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Lack of maintenance and inspection over 25 years led to electrified roof killing 11-year-old Rory Wauchope-Dirdi in 2020

There will be two new venues at the 2021 Gympie Music Muster and combined with the 100 artists performing, the attractions are poised to make it the best yet.

Benjamin Watts was set to be considered for parole when he crashed a buggy inside Darwin prison. Now the NT coroner is calling for safety upgrades.

In March, three Indigenous women flew to Canberra in an attempt to draw attention to a horror story playing out in their communities. These were Alice Springs Deputy Mayor Jacinta Price; and Cheron and Meesha Long, cousins of 15-year-old Layla Leering, who died in 2017 after apparently being sexually assaulted in the Northern Territory. Layla’s death—along with that of two other girls, Fionica Yarranganlagi James and Keturah Cheralyn Mamarika—has been the subject of a coroner’s inquest,...

Prisoners praised for efforts to save dying inmate’s life A man who died in an quad bike crash last year could never have been revived despite the ‘valiant and courageous efforts’ of two other inmates. Crime by Jason Walls Premium Content Subscriber only A MAN who died in an quad bike crash at Holtze Prison last year could never have been revived despite the "valiant and courageous efforts" of two other inmates who tried to save his life,...

Print text only Cancel Fellow prisoners have told an inquest of the moments they tried to save a man who died in an off-road buggy incident while working at the Darwin prison. Key points: The inquest heard he was not wearing a helmet or seat belt Mr Watts was due to begin work in the community three days later Benjamin Watts, 31, died when the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) he was driving at the horticultural section of the Darwin prison crashed and landed on top of him. A coronial inquest into hi...

Premium Content Subscriber only THE NT Coroner Judge Greg Cavanagh has found police need sufficient training of cultural protocols to effectively communicate with Indigenous families during investigations after an inquest into the death of an NT station hand and father of five, who was poised to become a "future leader of his community". Kumanjayi Bloomfield, 42, died in a crash on the Plenty Highway near Harts Range after he tried to evade a roadside breath test (RBT) in July 2019. The inqu...

A MAN who went on a ‘terrifying’ drunken joy ride throughout the Top End, blowing through two COVID checkpoints and nearly running over a cop has been handed a jail sentence

Natasha Fyles defends Health Department response to damning coronial findings — and other findings before it WedWednesday 16 Natasha Fyles faced questions over whether she took too long to read the damning report. ( Share Print text only Cancel The Northern Territory Health Minister has disputed a coronial finding that inaction by health authorities contributed to the deaths of three young people in remote Indigenous communities, while defending herself for not yet reading the damning find...

Indigenous advocates say children are being failed by the very systems designed to protect the most vulnerable in our communities.  On Tuesday, the Northern Territory coroner handed down findings on the suspected suicides of three teenagers in remote communities in the Top End. Judge Greg Cavanagh didnt rule out foul play in the deaths of one of the girls but said departmental agencies had been "blind" to the stress and trauma the girls suffered in their short lives - including rape, molestati...