‘We’ve lost contact’: NBC4 covers its own helicopter tragedy with grief, purpose
The news team at NBC4 was covering the deadly crash involving a Metro bus in Chatsworth on Tuesday…
Police refused use of rescue chopper because they wrongly thought teenager was dead
Police this week said if they had “asked the necessary questions” they would have categorised it differently. “Unfortunately,…
Man dies in helicopter crash on remote Gulf of Carpentaria property
Police are investigating a fatal helicopter crash near a remote community in Cape York. A search and rescue…
Chopper cowboy culture exposed in croc wrangler trial
The month-long criminal trial of celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright unearthed a culture of helicopter maintenance and safety…
Aviation authority launches cross-claim against Matt Wright over fatal helicopter crash
Australia’s aviation regulator has launched a counter-claim against Matt Wright, arguing the TV star should pay any damages…
Matt Wright ‘hostile’ after ‘mother of a monsoon’ ended crocodile egg-collecting trip, jury hears
Matt Wright became “hostile and abusive” after his helicopter pilots pulled out of a crocodile egg-collecting run due…