Boy ‘hadn’t seen a doctor in six years’
THIS boy’s aunt was a senior nurse at a private hospital and his primary carer. She’s now accused of manslaughter and child cruelty in his death.
Courts & Law
New questions over Daniel’s murder
HIS killer may be behind bars but the parents of murdered Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe are still seeking answers over his disappearance.
Former Billabong boss’s ex breaks down
THE ex-wife of former Billabong boss Matthew Perrin broke down and started hyperventilating when giving evidence at his trial.
Billabong boss on $13.5m forgery charges
MATTHEW Perrin once headed one of Australia’s most iconic companies. Now that has all come crashing down.
Dad pleads guilty to manslaughter
MATTHEW Lee Williamson has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his three-year-old daughter Kyhesha-Lee Joughin.
Volunteer firey sentenced over fatal
A RURAL Fire Service volunteer found guilty over a crash that killed a woman and left her husband brain dead has been given a 12-month “intensive corrections order”.
Crackdown on illegal parking with camera car
LOGAN Council is patrolling illegal parking using a roving camera car which automatically takes details of offenders and then issues infringement notices.
$700 hit due to ‘unconscionable’ parking sign
A BRISBANE motorist has been slugged almost $700 after unwittingly parking his car in a spot he claims is inadequately signed — and he’s one of five caught in the same parking trap.
Sobs as cold case guilty verdict reached
GARRY Dubois has been found guilty of murders of Vicki and Leanne McCulkin and the manslaughter of their mum Barbara.
Toddler put in washing machine
A MOTHER left her son in a washing machine and hid in a bedroom to escape his screaming, a court has heard.
Victims ‘screamed’ before being drowned
TWO people found dead inside a toolbox inside a dam allegedly screamed as they were tossed into the water, a court has been told.
Tia’s foster mum to be sentenced
THE foster mother of slain Logan schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer will face a sentencing hearing next year alongside her son.
Woman in tears over sex acts with dog
A WOMAN who pleaded guilty to having sex with her dog in an attempt to arouse her partner has been remanded in custody.
Cold-call fraudster loses jail appeal
A MAN who fleeced mum-and-dad investors out of $1.3 million in a cold-call investment scam has lost a bid to have his jail term reduced.
Man charged over racecourse deaths
A MAN has been charged with two counts of manslaughter after two construction workers were killed at a Brisbane racecourse last month.
Tostee to tell all on 60 Minutes
THREE weeks after Gable Tostee’s murder acquittal he will appear on 60 Minutesto tell his side of the story.
Torture fugitive in Bangkok bar
INTERNATIONAL fugitive Guido Eglitis – who is wanted on kidnapping and torture charges – may be extradited to Queensland after he was seen in a Bangkok bar.
Boy’s sad words before death
THE father of four-year-old Tyrell Cobb has recalled what his son told him the night before he was allegedly killed by his mother and stepfather.
Woman charged with Tinder rape
A BRISBANE woman has been charged with the rape of a woman she met on Tinder, allegedly after posing as a man on the dating app.
Man who got Tostee acquitted
HE IS the smooth-talking silk who had Gable Tostee acquitted of murder and defended Jill Meagher’s killer. But just who is Saul Holt, QC?
Wright friends’ emotional post
FRIENDS of Warriena Wright have broken their silence to say the young woman was more than “just a victim”.
Tostee girlfriend rants about Warriena
GABLE Tostee’s new girlfriend has attacked Warriena Wright as a “drunk psycho” in a series of social media posts.
Terror charges dropped against Qld man
TERRORISM charges have been dropped against a Queensland man after he pleaded guilty to foreign incursions offences.
Gable Tostee explains himself
IN A lengthy post to a bodybuilding forum soon after Warriena Wright died, Gable Tostee revealed his version of events.
A twisted modern-day romance
FROM Tinder hook-up to a death recorded on a mobile phone in just hours. The Gable Tostee case shows how alien our world has become.
It’s time to leave Tostee alone
A JURY acquitted him, but public opinion hasn’t. Gable Tostee has the right to live with freedom now, and here’s why he should.
Tostee wanted to ‘express sympathies’
GABLE Tostee might have seemed emotionless, but he wanted “to express his sympathies” to Warriena Wright’s family, his lawyer has revealed.
What the Gable Tostee jury wasn’t told
SEX, crime and women: Here’s what the jury who acquitted Gable Tostee wasn’t told about his past during his murder trial.
‘It’s been hell’: Tostee breaks silence
GABLE Tostee has revealed what he went through during his murder trial in his first comments since the jury’s verdict, saying he’s been through “hell”.
Gasps as Tostee walks a free man
GABLE Tostee has been acquitted of all charges over the death of Warriena Wright, who fell from his 14th-storey apartment.
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