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Mystery, police flaws shroud Indigenous teen's train track death
A series of police blunders have kept the truth from the family of an Indigenous...
Stephanie Gardiner 30 Apr 2026
Search delay for missing Indigenous man, coroner hears
A young Indigenous man's missing persons case could have had a different outcome...
Rex Martinich 24 Apr 2026
'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Rex Martinich 10 Apr 2026
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Limited support for proposals in Kumanjayi Walker death
The case of a young Aboriginal man fatally shot during a botched arrest will be...
Lloyd Jones 20 Mar 2026
Dad with Q fever should have had scans before death

A father-of-five who died after a blood clot and Q fever went undetected at a small rural hospital should have been transferred for specialised care, a coroner has found.

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Stephanie Gardner Jan 14, 2026
Aboriginal woman died of cardiac arrhythmia not long after seeing person who had previously assaulted her, coroner finds

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article may contain the name of a deceased Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 23, 2025
'He is missed every sunrise and sunset' - parents share grief at inquest for son who died under state care

This report contains details some readers may find distressing, and a reference to self-harm. The grieving father of a boy who died in state care has told a coroner that he and the 10-year-old's mothe...

Indigenous toddler's death prompts coroner's septic tank reprimand

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the name of a person who has died. A toddler's death after falling into a septic tank happened as govern...

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Lloyd Jones Dec 9, 2025
How can a child die in state care? Coroner to release findings on the death of Cleveland Dodd

The image of Cleveland Dodd — a smiling, 16-year-old Yamatji boy who died in custody — is etched into the national consciousness.

Indigenous woman was sedated four times by medics before overdose death, inquest told

A mother of three seeking treatment for schizophrenia was sedated four times by medical staff before she died from a drug overdose, an inquest has been told.

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Abe Maddison Oct 20, 2025
Family's search for truth behind Gomeroi teen's death continues

The family of a Gomeroi teenager who was found on train tracks in 1988 say they want closure and the truth about what happened to the young Gomeroi man.

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Keira Jenkins Oct 20, 2025
Officer always believed someone involved in death of Gomeroi teen Mark Haines, inquest hears

A police officer involved in re-investigating the death of Gomeroi teenager Mark Haines has told an inquest he's always believed someone was involved.

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Keira Jenkins Oct 15, 2025
Inquest hears from friends and schoolmates of Mark Haines, Gomeroi teenager who died in 1988

An inquest re-examining the death of Mark Haines, whose body was found on train tracks almost 40 years ago, has heard from friends and schoolmates of the Gomeroi teenager.

Social housing safety inquiry after Indigenous boy's death

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the name of a person who has died. A three-year-old Indigenous boy's death in a house fire has prompted...

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Lloyd Jones Oct 9, 2025
Passage of ‘Cindy’s Law’ welcomed amidst legal reform in NSW

Nearly 40 years after the deaths of two Indigenous cousins, a legal loophole in the NSW Crimes Act has been closed, ensuring offenders who commit acts of sexual violence or indecently interfere with a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 12, 2025
NT government "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

The Northern Territory government's response to a coroner's report on the deaths of four Aboriginal women fails to address "critical gaps" in combating domestic violence, a coalition of community serv...

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Lloyd Jones Jul 30, 2025
Open Letter: Family and community of Kumanjayi Walker urge NT Government to commit to Coroner's recommendations, further reforms

The family of Kumanjayi Walker and the Yuendumu Community, supported by more than 20 Aboriginal, community, family violence and legal organisations, have written to the Northern Territory Chief Minist...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 29, 2025
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