Mafia and escort bosses named in notorious cold case
Two key people are alleged to have lied in police investigations as conclusions are drawn in one of Australia's most notorious cold cases.
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Family raise questions over cheerleader balcony death
Messages appear to demonstrate a cheerleader's relationship involved "surveillance-type behaviours" before she plunged to her death, a coroner has been told.
Family take legal action after death in custody
The family of a man who died in custody after being restrained by police is seeking answers and launching legal action over a decision that no charges be laid.
Sea World crash families tell of ‘loss beyond measure’
A fatal mid-air collision at a theme park has caused lifelong grief for families of victims and ongoing medical problems for survivors, a coroner has heard.
Sea World pilot ‘likely mildly impaired’ by cocaine
A pilot taking theme park tourists on a scenic flight may not have realised his impairment from drug and alcohol use before a fatal crash, a coroner has heard.
True crime sleuth invited cold case suspect into home
A woman obsessed with crime podcasts started a relationship with a murder suspect in a bid to solve a cold case after a teen's death, an inquest has been told.
Sea World chopper ride safety tightened after tragedy
Safety has been overhauled for joyflights linked to one of Australia's most popular theme parks after a horrific crash claimed four lives.
Seat swap after son’s crash killed mum, inquest told
Tracee Grosvenor was found dead behind the wheel of a crashed car but it soon emerged someone else had been driving, an inquest has been told.
Birth trauma change urged after ‘free birth’ inquiry
A coroner has called for hospitals to be more sensitive to women with traumatic past experiences after investigating an unassisted home birth resulting in death
Family rejects coroner’s newborn death finding
A family's three-year battle for answers about the death of their newborn daughter has ended in disappointment after coronial findings were released.
‘See and avoid’: inquest given crash site skies insight
Technology was critical when navigating crowded skies in a tourist hotspot but many pilots avoid collisions by "looking out the window," a coroner has heard.
Safety authority grilled over pilot drug testing gaps
A senior aviation safety official has been grilled over the lack of routine drug tests for joy flight pilots amid a probe into four deaths near Sea World.
‘Nobody cares about us’: death at police hands probed
After her son was killed by police following a decades-long struggle with schizophrenia and addiction, a mother wants his inquest to be a positive experience.
Claim choppers blocked pilot view before crash ‘false’
Air crash investigators claim that new helicopters gave pilots poor visibility prior to a mid-air collision at Sea World has been denied by a tour flight boss.
‘Gross, negligent’: drugs blamed for chopper tragedy
The head of a joy flight provider has alleged that a pilot was under the influence of drugs when he was killed in a tragic helicopter collision.
Coroner reveals cause of cop-killer’s death in prison
A man jailed over the fatal shooting of a police officer during a hold-up at a tavern years later died in custody of natural causes, a corner has found.
Shaman accused of lying to save skin in mushroom death
A shaman healer and a woman's partner were too worried about self-preservation to tell medics she had ingested magic mushrooms, an inquest has been told.
Tip-offs spark second inquest for missing hitchhiker
Two men will be called to give evidence in a second inquest probing the suspected death of a mother who went missing while hitchhiking almost 30 year ago.
Man told cops he could not breathe during fatal arrest
A man died while unsupervised on a short trip to a police station in the back of a van after telling officers to take off his handcuffs.
‘I have a hostage’: findings released after fatal siege
Police who shot dead an armed fugitive who held his pregnant wife hostage were inadequately prepared for the risks they faced, a coroner has found.
Baby’s murder by ‘dangerous’ dad was preventable
The murder of a baby by her father at a popular reservoir followed significant errors by authorities and was preventable, a "harrowing" inquiry has found.
Troubled vet provoked fatal police shooting: coroner
A coroner has called for better information sharing and veteran liaison support after finding a former soldier provoked police to fatally shoot him.
Uncle’s quest reveals police racism in train track case
After a long campaign by the family of an Aboriginal teenager mysteriously found dead on train tracks, a coroner has found racism hindered the investigation.
Mum of girl’s killer believed psychosis was hormonal
A teenager was given a vitamin to treat mental health symptoms before she killed a 10-year-old girl on a rural property, an inquest has been told.
Family blamed video games for teen killer’s violence
The mother of a teenager who killed a child while in the grips of psychosis didn't believe in mental illness, an inquest has been told.
Teen’s police HQ terror attack unpreventable: coroner
The radicalisation of a school student who went on to commit a horrific killing of a police worker only took place a month before the shooting.
Heartbreak as cops avoid charges over Aboriginal death
Police says anger in communities will be understandable after a decision not to prosecute officers who held down an Aboriginal man who died.
‘Come have a beer’: how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops
Details surrounding the negotiations between police and fugitive double killer Dezi Freeman before he was gunned down have been revealed for the first time.
‘No dignity’: formal apology for stolen body parts
A state government has formally apologised to the loved ones of people whose remains were secretly taken during autopsies and kept without consent.
Risk assessment on deadly scaffold made in owner’s head
A man who erected a scaffold that later killed a dad watching his son play soccer admitted he did not consider the risk posed to the public by adverse weather.
Cop could have been ordered not to taser great grandmum
The supervisor of an officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman could have directed him to re-holster the weapon before he fired, an inquest has been told.