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The family of a man who died just hours after being turned away from a regional New South Wales hospital are demanding an inquest.

The coroner found all agencies failed to protect the young mum from her estranged partner but it's likely nothing would have stopped him from killing her.

A shocking admission was heard during the New South Wales flood inquiry today: life-saving help was withheld due to safety regulations.

Police "dismissed" the complaints of a Northern Territory woman who was killed by her ex-partner, a coroner has found.

Damning coronial findings reveal ride should not even have been operating and young tourist was in danger from the start.

A prison guard unsuccessfully tried to get her identity suppressed so no one would know she was the last worker to have contact with a Yorta Yorta woman who died.

In 2016 Gayle Woodford was raped and beaten to death while working on-call in South Australia's far-north, by Dudley Davey who was later sentenced to life in prison.

An inquiry looking at the impacts of Victoria's Covid-19 lockdowns has revealed the state's Kids Helpline was unable to answer nearly two thirds of calls for help during the pandemic.

Adeline Wilson-Rigney, her six-year-old daughter Amber Rose, and son Korey Lee Mitchell, five, were found dead on a property at Hillier, north of Adelaide, in May 2016.

The inquiry will investigate the murders of people in the LGBTIQ community between 1970 and 2010.

Police have been slammed for taking an "appalling risk" by chasing a wanted man in a stolen car that mowed through a fence and killed a toddler at Constitution Hill.

In September 2019, a helicopter crashed and killed the five people on board.

Secret recordings were played at the inquest of Mr Moriarty, 70, from the outback town of Larrimah, with the case to be referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The Islamic State terrorists who kidnapped American journalist James Foley never made serious attempts to negotiate a ransom before brutally executing him, family members testified yesterday.

Tasmanian premier resigns; Fears for bushwalkers after NSW Blue Mountains landslip

Warning of dangerous winds for Sydney; Labor pledge to fix aged care sector; Heavy fighting near Kyiv; Woman's body found after swept away in flood

Hannah Clarke's family shares grief after daughter and grandchildren's murder in final day of inquest.

Crash site found after helicopter with five on board disappeared north of Melbourne; Flood emergency continues; Ukrainian president addresses Australian Parliament

The Inquest into the death of Hannah Clarke and her three children in Queensland has seen chilling video footage of her estranged husband buying the items used to murder her.

'Our worst fears have been realised': NSW floods escalate; state memorial for Shane Warne at MCG; Federal Budget reaction

One-off $250 payments; tax relief for millions; fuel excise halved.

The president of the Queensland Police union has called for urgent reform into the handling of domestic violence cases, during the inquest into the murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children.

The inquest into the deaths of Brisbane mum Hannah Clarke and her three children has heard Ms Clarke texted police that she feared for her life.

Four months before the tragedy in 2020, Baxter was pulled over by police while driving, with Ms Clarke sitting in the passenger side.

Missing four-year-old girl in Tasmania found; Coronavirus cases drop in NSW, Victoria, but hospitalisations rise; China set to sign Pacific security deal on Australia's doorstep

Today at an ongoing inquest into their deaths, Ms Clarke's friend Nicole Brooks said she warned police about Baxter six days before the tragedy.

WA to ease COVID-19 rules next week; Barty addresses retirement; Two killed in NSW crash

An inquest into the murder of Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke and her three children has heard the young mum sensed her estranged husband would try to kill prior to the attack.

Ash Barty announces retirement from tennis; Top doctors to meet over COVID-19 spike; WA's COVID-19 cases rise to 8,429

She had burns to 97 per cent of her body after Rowan Baxter set the family alight.

Ukrainian President 'prepared to swap NATO membership plans for cease-fire'; Tickets for Shane Warne state funeral on offer; No survivors found in China Eastern plane crash

Man charged with murder after body of elderly Gold Coast woman found; Two-year-old child dies after contracting COVID-19.

An inquest into the firebombing of Brisbane bus driver Manmeet Alisher has heard his killer knew he had problems, urging officers to lock him up because he wanted to hurt people.

An inquest into the death of a Brisbane bus driver has heard his killer attempted to get mental health help two months before the attack.

Disgraced New South Wales detective Roger Rogerson could be ordered to give evidence in the inquest into the Whiskey au go go nightclub fire.

The disappearance of Paddy Moriarty from the outback town of Larrimah, 500km south of Darwin, is one of the Northern Territory's most puzzling mysteries.

Jessica Falkholt, her father Lars, mum Vivian and little sister Annabelle were killed in a crash on Boxing Day 2017.

The Belgian backpacker was last seen leaving the Cheeky Monkey's bar in Byron Bay in 2019.

A coroner has found a Victoria mother-of-two who died during a voluntary cardiac screening suffered from "an industry putting profits over patients".

An inquest into the death of a three-year-old girl at a major Sydney children's hospital has found there were several failures which contributed to the tragedy.

Queensland's state coroner has handed down findings as to whether the death of Iranian refugee Omid Masoumali on the island of Nauru could been prevented.

Tom Davy and Corey Christensen were fatally stabbed by Mr Webber inside his Alva Beach home after he had given refuge to Candice Locke, who told him she was being chased by a group of men.

A pre-inquest has heard how a Queensland Police Officer felt like she was "fighting for her life" in the moments before shooting dead wanted man Tyson Jessen as he was a patient in Ipswich Hospital.

An inquest into the 2015 death of a Brisbane father who fell 40 metres from an elevated work platform has heard the ground beneath the machine was "like a pie crust".

Baby John Ghanem lived for just one hour after birth, given nitrous oxide instead of oxygen during resuscitation in 2016 at Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital.

A "unique" $1 million reward for information about the deadly Luna Park Ghost Train fire is on offer and can be claimed even if the tip does not lead to a charge or conviction.

A Queensland cold case investigator has claimed a senior homicide detective asked her to remove references in her report to the coroner.

More than 20 years ago mother-of-two Marion Barter was dropped off at a bus stop on the Gold Coast and never seen again.

A coroner has found Queensland schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer likely choked or asphyxiated to death at the hands of her foster father Rick Thorburn, who may also have been sexually abusing her while she was in his care.

Ruling is a legal victory for Nora's parents, who believe she was likely kidnapped.