Jail for rapist of woman with intellectual disability
Queensland man Stewart Glen Duce has been jailed in Brisbane District Court for sexually assaulting a "vulnerable" woman after being invited to her unit.
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Family says killer dumped partner’s body like rubbish
Traven Lee Fisher has tearfully pleaded guilty to manslaughter four years after the body of his pregnant partner was found in the boot of an abandoned car.
Prisoner checks ‘substandard’ in hours prior to death
Queensland Police found a Brisbane Watch House officer did not complete adequate safety checks on Aunty Sherry, an Indigenous woman who died in custody.
Department misled independent watchdog on robodebt
Key documents flagging robodebt's potential illegality were withheld from the independent watchdog investigating the department running the scheme.
Wannabe social media croc hunter fined $12,000
A would-be social media crocodile hunter has been fined $12,000 for catching or attempting to catch 16 reptiles in northern Queensland.
Ex-Qld mayor pleads guilty years after watchdog probe
A former Queensland mayor has pleaded guilty to offences that arose from an investigation by the state's corruption watchdog, five years after being charged.
‘Never again’ says family at deaths in custody inquest
Shiralee Deanne Tilberoo, known as Aunty Sherry, died at the Brisbane watch house in September 2020, prompting Black Lives Matter protests across the city.
Man tries to sell phone, stabbed by masked intruder
A man received five stab wounds from a masked intruder when he tried to sell three phones at his residence in February 2022, Brisbane District Court have heard.
Silence on the airwaves ahead of fatal chopper crash
The initial investigations into a fatal helicopter crash include an assessment of radio transmissions in the seconds ahead of the collision.
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Qld to spend $5b to link northwest to the national grid
The Queensland government has taken over the planned CopperString 2.0 project to build an 1100km electricity transmission line from Townsville to the northwest.
Top bureaucrat failed to notice major robodebt change
A former secretary of the departments that ran robodebt missed a key change to a ministerial brief which misrepresented how income would be assessed.
Future of Qld lawyer’s corruption charge to be decided
A jury has been discharged in a Brisbane lawyer's corruption trial, with the matter adjourned for three weeks for the prosecution to consider the proceeding.
Queensland considers third-party car insurance reform
Queensland is looking at a shake-up of the state's compulsory third-party car insurance scheme amid concerns over premium competition and insurer profitability.
Cell safety concerns raised at inquest of ‘kind woman’
The Queensland Coroners Court is investigating the deaths in custody of Shiralee Deanne Tilberoo in 2020 and Vlasta Wylucki in 2018.
Man successfully appeals sentence after home invasion
Russell Ian Hirst has successfully appealed against his sentence after being involved in a violent home invasion which forced a family to leave their house.
Man charged over teen’s hit-run death to apply for bail
Tobias Alexander Fine is set to apply for bail after being charged with manslaughter following a 17-year-old motorcyclist's death in an alleged hit-and-run.
Lin-Manuel Miranda joins Hamilton audience in Brisbane
The award-winning creator of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, has finally fulfilled his promise to see the Australian production of his acclaimed musical.
Turnbull queried fairness but not legality of robodebt
Malcolm Turnbull says his main concern with the flawed robodebt scheme was with the accuracy of debts being sent to welfare recipients.
Solar panel dumping ban on the agenda for Queensland
An expected surge in solar panel waste by the end of the decade has pushed the Queensland government to consider a ban on dumping the technology into landfill.
Man to face court over death of teenage motocyclist
A man has been charged with manslaughter, inflicting grievous bodily harm and failing to stop at the scene after the death of a motorcyclist south of Brisbane.
Hero neighbour recognised for bravery in police killing
The highest Queensland police honour available to civilians has been handed to the family of Alan Dare, who was killed in a religiously motivated attack.
Jury to be discharged in lawyer’s corruption trial
After a series of rulings, the jury for Brisbane lawyer Sam Di Carlo's corruption trial will be discharged.
Man jailed after group harasses woman for gym ownership
Edward Harold Alan Wilson made a threatening call amid a campaign of intimidation to make a woman hand over ownership of a gym, a court has heard.
Convicted sex offender found not guilty of prison rapes
Accused of raping three inmates in a Queensland jail, convicted sex offender Raymond Henry Garland has been found not guilty after a judge-only trial.
New head appointed at disaster recovery agency
The Queensland government has appointed a familiar face to lead the state's disaster recovery agency following the departure of chief executive Brendan Moon.
Former PM Turnbull to appear at robodebt commission
Malcolm Turnbull will give evidence to the robodebt royal commission during the final week of hearings into the scheme.
Extradited, murder-accused man in custody after court
A man accused of murder more than four years ago remains in custody after facing court for the first time in Queensland, following his extradition from India.
Man serving 7 life terms for rapes, torture to appeal
A Queensland man who received seven life terms for raping and torturing a woman over 23 days in Brisbane is trying to appeal his sentence and conviction.
Child detention alone won’t work, Queensland mayor says
Townsville's mayor says child offenders should be in rehabilitation programs in detention or sent to live in more structured environments away from the city.
Developer spent hundreds on dining out with mayor
A jury has heard former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale was a "VIP customer" at several leading Brisbane restaurants but property developers usually paid his bills.
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More than 104,000 wait to see health specialist in Qld
Queensland hospitals are struggling to meet demand with more than 104,000 outpatients waiting longer than the clinically recommended time to see a specialist.