The Latest Breaking News from Harriet Grahame

NSW:Uncle's quest reveals police racism in train track case

After a long campaign by the family of an Aboriginal teenager mysteriously found dead on train tracks, a coroner has found racism hindered the investigation.

AAP · Jun 18

NSW:Racism hindered train track death investigation

The investigation into the death of an Indigenous teenager on rural train tracks was superficial and inadequate from the start, a coroner has ruled.

AAP · Jun 18

NSW:Family brace for new chapter decades after teen's death

Nearly 40 years after an Indigenous teenager was found dead on rural train tracks, a coroner is due to deliver findings after a long and complex inquest.

AAP · Jun 17

'Listen': Indigenous youth warned of deadly jail cycle

The brother of a First Nations inmate who died from capsicum spray being used to break up a prison fight has urged young people to avoid the same tragic fate.

AAP · Mar 6

Tane’s son still asks his grandmother: ‘How did my dad die?’ She doesn’t know what to say

More than 100 Indigenous Australians have died in custody by hanging since the 1991 royal commission. Experts say the numbers are a ‘blight on Australia’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2025

Answers sought for family after daughter vanished

An inquest will investigate the disappearance and suspected death of a woman after her accused killer ended his life on the eve of his verdict being delivered.

AAP · Jun 10, 2025

Marathon inquest into missing toddler nears finish line

A probe into the disappearance of toddler William Tyrrell is closing in on an outcome, as the inquest prepares to reach the six-year mark.

AAP · Feb 6, 2025

William Tyrrell inquest: foster mother abused outside court after police allege she may have buried toddler

Counsel assisting warns ‘fairness is deserved by all’ after inquest hears foster mother may have disposed of three-year-old’s body following accidental death in 2014

The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2024

Abuse warning as missing toddler death theory examined

A coroner has issued a stern warning over the abuse of William Tyrrell's foster mum after a theory that she hid the boy's body was outlined to an inquest.

AAP · Nov 4, 2024

William Tyrrell inquest: police suspect foster mother buried toddler after accidental death

Wild dogs may have taken any remains of three-year-old if he was buried in nearby bushland, deputy NSW coroner Harriet Grahame hears

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2024