‘Miscarriage of justice’: Man wins acquittal on choking charge after appeal
A Qld man jailed after being found guilty by a jury has had his conviction quashed after a court of appeal found the judge’s instructions ‘inadequate’.
A Qld man jailed after being found guilty by a jury has had his conviction quashed after a court of appeal found the judge’s instructions ‘inadequate’.
A regional Qld businessman who accused police of unlawful arrest and conspiracy has lost his claim against them, with the Supreme Court revealing extraordinary new details about his behaviour in another civil matter.
A man has blamed his ADHD medication and being over stretched with work for a prolific stealing spree in which he swiped items from businesses stretching from Gympie to Gladstone.
A judge has rebuked the actions of a young Brisbane rapist who he said, “only stopped because a witness disturbed him”.
An engineer who stormed a houseboat in a popular tourist haven and violently bashed the couple who owned it claims he did so because he was being taunted over his race.
A jury has found a young Brisbane man guilty of raping a woman after a night out at a pub ended with her in hospital suffering confronting injuries.
Court can be shocking and mundane, but sometimes it also brings a rare moment of humility and compassion while shining a light on societal issues, Carlie Walker writes.
Whimsically named the Bumble Bee room, a quiet space in a childcare centre became the backdrop for a tragedy which devastated a two-year-old’s family and landed the business in court.
A Queensland man who took the motto of ‘if at first you don’t succeed try again’ to heart in swiping thousands of dollars of copper wire has pointed to harassment following a podcast during his defence of the year-long crime spree.
A catastrophic crane accident which left a Qld construction worker with gruesome head injuries has been detailed in court documents as the safety watchdog slams alleged qualification and exclusion zone breaches.
A woman in her 40s had to be airlifted 5km from the scene of a serious crash in the South Burnett on Tuesday morning because of thick fog. Update:
A spray painter and serial abuser who struck again less than a month after getting out of jail sent his victim multiple threatening and harassing messages, including photos of his penis and threats to publish nude photos of her if she did not reciprocate.
The wait for a ‘report’ into the alleged bashing murder of a Mary Valley businessman outside a Gympie pub has forced the matter to be delayed again. Read the latest details:
A 56-year-old man has died after his vehicle crashed into a tree after a horror weekend on Queensland roads which claimed three other lives, including that of a teenage driver in a collision with a motorcycle.
A Queensland concreter’s attempts to steal 1000L of fuel from a construction site on the $1 billion Gympie Bypass before being chased by the police dog squad came to a tendon-exposing end.
Delays are expected on the Bruce Hwy between Gympie and Maryborough on Saturday afternoon following a crash, the second in the same stretch where a man was flown to hospital a day earlier.
A disgraced Queensland school teacher now working in a different job has confessed to the indecent treatment of a nine-year-old female student in his care. *DISTRESSING CONTENT
A concrete pumper has admitted to assaulting his former partner after he pinned her to the ground and refused to let her go before she fled in fear.
Police have released new details about a dramatic crash involving a 4WD and motorbike on the Tin Can Bay Road which left the young rider so badly hurt he was airlifted in the rescue chopper.
A search warrant has revealed a father’s discrete drug trafficking business with kilos of cannabis and his own hydroponic set up.
A young woman has faced court over a series of crimes including a month-long campaign of terror against her neighbour who was forced to install CCTV cameras around her home for protection.
CCTV footage has captured two frisky thieves filling wheelie bins with thousands of dollars’ worth of stolen sex toys only to return and make an even more mindboggling move. VIDEO.
Pawning a stolen portable gaming system for $150 during a fight over trading cards has turned into a costly exercise for a Queensland father of two who now must pay a hefty fine.
A man has been taken to hospital after a rollover on the Bruce Highway north of Gympie last night.
A Bundaberg taxi driver has lost her bid for protection against alleged workplace bullying after Australia’s employment watchdog found she was not covered by the legislation.
Throughout the sweeping operation, police executed 74 search warrants, 91 hotspot patrols, and 44 bail/curfew compliance checks, arresting a total of 402 people.
Specialist police officers have swooped on dozens of homes across the Wide Bay and Burnett, arresting 300+ people and seizing multiple illegal drugs and guns, as well as $300,000 in cash. Full details here:
The Gympie region P-plater was on the Wide Bay Highway when Goomeri police caught up with him at Lower Wonga.
The 39-year-old behind the wheel when he allegedly caused a terrible highway smash that left a man in intensive care has revealed what he intends to do next in court.
The disappearance and grim discovery of a young woman’s body in bushland near Gympie were ruled unsuspicious by police, but a mother’s persistence and new evidence flushed out by a podcast on the case could lead to a coronial inquest.
Police blitzes at Rainbow Beach, Teewah Beach, Double Island Point, Coonarr and Kinkuna Beach caught multiple hoons, drink drivers and defective vehicles.
A man was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital on Monday morning after the car he was travelling overturned and landed on its roof near Imbil.
A man was airlifted with serious chest injuries and lacerations after a car went out of control, ran into a ditch and hit a tree.
Emergency services are responding after a car towing a caravan rolled on a busy rural highway and down into a ditch leaving two women with head injuries. DETAILS.
Police have targeting hooning hotspots in Gympie, Bundaberg and Hervey Bay on their first day of Operation Whiskey Legion. Read the details of those they’ve busted:
Shopping centres, public community events, beaches, roads and waterways will be targeted by police across the region from now until August 9, following the launch of Operation Whiskey Legion.
Police were forced to chase a former Sunshine Coast pathology worker who ran from officers after they found a stolen vehicle at her home, however what was discovered on her mobile piqued their interest.
Police are urging anyone with information to come forward after a man was injured in an alleged late-night robbery incident at Gympie. This is what we know.
A Qld man from a well known rural family has admitted to a vile, prolonged attack on his partner that left her hospitalised with a broken eye socket and cheekbone, two black eyes and extensive bruising.
Police have shed light on the possible cause behind a serious two-car crash between Gympie and the Sunshine Coast, which left three people with significant injuries fighting for their lives.
A man is facing charges of attempted robbery after an alleged nighttime carjacking reportedly ended painfully for the would-be thief who was stabbed with his own knife.
A “beautiful” young Queensland man is fighting for life after his car hit a kangaroo in the fog, leading to a horrific head-on crash.
Lawyers for a man charged with more than a dozen of domestic violence offences have been rebuffed by a judge who flagged large concerns with ‘unacceptable’ delays in matters going to trial at Gympie.
One man has been taken to hospital after two motorbikes collided on a Queensland highway.
Police are investigating whether drink driving or fatigue were contributing factors to a crash that partially closed the Bruce Highway on Thursday night.
A construction business with 84 jobs on its books in the six years since it started up has been liquidated after a push by the Tax Office.
A 30-year-old Gympie man who spent a year in jail for dealing meth was back in court this week after police found text messages from him on another drug dealer’s phone.
Lawyers defending the 44-year-old woman charged over the death of Kathleen Dennis in a horrific Mary Valley car accident have made a request to the Department of Prosecutions.
A 22-year-old man has found himself on the wrong side of the law after choking his brother until he nearly passed, and only letting go when his brother grabbed him by the testicles.
A 25-year-old Gympie woman has been granted bail on charges of stalking, intimidation, harassment and abuse of her male neighbour.
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