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'Speed, inexperience, intoxication' contributed to death of 21yo

His corpse was repeatedly struck by a friend after crash.

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Hospital's dosage mix-up contributed to a Canberra woman's death

She received the wrong doses of painkillers over several days.

The Canberra Times

Sympathy expressed, but no major findings in fatal teen crash coronial

Drunk driver killed passengers in 'tragically pointless' circumstances.

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Baby died after birth injuries 'inadequately treated' in hospital: coroner

Post-birth care failures 'deprived him of a chance of survival'.

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$14,500 a door could have saved Luke's life, but there were 'budget constraints'

A coroner has severely criticised the ACT government over the death.

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Families in distress urge more reforms for ACT coronial process

Distressed families remain confused and report significant gaps.

The Canberra Times

After visiting clinic 'like clockwork', Nathan wasn't seen alive again

Because this program is voluntary, no alarm was raised.

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'I'm sorry': ACT's first outdoor Coroners Court opens with apology

The inquest into Nathan Booth's unsolved death begins.

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Death inquest may query 'effectiveness' of court, cop communication

The inquest will look into an inmate death and mental health.

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'Does that strike you as being strange?': Health execs quizzed about death

Court hears tragic event was a catalyst for change at hospital.

The Canberra Times

Access to firearms among dilemmas of managing police mental health

The coroner has delivered his findings after AFP suicide hearings.

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Court set to start inquest at remote river location

Nathan Booth was missing for months before two schoolboys found his body.

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Repairing a crushing system harming the families it hopes to heal

How to value human life as a court looks to leave a 'disastrous' past behind.

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'We need to do something': Coroner's push for resources, recognition

Reform advocates, an ex-coroner and an eminent lawyer back Ken Archer's call.

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'Maggot': Man allegedly caught with improvised gun blows up in court

The suspected weapon consisted of two metal poles that were taped together.

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Coroner seeking community information about 'suspicious' death

A direct line is now open for anyone with information about Nathan Booth's death.

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Diversion boost for addicted offenders and added support for coronial processes

With too many cases and not enough places, Canberra's drug and alcohol sentencing list now has the funding to take on more.

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'A family wishes to know what happened': Hospital staff miss inquest deadlines

Staff did not provide statements relating to a five-year-old girl's death on time.

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Inquest into girl's death may reveal 'significant issues' for hospital

The five-year-old died at Canberra Hospital in 2022 after waiting hours to be seen by a doctor.

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Coroner sets dates for inquest into little girl's Canberra Hospital death

The inquest into the death of Rozalia Spadafora is set to begin in October.

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Former Canberra nurse dies in 'sudden and unnatural death' after hospital staff fail to tick a box

A coroner finds Patricia Croxon was fatally and erroneously given immediate release medication by hospital staff. Her family says she was just about to celebrate her 80th birthday and 50th wedding anniversary.

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Coroner calls for changes to mental-health practices after Australian National University student's suicide on campus

A coronial inquest has urged mental-health authorities and university staff to cooperate more closely after a young student killed himself on campus in 2018.

The Canberra Times

ANU student death highlights 'shortfall in co-ordination', coroner finds

The coroner has urged the university to make a review into its mental health strategy public.

ABC News

Coroner finds Canberra man who died in Calvary Hospital's emergency department was given no 'chance of survival'

A coronial inquest reveals systemic failings at Calvary Hospital, while experts are scathing of the treatment of a patient who should have been rapidly referred to the ICU.

The Canberra Times

Hospital's 'errant judgments' did not give man 'the chance of survival'

The Coroner's Court also apologised to the family for taking a long time to progress the inquest.

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