Attorney-general orders Jari Wise inquest be held, hours after Tasmanian judge rules one out

Jari Wise's mother, Faith Tkalac, has continued to push for an inquest into her son's death. (ABC News: Loretta Lohberger)

• In short: A Tasmanian mother who has been campaigning for an inquest into the death of her son has been granted her wish after a rare intervention by the attorney-general.
• What's next? No date has yet been set for the inquest, which will have coercive evidence-gathering powers to examine Jari Wise's death

Tasmania's attorney-general has intervened to direct the coroner to hold an inquest into the death of a man who died after being struck by a car driven by his former partner, overturning a court decision made just hours earlier.