Tragedy
Police file five murder charges over deadly NZ hostel fire
More than 100 people were staying at the four-storey Loafers Lodge hostel when the fire tore through the building soon after midnight on May 16.
- by Nick Perry
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‘Unfathomable he is gone’: Teen footballer’s tragic death rocks Castlemaine
Dallas Keogh-Frankling’s sudden death after a football match in Kyneton on Saturday has led to an outpouring of grief from teammates in Castlemaine, where Sunday’s junior games were cancelled as a mark of respect for the under-18 player.
- by Roy Ward
Road to a place of beauty is visited by horror
The dreadful paradox is that four young lives ended, and another was broken, in one of the loveliest areas of western Victoria.
- by Tony Wright
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Boy, 17, dies after becoming unresponsive during junior football match
A teenager was rushed to hospital after reports he was unresponsive on the field during an under-18s country football game in Kyneton.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Police
Taser tragedy
The death of Clare Nowland after she was allegedly Tasered by a senior police officer is the latest in a string of high-profile incidents involving NSW Police.
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Mental health
The terror can flood back in an instant. What is trauma and how can it get ‘stuck’ in the mind?
Faced with a life-threatening event, we fight, flee or freeze. But the horror can remain, splitting life into ‘before and after’. Why? And what can help?
- by Sherryn Groch
Police launch critical incident investigation after death of man, 75, in Coffs Harbour
Peter Buckingham was last seen on Tuesday before his body was discovered the following day.
- by Olivia Ireland
‘On top of the world’: Brother of Perth climber who died on Everest mourns his ‘adventurous’ spirit
Jason Kennison has been remembered for his determination and adventurous spirit as his family begins the gut-wrenching task of organising his affairs.
- by Jesinta Burton
‘Electrical fault’ suspected in fatal WA light plane crash
Damaged electrical wiring is likely to have ignited a fire in the cockpit of a light plane and caused it to crash, killing an outback nurse.
- by Michael Ramsey
Perth man dies climbing Mount Everest
The 40-year-old mining engineer had reached the summit of the world’s highest mountain, but died during the descent on Friday morning.
- by Sarah Brookes
Spectators crushed to death in stampede at El Salvador soccer stadium
A stampede occurred after “an avalanche” of fans are believed to have pushed through a gate.
- by Marcos Aleman