Child sex crime duty-of-care reform push
An alleged victim of historical acts of sexual assault will meet with Queensland's Attorney General in a push for reform to ensure a proper police response.
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Lehrmann ‘made a pass’ before alleged rape
Former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins has described the moment she was allegedly raped by a colleague inside a minister's office at Parliament House.
Qld lab halted DNA tests on wrong advice
A decision by Queensland's forensics lab not to test certain DNA samples as thoroughly as possible saved less than $1 million a year, a hearing has been told.
Body in chipper kept accused ‘up at night’
Gregory Lee Roser told police that the image of Bruce Saunders' legs sticking out of a woodchipper kept him up at night, a court has heard.
Truck driver fatigue focus during inquest
A coroner will consider fatigue in the transport industry during an inquest into the death of a Queensland truck driver crushed by a steel pipe being offloaded.
Killer granny Susan Neill-Fraser released
Family and supporters of convicted murderer Susan Neill-Fraser will launch a fresh push to clear her name, after the 68-year-old was released from prison.
Kyrgios asks for mental health adjournment
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios will make an application to have common assault charges against him dismissed due to his mental health.
Open minds urged in Bruce Lehrmann’s trial
Brittany Higgins said "no" half a dozen times after waking up to find accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann having sex with her, his sexual assault trial has been told.
Driver in five-deaths crash granted bail
An 18-year-old driver charged over a crash in which five high school pupils died has been granted bail by a NSW Supreme Court judge.
Five on run after fatal Brisbane shooting
Brisbane police are hunting five people after the fatal shooting of a man in the front yard of a home in the city's southwest.
Man’s quest for love ends in woodchipper
Bruce Saunders was "desperately seeking a new life partner", but his quest for love ended abruptly when his body was found in a woodchipper north of Brisbane.
Tourist finds human skull near Darwin
Human skeletal remains have been found by a bushwalking tourist and his dog in Darwin's outskirts where forensic experts are processing the grim discovery.
FBI expert criticises Qld forensic lab
An internationally renowned forensic expert has criticised Queensland's government-run forensic lab at an inquiry into DNA testing failures.
Roser ‘tried to save’ man in chipper
Gregory Lee Roser told police that he tried to save Bruce Saunders from a woodchipper as they cleared trees on a property south of Brisbane, a court has heard.
Alleged wife-killer said she was hiding
A man accused of murdering his wife in 1982 drank beer and didn't seem to be worried on the night of her disappearance, a NSW jury has been told.
Parks in the clear over sacred Kakadu site
Parks Australia is immune from prosecution in the Northern Territory after it allegedly illegally disturbed a Kakadu Aboriginal sacred site, a court has found.
Caddick’s husband accepts wife a fraudster
Melissa Caddick's husband has told her inquest he believed his wife was a straight shooter but now understands she was a fraudster.
Iran protests over woman’s death continue
Protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini have reportedly continued across several parts of Iran.
Fireworks enthusiast ‘sorry for drama’
A now 43-year-old man with a fascination for fireworks has been sentenced after police found explosive materials in his home, causing two emergency shutdowns.
Queensland Police trusted advice on DNA testing
Queensland Police didn't understand changes to testing proposed by a government-run forensics lab, an inquiry into the state's DNA scandal has heard.
Daughter tells jury of dad choking mum
John Bowie choked his wife nights before she went missing in 1982 and was violent to another woman he married, his daughter has told his NSW murder trial.
Husband denies helping Caddick disappear
Melissa Caddick's husband has been questioned at her inquest about deleting text messages and has denied playing any role in his wife's disappearance.
Laboratory failures miss crucial evidence
Frustration among Queensland police at the state-run forensics lab has been aired at an inquiry into delays and ineffective DNA testing by the facility.
Chipper death made to ‘look like accident’
Bruce Saunders' legs were left exposed after his body was fed into a woodchipper so it would look more like an accident, a court has heard.
Money mule jailed over identity theft scam
A man has been jailed over his involvement in a syndicate laundering millions of dollars through businesses after using stolen identities to set up accounts.
Arrest over cocaine diver’s death in NSW
A man has been charged with manslaughter and people smuggling after the death of diver who was found in the water at Newcastle near bricks of cocaine.
NT cops lawyer up after inquest evidence
Northern Territory police officers are hiring lawyers after a senior officer's damning evidence at an inquest into an Indigenous teenager's shooting death.
Caddick husband’s evidence halted for day
The husband of fraudster Melissa Caddick was too distressed to continue giving evidence at her inquest, the NSW Coroners Court has been told.
Murder charge after Brisbane body find
Police investigating the discovery of a man's body at a share accommodation home in Brisbane's northeast have charged a man with murder.
Lovers asked to ‘murder man for money’
A woman asked two lovers why her ex-partner had not already been killed a week before Bruce Saunders' body was found in a woodchipper, a court has heard.
Queensland lab refused to test evidence samples
More than 21,000 evidence samples collected from crime scenes across Queensland were never initially tested by a forensic laboratory, an inquiry has been told.