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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tom mcluckie | History Defined

'I'm done fighting': Tom buried his son in Canberra but cannot bear to stay here

'I'm done fighting because nothing's going to change.'

The Canberra Times

'It never leaves you': loss lingers on and fuels a simmering anger

It's been two years since Matthew McLuckie's death shocked the ACT.

The Canberra Times

A father's tragic legacy: another high-speed crash and death on ACT roads

A boy facing charges over a fatal crash is the son of the driver involved in another fatal crash.

The Canberra Times

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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.

The Canberra Times

A year of pain: how tragedy lit Tom McLuckie's fuse for change

When Tom McLuckie lost his son, he vowed to use his pain to help the community.

The Canberra Times

Dear Matthew: Wish you were here

Sarah Payne writes a heart-rending letter to her stepson Matthew McLuckie.

The Canberra Times

Dangerous driving inquiry recommends new laws, greater police powers, as families share grief over deaths on Canberra's roads

An ACT legislative assembly inquiry into dangerous driving makes almost 30 recommendations, including an upgraded charge of vehicular manslaughter.

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Alleged killer driver had drugs in system, charge claims

Shakira Adams has been committed to the ACT Supreme Court on charges laid over the death of Matthew McLuckie.

The Canberra Times

Seriously injured woman charged with manslaughter over car crash death of Matthew McLuckie may never face trial, court hears

The woman accused of driving at high speed on the wrong side of the road and killing Canberra man Matthew McLuckie may never be fit to enter a plea, a court has heard.

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Alleged killer driver may not be fit to face charges, court told

Shakira Adams is accused of colliding head-on with Matthew McLuckie while driving on the wrong side of the road at no less than 177km/h.

The Canberra Times

Call to waive fees for safe driving courses

The answer to safer roads lies in the classroom, advocates say.

The Canberra Times

Christmas reminder of a loved one lost

After losing his son to a fatal road crash this year, Tom McLuckie wants everyone to just slow down and enjoy the festive season.

The Canberra Times

Woman charged with manslaughter over crash that killed Canberra man Matthew McLuckie

Police say the 20-year-old woman was driving on the wrong side of the road before the crash, and it was a "miracle" she survived.

ABC News

Flawed ACT govt sentencing data exposes more awkward questions

The government has been double-counting its own data to help support its position on sentencing.

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Father calls out ACT legal fraternity as 'a vested interest group'

Tom McLuckie gives evidence at the inquiry into dangerous driving

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Parents call for ACT's sentencing laws to be strengthened following fatal crashes

Matthew McLuckie, Blake Corney and Lachlan Seary all died in separate car crashes on Canberra roads. Now their parents have petitioned the ACT Legislative Assembly, calling for tougher sentencing laws.

The Canberra Times

ACT government takes next step on sexual assault law reform

Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury will also face renewed pressure on sentencing.

The Canberra Times

Sentencing advice council a positive step but review 'still needed'

Tom McLuckie, whose son was killed in a crash, still wants a review of ACT sentences.

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Canberra rallies to a mother's heartfelt story

Shane Rattenbury is under more pressure as judicial review campaign momentum builds for safer ACT roads.

The Canberra Times

Union alarm over 'soft' court outcomes putting public, police officers at risk

Shane Rattenbury and ACT courts described as "soft on crime"

The Canberra Times

'What purpose'? Doubts over inquiry into ACT's dangerous driving sentences

The committee will consider the criminal justice and police responses to dangerous driver offending, along with what capacity trauma and support services have to respond to the post-crash event.

The Canberra Times

'System is broken': Grieving families seek tougher action on deadly drivers

Three grieving Canberra families have combined their voices to seek a review of the sentencing of repeat offenders by the ACT courts.

The Canberra Times

Rattenbury digs in ahead of meeting with grieving parents

ACT government at odds with groundswell in public support for tougher sentencing.

The Canberra Times

Grieving family's added trauma as false claim left to run on crowdfunding platform

False claim about fatal accident cause left to run on crowdfunding platform

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Matthew McLuckie's family calls on ACT government to introduce stronger penalties for dangerous driving

The family of a young man who was killed in a head-on crash in Canberra calls for stronger measures to deal with people who steal cars and race them, endangering lives.

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