Report rejects Qld criminal age increase
A proposal to lift the Qld criminal age of responsibility to 14 has been opposed by a committee that instead recommends working with other states to aim for 12.
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Qld teen rapes classmate during lunch
A teenage boy who raped a classmate during a school lunch break has had his sentence reduced on appeal by a Queensland court.
Adoptee’s 33-year journey to ‘right’ name
A Victorian adoptee who spent 20 years reunited with the wrong mother after she was somehow swapped at birth has legally corrected her name and birth records.
Qld man charged over body in concrete
A second man has been charged with being an accessory after the murder of Andrew Walsh, whose body was encased in concrete in Brisbane.
Two charged over threats against senator
A man and a woman have been charged over threatening messages sent to Labor senator Kristina Keneally after police raided two Sydney homes.
Bus driver safety measures ‘ineffective’
A union representing bus drivers wants a coroner to fast-track safety measures in light of 711 incidents of abuse or assault on Brisbane drivers last year.
Assange blocked from appealing extradition
The top court in the United Kingdom has refused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the US.
Court reverses climate duty of care ruling
Three Federal Court judges have overturned a finding that the Australian government has a duty of care to protect children from harms caused by climate change.
Soldier breaks down in Roberts-Smith trial
An SAS witness has broken down describing the negative effect Ben Roberts-Smith had on a fellow soldier who served in Afghanistan as "heartbreaking".
Qld murder conviction appealed second time
A man twice convicted of murdering a Goondiwindi mother of three has appealed his conviction in a Queensland court.
Roberts-Smith ‘opened fire’ on prisoner
A former SAS soldier has told the Federal Court that he watched Ben Roberts-Smith drop an Afghan male on the ground before executing him with a machine gun.
Inquest into Qld bus driver’s fiery death
A mentally ill man who lit flammable liquid and threw it onto a Brisbane bus driver had been discharged from community mental health services months before.
Qld police chief says DV cases escalating
Queensland's Police Commissioner says the state's domestic violence cases are escalating following two more alleged incidents on the weekend.
Police badly injured in Queensland crash
Queensland's police commissioner says she is surprised no one died in a head on collision between a patrol van and a ute that left four people in hospital.
Police injured in Queensland crash
Three police have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a head-on car crash as they responded to a reported stabbing incident north of Brisbane.
Queensland escapee recaptured after crash
Queensland police say they have arrested a man following his escape from a low-security prison in Townsville last weekend.
Kumanjayi’s family will fight for justice
Kumanjayi Walker's remote community hopes a coronial inquest will bring justice after a Northern Territory policeman was acquitted of his murder.
Alleged child exploitation scheme in Qld
A tip off has helped police uncover what they believe is a child exploitation operation in north Queensland, with four men arrested.
NT policeman’s murder acquittal stirs rage
Indigenous leaders have reacted with sadness and anger after a jury found a Northern Territory policeman not guilty of murdering teenager Kumanjayi Walker.
Darling Downs man charged with murder
A 33-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of 61-year-old Krishna Chopra in the Queensland town of Crows Nest in January this year.
Man in court after body found in concrete
A man arrested after a body was found buried in concrete in a private Brisbane transport depot has been remanded in custody until May.
Flood looting suspect faces Brisbane court
A Gold Coast man has become the first person charged with looting during the deadly flood disaster to appear in a Queensland court.
Secrecy surrounding Roberts-Smith’s VC
A former special forces soldier has told the Federal Court that Ben Roberts-Smith did not deserve the Victoria Cross that was organised "in secrecy".
Class action against cosmetic surgeons
A class action against controversial celebrity cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four other doctors has been lodged in Victoria's Supreme Court.
Qld court date over body found in concrete
A man arrested at Sydney Airport is being extradited to face a Queensland court after the body of a missing person was allegedly found encased in concrete.
Liberal MP Andrew Laming in court over Facebook posts
The Australian Electoral Commission has taken MP Andrew Laming to court alleging he failed to authorise Facebook posts leading up to the 2019 federal election.
Murder-accused NT cop trial jury breaks
The jury at policeman Zachary Rolfe's murder trial in the Northern Territory has suspended its deliberation for the day.
Notorious rapist, murderer Lloyd Fletcher to die in jail
Serial rapist and murderer Lloyd Clark Fletcher has been diagnosed with cancer but a judge has ordered he remain in jail on his indefinite sentence.
Accused sex offender freed before retrial
An accused child rapist who had his convictions set aside by the High Court has been released on bail while waiting for a retrial.
Prejudice risk in Higgins case: judge
The defence for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins has told the ACT Supreme Court the case's publicity risks prejudicing the trial.
Petrol allegedly used in fatal Qld fire
Petrol was involved in the fatal house fire that started after a woman gained entry to the home of a couple south of Brisbane, police say.