Qld plan to crack down on child offenders
The Queensland government wants to introduce laws to give police greater powers to inspect the digital devices of child sex offenders.
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Police probe man’s death in custody in Rockhampton
Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal assault of a 31-year-old man in a central Queensland prison.
Jury told ‘no rush’ on Lehrmann verdict
A jury deliberating in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, accused of raping former colleague Brittany Higgins, has been told there is no rush or time limit.
Police witnesses resume at Walker inquest
The inquest into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker will continue to hear evidence from police witnesses.
Murdoch, Crikey fail in defamation stoush
Media mogul Lachlan Murdoch and news publication Crikey have both unsuccessfully attacked each others' pleadings amid a hotly contested defamation lawsuit.
Guilty verdict in woodchipper murder trial
Gregory Lee Roser has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering Bruce Saunders whose body was fed into a woodchipper north of Brisbane.
Walker arrest team ‘randomly’ picked
An inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has heard the team picked to arrest the 19-year-old was randomly chosen.
Jury to continue on Lehrmann deliberations
Members of the jury will continue considering their verdict in the trial of a man accused of raping his former colleague inside Parliament House.
Mystery still surrounds backpacker’s death
Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez is dead, the NSW state coroner has concluded, but she's been unable to decide if it was a tragic accident or involved foul play.
‘Suffering’ on crowded asylum seeker boat
A man who escaped from the crowded SIEV-X before it sank hours after leaving Indonesia has told a court of people crying and shouting during the journey.
NT cop warned not to trust other police
An NT policeman was warned his colleagues were snakes he shouldn't trust after he shot an Indigenous teen dead during a bungled arrest, an inquest has heard.
Ex-NRL player jailed for cocaine supply
Former Brisbane Broncos forward Jamil Hopoate has been jailed again, this time over attempted drug running to cover his gambling addiction.
Deliberations ongoing for Lehrmann verdict
A jury will continue deliberations for a second full day in the trial of the man accused of raping his former colleague Brittany Higgins.
Escapee shot within 11 seconds, trial told
The shooting death of an escaping inmate by a prison officer outside a northern NSW hospital was murder, a jury has been told.
Qld lab, cops couldn’t strike testing deal
A probe into Queensland's public forensics lab has heard it couldn't get police to limit testing requests when it was facing capacity and budget pressures.
Pauline Hanson to pay $250k for defamation
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has to pay $250,000 for defaming ex-senator Brian Burston, but he still faces her sexual discrimination case against him.
Jury begins deliberating Lehrmann verdict
A jury in the trial for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins has begun its deliberations.
NT killer cop banned from Qld police force
An inquest for the Indigenous teen shot dead by a NT policeman has heard the officer was banned from the Queensland police for 10 years over a violence fine.
Qld man jailed for cold case killing
Almost 50 years after repeatedly hitting Rex Kable Keen because he feared a homosexual advance, Benjamin Jansen has been jailed for manslaughter.
Daughter stabbed violent dad in the heart
Maddison Hickson is on trial for murder but is claiming it was self-defence when she stabbed her violent criminal father twice in the chest, piercing his heart.
Qld cops charge man, probe woman’s death
Brisbane detectives have charged a man with contravening a domestic violence order as part of a probe into a woman's suspicious death.
Chipper murder accused evoked dead mum
The prosecutor in a murder trial has adopted a line from Oscar Wilde: "To lose one friend through a woodchipper is unfortunate, to lose two is incredible".
Asylum seekers tell of fatal sea voyage
A former Iraqi soldier's son has told of his family's escape from the SIEV-X in international waters before it sank leading to a "significant number" of deaths.
Qld forensics lab was ‘toxic’ workplace
The forensics lab at the centre of a Queensland inquiry has been described as an unhappy, stressful and dysfunctional place to work.
Man denies role in fatal smuggling plan
A man has pleaded not guilty to involvement in a people-smuggling operation that led to "significant" deaths when a vessel sank on route to Australia.
Man accused of lying about chipper death
Peter Koenig lied to "save his own skin" when he blamed Gregory Lee Roser for Bruce Saunders' woodchipper death, a Brisbane Supreme Court jury has heard.
Higgins’ credibility put at trial’s centre
The trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins inside Parliament House could soon be completed as a jury is urged to consider her credibility.
Toyota sued over popular diesel vehicles
Toyota is facing a class-action lawsuit in Australia over emissions from some of its most popular diesel vehicles including Hi-Lux, LandCruiser and RAV4.
DNA lab concerns took months to follow up
Some 400 samples of DNA were missed by a Queensland forensic lab due to issues with sperm sampling, an inquiry has been told.
Higgins’ cross-examination ends in emotion
The second week of the trial for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins ended with her final cross-examination following evidence from other witnesses.
Previous kill claim in chipper murder case
Accused killer Gregory Lee Roser told his murder trial Peter Koenig boasted of killing another man with a meat grinder before Bruce Saunders' woodchipper death.