Kleenmaid founder avoids return to jail
Kleenmaid founder Andrew Young has avoided being sent back to jail after the company collapsed, pleading guilty to fraud in a Queensland court.
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Woman was petrified after threat: witness
A young woman looked like she had seen a ghost when she reported receiving a death threat, a murder trial has been told.
Qld safety guard accused of rape, torture
An online complaint led Queensland police to charge a night-safety security officer with rape, torture, strangulation, deprivation of liberty and extortion.
Soldier denies being in ‘anti-BRS circle’
An SAS soldier has rejected claims he's part of a group of troopers that is "fully entrenched" against war hero Ben Roberts-Smith.
Carer jailed over disabled woman’s death
Rosa Maria Maione has been jailed for at least five years and three months after admitting the manslaughter of Adelaide cerebral palsy sufferer Ann Marie Smith.
NSW council elections results thrown out
Results from three local government elections in NSW have been voided after electronic voting failures last year.
Police probe two Qld shooting incidents
Police are investigating whether two shooting incidents that occurred within 12 hours of each other in the central Queensland city of Rockhampton are connected.
Olympian appeals bungled drug plot verdict
Olympic medallist Nathan Baggaley says his conviction over an attempted plot to import up to $200 million worth of cocaine into Australia is unreasonable.
Four-wheel drive linked to Qld shooting
Queensland Police have linked a stolen four-wheel drive linked to the shooting of a man in Toowoomba's north earlier this week.
Fatal Fraser Coast shed fire suspects seen on CCTV
Queensland police have released footage of a man and people in a car they suspect of having information about a fatal shed fire in the Fraser Coast region.
SAS soldier could ‘not ignore’ allegations
An SAS soldier says he is not proud of being a whistleblower but felt the allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith were so serious he could not walk away.
Iran frees Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Ashouri: UK
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri are on their way home after being released in Iran, the UK government says.
Qld man, woman arrested after police chase
Police have arrested a man and a woman after allegedly pursuing the duo through a popular Brisbane tourist spot and finding about $100,000 and drugs.
Qld man admits retirement home sex assault
A 78-year-old man who told police he was sexually attracted to children has been sentenced in a Brisbane court after admitting indecently treating four girls.
Former Qld MP’s child sex charges dropped
Child sex charges against former Queensland government minister Trevor John Perrett will not proceed, a court has confirmed.
Roberts-Smith’s ‘threat to choke to death’
Ben Roberts-Smith threatened to choke a man to death with his bare hands in Afghanistan and also assaulted an unarmed frightened prisoner, an SAS soldier says.
Cold-case killer gets life sentence
A Queensland man who confessed to murdering Gregory James Thurlow in north Brisbane more than 25 years ago will spend the next two decades behind bars.
Two arrested after man stabbed in Qld
The alleged stabbing of a man on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has led to a high speed pursuit and the arrests of two people, including a 15 year old.
Alleged parliament rapist seeks media gag
The man accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in a ministerial office is seeking to have proceedings halted and media coverage gagged.
NT ICAC considering Rolfe investigation
The Northern Territory anti-corruption commissioner is considering launching a probe into the investigation of a policeman who fatally shot an Aboriginal teen.
Murder charges over boarding house fire
A man has been refused bail after appearing in court charged with three counts of murder after an explosive fire ripped through a Sydney boarding house.
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.
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.