Tag: Suicide
Opposition: Funding gap in Govt suicide 'hot spot' plan
Opposition MP Malcolm Turnbull has accused the government of misleading people in his electorate over the promise to improve safety at suicide 'hot spots'.[MORE]
Coroner urges public focus on suicides
A coroner argues suicides need to be afforded the level of public attention given to road deaths.[MORE]
Labor candidate links Abbott's views to suicide
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been embarrassed by a little-known Labor candidate who accused Opposition Leader Tony Abbott of influencing people to commit suicide.[MORE]
Suicide victim's family calls for police training
The family of a man who committed suicide in the Goldfields say they want more mental health training for police officers.[MORE]
Coroner examines police response times
Police response times have been questioned during a coronial inquest into the death of a man on the Goldfields. [MORE]
Death of dancer not suspicious, says coroner
Coroner releases findings into the death of a dancer who died after welcoming the then prime minister Kevin Rudd to Nhulunbuy.[MORE]
Cyberbullying problem beyond school gates, teachers warn
The Australian Education Union has backed a call by a New South Wales coroner for more counsellors in schools but says cyberbullying must also be addressed.[MORE]
NSW school system failed bullied teen: coroner
A coroner has called on the the New South Wales Department of Education to revise its policy on bullying, following the suicide of a 14-year-old boy.[MORE]
Council denied funds to secure notorious suicide spot
gapA council in Sydney's east says it is stunned by a Federal Government decision not to fund suicide prevention measures at The Gap.[MORE]
Man dies after setting himself alight in Brisbane CBD
A 60-year-old man has died in hospital after setting himself alight outside the Supreme Court building in Brisbane.[MORE]
Former Stereophonics drummer found dead
Former Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable is found dead at his home in Wales at the age of 40.[MORE]
'Suicide nurse' told to stay offline
A judge in the US state of Minnesota has ordered a former nurse accused of encouraging suicide on the internet to stay offline.[MORE]
Unmasked Slipknot members mourn bassist
Tearful members of Slipknot have shocked fans by appearing in public without masks for the first time in their career to pay tribute to their late bass player.[MORE]
Tributes flow for dead Slipknot bassist
Heavy metal musicians and fans have paid tribute to Slipknot bassist Paul Gray after he was found dead in an Iowa hotel room. He was 38.[MORE]
Slipknot bassist dead at 38
Slipknot bassist Paul Gray has been found dead at a hotel near the band's home town of Des Moines, Iowa.[MORE]
Police concerns for suicidal people
Tasmanian Liberals say a departmental brief for the state's new police minister shows police are concerned suicidal people with no history of mental illness are falling through the cracks. [MORE]
Suicide counselling in demand for building industry
A suicide prevention group says there is significant demand for its services in the construction industry in north Queensland.[MORE]
DHS admits suicide care failings
The Department of Human Services (DHS) has acknowledged it did not meet all its responsibilities to a troubled Aboriginal teenager at Robinvale who committed suicide while in its care.[MORE]
McQueen's death ruled a suicide
British fashion designer Alexander McQueen killed himself after taking a mixture of cocaine, tranquillisers and sleeping pills, an inquest into his death has concluded.[MORE]
Five Pakistani police killed in suicide attack
A suicide car bomber has hit a Pakistani police checkpoint on the outskirts of Peshawar, killing five police and injuring 11 people, including a woman and a cleric.[MORE]
Front line help for suicide grief
Tasmanian ambulances will carry information for people affected by a suicide.[MORE]
New push to tackle youth suicide
The Federal Government says disturbing new figures have pushed it to rethink its approach to preventing youth suicide.[MORE]
Suicide memorial service to help healing
The organisers of a service for people affected by suicide hope to raise the profile of the issue in Tasmania.[MORE]
Doctor intern questions remain
The Australian Medical Association says it still has questions about how well a Wagga Base Hospital intern was supported, before he committed suicide.[MORE]
Police investigate Melbourne murder-suicide
Police will spend the day investigating yesterday's murder-suicide of a man and his three children in northern Melbourne.[MORE]
