Prisoners should be kept 72 hours not 21 days: coroner
Prisoners should be kept in watch houses for a maximum of 72 hours, not 21 days, says a coroner following an inquest into the deaths of two women in custody.
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Doctor admits oversights before toddler’s sepsis death
Reflecting on a two-year-old toddler thought to have died of sepsis in regional NSW, an emotional doctor has said more could have been done before the tragedy.
Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor
A pediatrician says he believed a two-year-old girl was "getting better" before her death and a late course of antibiotics may not have saved her life.
Toddler’s hospital death ‘totally avoidable’: mum
A mother says the life of her two-year old daughter who died in hospital from sepsis was "ripped away", leaving the family struggling for answers.
Probe into police altercation with Indigenous elder
The foster mother of an Indigenous woman whose police shooting death is under coronial investigation has been injured after she was knocked over by an officer.
Man appeared to be escaping before fatal fall: police
Police have told an inquest that a man appeared to be trying to escape an apartment raid before falling to his death from a 13th floor balcony west of Brisbane.
Slain officers’ families want former top cop at inquest
An inquest into a shooting that claimed six lives including those of two officers should hear from a former police commissioner, say victims' families.
No closure for family after ‘suspicious’ death finding
Family of a woman whose bones were found in a bag have responded to inquest findings, saying they will keep trying to find out what happened to get closure.
Former cop insists NT police not ‘genuine racists’
A former NT police officer says he has seen racist behaviour throughout the force but insists he has not met any "genuine racists" among its ranks.
Family still pained by Kumanjayi Walker’s death
Kumanjayi Walker's family has shared their memories of the 19-year-old with a coronial inquest, saying they are still pained by his death.
Missing former cop likely killed by wife’s lover
A coroner has ruled a former police officer who went missing in Tasmania in 1969 was likely shot by a neighbour who had been having an affair with his wife.
Zachary Rolfe tells inquest he’s ‘bored’ of process
An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard the former NT police officer who fatally shot the 19-year-old is "bored" of the ongoing process.
‘Murderer’ comment was a joke, former cop tells inquest
An NT police officer who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager says he was making a joke when he posted a social media comment about murderers and war criminals.
Charges possible as inquest into kambo death suspended
Two key witnesses did not give evidence about a man's death during an alternative health retreat after a coroner suspended an inquest, citing potential charges.
Bid to keep police shooting details ‘secret’ from probe
Extremely sensitive police material may be kept from an inquest into the Wieambilla shootings that claimed six lives including two officers back in 2022.
Cold case family face ‘most traumatic kind of loss’
Unable to find answers for a family caught up in a 38-year-old cold case mystery, a coroner says it means they experience "the most traumatic kind of loss".
Former attorney-general undermined court, coroner says
The mother of a man hit and killed by her on-off partner while speeding and drunk has mixed feelings after a coroner ruled the action was not deliberate.
Mum found to be ‘risk of injury’ prior to child deaths
Protective services worried that a woman might be unable to keep her child safe two years before their almost exact fears came to pass with fatal results.
NRL to review heat policies after young player’s death
The NRL should look at mandating a two-week acclimatisation period when players return from off-season, a coroner has said after a death from heat exhaustion.
Mum had ‘casual smoke’ before checking on girls in car
Security camera footage showed the mother of two toddlers "casually" lighting a cigarette before checking on her girls who had spent several hours in a hot car.
Gran warned Child Safety before girls died in hot car
The aunty of a toddler who died in a hot car alongside her sister has told an inquest a child safety worker texted the girls' mother about staying off drugs.
Denied parole, Heather became another death in custody
The family of Heather Calgaret, whose death will be examined in an inquest, say she did not get a fair chance at parole before she died in custody.
‘Predatory’ behaviour led to Indigenous teens’ deaths
The 1987 deaths of two Indigenous teenage girls would likely have been better investigated had the girls been white, a state coroner has concluded.
Bus driver ‘couldn’t see’ cyclist before fatal crash
A bus driver has told a coronial inquest that he couldn't see a young cyclist after they were involved in a fatal collision at a Brisbane intersection.
Baby’s fatal drowning ‘predictable, inevitable’
The death of a nine-month-old baby girl who was thrown into the Tweed River by her father was entirely predictable and inevitable, a coroner says.
‘Disbelief’ when teen found unresponsive in youth wing
A guard who found an Indigenous teen with self-inflicted injuries in the "unliveable" youth wing of a WA prison says he was initially confused by the discovery.
Family seek answers as inquest into teen’s death begins
A new inquest has begun into the death of an Indigenous teenager whose body was found on train tracks in regional NSW.
Sick boy was ‘so much worse’ when let go from hospital
A coroner is investigating the circumstances that led to a 19-month-old boy's death from meningitis after he was seen by multiple health professionals.
Inquest reveals detained teen’s harm threats ignored
An Indigenous teen, who died after self-harming in an adult prison's youth wing, made eight threats to do so in the hours before he was found in his cell.
Traffic controller didn’t issue warning before crash
Victoria's chief coroner is investigating a mid-air collision between two training-flight planes, which claimed the lives of four pilots.
Manus Island refugee death unpreventable, inquest told
A Queensland coroner is examining the circumstances surrounding asylum seeker Faysal Ishak Ahmed's death on Manus Island in 2016.