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'Terrifying': TV pilot 'tried to thwart' crash probe

'Terrifying': TV pilot 'tried to thwart' crash probe

Reality TV star Matt Wright tried to thwart investigations into a fatal chopper crash to avoid the "terrifying" prospect of serious charges, a jury has heard.

Jurors told to park emotions in Outback Wrangler trial

Jurors told to park emotions in Outback Wrangler trial

Jurors told to park emotions in Outback Wrangler trial

Jurors told to park emotions in Outback Wrangler trial

Reality TV star Matt Wright wanted to cover up that a crashed helicopter was well over its flying-hour limit for a major overhaul, a jury has heard.

Matt Wright slams investigators in covert recordings

Matt Wright slams investigators in covert recordings

Matt Wright slams investigators in covert recordings

Matt Wright slams investigators in covert recordings

Covert phone taps of reality TV star Matt Wright have recorded him slamming crash investigators and a pilot following a fatal chopper crash.

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Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

Close friend denies torching document for Matt Wright

A crashed helicopter's maintenance release was never provided to investigators by reality TV star Matt Wright who allegedly wanted it torched, a jury has heard.

Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

A witness has been accused of wanting to protect reality TV star Matt Wright "at any cost" during a trial over a fatal chopper crash.

Rosy outlook: pink-hued exhibit reshapes building

Rosy outlook: pink-hued exhibit reshapes building

An artist has transformed a historic city building into an immersive inflatable, pink-hued sanctuary for a festival's opening weekend.

Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

The family of a helicopter pilot badly injured in a crash have denied accusations they concocted claims against reality TV star Matt Wright to deflect blame.

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Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

A helicopter crash pilot's mobile phone was wanted by reality TV star Matt Wright, who asked an associate to collect it at a hospital, a jury has heard.

Aussie star dies one month after final US soapie cameo

Aussie star dies one month after final US soapie cameo

Aussie star dies one month after final US soapie cameo

Aussie star dies one month after final US soapie cameo

Melbourne-born actor Tristan Rogers, known for his role as Robert Scorpio on the US soap opera General Hospital, has died at the age of 79.

Trial lays bare cowboy chopper ops in croc country

Trial lays bare cowboy chopper ops in croc country

Trial lays bare cowboy chopper ops in croc country

Trial lays bare cowboy chopper ops in croc country

Crocodile eggs, choppers, cover-up claims and cocaine use have been canvassed in evidence during the opening weeks of Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright's trial.

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

Matt Wright blew up at pilots who went to the pub

After learning his pilots had called off an egg-collecting mission to go to the pub, Matt Wright sent angry texts, before apologising the next day.

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

Crash pilot denies flying high and failing to fuel up

A former pilot, now a paraplegic after a crash, has vigorously denied failing to fuel up one of reality TV star Matt Wright's helicopters.

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Chopper death crash pilot details lies to investigators

Reality TV star Matt Wright asked a seriously injured pilot to manipulate helicopter flying hours after a fatal crash, a court has been told.

Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told

Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told

Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told

Young pilots idolised reality TV star, court told

Despite breaching aviation rules, TV reality star Matt Wright was looked up to by young pilots who readily obeyed his orders, a court has been told.

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Crash pilot a 'cocaine-using party animal', court told

A jury has heard flight-time meters were regularly disconnected and paperwork falsified for reality TV star Matt Wright's helicopters before a fatal crash.

'Felt like forever': pilot details crash scene at trial

A bush pilot has described the scene after being first to arrive at a fatal helicopter crash at the trial of an Outback Wrangler reality TV star.

Croc egg collector's tears at reality TV star's trial

Reality TV star Matt Wright failed to hand over a crashed chopper's maintenance release to air safety agencies and gave orders to "torch it", a jury has heard.

Outback Wrangler star 'tampered with helicopter dash'

Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright interfered with a helicopter's dashboard at a crash site in an attempt "to cover up previous rule breaking", a jury has heard.

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Reality TV star on trial after fatal chopper crash

Reality TV star Matt Wright is set to face trial on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice following a fatal helicopter crash.

Star-studded push to lure tourists to Australia

Global celebrities have been signed up to help bring travellers to Australian shores as part of a tourism push infused with a "strong dose of humour".

Golden night for leading ladies at Logies

Leading ladies shone at the Logies, with Lynne McGranger winning Gold, Kitty Flanagan scooping silvers and Magda Szubanski's emotional Hall of Fame induction.

Lynne McGranger wins Gold Logie

Home and Away royalty Lynne McGranger has won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.

Magda Szubanski set to enter the Logies Hall of Fame

Much-loved actor, comedian, activist and icon Magda Szubanski will become the fifth woman to be inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame.

TV reality star trial over chopper crash delayed again

A judge has again delayed the trial of a reality TV star who is facing charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice after a fatal chopper crash.

Not guilty plea from Outback Wrangler after fatal crash

Outback Wrangler's Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice more than three years after a fatal helicopter crash.

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