Qld murder accused in court on 18 charges
On remand after a bikie gang defector's shooting death, Fidel Gunes has received a jail term in Brisbane District Court for a total of 18 charges.
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Lachlan Murdoch to front defamation trial
Media mogul Lachlan Murdoch will appear in person to give evidence during a defamation trial against Australian publisher Crikey scheduled for early 2023.
Duo jailed over Qld campsite armed assault
Two men who were attacked at their Queensland campsite over a land dispute have been jailed for their "excessive" response in the form of armed assault.
Police find body of missing Qld teen
Police have found the body of a missing teenager in Queensland's remote north, with a report to be prepared for the coroner.
Ex-Tyrrell suspect awarded $1.5m damages
A former suspect in William Tyrrell's disappearance has been awarded almost $1.5 million in damages after suing over the police investigation against him.
Cordingley death suspect appears in court
A man of accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley has made a brief court appearance in the Indian capital amid Australian attempts to extradite him.
Anti-vax GP sues ‘fictional’ medical board
Anti-vaccine GP registrar William Bay is suing medical regulators for suspending his registration, claiming they do not legally exist and infringed his rights.
TV star faces NT court over chopper crash
TV presenter Matt Wright has made his first appearance in a Darwin court over a slew of charges relating to a helicopter crash that killed co-star Chris Wilson.
Strong case for Toyah murder extradition
Queensland officials say their strong case should lead to an easy extradition process for Toyah Cordingley's accused killer after his arrest in India.
Sydney mechanic jailed for 1995 murder
A mechanic has been jailed for up to 22 years after brutally killing his boss in a western Sydney auto wreckers weeks before Christmas in 1995.
AFL superfan ‘Joffa’ admits assaulting boy
Collingwood Football Club's former cheer squad leader has formally pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 2005 during an arraignment hearing.
Oath Keepers founder convicted of sedition
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers militia group, has been convicted by a jury of seditious conspiracy for last year's attack on the US Capitol.
Cordingley death suspect faces India court
Extradition proceedings against a man accused of killing Toyah Cordingley on a Queensland beach will be pursued swiftly, an Indian public prosecutor says.
Murder ‘possible’ in crayfish farm death
Forensics experts have testified that aquaculturist Jeffrey Brooks could have been either murdered or died accidentally at a crayfish farm south of Brisbane.
Angry woman used car to kill ex, jury told
A Sydney woman's anger at infidelity was so extreme she murdered her ex-partner by driving at him with her car and pinning him to a wall, a jury has heard.
Qld man sentenced for flooding building
Daniel Martin Kornaus has been sentenced after turning on two fire hydrants and flooding an inner-city Brisbane unit complex in an act of "drunken stupidity".
COVID fines worth millions are withdrawn
Fines worth millions of dollars issued for breaching COVID-19 restrictions will be scrapped, following a landmark decision by the NSW Supreme Court.
Life monitoring for some Qld sex offenders
Recidivist child sex offenders will be subject to monitoring and reporting for the rest of their lives under new laws in Queensland.
SA releases industrial manslaughter laws
South Australia's Labor government has released draft legislation to make industrial manslaughter a criminal offence paving the way for jail sentences.
Police lethal force on Qld man ‘justified’
A Queensland coroner says there were concerning features to the police's response, but lethal force was justified when a sword-wielding Duy Linh Ho was shot.
Driver jailed for teen’s beach crash death
Lynden Joshua Roby has been given a partially suspended sentence for killing his 18-year-old teen passenger in beach crash on Bribie Island.
Qld man found guilty of stabbing murder
Tyler Joseph Kelleher has been found guilty of murder three years after CCTV footage was discovered of Joel Frew being fatally stabbed outside a Brisbane unit.
Pavlou renews fight with Chinese diplomat
Drew Pavlou says a systematic harassment campaign against him won't stop even if he wins what he describes as a landmark case against a Chinese diplomat.
New Delhi arrest over 2018 Qld death
Queensland police are confident of a smooth extradition process after a man was arrested in India over the suspected murder of Toyah Cordingley in 2018.
Suspect DNA method used for years in Qld
Problems with mould led to a change in the DNA gathering process at Queensland crime scenes, but no one verified its effectiveness, an inquiry has been told.
Qld to review sex offender detention law
A Queensland law allowing the indefinite detention or community supervision of sex offenders after they've served their sentences is set to be reviewed.
Qld man set unit alight to ‘alert police’
Daniel Terrence Brooks set his Brisbane apartment alight in a bid to get the police's attention after becoming convinced that people were trying to kill him.
Qld double murderer Cherry in parole bid
The Queensland parole board will consider a bid by murderer Rodney Michael Cherry, who was jailed in 2002 for killing his wife Annette and stepdaughter Kira.
Qld inquiry focuses on murder DNA failure
Public hearings into the Queensland government-run Forensic and Scientific Services lab have resumed, with the final report due within weeks.
US gay bar shooting suspect in court
The battered suspect in a mass shooting that killed five people in Colorado Springs has appeared at a court hearing via videolink from jail - in a wheelchair.
Qld baby murder suspects face court
Queensland police are urging people to come forward if they have evidence about a couple charged with murdering a baby boy at a Logan caravan park.