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The Latest Breaking News from Brett Button

'This story is not over': survivors and families vow to continue bus safety fight after fines

'I don't feel like there is full justice ... there's a lot more to come.'

Newcastle Herald · Aug 27

Company behind Greta bus crash sentenced after 'recruiting man addicted to opioids'

Linq Buslines and its two directors were fined for breaching heavy vehicle laws.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 26

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

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The 'revealing' text exchange before Greta bus crash driver was handed a job

Details of recruitment exposed as bus company faces court.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 24

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

'Widespread change is required': fresh Greta bus crash probe sparks safety overhaul

The new report makes dozens of recommendations.

Newcastle Herald · 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

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

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AAP · Sep 11, 2024

Bus crash victims sue state over 'unsafe' interchange

Survivors and family of victims of a horror bus crash that killed 10 people are suing a government over alleged failings in the roundabout where it happened.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2024

Afternoon Update: a contentious Harris v Trump debate; fiery confrontations at weapons expo protest; and Raygun tops world rankings

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have sparred in a contentious US presidential debate

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 11, 2024

Hunter Valley Bus Driver Sentenced To 32 Years In Jail Over Crash That Killed 10 People

"As a consequence of the offender's abandonment of responsibility, 10 innocent lives were lost, nine innocent victims suffered grievous bodily harm and 16 innocent victims suffered bodily injury," Judge Roy Ellis said as he handed down his sentence.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11, 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.

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AAP · Sep 10, 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.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 10, 2024

'Trapped in your bus of hell': harrowing stories as survivors face Greta driver

Loved ones of victims and the injured have confronted Brett Button today.

AAP · Sep 9, 2024

Bus driver 'ignored' pleas to slow before deadly crash

A survivor of a horror Hunter Valley bus crash has likened the driver's bowed head in court to his hands being in his pockets while a passenger bled to death.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2024

Afternoon Update: report into veteran suicides released; Harris and Trump tied in polls; and a homeless mother shares her story

Chair Nick Kaldas says royal commission should be a ‘line in the sand’

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 9, 2024

Hunter Valley Bus Driver Will Receive Sentence After Three Days Of ‘Unsettling’ Victim Statements

Brett Button, the driver of the Hunter Valley bus which crashed and killed 10 people in June last year, will soon receive his sentence.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 9, 2024

'Not about revenge': judge's warnings over Greta bus crash sentence

'It is about accountability, deterrence and punishment.'

AAP · Sep 8, 2024

Bus crash survivor's 'bad feeling' about wife, daughter

Injured survivors of a horrific bus crash in the NSW Hunter Valley have described losing their loved ones in court as driver Brett Button awaits his sentence.

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