Death
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'Absolute legends' killed in Darwin crash farewelled
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A large crowd gathers at a joint funeral for teenagers Rhys Simlesa and Rhys Walters, who were fatally struck by a car while leaving a party in Darwin a week ago.
Topics: death, youth, disasters-and-accidents, darwin-0800
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Man's body found after kayak capsized in WA's Murchison River
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The body of a man who disappeared while kayaking on the Murchison River in Western Australia's Mid West is found about six kilometres west of where he capsized.
Topics: death, missing-person, police, ajana-6532, kalbarri-6536
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Dan Vickerman farewelled Video
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A touching memorial service was held at Sydney University for former Wallaby Dan Vickerman.
Topics: death, rugby-union, australia
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Dan Vickerman remembered as 'an absolute colossus' in emotional Sydney service
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A who's who of Australian rugby are among family and friends to pack Sydney University Oval's grandstand and surrounds to celebrate Vickerman's life and mourn his loss on Wednesday.
Topics: rugby-union, sport, death, community-and-society, suicide, the-university-of-sydney-2006, nsw, australia
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Man crushed to death on barge in Sydney
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A man is killed after being struck with a metal beam on a New South Wales Government construction site at Barangaroo, near Sydney's Darling Harbour.
Topics: workplace, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, work, death, police, millers-point-2000, sydney-2000
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No evidence linking patient's discharge from Fremantle hospital to her death: coroner
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The West Australian coroner says he is unable to determine if the care of post-surgical patient Christine Stroner at Fremantle Hospital may have contributed to her death after she was discharged.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, courts-and-trials, death, fremantle-6160, wa, perth-6000
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Woman died after being told she was not sick enough for hospital, inquest told
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A 23-year-old Ballarat woman who was vomiting and had a fever died hours after being told she probably had a virus and was not sick enough to be taken to hospital, an inquest is told.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, death, health, emergency-incidents, ballarat-3350, vic, australia
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Classmates 'reeling' after death of two 15yo boys in Darwin crash
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Police continue to investigate the circumstances that led to two teenage boys being struck and killed as they walked along the Stuart Highway in the early hours of Saturday.
Topics: accidents---other, death, youth, darwin-0800
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Bill Paxton dies at 61
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Bill Paxton, the only actor killed on screen by a Predator, a Terminator and an Alien, died at age 61 after complications from surgery.
Topics: actor, death, united-states
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Tasmanian artist Max Angus dies at 102
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Celebrated artist Max Angus is remembered for his love of Tasmania's many "wonderful" subjects.
Topics: death, community-and-society, tas
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Back pain an indicator of increased chance of early death: study
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Back pain may not just be uncomfortable but could also be an indicator of impending death, a new study finds.
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Daughter's loss inspires powerful PIAF show (photos)
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It is almost impossible to fathom director and performer Jonathon Young's personal story of tragedy, which he has drawn on to create the powerful dance theatre show Betroffenheit.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, theatre, dance, death, perth-6000
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Former WA Labor minister and camel dairy owner Kim Chance dies (photos)
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Kim Chance, who was an MP for 17 years and built Australia's biggest commercial camel dairy that transformed outback ferals into calm milking machines, dies at the age of 70.
Topics: death, community-and-society, alp, perth-6000, wa
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What's most likely to kill you? Opinion
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It's always distressing and tragic when we hear a report of shark attack. But what is the actual likelihood of dying due to a shark encounter in Australia and how concerned should you be?
Topics: offbeat, human-interest, lifestyle, lifestyle-and-leisure, community-and-society, death, australia, vic
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Swimming student numbers double in the NSW bush after drownings
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There has been an increase in the uptake of swimming classes in parts of NSW's north after an unusually high number of drownings this summer.
Topics: swimming, death, surf-life-saving, nsw, glen-innes-2370, glencoe-2365
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'This patient has died' Video
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WARNING: This video contains footage that some viewers may find distressing. A young girl, Dunya Uday, dies of a head injury in a refugee camp, 20 kilometres outside Mosul, February 17, 2017.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, death, iraq
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Vickerman spoke of difficulties he faced after retiring from rugby
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Former Wallabies player and Brumbies captain Owen Finegan says former Wallabies star Dan Vickerman confided in his friends about the difficulties he faced after retiring from the game.
Topics: rugby-union, sport, death, suicide, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Dan Vickerman's death prompts emotional outpouring on social media
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Teammates, friends and opponents express their grief on social media about the death of former Wallaby Dan Vickerman.
Topics: rugby-union, social-media, death, sport, australia
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Former Wallabies star Dan Vickerman dies aged 37
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The rugby world is in shock after the death of Dan Vickerman, a veteran of 63 Tests for the Wallabies, aged 37.
Topics: rugby-union, death, sport, australia
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What is the Roe v Wade case?
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The legacy of the landmark 1973 ruling on abortion endures in the US after the death of Norma McCorvey — the "Roe" in Roe v Wade.
Topics: death, community-and-society, abortion, united-states
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'Norma Roe', who saw abortion legalised as Roe v Wade plaintiff, dies aged 69
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Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as Jane Roe in the US Supreme Court's landmark Roe v Wade ruling in 1973, dies aged 69 of heart failure.
Topics: death, community-and-society, abortion, united-states
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North Korean man arrested in connection with Kim Jong-nam murder
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A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Kim Jong-nam, who died on Monday after allegedly being poisoned by two women in Kuala Lumpur.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, police, death, malaysia, asia, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, indonesia
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11yo girl's death from sepsis preventable with appropriate treatment: coroner
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Gabby Wanambi should not have died from septicaemia and a hospital could have prevented it had it given her appropriate treatment, the Northern Territory coroner says.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, death, community-and-society, health-policy, child-health-and-behaviour, nhulunbuy-0880
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Worksafe under fire over investigation into truckie's death
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The man who discovered the body of a truck driver in Western Australia's outback more than two years says he is staggered WorkSafe has not released its findings into the death.
Topics: death, workplace, occupational-health-and-safety, meekatharra-6642
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"I genuinely — and maybe old-fashionedly — really liked working and helping people." Video
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Forensic counsellor John Merrick spent 20 years working in a Sydney morgue and has shared some of stories from his time.
Topics: death, counselling, australia
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