NSW:Teen's police HQ terror attack unpreventable: coroner The radicalisation of a school student who went on to commit a horrific killing of a police worker only took place a month before the shooting. AAP · Jun 5
Teen's police HQ terror attack unpreventable: coroner The radicalisation of a school student who went on to commit a horrific killing of a police worker only took place a month before the shooting. AAP · Jun 5
Mum begged for help before Indigenous son's jail death An Indigenous man with a history of mental illness was taken off a waiting list for treatment just days before he died in prison, an inquest has heard. AAP · Feb 1, 2024
Doctors referred to medical board over crash death Four Sydney doctors have been referred to the NSW Medical Council after the death of 20-year-old Adam Fitzpatrick following a car crash in 2020. AAP · Oct 31, 2023
Leaked engine fumes killed six in seaplane crash A crash that killed six people when a plane nosedived north of Sydney in 2017 was likely caused by engine fumes that leaked into the cabin, a coroner has found. AAP · May 26, 2023
Sydney Seaplane crash that killed six people in 2017 likely caused by engine fumes, coroner finds NSW Deputy State Coroner Derek Lee said it was "regrettable" carbon monoxide detection was not initially conducted post-mortem. ABC News · May 26, 2023
Inquest told NSW police pursuit of stolen 4WD then five-minute shootout ended in death New South Wales deputy state coroner Derek Lee will determine if lethal force was appropriate in a deadly shootout, after a police pursuit on the Central Coast two years ago. ABC News · Nov 28, 2022
AAP · Oct 13, 2022 Infant in sling asphyxiated, coroner finds The position of a three-week-old boy's neck while he was held in a fabric sling caused him to suffocate, a coroner has determined.
Tribune News Service · Oct 6, 2022 Editorial: Strike down Pennsylvania's felony murder law The state appeals court should strike down a Pennsylvania law mandating life-without-parole sentences for second-degree murder. If the court fails to do it, the Pennsylvania General Assembly should scrap this draconian law.
The Conversation · Mar 28, 2022 What's the 411 on the new 988 hotline? 5 questions answered about a national mental health service Beginning July 16, 2022, people struggling with mental health crises can call 988, a new number focused on providing lifesaving suicide prevention and crisis services. But 988 is not just a shorter, easier-to-remember replacement for the current suicide hotline. Congress and the Federal Communications Commission also established the 988 Lifeline…