The driver responsible for one of Australia’s deadliest bus crashes has lost his bid to reduce his jail sentence.

Brett Andrew Button, 60, was handed a decades-long sentence for causing a crash that killed 10 mostly young wedding guests and injured another 25 in June 2023.

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He was driving too fast and under the influence of the opioid painkiller Tramadol before his bus tipped at a roundabout in Greta in the NSW Hunter Valley.

His sentencing judge said in his half-century of involvement in the judicial system, he was unaware of any other case that had such a devastating impact on so many people.

Seven victims were from nearby Singleton — many linked to the local AFL club, including coach Nadene McBride and h

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