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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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QLD Courts & Law

An air force pilot charged with the murder of his wife - before staging it to look like she had an accident on their ride-on mower - allegedly claimed in his triple-0 call the mower had “rolled” and he had to “pull it off” his wife, while asking for an ambulance “ASAP”.

Murder-accused pilot’s chilling triple-0 call

Major allegations against an air force pilot accused of murdering his wife and making it look like a ride-on mower accident have been detailed in court documents.

QLD Courts & Law

Gable Tostee 60 Minutes interview. Picture: 60 Minutes/Channel 9

Tostee’s wild claim over Star casino ban

Gable Tostee has found himself in a fresh legal drama after being banned by a major casino operator – a move he alleges is sex discrimination.

QLD Courts & Law

A woman charged with the murder of her three children following a horrific house fire has woken from her comatose state in hospital.

Alleged killer mum wakes from coma

A mum charged with the murder of her three children after a horrific house fire is understood to have woken from her comatose state.

QLD Courts & Law

The AFP has charged a Brisbane man (Daniel Wayne John Roberts), who is alleged to be the Australian leader of a transnational organised crime organisation, over a botched 900kg cocaine import that led to bricks of the drug washing up on NSW beaches. Picture: AFP Police

Accused coke ringleader’s court setback

Allegations against a man charged over an alleged plot to import 900kg of cocaine into Australia – which ended up washing up across the east coast – have been detailed in court.

QLD Courts & Law

Family members of a young woman killed in a fatal bus crash in Brisbane’s CBD have broken down in court upon learning the bus driver accused of carelessly driving at the time of the crash will fight his charge.

Shock over bus crash driver’s next move

Family members of a young woman killed in a fatal CBD bus crash have voiced their shock in court upon learning the bus driver charged over the death will fight the charge.

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Yang Zhao is accused of killing 30-year-oldÂ Qiong Yan for financial gain.

‘Body box’ killer’s ‘despicable’ act

A remorseless killer who murdered his flatmate and left her to rot in a “body box” has learned his fate for his “despicable” acts.

QLD Courts & Law

Disturbing texts in ‘body box’ death

The texts allegedly sent by a man pretending to be the woman he murdered before her decomposing body was found inside a large box on an apartment balcony have been detailed in court.

QLD Courts & Law

A terror suspect who stabbed an elderly couple to death moments before he was gunned down by police on a highway removed his tracking device before the massacre, but authorities were not notified in time due to “human error”, a coroner has found.

Horror moment teen terror suspect shot dead

The last words of a teen terror suspect before he was shot dead by police after murdering an elderly couple in their home have been detailed in a coroner’s findings.

QLD Courts & Law

RICHLANDS, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos April 30, 2025: ***MUST PIXELATE ANY AND ALL IDENTIFYING FEATURES*** Anthony MuAnthony and Claudean Mu at Richlands Magistrates court. Two channel 7 stars who are facing a number of child abuse and assault-related charges face Richlands Magistrates Court. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

Trial date set for assault-accused MKR star

A former My Kitchen Rules star who is facing multiple assault-related charges has learned when he will face trial in court.

QLD Courts & Law

A man accused of murdering his flatmate and putting her body in a large box - leaving it for 10 months while he impersonated her - has denied causing her death by strangling or striking her.

Accused killer ‘had sex’ near dead body

A man charged with the murder of his flatmate – whose body was found stuffed in a large “body box” – has admitted to a gross detail during his trial.

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