Road to justice nears 50 years for outback trip tragedy
It was supposed to be the ultimate outback adventure but ended in mystery, despair and three murders unsolved for almost half a century.
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Coroner’s call to prevent ‘senseless’ youth knife crime
Reliance on law and order in response to escalating youth knife crime will create further harm, a coroner says as she recommends community-based action "now".
Mum sedated four times by medics before overdose death
A "pleasantly psychotic" woman seeking treatment for mental illness was sedated four times in a day by health staff before she died, an inquest has been told.
Officer believes someone involved in teen’s death
An officer involved in re-investigating the 1988 death of an Aboriginal teen has told an inquest police not seizing a car found at the scene was "odd".
‘Put the bike away’: warning after triple homicide news
A man has told a court he stole a motorcycle before being told to "put the bike away" when he realised it was evidence in a triple outback homicide.
Weather bureau defends warning ahead of deadly flood
A senior meteorologist says the weather bureau's warnings were "clear and timely" before a flash flood that killed two people and led to more than 100 rescues.
‘Forever missed’: the final call before mum swept away
The families of two people killed in an "inland tsunami" have remembered the victims as loving parents and grandparents whose legacies live on.
Family’s search for truth of teen’s death stretches on
The family of a teenager who was found on train tracks in 1988 say they want closure and the truth about what happened to the young Gomeroi man.
Weather bureau warnings ‘inadequate’ before town razed
While the weather bureau was warning of a major flood in a rural town, emergency services feared it was going to be much worse, an inquest has been told.
‘Day from hell’: how family survived an inland tsunami
Locals from a rural village razed by a ferocious, swirling flash flood have told their miraculous tales of survival during an "absolute day from hell".
‘Close to perjury’: key witness warned at inquest
A man previously charged with three cold-case murders has been warned of being "close to perjury" under questioning at the inquest into the triple homicide.
Decades old outback triple-murder mystery in spotlight
Three young friends left for an outback motorcycle trip 47 years ago, only to be later found dead in remote bushland from gunshot wounds.
‘Someone hurt him’: teen’s schoolmates front inquest
An inquest re-examining the death of Mark Haines, whose body was found on train tracks has heard from friends and schoolmates of the Gomeroi teenager.
Guard dogs menaced worker before meter reader killed
The family of a meter reader mauled to death hopes an inquest into the tragedy will provide answers and help protect front-line workers.
‘Wall of water’ wrecked rural town with little warning
Heroic actions of locals prevented further tragedy after a wave of floodwater suddenly struck a rural town, killing two people, an inquest has been told.
Killer inmate fantasised about dismembering victims
A coroner says corrective services officers could not have predicted a sadistic prisoner's murderous plan to lure a fellow inmate to his death.
Foul play to be probed in missing Indigenous man’s case
The family of a young Indigenous man who went missing will challenge a central theory that he took his own life, a coroner has heard.
Mum’s tears after daughter’s 13-year mystery resolved
The mother of a woman who vanished without a trace 13 years ago was overcome with emotion after being told her daughter was killed by her controlling partner.
Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital
The death of a baby five days after an emergency caesarean is being probed by a coroner to determine if the boy could have been saved.
Cops ‘chose stealth over safety’ in fatal 200km/h chase
Allegations a police officer ignored public safety as he pursued his target in a high-speed car chase that ended in two deaths have been denied in court.
Parents’ emotional plea after newborn’s hospital death
Thea Flaskett deserved better care than she received before her death in a hospital, the newborn's heartbroken parents say.
Family seeks answers after mother stabbed, burnt
A week before a woman was murdered, an internal police review backed officers' decisions not to act on her complaints about a domestic violence order breach.
Baby’s heart issue missed at ultrasound, coroner hears
Parents of a baby who died in hospital just hours after birth say they have faced an anxious two-year wait for answers over their daughter's death.
Someone killed Woody but witnesses ‘never’ discussed it
Childhood friends involved in a late-night brawl that ended in a 23-year-old's death deny ever talking about who threw the killer punch.
Brawl death mystery as young man’s family chase closure
Apprentice sparky Evander Tuala was punched to the ground by an unknown person, then kicked while unconscious during a fatal brawl, his inquest has been told.
Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest
Three young friends left for an outback motorcycle trip almost 47 years ago only to be later found dead in remote bushland from gunshot wounds.
‘Doesn’t bring her back’: death in custody preventable
Countless opportunities were missed to prevent the death in custody of an Aboriginal woman who had pleaded to be reunited with her children, a coroner says.
Family ‘validated’ over coroner’s police racism finding
A police force says it won't tolerate racism in its ranks but the family of an teenager shot by an officer say they're not holding their breath for change.
‘Utterly disrespectful’: grieving family slam top cop
A coroner has found a police force has the hallmarks of institutional racism, as a grieving family expressed their disappointment in its commissioner.
Top cop admits racism ‘truth’ after fatal teen shooting
Racism within a police force will no longer be tolerated by its top cop after a coroner handed down her findings into the fatal shooting of an Indigenous teen.
Youth justice in crisis before teen’s death: coroner
A coroner hearing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who fatally self-harmed in a youth detention says he might recommend another inquiry into the facility.