‘Off the rails’: Handyman’s foul act on bender
A Whitsunday handyman who left his mark on a watch house cell has explained why he ‘went off the rails’ on a drinking bender.
Police & Courts
Warning bullets, ‘hate’: Mackay home invasion offenders named
WARNING GRAPHIC: From assaulting a family friend over a disagreement, to confronting a ‘woman basher’, these are the Mackay men and women sentenced for breaking into someone’s home. Full list.
Boat skipper claims ‘choof’ helps him stay off meth
A Whitsunday man has been told to change his approach to beating his meth addiction or risk going back to jail.
Magistrate throws out ‘unreal’ $10,000 panel beater’s bill
A North Queensland man has been fined for vandalising multiple police cars – but nowhere near the amount the local panel beater claimed he should pay.
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GRAPHIC: ‘Sickening’ attack on native birds in state park
A Marian woman discovered the two tortured birds glued to a signpost in a state forest
Toowoomba man jailed on dogfighting charge
A man who supplied a dog for dogfighting and kept other dogs chained up without shelter or water has been jailed.
One monstrous day in May, a child killer changed our lives
Little Stacey-Ann Tracy was raped and killed in 1990. Thirty years later, journalist SHERELE MOODY examines how Stacey’s death impacted the lives of six women.
Ice addict ‘just helping her friends’ find drugs
The 28-year-old Mackay mother was facing up to a 2.5 year jail term.
NAMED AND SHAMED: Coast drink, drug drivers
From a “clown” drug driving on a moped to a P plater saying he “innocently” consumed methamphetamine, here are the drink and drug drivers to go through court.
REVEALED: This week’s wildest Coast court cases
From drug deals gone wrong, stabbings, club brawls and a drink driving mum’s crash, here are 10 of the wildest cases to go through Coast courts this week.
Arrest made as taxi brawl ends in stabbing
A 43-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in the leg and face multiple times after a taxi dispute in Maroochydore.
FIFO engineer builds marijuana hydro set up as ‘hobby’
A qualified engineer who built a hydroponic marijuana growing set up for a “hobby project” was planning to make oil for personal use.
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