Hunt for answers in the tragic deaths of five young trans women

Hunt for answers in the tragic deaths of five young trans women

A groundbreaking coroner’s hearing is trying to unravel what led the women to take their own lives and how others could be saved.

  • byBianca Hall

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When Bridget Flack vanished,her sister went to police. An officer told her to call the fire brigade

When Bridget Flack vanished,her sister went to police. An officer told her to call the fire brigade

Young trans woman Bridget Flack was missing for days before her sister managed to convince police to take it seriously. She was found dead 11 days after her disappearance.

  • byBianca Hall
Death of boy,6,flung from Rye carnival ride was preventable:coroner

Death of boy,6,flung from Rye carnival ride was preventable:coroner

A coroner has recommended sweeping changes to Victorian carnival ride safety after the death of Eugene Mahauariki in 2017.

  • byErin Pearson andEmily Woods
Grieving relative of Daylesford pub crash victims has questions for driver

Grieving relative of Daylesford pub crash victims has questions for driver

Loved ones of a mother and daughter who died when a car ploughed into an outdoor dining area packed the Victorian Coroners Court for the opening day of an investigation into the tragedy that claimed five lives.

  • byErin Pearson
Almost six years on,charred human bones found at a Melbourne beach are still a mystery

Almost six years on,charred human bones found at a Melbourne beach are still a mystery

A coroner has been unable to make a finding about the identity of the person the bones belonged to.

Coroner investigates death of lawyer under suspicion over apparent Ponzi scheme
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Coroner investigates death of lawyer under suspicion over apparent Ponzi scheme

Lawyer John Adams died just days before it was discovered that up to $100 million in clients’ funds had vanished.

  • byCameron Houston andDavid Estcourt
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Coroners Court’s toxic culture leads to maximum fine for workplace safety breach

Coroners Court’s toxic culture leads to maximum fine for workplace safety breach

The suicide of an in-house lawyer has caused such deep distress and grief,a magistrate says he would have imposed a harsher penalty if he could.

  • byErin Pearson
Publishing child deaths report would damage workers’ morale:Department of Families

Publishing child deaths report would damage workers’ morale:Department of Families

Coroner John Cain agreed not to release the report over concerns its publication could deny procedural fairness to two of the agencies responsible for the children’s care.

  • byBianca Hall
A last-minute lottery ticket,a chance encounter and three men dead

A last-minute lottery ticket,a chance encounter and three men dead

Travis Cashmore was his usual smiling self on his weekly trip to a newsagent to buy a lottery ticket. But within minutes he’d shot two men dead and taken his own life.

  • byErin Pearson
Darren died in police custody. His death was a ‘preventable’ tragedy
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Darren died in police custody. His death was a ‘preventable’ tragedy

Darren Culleton’s grief-stricken family cried after a Victorian coroner found “an unfortunate confluence of circumstances” led to his death.

  • byEmily Woods andErin Pearson
Coroners Court failed to protect staff before solicitor’s suicide

Coroners Court failed to protect staff before solicitor’s suicide

The state body tasked with investigating the unexpected deaths of Victorians has pleaded guilty to failing to protect staff from bullying,overwork and vicarious trauma after an in-house lawyer took her own life.

  • byErin Pearson