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Law enforcement officials talk outside the home of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa.

‘I think the autopsy’s going to tell us a lot’: Police probe deaths of Gene Hackman, wife and dog

Police say there were no immediate signs of foul play, but they consider the deaths suspicious enough to require a thorough search and investigation.

  • Riley Walter and Nell Geraets

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The Cessna at the bottom of the sea floor off Rottnest Island.

Rottnest seaplane crash survivors reveal how they escaped sinking wreckage

The Cessna 208 plunged into the sea on January 7 at around 4pm after wobbling during take-off and nosediving into the water 600 metres offshore.

  • Heather McNeill
Muhammad Usman is recovering in hospital following the Dalkeith crash.

More than $100,000 raised for Dalkeith crash Uber driver

Muhammad Usman, 25, was in a coma for days after the incident after suffering two broken legs, and a broken arm. He remains in hospital with his injuries requiring several surgeries.

  • Heather McNeill
Millear’s teammates embrace each other before doing a memorial ‘row past’ to honour the 17-year-old memory.

‘Forever in our hearts’: Schoolboy crewmates in emotional ‘row past’ memorial for ‘Big Ed’ Millear

A sleek boat glided along the Yarra, but it had one empty seat – a touching tribute to a 17-year-old schoolboy rower who died after suffering a medical episode during training this week.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Olivia Ancelet, Aariq Hasan and Noah Zunde all died after being left in a car by their parents.

‘I killed my daughter’: What happens when a forgotten child dies in a car

When the unimaginable happens, families, authorities and communities are left with many questions.

  • Riley Walter
Elouise and Danny Massa holding a pair of their son Joe’s shoes in his favourite part of the family’s garden in Balgowlah. Their two year old son Joe died at Northern Beaches Hospital after not being treated straight away for hypovolemia. Balgowlah, NSW. February 20, 2025. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Sydney hospital under fire over death of two-year-old boy

The state’s health minister said the tragedy highlighted grave concerns about the decision to run the hospital under a controversial public-private partnership.

  • Angus Thomson and Nick Newling
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Model Natan Mwanza was stabbed to death on Wednesday night.

‘Killed my son for nothing’: Family grieves model slain in Melbourne’s west

Natan Mwanza’s career was flourishing when his life was cut short in an attack on Wednesday.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Northern Beaches Hospital in Frenchs Forest.

A two-year-old died at this Sydney hospital. It has a troubled history

The tragedy has again thrown the spotlight on Northern Beaches Hospital and the state government’s arrangement with its private operators.

  • Angus Thomson
A child has died at a family childcare centre in Skye, in Melbourne’s south-east.

Infant dies at Melbourne childcare centre

The infant’s death is not being treated as suspicious.

  • Angus Delaney and Nicole Precel
Melbourne Grammar student Edward Millear.

Father’s tribute to the kid everybody loved after school rowing tragedy

Melbourne Grammar School student Edward Millear, 17, died after suffering a medical episode while training alongside his rowing team.

  • Alex Crowe, Bridie Smith, Caroline Schelle and Nicole Precel

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