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Nicola McNamara is a Brisbane-based court reporter. She joined The Courier-Mail in March 2022 and worked for The Queensland Times in Ipswich before transitioning to court reporting.

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‘Devastated’: Mum on appeal for teen’s bus death

The mother of teen bus crash victim Tia Cameron has expressed devastation after the driver appealed his conviction over her daughter’s death.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 28, 2025: Zhuoping Huang, sentenced for possessing an interception device programmed to send out scam texts leaves the Brisbane Magistrates court. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

Scam syndicate ‘fall guy’ drove around Brisbane with phone hacking device

A gambling addict has avoided jail after admitting he drove around Brisbane with an illegal device designed to send fake CommBank fraud alerts to nearby phones.

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Veteran Gold Coast cop Todd Anthony Miller leaving Brisbane Magistrates Court. Picture: Liam Kidston

Cop fined over illegal search to help traumatised colleagues

A veteran Gold Coast policeman has been fined $3000 for accessing confidential police databases, in a move he said was to help support struggling colleagues.

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Part time pilot and air traffic controller Jackson Simm started working for the helicopter company just two months before four people

Pilot claims Sea World crash was ‘almost ironic’ given safety emphasis

A pilot has defended Sea World Helicopters’ safety procedures at a coronial inquest, calling the company “by far the most procedural operator” despite the crash that killed four people.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 25, 2025. Sea World employee, Grace Hickey who was responsible for loading Passengers before the fatefull flight leaves the inquest into the Sea World mid air colision which resulted in the deaths of 4 people. Picture: NewsWire

Sea World Helicopters worker ‘blamed herself’ for giving fatal flight the all-clear

A Sea World Helicopters employee has broken down in court revealing how she blamed herself for giving the fatal flight clearance to takeoff.

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‘Complex issues’: Psych assessment for teen accused of CEO murder

The boy accused of killing businessman Greg Josephson at a Brisbane house party faces psychiatric evaluation, with his case now adjourned until March.

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Moment of impact: Unseen videos capture horror chopper crash

Previously unseen videos, shot from multiple angles, have captured the moment two Sea World helicopters collided on the Gold Coast, killing four people. A first responder has told an inquest what he saw.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 21, 2025: Lisa Conlon stands outside the Brisbane Supreme Court with a photo of her brother who was shot dead by Larkin Moffat following a home invasion at the victimÃs Ipswich home. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

‘Should be life for a life’: Family’s anger at verdict over home invasion killing

The devastated family of an innocent father shot dead metres from his home following a violent home invasion have spoken of “pure devastation” after his killer was found guilty of manslaughter, not murder.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 21, 2025: Ex LNP candidate Brock Alexander arrives at the Brisbane Magistrates Court after he was charged with new offences including driving over the middle alcohol limit . Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Grooming-accused ex-LNP candidate slapped with fresh charges

A former LNP candidate who was charged earlier this year with grooming has faced court again on fresh charges.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 21, 2025: Drew William Kerswell leaves the Brisbane Magistrates Court after he was charged with supplying meth to a 14 year old girl before raping her. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

‘Abhorrent predatory behaviour’: Rape accused allegedly seen at casino with girl, 14

A Brisbane man was captured on CCTV holding hands with a 14-year-old girl at the Star casino before he allegedly supplied her with meth and raped her, a court has heard.

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