sally' Holland.being fatally mauled by dogs.

'Unclear' how grandfather fatally ingested rare poison

A coroner has been unable to determine how a grandfather consumed a fatal dose of the poison strychnine, which is heavily regulated in Australia.

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Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

The prison system repeatedly failed to recognise and respond to the health problems of an Aboriginal man who died in custody, the NT coroner has found.

Undiagnosed leukaemia caused toddler's hospital death

A toddler's death from complications of an undiagnosed blood cancer is being investigated with the boy's parents saying they repeatedly asked for tests.

No closure for family after 'suspicious' death finding

Family of a woman whose bones were found in a bag have responded to inquest findings, saying they will keep trying to find out what happened to get closure.

Boxing concussion months before death probed by coroner

A coroner is investigating the link between a young boxer's head injury and his death four months later after collapsing in a sparring session at a gym.

Former cop insists NT police not 'genuine racists'

A former NT police officer says he has seen racist behaviour throughout the force but insists he has not met any "genuine racists" among its ranks.

Missing former cop likely killed by wife's lover

A coroner has ruled a former police officer who went missing in Tasmania in 1969 was likely shot by a neighbour who had been having an affair with his wife.

Family remembers 'selfless' man gunned down by police

A northern NSW man who provoked police into shooting him has been remembered fondly by his grieving family as a coroner looks into the details of his death.

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