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Coach directors convicted as crash grief laid bare

The directors of a bus company at the centre of a deadly crash have been convicted and fined after hearing emotional accounts from several heartbroken victims.

AAP · Aug 26

Belt up: seatbelt culture push after wedding bus crash

Stricter enforcement on seatbelts and a new database of coach drivers and their complaints are among a suite of recommendations stemming from a tragic crash.

AAP · Jul 31

'Risk-taking, drug-affected' bus driver loses appeal

A bus crash that killed 10 wedding guests and injured dozens more did not occur by chance, appeal judges said as they stood by the driver's mammoth jail term.

AAP · Nov 13, 2025

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'Double counting' in 32-year bus sentence for 10 deaths

A 32-year jail sentence for a bus driver whose "risk-taking" conduct led to a horror crash that killed 10 wedding guests has been defended in court.

AAP · Oct 3, 2025

Bus crash victims' lawsuit may be futile, lawyer says

A lawsuit brought by families of victims killed in a bus crash could prove futile because of ongoing insurance payments, an allegedly negligent company claims.

AAP · Jul 11, 2025

Driver denies opioid 'influence' on fatal bus trip

A man denies being affected by an opioid while driving a bus as he tries to reduce his jail time over a horror crash that killed 10 wedding guests.

AAP · Jul 3, 2025

Bus company 'highly likely' to be sued for horror Greta crash

A class action reached the Supreme Court on Friday.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 25, 2024

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Bus company 'highly likely' to be sued for horror crash

The NSW government is likely to join a bus company involved in a crash that killed 10 people to a class action alleging poor road design caused the tragedy.

AAP · Oct 25, 2024

Greta bus crash driver set to appeal 32-year sentence for killing 10

Brett Button was jailed last week for 'unleashing carnage'.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 15, 2024

Bus crash class action: roundabout, speed limit, warning signs in question

'They have a hell of a lot to answer for,' one victim's father says.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 12, 2024

'Nothing can bring them back': loved ones react to bus crash driver's sentence

Brett Button has been jailed for 32 years for causing the wedding bus tragedy.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11, 2024

'I can't forgive myself': driver breaks silence on Greta bus tragedy

Brett Button was questioned on his drug use, speed and risky behaviour.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11, 2024

Three decade sentence for bus driver's 'ultimate sin'

Brett Button has been jailed for 32 years after expressing sorrow and shame for causing a bus crash that left 10 dead and 25 injured in the NSW Hunter Valley.

AAP · Sep 10, 2024

Greta bus crash victims set to tell court of heartbreak over tragedy

Victim impact statements are expected to be read on Monday.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 8, 2024

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Newcastle Herald · Jun 25, 2024

Hunter Valley bus crash victim's father to meet with DPP

Adam Bray will air concerns about the bus driver's plea deal.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 12, 2024

Greta bus crash driver gets date to learn his fate

The tragedy killed 10 people and injured 25.

AAP · Jun 10, 2024

Grief keeps grip on region a year after bus tragedy

A year on from the Hunter Valley bus crash that killed 10 people, a grieving father has turned his attention to preventing a similar tragedy.

Newcastle Herald · May 29, 2024

Greta bus crash driver's sentencing proceedings could take 'days'

Brett Button wore prison greens when he appeared in court today.

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Newcastle Herald · May 16, 2024

'Inexplicable': what family was told about bus crash driver's plea deal

'It's about justice rather than punishment ... as a family, we've hit rock bottom.'

Newcastle Herald · May 8, 2024

'It's opened up wounds': shock at downgraded bus crash charges

Rebecca Mullen's parents 'further from closure' despite pleas.

Newcastle Herald · May 8, 2024

Guilty: Greta bus crash driver behind bars, manslaughter charges dropped

Family members of victims and survivors were in a packed court.

Newcastle Herald · May 7, 2024

Driver at centre of Greta bus crash case to face Newcastle court

Brett Button has not been required to enter pleas to 89 charges.

AAP · May 7, 2024

Families 'failed' in deal for bus driver who killed 10

Driver Brett Button has been taken into custody after pleading guilty over a bus crash in the NSW Hunter Valley that left 10 people dead and many more injured.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 2, 2024

Families leave disappointed as Brett Button faces court over Hunter Valley bus crash

Brett Button faces 89 charges stemming from the bus rollover at Greta.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 12, 2024

'I am truly, deeply sorry': Greta bus crash driver breaks silence

Brett Button 'devastated' for families affected by horror crash.

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