A former public servant who ‘deprived’ his daughter of her childhood by years of shocking sexual abuse including raping her, has been handed one of the harshest sentences possible. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT
A southside mayor has triggered calls to abolish elected councillors after giving ratepayers a stark choice: pay more or lose services, despite his council forecasting a $211 million net result.
Hundreds of homeowners across North Queensland have already filed claims for flood damage, but insurance companies say it’s only the tip of the iceberg with many yet to return home and some not likely to have insurance at all.
Police have charged a female driver involved in a horrific head-on crash near Ballina in November where a passenger died a week later. Here is what we know.
The shattered father of the teen girl fatally mauled by a shark at Bribie Island has bravely urged people to “keep coming and enjoying our beach” despite his daughter’s tragic death.
Redland Mayor Jos Mitchell will take a 10-day ratepayer-funded international Olympic fact-finding tour despite publicly opposing a $100 million whitewater venue in her city during last year’s election campaign.
Beachgoers have gone into meltdown after a bayside council banned an ice-cream truck from two popular surf beaches. | VIDEO
A Qld council worker, sacked after a “brain snap” text message where he called his boss a “rude c***” and warned he would “punch on” has his job back by court order.
A recently elected Mid-North Coast Libertarian councillor will attempt to abolish the organisation’s Indigenous welcome to and acknowledgement of country practices, it can be revealed.
Police are seeking public help in their investigations into a shocking crash on the Bruce Highway between Gympie and Maryborough which left a driver with life-threatening injuries.
Police were called to a Qld state school and a block of classrooms placed in lockdown after a student allegedly self-harmed with scissors and threatened others.
An expert has weighed in on why a croc was sighted as far south as Inskip Point, as he issued a warning amid concerns for other areas.
Dubbo police are appealing for help from the public after a woman was stabbed while she was holding an infant during a terrifying motel robbery. Here’s what we know.
An inept Northern Rivers thief who broke into a church has been foiled by the most basic of phone apps. Here’s what happened in court.
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