A Queensland Army veteran was meant to be transferred to a private clinic for mental health care before he was gunned down by police, new details show.

Officers were called to Steven Angus' home in Kirwan last Friday after reports he had threatened self-harm. He charged at them with weapons, police said, and he was shot dead.

New details have emerged that the 52-year-old had been rushed to hospital the day before for emergency mental health care after a two-hour siege with police.

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He was released that night and shot the next day during another police siege.

9News has been told there had been an arrangement in place for him to be transferred from the public hospital to a private clinic.

Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers condemned the lack of communication and protections for a veteran suffering from serious mental health issues.

"This man was very sick and needed treatment and was a danger to himself and others," Leavers said.

"It just shows that the communication between the health department and other private clinics who are responsible for treatment, especially for those who have served in the ADF, needs to be improved."

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Angus' sister Linda told 9News the family would not stop in their pursuit for answers to ensure this did not happen to anyone else.

"My grief has increased tremendously knowing my brother reached out for help and the hospital didn't care," she said.

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said an investigation into health services was underway.

"I understand the hospital and health service hopes to have their investigation completed by the middle of this year and we'll be releasing the recommendations from the investigation," she said.

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If you are a current or former ADF member, or a relative, and need counselling or support, you can contact the Defence All-Hours Support Line on 1800 628 036 or Open Arms on 1800 011 046.

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Assistant foreign affairs minister Tim Watts is urging Australian citizens to leave war-torn Sudan now, as "plenty of seats" have been secured on flights out of the country.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) said 102 Australians had left Sudan but 142 still remained.

An extended ceasefire in the African nation ends on April 30 and the federal government is unable to guarantee flights out afterwards.

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The minister's statement comes after an Australian man, who has now landed in Melbourne after fleeing Sudan, criticised the federal government for not doing enough to help its citizens get to safety.

Watts said it was a "dangerous and volatile" situation in Sudan at the moment.

"Our message to any Australians leaving the country is clear, this ceasefire is your opportunity.

"If it is safe for you to get to the Wadi Sayyidna airport, leave now.

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"We can not guarantee there will be flights leaving after the conclusion of this ceasefire on April 30.

"There are plenty of seats for Australians leaving from that airfield and you will be met with Australian consular officials to help assist you with your journey on to Australia."

He said DFAT officials had been working "around the clock" to secure seats on flights operated by partner countries exiting Sudan.

"We are also securing seats on road convoys leaving the country."

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Providoor, the Australian gourmet food delivery service that was created during the first COVID-19 lockdowns, has collapsed and will be placed into liquidation.

In a message on the company's website, founder and chef Shane Delia said it has already stopped accepting orders.

"Later today, Providoor will be formally placed into liquidation," he said.

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"But, effective immediately, we are no longer accepting orders."

The statement did not provide any information about what will happen to Providoor gift vouchers that haven't yet been redeemed.

Delia said the economic headwinds facing the hospitality industry at the moment were behind the collapse.

"I created Providoor during lockdown, when the hospitality world was in disarray and we needed to find a way to survive," he said.

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"Providoor meant we could secure and create jobs as well as give people a little bit of restaurant joy during a pretty dismal time.

"When people kept using Providoor after social restrictions were lifted, it showed us that it was a really good idea.

"I just wish it had been given the opportunity to work through the challenging economic conditions, the same facing so many in the restaurant and hospitality sector right now."

The gourmet delivery service was launched in 2020, allowing Melburnians and Sydneysiders to order finish-at-home meals from fine dining restaurants at a time when COVID-19 restrictions prevented much of the country from eating out.

The business expanded to Brisbane in early 2022.

A range of restaurants across the three cities had signed up for Providoor, including Delia's own Melbourne eatery, Maha, as well as Icebergs, Supernormal and Restaurant Hubert.

Delia said he was proud of the company despite its collapse.

"While today is a very sad day, I am proud of Providoor and what it has achieved," he wrote.

"We served more than one million meals and built something that made a difference during some very dark days."

Providoor is the second major delivery service to collapse this month, coming just weeks after grocery business Milkrun shut down, pointing the blame at deteriorating "economic and capital market conditions".

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A mother stabbed, strangled and suffocated her three children before burning their bodies in a house fire in the West Australian town of Port Hedland.

Margaret Dale Hawke, 36, formally pleaded guilty at the Supreme Court in Perth on Friday to murdering her 10-year-old daughter and two sons, aged seven and four months.

