Dreamworld staff urinated at rides
DREAMWORLD staff were so scared of leaving their rides, they urinated at them, an inquest into the Dreamworld disaster has heard.
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Six words confirmed Dreamworld horror
THE man in charge of Dreamworld’s communication hub on the day four people died has revealed the words he heard after the horror unfolded.
Suicide allegedly linked to ‘rapture’
A QUEENSLAND man, who wanted to build a bunker for the biblical rapture, has denied helping his wife commit suicide to collect her life insurance.
Appeal after outrage to brutal child killing
WILLIAM O’Sullivan’s sentence for beating his baby stepson to death was going to have him walk free in a few years — but that’s about to change.
Jones hit with massive $3.7m payout
SHOCK jock Alan Jones and his team will fork out $3.7m in damages — the largest defamation payout in Australia’s history.
Bus driver killer told police he may kill
A MAN who lit a backpack containing fuel and threw it at a Brisbane bus driver has told police he feared he would kill someone years earlier.
Child beater’s ‘lenient’ sentence sparks debate
HE BRUTALLY beat his baby stepson and left him to die in agony, but William O’Sullivan could walk free in a few years.
Man found guilty of murder
ALEX McEwan, who told police he was possessed by a demon when he bashed Eunji Ban to death, has been found guilty of her murder.
Arrest over murder of newly-married woman
A COLD case may finally be solved after a man was today charged with the murder of Linda Reed, 21, who was abducted from a Queensland shopping centre in 1983.
Bus driver killer unfit to stand trial
A MAN who killed a Brisbane bus driver by setting a backpack on fire has been declared unfit to stand trial on mental health grounds.
Accused killer’s ‘demon inside my head’
AN ACCUSED killer told police he “had a demon” inside his head when he allegedly murdered a young woman in Brisbane’s CBD.
Horrific murder was ‘stuff of nightmares’
BROCK Wall stalked his partner, spied on her, abused her and eventually subjected her to the most chilling and horrific death. Warning: Graphic
Aussie terrorist’s plan for ‘death and destruction’
BREAKING: A MAN has been sentenced to 17 years in jail after police found him with equipment to make molotov cocktails and videos on how to behead someone.
Terror plotter bought weapons for attack
A QUEENSLAND man obtained 10 litres of petrol to create molotov cocktails and bought a bow and arrows while plotting a terror attack, a court has heard.
Former One Nation adviser jailed for rape
A FORMER One Nation staffer will spend at least two years behind bars after being sentenced over a 2007 rape and assault.
Man sorry for killing pregnant girlfriend
DAYS before the start of his murder trial, a Queensland man has pleaded guilty to bludgeoning his pregnant girlfriend to death with a tomahawk.
Woman ‘hacked body, dumped torso’
ACCUSED murderer Lindy Williams’ own lawyer says she cut off her partner’s head, hands and legs, but claims she was his victim, not his killer.
Accused killer joked about ‘hiding bodies’
BEFORE she allegedly murdered and dismembered her partner, Lindy Williams joked to her friend about burying a cut-up body, a court has heard.
Victim ‘slipped on blood’ before death
BEFORE George Gerbic was allegedly murdered by his partner Lindy Williams, she claimed he hit his head after slipping on her blood.
Accused killer: ‘I don’t know why I did this’
A QUEENSLAND woman accused of murdering her partner claims he slipped during an argument and that she returned home the next day to find him chopped up.
Charges laid over child’s carpark death
THE elderly driver whose car crashed into and killed six-year-old Indie Armstrong has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death.
Man fined for kicking attack on dog
HIS brutal treatment of his dog was captured on video. Now a Gold Coast man has been fined for the attack. WARNING: Distressing footage.
‘Lizard Man’ victim’s mum wants answers
SHELSEA Schilling was killed by the “Lizard Man”. Her family say others have the answers they are looking for.
Dreamworld ride was a ticking time bomb
THE four people who died so horribly on Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids didn’t stand a chance.
One word will haunt Dreamworld
ONE word keeps popping up as Dreamworld’s incompetence is laid bare. It will haunt the park — and the victims’ families.
Accused toolbox killer’s alleged confession
ONE of the accused “toolbox killers” who allegedly murdered a man and woman in Queensland told police he “did it”.
Shocking decision behind Dreamworld tragedy
THE reason Dreamworld rides were months overdue for safety inspection before four people died on an attraction has been revealed in court.
Bosses ‘never checked’ ride worker
A DISTRESSED junior ride operator who was working on the doomed ride the day of the Dreamworld tragedy has revealed how little training she had.
Family’s message for ride operator
HEARTBROKEN families of the Dreamworld tragedy have issued a powerful message to the man operating the ride that day.
Dreamworld staffer trained same day
AN inquest has heard the Thunder River Rapids ride’s operator had just over two hours’ training on it, while his colleague had trained that morning.
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