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.
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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.
Abuser pleads not guilty to Tame harassment charges
Nicolaas Ockert Bester, who abused former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, has pleaded not guilty to allegations he menaced or harassed her online.
Sexual assault survivors put at centre of law changes
A parliamentary inquiry will hear from sexual assault survivors and consent advocates in a bid to strengthen and streamline laws around Australia.
Trial over: Vic to stick with drug-injecting facility
A supervised drug injecting centre in inner Melbourne will become permanent, with the state government introducing legislation following a five-year trial.
Traditional owners fight to stop SA nuclear waste dump
A group of traditional owners are seeking to overturn plans for a nuclear waste dump on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula in a Federal Court case.
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.
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.
Two charges dropped against ultra-Orthodox principal
A former Melbourne ultra-Orthodox Jewish school principal on trial for alleged sexual abuse has had two of the 29 charges against her struck out.
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.
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.
Sally Rugg loses bid to keep job with MP Monique Ryan
Political staffer Sally Rugg's case against federal teal MP Monique Ryan will go to trial, after a judge dismissed her urgent application to keep her job.
Woman seeks compensation from pedophile Rolf Harris
Pedophile and disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris is being sued over the alleged historical sexual assault of a girl in 1982 when she was 10.
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.
Federal Court Dropout: Kanye’s burger case thrown out
The US rapper formerly known as Kanye West has had a lawsuit against a Melbourne burger restaurant named after his 2004 album The College Dropout thrown out.
Man jailed over violent bashing, carjacking crime spree
Elias Natano has been sentenced to at least 12 years jail for a crime spree which included injuring two people and carjacking a police vehicle in Easter 2021.
Prosecution of freeway crash trucking boss ‘oppressive’
A trucking boss charged over the deaths of four police won't stand trial after a judge blasted prosecutors handling of his case as "oppressive".
Teal MP tells staffer of ambitions to be prime minister
Political staffer Sally Rugg will have to wait until next week to find out if she can keep her job while she pursues legal action against teal MP Monique Ryan.
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.
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.
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.
Police foil plan to bring $1b of cocaine into Australia
Police have stopped 2.4 tonnes of cocaine worth $1 billion from coming into Western Australia and have arrested 12 people over the alleged shipment.
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.
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.
Indonesia poll body rejects election delay court ruling
Elections scheduled for February next year to elect an Indonesian president and parliament should be delayed, a district court has ruled in a surprise decision.
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.
Financial Ombudsman staffer jailed over fake threats
An ex-Financial Services Ombudsman staffer cost his bosses more than $150,000 when he fabricated what a judge described as bizarre threats from a client.
Man gunned down in front of son outside Sydney gym
A 40-year-old man has been shot while sitting in a car with his son outside a Sydney gym in what police say was a callous, gangland-style killing.
Botched Walker arrest ‘had look of military operation’
A senior officer has defended a police unit being heavily armed as the inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death heard of a "military" look to his bungled arrest.
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.
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.