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They died in July last year in the family's Port Hedland home, sending shockwaves through the town of about 16,000 people.

The court heard Hawke strangled her daughter with an electrical cord and stabbed her eight times in her chest and heart.

Her seven-year-old son was found with three stab wounds to his chest and wounds on his neck from also being strangled.

Hawke admitted smothering her infant son before setting her home alight and walking into the street as it was engulfed by flames.

Prosecutor Justin Whalley SC told the court one witness described her as "really calm" as she watched it burn.

Another heard her say: "He's taken everything from me".

Whalley said Hawke then screamed and cried, saying: "My babies, my babies … You don't have to suffer any more."

Members of the public tried to enter the home and save the children but it was too dangerous.

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She told police she didn't know of any other way to help her children before admitting to lighting the fire.

"My three babies … I hurt my babies. I did it to my babies," she said.

Firefighters put out the blaze.

Hawke's elder son's body was found on a mattress in a room at the front of the property.

Her daughter and other son were found in a room at the back of it.

Hawke was taken to hospital, where she later admitted to staff she had murdered her children.

"I don't know why I did what I did. Maybe to stop the pain in all of us," the court heard she told police in an interview after the incident.

Whalley said Hawke told the children she loved them and asked for their forgiveness before murdering her daughter, followed by her sons.

He said an arson investigation found the fire was deliberately lit with two ignition points in the house.

None of the children were found with soot in their respiratory systems indicating they likely died before the fire was lit.

In court on Friday, Hawke was overcome with grief.

She sobbed in the dock and repeatedly banged her head on a balustrade until security staff stopped her.

Judge Michael Lundberg listened to sentencing submissions before adjourning his sentencing decision until May 5.

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A Perth teenager who hurled a concrete block at a car, fatally injuring a pregnant mother has been sentenced to five years in detention but with time served could be released in less than two years.

Noongar woman Diane Miller's family screamed out in grief and anger in court over the sentence handed down on Friday.

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The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing Miller, 30, in December last year.

He admitted lying in wait behind a wall after a car park melee involving weapons on November 29 and throwing a 1.9-kilogram brick at a car.

It flew through the passenger side window and hit Miller, who was five months' pregnant, in the head, causing catastrophic injuries.

She died in hospital, along with her unborn child, amid an outpouring of anguish in the Noongar community.

The teen, who was initially charged with murder before agreeing to plead guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter, fled before handing himself in to police shortly after.

Miller's family wept and vented their anger in Perth Children's Court as Judge Hylton Quail read the facts of the "tragic" incident.

"You were impulsive … You didn't stop to think if it was a bad idea," he told the boy.

"You persisted with the plan to use the rock."

Quail said the boy's traumatic life and brain damage contributed to his decision to throw the lump of concrete.

He also accepted the teen was genuinely remorseful and cooperated with police.

However, he said Miller was an innocent and blameless victim of a cowardly act.

"Most significantly she had a baby and was 20 weeks' pregnant," Quail said.

"You took her life and deprived baby Lloyd of his mother and you deprived Ms Miller's unborn child of life.

"You will have to live with the consequences for the rest of your life."

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Quail read Miller's mother, Annette Miller's, victim impact statement to the court.

She said her daughter, affectionately known as "Dinosaur" by family, was her pride and joy.

"I had to grieve twice as much because I not only lost my daughter but also my unborn grandchild," she said.

Quail sentenced the boy to five years' detention at Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre and he must serve a minimum 26 months before applying for supervised release.

With time served he could be released in about 21 months or opt to be transferred to an adult facility when he turns 18

Quail acknowledged the difficulties the teen had faced in the facility and would continue to endure, including unlawful 20-hour lockdowns due to staff shortages and threats from other inmates.

He also said he had witnessed a member of Miller's family threaten the boy in court on Thursday during sentencing submission.

After the sentence was handed down Miller's family's anger boiled over as they were ushered away by security.

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Outside, Miller's brother Malcolm Clifton said he was outraged by the sentence and the teenager should have also been punished for the death of his sister's unborn child.

"There's justice for you, what a load of bulls— … I'm sick to the guts with the law system … He should have got 15 so he can think about what he's done," he said.

"He knew what he was doing when he picked up the brick.

"Everyone knows what they are doing when they pick up a weapon.

"They intend to use the f—— thing."

Miller's sister, Alison Miller, described her as a beautiful soul.

"She was harmless … Everyone has got to fight this," she said.

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