Cambodia says Myanmar frees Australian
Sean Turnell, an Australian economist and former advisor to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been freed from detention, Cambodian media reports say.
Crime Law and Justice
Qld govt resists calls for integrity probe
Queensland's deputy premier has rejected calls for a probe into government integrity, saying the crime watchdog provides enough oversight.
Deputy spurns Qld integrity ‘pointscoring’
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has rejected reports of integrity concerns from his state government colleagues, saying a "lot of mud is being slung".
Integrity debate could hurt Palaszczuk
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will face ongoing questions about the state's simmering integrity issues.
Qld govt rejects third integrity complaint
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has dismissed claims a former top public servant's integrity concerns about a recruitment process were ignored.
Witness denies telling Roberts-Smith lies
A key witness claiming war hero Ben Roberts-Smith was instrumental in two Afghanistan executions isn't trying to cover his own faults, a judge has heard.
Whiskey suspect got a ‘touch-up’: ex-cop
An ex-police officer realised two men convicted of a fatal 1973 firebombing were not the only ones involved when he investigated a mother's disappearance.
Roberts-Smith ordered execution: witness
A serving soldier has testified he saw Ben Roberts-Smith execute an Afghan man and order another's death during a 2009 special forces tour of Afghanistan.
Ex-RAAF man in court over fraud of 95yo
A Queensland man charged with defrauding and stealing from a 95-year-old man he bonded with over military interests has appeared in court.
Bid to recall Qld parliament rejected
The Qld premier has rejected calls for an early return to parliament as moves to keep a probe into the alleged altering of reports in-house is questioned.
Qld man jailed for child abuse materials
Found with more than 500,000 files of child abuse materials, a 76-year-old far north Queensland man has been jailed for six years.
PNG child rape-accused to wear tracker
A former PNG woman accused of raping a teenager in Brisbane has failed in her second attempt to have a GPS tracking device removed from her ankle.
Man jailed for child abuse in Philippines
A man has been sentenced to time behind bars for abusing children in the Philippines after communicating with them on social media from Australia.
Beauty queen murder-accused to face trial
A man will stand trial for the murder of a former beauty queen from the United States who disappeared in Brisbane in July 2018.
Murder charge over north Qld baby death
A Cairns man has been charged with murder following the death of a two-month-old boy in June last year.
Pair jailed over Qld mum’s shooting death
Two people from a group of five accused of involvement in the death of a Brisbane mother shot in her shipping container home have been jailed for manslaughter.
Former official wants Qld integrity probe
A former Queensland record keeper has called for an inquiry into state government integrity, saying "everyone knows" there are cultural and structural problems.
Qld murder accused freed after new info
Police have dropped charges against a man arrested over the deaths of a couple whose bodies were found after a house fire south of Brisbane.
Murder charges over ‘complex’ Qld deaths
A 28-year-old Ipswich man has been charged with murder and arson over the deaths of two people whose bodies were found after a house fire south of Brisbane.
Man charged after Queensland shooting
Police have charged a man with a string of offences after an alleged shooting in Brisbane's north that left a man in a critical condition.
New interim Qld crime and corruption boss
Bruce Barbour has been named Queensland's acting Crime and Corruption Commission boss, days after the resignation of Alan MacSporran.
Prison west of Brisbane in lockdown
Borallon Training and Correctional Centre west of Brisbane is in lockdown as tactical response officers and the dog squad respond to an incident.
Cop’s threat to ‘blow lid’ on firebombing
A ministerial aide spoke to senior officers after a cop warned he would "blow the lid" on the 1973 attack on a Brisbane nightclub, an inquest has been told.
Qld cop to face trial over tip-off claim
A detective who allegedly passed on sensitive information about a counter-terrorism raid has been committed to stand trial in a Brisbane court.
Whiskey survivor returned to rescue others
A man has emotionally told an inquest into the fatal 1973 Whiskey Au Go Go attack that he went back into the nightclub to rescue others after first escaping.
Police crackdown targeting Sydney gangs
The NSW gang-targeting Raptor Squad has temporarily added 500 police to its ranks to "get in the face" of people suspected of being in criminal gangs.
Qld integrity watchdog backs PSC probe
Queensland's outgoing integrity commissioner has backed a call for a formal investigation into the body responsible for public service oversight.
Alleged Sydney underworld figure in court
Seven men have been charged over a kidnapping and stabbing including alleged underworld figure Ibrahem Hamze, who also faces public shooting charges.
Qld govt begin search for new CCC chair
The Queensland government says it will look into a structural review of the Crime and Corruption Commission following the resignation of its chairperson.
Qld integrity commissioner’s laptop wiped
Outgoing Queensland Integrity Commissioner Nikola Stepanov says the contents of a laptop seized from her office were "deleted without my knowledge or consent".
Park search over Sydney underworld murder
NSW police have been searching a southwest Sydney park in a bid to find clues about the execution-style murder of underworld figure Mejid Hamzy in 2020.