The Editorial Team

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

Authorities have found the body of a teenager who was reported missing on the Gold Coast, sparking a desperate search and rescue effort.

Tragic end in search for missing teen

Authorities have revealed a heartbreaking update in the desperate search for a teenage girl reported missing on the Gold Coast.

QLD Courts & Law

Bodycam footage has captured the alleged moment police arrested and charged a young man armed with a large hunting knife at a busy CBD bus stop.

Wild moment cops confront knife-armed teen

Bodycam footage has captured the moment a teen was confronted by cops while holding a knife at a busy CBD bus stop.

Television

A bombshell twist has emerged in the court case against two Channel 7 identities facing a raft of abuse-related charges, after torture charges against one of the pair were dropped.

Court twist in Ch7 stars’ abuse case

A major twist has emerged in the case against two Channel 7 identities, who are both facing a raft of abuse-related offences.

QLD Courts & Law

The father found guilty of the manslaughter of his daughter by withdrawing her life-saving medication told police it is what the eight-year-old wanted and that he was “happy for her”.

‘Happy for her’: Remorseless dad’s police tape

Chilling never-before-seen footage of a father who killed his daughter by taking away her insulin has emerged, where he tells police moments after the child’s death he is “happy” for her.

QLD Courts & Law

Two years after Elizabeth Struhs was found dead in her family’s home, the church members accused of causing her death broke their silence and gave their defence as to what happened.

Chilling reason diabetic girl left to die

Two years after an eight-year-old girl was found dead in her family’s home, the church members accused of causing her death broke their silence.

Travel Incidents

A command centre which helps Aussie travellers in strife has been “inundated” with hundreds of calls for assistance since the volcanic eruption in Indonesia.

Aussies’ desperate calls amid Bali chaos

A travel command centre has revealed it has received hundreds of calls for help after the disastrous volcanic eruption in Bali.

NSW / ACT Courts & Law

A man charged with the murder of his ex-partner - in addition to repeatedly intimidating and sexually assaulting her in the months prior - will face a longer wait until his charges are ready to be certified in court.

Update after daycare worker’s alleged murder

A man charged with the murder of his ex-partner and mother of one faces a long delay to his court case for this reason.

On the Road

The moment the grandmother and child were struck was captured on dashcam.

Horror moment woman, girl struck by car

Dashcam has captured the horrifying moment an elderly woman and young girl were struck by a car crossing an intersection in Sydney’s southwest.

QLD Courts & Law

Ex-MP’s defo payout over Star Wars slur

A former Qld Labor MP and a woman have been ordered to pay a lobby group boss thousands in damages after a judge found they defamed him in Facebook posts, with one caricature comparing him to Jabba the Hutt.

QLD Courts & Law

A would-be Instagram influencer used the personal information of others to set up lines of credit for herself, even depositing a cheque for $15,000 into her own account, a court has been told.

‘Down Under Barbie’s’ wild $18k fraud spree

A would-be Instagram influencer’s massive fraud spree – where she used stolen personal information to set up lines of credit – has been revealed in court.

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