Stubborn boss punished for refusing to pay workers
The sole trader of a Queensland housekeeping company has been hit with a huge fine after ignoring demands to back pay employees. DETAILS
Police & Courts
Mum of six charged with murder of two-year-old daughter seeks release
There has been a major step in the case against a Queensland mother accused of murdering her youngest child via reckless indifference. LATEST
Sole survivor of triple homicide ordered to take the stand
A severely traumatised man who saw his brother, mother, and stepfather allegedly gunned down at close range before being shot in the stomach will have his story tested by the defence before it goes to trial.
Father assaults partner of 20 years over gambling issue
An argument over a father’s gambling issue sparked a violent attack when he lashed out against his partner of 20 years at a popular hotel. Here’s what happened.
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Snake bite victim died in front of family at school function
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‘One of the best’: Beloved husband, father killed in horror mine road crash
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Fourth legal change for alleged triple killer
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Whitsundays woman charged over crash that killed ‘wonderful man’
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Pioneer Valley man dead in horror Father’s Day crash
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‘Erratic’ driver blamed medication, fog for drink-driving crash
A young woman was told she could have easily become the seventh death in a matter of weeks on Mackay Whitsunday region’s roads after she flipped her car while drink-driving.
NAMED: Whitsunday drivers caught drink or drug-driving
From a woman who was arrested for drink-driving twice in 24 hours to a man who openly admitted he drug-drove for decades, here are the stories of Whitsundays’ bad drivers.
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