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NSW:'Too late': memory lapses saw children die in hot cars

Public awareness campaigns to help parents avoid memory lapses have been endorsed after two children were left alone in hot cars with deadly results.

AAP · Jun 1

'Too late': memory lapses saw children die in hot cars

Public awareness campaigns to help parents avoid memory lapses have been endorsed after two children were left alone in hot cars with deadly results.

AAP · Jun 1

'Lost': tragic final moments of missing walker revealed

An inquest is examining how a midnight trip to a picturesque mountain-top ended in the death of a 47-year-old woman.

AAP · May 4

Exploited worker's death sparks anti-slavery calls

The death of a migrant worker who was exploited and fearful of his visa sponsor has prompted calls for the creation of an anti-slavery hotline.

AAP · Jan 16

Dad with Q fever should have had scans before death

A rural meat worker's risk of a disease spread by livestock should have been identified before his death from a blood clot on the lungs, a coroner has ruled.

AAP · Jan 13

Change to DV policing urged after woman set alight

A man murdered his partner in an apparent violent act of jealousy, prompting recommendations for change to police domestic violence procedures.

AAP · Dec 9, 2025

Larrikin dad remembered as inquest searches for answers

A meat worker who died at a small rural hospital after Q fever and a lung clot went undiagnosed has been remembered as a loving, playful dad.

AAP · Aug 27, 2025

Heidi Barrat avoids jail after pleading guilty to mouse plague relief rebate fraud

A woman who claimed the mouse plague rebate 120 times using a different bank account and email address for each claim, will serve 300 hours of community service and be forced to pay back the money.

ABC News · Apr 24, 2023

GPS reveals 42 illegal hunting trips to slay feral pigs with knife

GPS reveals 42 illegal hunting trips to slay feral pigs with knife

Newcastle Herald · Aug 10, 2022