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Blake Antrobus covers Queensland courts and crime for NCA NewsWire. He began his career in journalism in 2015, migrating from Sydney’s northern beaches to southwest Queensland. He has covered politics, crime, education and general news for newspapers across the state.

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VIC Courts & Law

Gwen and Jack Smith, of Parwan, died in their home in the early hours of July 25. Photo: Supplied.

Husband shot wife dead on farm

A Victorian man shot his wife in the master bedroom of their home before killing himself in a murder-suicide plan, a court has heard.

Courts & Law

Australia's attorney general Christian Porter speaks during a press conference in Perth on March 3, 2021, after he outed himself as the unnamed cabinet minister accused of raping a 16-year-old girl. (Photo by Stefan Gosatti / AFP)

Porter to block ‘entire’ ABC defence: court

A lawyer for the ABC in a major defamation case claims former attorney-general Christian Porter is attempting to throw out their entire case.

UPDATEDQLD Courts & Law

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - MAY 6, 2021.Former Block star and Penthouse cover girl Suzi Taylor (real name Suellen Jan Taylor) leaves the Magistrates Court in Brisbane. Ms Taylor was found not guilty on charges of extortion, deprivation of liberty, AOBH, fraud and attempted fraud relating to an escort date allegedly gone wrong in 2019. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

Ex-Block star speaks after prison release

Former Block star Suzi Taylor has spoken about what she wants to do with her life after she was released from prison tonight.

QLD Courts & Law

Caboolture couple Chiara Adrianne Yvonne Hubber and Jamie Michael Rea.

Couple’s Facebook marketplace crime spree

A couple, who post pictures of themselves posing with a gun, have fronted court after terrorising a Facebook marketplace seller in Queensland.

Animals

SUNDAY MAIL ONLY ....ONE USE ONLY Wanda Craswell Photography showing Sunshine coast in different light ..fraser island dingo

Dingo bites child on Fraser Island

A child has been bitten by a dingo on Queensland’s pristine Fraser Island, just weeks after a different boy was seriously mauled.

QLD Courts & Law

‘Dragon girl’ tattoo model weeps in court

An Instagram-famous tattoo model dubbed the ‘Blue Eyes White Dragon’ has wept inside a courtroom while facing serious drug charges.

NSW & ACT

Emergency services on the scene of the collision. Photo taken by Heath Parkes-Upton via Twitter.

Major delays after car hits light rail

Sydney’s light rail has been rocked by significant delays after a car and a tram collided in Surry Hills this afternoon.

Retail

The Pedal Pacer 2 Flat Bar 700c Bicycle has been recalled over safety concerns.

Bike recalled over fears of serious accident

A popular brand of bicycle has been recalled by Australia’s watchdog over fears people could be seriously injured while riding it.

QLD Courts & Law

FILE PIC - Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Amelia Street Fortitude Valley where two 4 gallon drums of super petrol were placed to set fire to the premises 08 Mar 1973 - arson crime qld fires murder discos nightclubs scene

Murderer in nightclub firebombing dies

One of the men responsible for the horrific firebombing of a Brisbane nightclub, where 15 people were killed, has died before giving evidence at an inquest.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 11, 2020: A woman is seen receiving hand sanitiser at Bunnings Alexandria where itÃs sausage sizzle has resumed after COVID-19 restrictions. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jenny Evans

Urgent warning after sanitiser mistake

A child has been rushed to a Perth hospital after consuming an alcohol-based hand sanitiser, prompting an urgent warning.

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