Notorious killer took own life in secure cell: coroner
A notorious killer of a mother and her two daughters used a prison issue item to take his own life in a secure unit, a coroner has found.
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Madam recounts ‘life of terror’ when model vanished
The boss of an escort who disappeared without a trace has blamed an allegedly abusive and controlling husband for inconsistencies in her statements to police.
‘Distressing’: parents to attend baby death inquest
The death of a baby girl and the injuries found at her autopsy led police to put her parents under covert audio and internet surveillance, a coroner has heard.
Cops slammed as sister seeks truth about model’s death
The sister of an escort who vanished more than 30 years ago has criticised an "indifferent" police force's failures to do a proper initial investigation.
Hope out of tragedy as mass stabbing lessons laid bare
The husband of a woman killed in a shopping mall stabbing spree says lives will be saved by improvements suggested after an inquest into the mass killing.
Systemic changes urged after mass stabbing revelations
Almost two years after six victims died in a horrifying mass stabbing, the pressure is on the government and others to make changes and prevent further deaths.
Deadly disparity for Indigenous people under restraint
A study of deaths in custody has highlighted a disturbing disparity involving the use of a potentially lethal restraint on Indigenous Australians.
Madam made ‘intriguing’ call after young model vanished
As one of Australia's most notorious disappearances is reinvestigated, there is renewed focus on a brothel madam's call shortly after her employee vanished.
Clintons may face contempt for refusing Epstein probe
Bill and Hilary Clinton may face contempt charges after refusing to testify at a Republican-led investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Exploited worker’s death sparks anti-slavery calls
The death of a migrant worker who was exploited and fearful of his visa sponsor has prompted calls for the creation of an anti-slavery hotline.
Potential drugs claim delays helicopter collision probe
A second round of coronial hearings into one of Australia's worst air disasters has been delayed for more than five months after a new witness came forward.
Bondi royal commission will bring ‘momentum for change’
Australia's envoy to combat anti-Semitism has welcomed a federal inquiry into the Bondi attacks, saying the Jewish community will be able to air concerns.
Coroner urges ban on ‘ineffective’ spit hoods
Spit hoods are ineffective in protecting against transmissible diseases and should be banned in prisons and hospitals, a coroner says.
Diabetic driver’s bid for silence in five-death inquest
A man previously charged over a crash that killed five people has legally challenged being called as a witness in an inquest into their deaths.
Exploding batteries spark probe to stop deadly cost
The deaths of three people and countless fires caused by exploding lithium-ion batteries have prompted a coronial inquiry into how to reduce the risks.
Jumping castle inquest ‘open to different findings’
A coroners court has provided a significant update on preparations for an inquest into the deaths of six primary school children in a jumping castle accident.
Zipline ‘total failure’ led to fatal fall for tourist
A man died and his wife was seriously injured after their tandem zipline ride through a rainforest canopy ended with a 25-metre fall, a coroner has heard.
‘Breaks my heart’: mum’s anguish as teen inquest ends
The mother of a teen who fatally self-harmed in custody says she understands why her son took his life after a coroner delivered his inquest findings.
Fatal flight: drug use, pilot stress probed at inquest
A pilot's work stress and drug use before a fatal mid-air collision has been detailed by his fiancee as a coroner weighs what could have prevented the tragedy.
Chopper pilot ‘had breakdown, took drugs’ before crash
A theme park's chief helicopter pilot was tearful from stress and took cocaine before tourist flights leading up to a fatal crash, a coroner has heard.
Drugs, stress ‘likely impaired’ Sea World tragedy pilot
A helicopter pilot involved in one of Australia's worst air disasters was likely but not certainly affected by drugs and stress, experts testified to a coroner.
No daily drug tests for pilots before Sea World crash
A helicopter pilot killed along with three others in a horror mid-air collision outside a theme park later tested positive for cocaine, a coroner has heard.
Heartbreaking plea from parents of slain sports coach
The parents of a water polo coach brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend have pleaded with the community to start tough conversations about abuse against women.
Quick action ‘could have saved lives’ in mass stabbing
The families of the six people killed during a stabbing rampage at a shopping centre say lives could have been saved with immediate and competent action.
Survivor’s harrowing story grips chopper crash probe
Terrifying accounts of a mid-air collision between two helicopters have been heard at the first week of an inquest into one of Australia's worst air disasters.
Brave boy who lost mum, leg attends chopper crash probe
One of the youngest survivors of a fatal helicopter mid-air collision outside a theme park has attended an inquest into the crash for the first time.
Wieambilla police ‘woefully’ outgunned in sniper ambush
The families of two police killed in the Wieambilla shootings say they are disappointed in the coroner's findings into the tragedy that claimed six lives.
Police ‘at risk’ unless Wieambilla shooting sees change
Officers need access to satellite radios, drones and online monitoring of violent extremists in the wake of the Wieamblla shootings, the police union says.
Sea World chopper crash victims ‘screaming’ for help
Haunting footage of one of Australia's worst air disasters has been shown at an inquest examining the mid-air collision between two joy flight helicopters.
Crucial 77-second window during Bondi stabbing rampage
The critical moments between a security guard making a frantic radio call and a killer with a knife stalking his final victim have been forensically examined.
Families await findings from deadly Wieambilla attack
A coroner is set to deliver his findings into the deadly Wieambilla shootings that killed six people including two police officers and a good Samaritan.