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On the front line: NSW Police family liaison officers Detective Senior Constable Chris Abela, Senior Constable Jen McCormack, Detective Inspector Mardi Forsyth and Detective Sergeant Toni Procter.

Meet the police officers you never want to hear from

From the Hunter Valley crash to the Bondi Junction attack, these are the police who get the call on the worst day of someone’s life.

  • Sally Rawsthorne

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In their own words: The tragedy of the Hunter Valley bus crash

For two days a dark cloud settled over a Newcastle court as survivors and families of the 10 dead met face-to-face with the man who cut their futures short.

  • Perry Duffin
Nadene McBride's sister, Leoni Bowey and daughter Ameliah speak outside the Newcastle District Court following the sentence of Hunter Valley bus driver Brett Button.
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McBride family speak after Hunter Valley bus driver sentencing

Nadene McBride's sister, Leoni Bowey and daughter Ameliah speak outside the Newcastle District Court following the sentence of Hunter Valley bus driver Brett Button.

Brett Button has broken his silence in court after listening to two days of gut-wrenching testimony from his victims.

‘Extraordinary devastation’: Hunter bus driver to spend decades in prison

Brett Button has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison over the fatal crash that claimed 10 lives and injured dozens more.

  • Perry Duffin
Brett Button was the driver of the bus which crashed and caused the deaths of 10 passengers.

‘Look at my face’: Survivor dreamt Hunter Valley bus driver had killed himself

The man ordered guilty driver Brett Button to show him respect as he recounted the horrors of the June 2023 crash that claimed 10 lives.

  • Perry Duffin
Brett Button , driver of the bus which crashed causing the deaths of 10 passengers.

‘I care not for the keys to be lost’: Grieving father and husband confronts Hunter Valley bus driver

Survivors, friends and family of the 10 wedding guests killed in the “unprecedented” tragedy walked arm-in-arm into Newcastle courthouse for the sentencing of Brett Button.

  • Perry Duffin
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Adam Bray (left) with his son Zach, 29, who was among 10 people killed in the Hunter Valley wedding bus crash tragedy.

Adam’s son died in the Hunter Valley bus crash. In a NSW first, he’ll try MDMA to ease his anguish

A clinic will trial psychedelic drugs to treat fear and anxiety in people with PTSD, offering fresh hope for healing. But some say it’s not a miracle cure.

  • Megan Gorrey
Darcy Bulman died in the Hunter Valley bus crash.

Darcy Bulman had an infectious laugh. Her partner feels sick that he’ll never hear it again

Almost a year on from the horror Hunter Valley bus crash that killed Bulman and nine others, her partner, Nick Dinakis, has spoken out.

  • Angus Livingston
Brett Button arrives at Newcastle Court on Wednesday.

Hunter Valley bus driver addicted to drugs, took pills before fatal crash

The bus driver, who killed 10 people in a crash last year, had a long history of opioid abuse that concerned doctors and employers.

  • Perry Duffin
Brett Button, the driver of a charter bus that rolled and killed 10 weddings guests in the Hunter Valley, stands with head bowed as his lawyer reads an apology in Newcastle.

‘Coming in hot’: Final words before Hunter bus crash revealed

Bus driver Brett Button has offered a tearful apology as new details from the horrific crash that killed 10 people can be revealed.

  • Perry Duffin

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