Beasley family’s relief after killer’s appeal blocked
Jack Beasley's death, aged 17, from stab wounds after a fight broke out between two groups of teens later inspired legal changes to help prevent knife crime.
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Queensland police banned from using ‘sleeper’ chokehold
A Queensland Police decision to ban a controversial chokehold often applied during difficult arrests has been challenged by union officials.
Police after firearms trafficking syndicate bust three
Three people are facing a total of 35 offences as part of a Queensland Police investigation into a syndicate allegedly responsible for trafficking firearms.
FBI arrests National Guardsman for intelligence leaks
A US National Guard member is in custody over a leak of highly classified documents, an alarming breach that has Washington on edge over the potential damage.
Accused killer in hospital as ‘kind’ paramedic mourned
The family of Steven Tougher say the paramedic and father will be remembered for compassion as his alleged killer remains in hospital after being charged.
Queensland woman charged with assaulting baby
Child protection detectives have charged a woman over the alleged assault of a baby in Brisbane's southern suburbs.
Sydney man faces court on foreign intelligence charge
A Sydney man who allegedly compiled reports for members of a foreign intelligence service has appeared in a Parramatta court.
Japan PM evacuated unhurt after man throws ‘smoke bomb’
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been ushered to safety after an object was thrown at him and a loud explosion was heard near where he was speaking.
Police scouring garbage dumps for body of missing woman
Police believe the body of missing woman Lesley Trotter may be at one of several commercial dump sites across Brisbane.
Female contraceptive ‘bad idea from the start’: lawyers
A permanent female contraceptive was a bad idea from the start, say lawyers in a class action after women underwent hysterectomies to deal with side effects.
Fate of Bruce Lehrmann defamation cases on the line
Ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann is set to learn whether he can continue his defamation lawsuits against Ten and News over their Brittany Higgins rape reports.
Gunman on the run may have help to stay hidden: police
An accused drug trafficker allegedly involved in several violent incidents is still on the run as Queensland Police follow leads and check reported sightings.
Woodchipper murder followed ‘surprise’ tree clearing
A woman accused of arranging the woodchipper murder of her ex-partner had cleared trees on a friend's property without invitation, a court has heard.
Reward offered in Indigenous mother’s disappearance
A $500,000 reward for information to solve a young mother's disappearance in the remote Cape York is on the table.
Duo who raped friend after 21st avoid more jail time
Shaun Bloomfield and Luke Merryfull, who had their convictions overturned before again being found guilty of rape, have avoided more time behind bars.
Qantas attacks SafeWork’s COVID stand-down lawsuits
Qantas has tried to halt two criminal cases over its stand-down of a worker who raised health concerns about cleaning planes from China early in the pandemic.
Women’s pain inevitable, say contraceptive case lawyers
Lawyers defending a permanent female contraceptive say pain and abnormal bleeding are inevitable for many women, and deny a causal link with the Essure device.
Carnival defeats norovirus class action pleadings
Carnival has successfully scrapped the pleadings in a class action against the cruise operator over eight outbreaks of the highly contagious norovirus.
Crikey releases ‘Trump explosion’ defamation defence
Crikey has highlighted texts sent between Lachlan Murdoch, his father and Fox executives about "crazy" claims made by Donald Trump in its defamation defence.
Man ‘intended to kill’ while firing shots at couple
Queensland man Brendyn Wade Clark used a .22 rifle to shoot a man five times and his girlfriend twice during a dispute over a stolen bike in 2019.
MP to face one trial in Sydney on sex assault claims
Recently returned MP Gareth Ward will face one trial in Sydney over two alleged incidents after a judge prevented another trial being held in Nowra.
US bank employee shoots five dead, livestreams attack
A 23-year-old bank employee in Louisville, Kentucky has shot dead five of his colleagues and wounded nine others while livestreaming his attack online.
New stop and search powers uncover knives at train stop
Three of the six knives found during a Queensland Police operation over the Easter weekend were detected at public transport stops in Brisbane and Townsville.
Former church youth worker charged with abusing teens
A former youth worker has been arrested over allegations he sexually abused two teenagers while in a position of authority in a Perth church.
Woman charged over fatal Good Friday collision
A woman has been charged over a fatal Good Friday collision while several people remain in a critical condition following a series of serious road accidents.
Gunman at large after man shot west of Brisbane
Police are hunting a gunman after a man was shot in a small town west of Brisbane with the victim airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.
Sixteen deaths on Australian roads over Easter weekend
A person has died in a fiery collision in Queensland, the latest to die on Australia's roads since Good Friday.
US scrambles to trace source of classified intel leak
Highly classified military and intelligence documents that appeared online have US officials racing to identify the source of the leak.
US bank employee shoots four dead, livestreams attack
A 23-year-old bank employee in Louisville, Kentucky has shot dead four of his colleagues and wounded nine others while livestreaming his attack online.
‘Savage and brutal’ mass murderer to remain behind bars
A Queensland man who killed his partner and three of her children in 1995 has sought to appeal a finding that he would pose too high a risk if granted parole.
ABC sued over Higgins and Tame address to Press Club
Court documents show Bruce Lehrmann is suing the ABC over its broadcast of a National Press Club joint address by Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame.