Mother of school librarian misdiagnosed with migraine before fatal stroke urges clinicians to listen
An Adelaide woman incorrectly diagnosed with a migraine was twice failed by the health system in the lead-up…
SA coroner calls for changes after man died while paramedic waited outside
A paramedic who chose not to force entry to a house, despite being told a man was inside…
NSW Police investigating after man’s body pulled from Murray River at Barooga
Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered in the Murray River on the…
Coroner rules hiker’s death in Mount Canobolas bushland not suspicious, praises 12-day search
Emergency service crews have been praised for their “persistence” during the 12-day search for a hiker who set…
Adelaide fashion icon’s death after taking magic mushrooms to be probed at inquest
The death of an Adelaide fashion industry icon who suffered a cardiac arrest after taking magic mushrooms as…
Coroner releases findings into death of Rosemarie Campbell after gastric bypass
A woman who died three days after gastric bypass surgery likely would have survived if she had not…
Tasmanian coroner finds doctor’s prescribing played a direct role in two deaths
A former medical practitioner’s “grossly irresponsible” prescribing played a direct role in the deaths of two drug-dependent people…
Inquest hears elderly man who died was given another person’s prescription medication
An 82-year-old man died after he ingested incorrectly labelled prescription medication dispensed at a pharmacy in Adelaide’s northern…
Tasmania government apologises for display of autopsy body parts in museum without consent
The Tasmanian government has formally apologised for the practice of taking human specimens from post-mortem examinations without the…
Coroner hears of police failings following 1976 disappearance of Veronica Green
Veronica Catherine Green was last seen alive on February 13, 1976, and her body has never been found.…
NSW coroner calls for new gun laws after deaths of Wayne and Noah Smith
The NSW Coroner has recommended doctors be legally obliged to alert police with concerns about patients who hold…
Coroner probes French jockey Marina Morel’s death at Gulgong
The trainer of a horse involved in a track work fall that killed an apprentice French jockey has…