‘Tell the truth’: Indigenous family’s plea for justice
Kumanjayi Walker's family members have called for truth as the long-running inquest into his death draws to a close.
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‘Undeniable’: police label ex-cop a racist at inquest
The police officer who shot Kumanjayi Walker in a botched arrest has been labelled a racist by his former employer at an inquest into the death.
Indigenous man repeatedly tasered, sedated before death
Police's decision to repeatedly taser an Indigenous man during an arrest was appropriate, a coroner has ruled.
Inquest probes failings in violent dad and baby tragedy
Systemic failings allowed a violent, mentally ill man to gain access to his infant daughter and leap to their deaths from a dam wall, an inquest has been told.
Ex-boyfriend ‘lied’ to police about missing backpacker
Efforts to reignite the cold case of German backpacker Simone Strobel, whose body was found in 2005, have again mainly focused on her former partner.
Month-long inquest to probe Westfield stabbing rampage
An inquest will examine how and why six people were stabbed to death during a brutal knife rampage at a shopping centre involving a mentally ill man.
Backpacker’s boyfriend most probable killer: detective
A detective tasked with solving Simone Strobel's death says her boyfriend was most likely to blame, despite a murder charge against him being dropped.
Backpacker’s body found in ‘dangerous’ area: lawyer
The area where backpacker Simone Strobel's body was found had a history of sexual attacks on young women, a coroner has heard.
Family calls for change after woman murdered by partner
The family of a murdered woman have welcomed a coroner's recommendations, saying those changes could protect other women from their violent partners.
Truckie offers no leads on missing toddler’s location
A truckie has told a court about the cars he saw when William Tyrrell disappeared, but his evidence doesn't support a police theory about the child's body.
Foster mum would have ‘owned up’ to dumping 3yo’s body
William Tyrrell's foster mum told a friend that if she disposed of the three-year-old's body, she would have come forward and taken responsibility.
Corpse disposal claim against Tyrrell foster mum tested
Allegations William Tyrrell's foster mother hid his body after he accidentally died at a coastal property 10 years ago are being examined by a coroner.
Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined
A coroner has issued a stern warning over the abuse of William Tyrrell's foster mum after a theory that she hid the boy's body was outlined to an inquest.
‘It was rumours’: boxer denied role in teen’s death
A coroner has heard rumours a boxer was involved in the death of a teenager, whose body was found on train tracks in country NSW more than three decades ago.
‘We didn’t do it’: man denies rumours over teen’s death
A man has rejected "fanciful" rumours that he and his brother were involved in the death of teenager Mark Haines, whose body was found on train tracks in 1988.
Cyclist death due to blind spots and traffic light flaw
A coroner has recommended changes to more than a thousand buses and potentially hundreds of "dangerous" intersections following the death of a young cyclist.
Reward offered as mystery of woman’s bush death remains
Police are offering $500,000 for details about a singer whose body was found in a remote Sydney dam after a coroner did not rule out misadventure or foul play.
‘Foul play likely’ but missing man search to continue
The family of an Indigenous man missing for years in remote Queensland has vowed to bring him home after a coroner found he is likely deceased.
Man provoked police into fatal shooting, coroner finds
A coroner has found officers followed procedure when they shot an armed man but called for more research into people who seek out fatal encounters with police.
Teen’s wheezing a ‘red flag’ before anaphylactic death
A decorated doctor says the death of 17-year-old boy from a severe allergic reaction could have been prevented if doctors had administered adrenaline earlier.
‘Truly shocking’: details of horror domestic violence
The killings of Kumanjayi Haywood, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Miss Yunupingu and Kumarn Rubuntja are "truly shocking", according to submissions to the NT coroner.
Long path to ‘rare and devastating’ Wieambilla shooting
Four constables in rural Queensland had no idea they would be ambushed by two brothers with rifles and delusions of police being demons wearing "meat suits".
Coroner raps police over search for missing trans woman
Family and friends have cried in court as a coroner released her findings into the deaths of five transgender and gender diverse people.
‘Rotten to the core’: racism claim over fatal diagnosis
The father of an Indigenous man who was fatally misdiagnosed with a drug-related illness says the doctor responsible shouldn't be treating patients.
Police not told of ‘doomsday’ ideas before cop killings
NSW police did not pass on reports about the apocalyptic beliefs of two brothers before six people were shot dead on a rural property, a coroner has heard.
Killer family ‘fixated’ on police before shootings
A senior police officer would have sought specialist advice about a family of killers if he had access to information from an interstate force, a coroner heard.
Review gun laws ‘so no one else has to go through it’
An urgent review of correctional officers' use of firearms has been recommended by an inquiry into the death of an Indigenous man shot while fleeing custody.
Findings of mum, four kids’ fatal crash ‘waste of time’
The findings of an inquest into a crash that claimed the lives of a mother and her four children on a major highway have been dismissed as a "waste of time".
Prosecution rests in church trial over child’s death
After weeks of hearings, prosecutors in the trial of 14 church group members accused of killing a girl by withholding insulin have finished presenting evidence.
Hospital accepts failings after pleas for help ignored
An anguished mother has sobbed in court as she detailed being "ignored" by hospital staff as she pleaded for them to help her sick daughter before she died.
Terrorism investigation into Wieambilla shooting ‘open’
The Wieambilla shootings remain an "open terrorism investigation" in Queensland that includes a US man closely associated with the killers, a coroner has heard.