Octogenerian in court accused of dealing ‘whale drugs’
An elderly man accused of trafficking animal euthanasia drugs for use in people's deaths has yet to see any evidence against him, his solicitor says.
An elderly man accused of trafficking animal euthanasia drugs for use in people's deaths has yet to see any evidence against him, his solicitor says.
A major regional city will face a by-election after its former mayor and army reservist quit following a "lengthy saga".
A history-making and history-mapping artwork will be on display on Australian soil for the first time since taking out a major international award.
Police want help from the public following a "brutal and violent" attack that left a man dead at a suburban shopping centre.
Researchers have identified four key issues faced by people experiencing dementia at home or in aged care to evaluate whether quality care is being delivered.
A failed political candidate has been accused of performing a Nazi salute just after he was released over performing the same alleged act at an AFL game.
A bystander stopped a man from sexually assaulting a woman soon after he allegedly committed a fatal stabbing outside a shopping centre, police say.
Star's casinos in Sydney and on the Gold Coast have been granted licence suspension deferrals to allow them to continue with remediation measures.
As Brisbane Lions fans flock to the MCG, epidemiologists sound the alarm after multiple clusters of measles cases across Queensland.
The extended shelf life of coal-fired power has enraged conservation groups, with one state declaring it will be in use for decades.
The death of a baby five days after an emergency caesarean is being probed by a coroner to determine if the boy could have been saved.
A bus driver who fatally struck a teen pedestrian claimed the steering column blocked his brake pedal but investigators were unable to recreate this in tests.
Six-figure fines, jail time and new powers for health authorities will be introduced as a state cracks down on illegal tobacco and vapes.
An 81-year-old woman has been granted bail after being accused of telling an undercover operative about supplying animal euthanasia drugs to kill people.
A former elite soldier accused of possessing 45 grams of meth was caught up in a police raid while trying to buy drugs for his own use, a judge has heard.
Police are hunting a fugitive accused of shooting a man and fleeing the scene of a crash, warning that he is armed, dangerous and should not be approached.
Notice has been given to the suspended mayor of a regional city after the corruption watchdog revealed what a state minister describes as "serious allegations".
A business owner is accused of taking money in exchange for giving animal euthanasia drugs to a 43-year-old former chef who was paralysed from a car crash.
A manhunt spanning more than 1000km is over after a fugitive was located and charged by police following a public appeal for assistance.
Australia could become a major testbed for autonomous vehicles if efforts to develop a national set of road rules for their use are successful.
Thea Flaskett deserved better care than she received before her death in a hospital, the newborn's heartbroken parents say.
A third mining company in as many days has announced job cuts, taking aim at a coal royalties scheme as it prepares to close an underground site.
A government royalty regime must be reassessed after three coal companies announced job cuts and mine closures in recent days, an analyst says.
A baby boy has died and a young woman is seriously injured after a ute crashed into a car parked on the side of a busy freeway.
Seven months after a mother of two's body was found in a river, her ex-partner has been charged with murder following an extensive police investigation.
Clive Palmer has claimed a court win in a long-running case after a magistrate ruled the billionaire businessman's human rights may have been impeded.
A state attorney-general has applied to the High Court to appeal a decision to reduce a juvenile's sentence over the stabbing death of a mother.
A week before a woman was murdered, an internal police review backed officers' decisions not to act on her complaints about a domestic violence order breach.
An investigation has been launched after a coroner found a man died of a lethal dose of a veterinary euthanasia drug, with 20 more deaths to be probed.
Police have shot a man in a backyard while responding to a house fire, describing the force used as adequate for the situation with which they were confronted.
A proposal for a breakthrough koala vaccine to be administered in wild populations deserves to be "mocked", a wildlife conservation group says.