Catherine Bouris

September 18, 2026 — 6:18pm

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An investigation into the 2023 Taipan helicopter crash that killed four soldiers should be reviewed due to claims of corruption, a senate committee recommends.

Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs were killed when their MRH-90 chopper crashed off Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands on July 28, 2023.

The senate inquiry into the crash, which began in June, heard claims from former test pilots Major Ian Wilson and Major…

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