Courts
Teen murder trial altered due to political debate on youth crime
A teenager accused of killing Emma Lovell will face a judge-only trial, a judge declaring “this issue is, and will remain, at the epicentre of the election campaign”.
- by Cloe Read
Latest
Former NRL player’s attacks on woman ‘not linked to brain injury’
A judge has dismissed any link between the former player’s possible brain injury and his repeated attacks on a young woman.
- by Rex Martinich
End-of-world delusions led man to kill mother
A man has been jailed after bludgeoning his elderly mother to death at her home north of Brisbane in the belief it was a sacrifice to prevent her suffering as the world was ending.
- by Savannah Meacham
Man advised drive-by shooters to falsely blame Sudanese person
A young man who advised the perpetrators of a drive-by shooting to falsely claim their vehicle was stolen by a Sudanese person will be drug-tested before sentencing.
- by Rex Martinich
Exclusive
Roads
The government overpaid John $81K when it resumed his home. Now it wants it back
An administrative slip-up led to a “9” in the wrong spot when the government resumed a home for a troubled road project with a $424 million cost blowout.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Woman accused of stabbing grandmother gets bail
The 21-year-old allegedly attacked her 63-year-old grandmother in a home they shared in Beaudesert, but is now banned from the town.
- by Rex Martinich
Painful removals, mission history detailed at inquiry
Aunty Florence Watson told the inquiry the story of her mother, who survived a massacre on the Palmer River in north Queensland in the early 1930s when she was four years old.
- by Keira Jenkins
Authorities seize 12 devices in case of alleged Russian spies
Australian army soldier Kira Korolev allegedly told her partner how to log into Defence systems on her official work account from their Brisbane home.
- by Cloe Read
Woman called ‘bad mum’ after chasing down child stealer
A woman who stole an 18-month-old baby told the girl’s mother she didn’t deserve children when confronted after a frantic car chase, a judge has heard.
- by Rex Martinich
Video game champion ‘regrets’ jokes about death rumour
The American gamer has given evidence on the second day of his defamation case against a Brisbane YouTube creator.
- by Rex Martinich
Donkey Kong record-holder Billy Mitchell ‘defamed’ by Brisbane YouTuber’s ‘heinous’ death video
An American gamer who held the world record score for arcade game Donkey Kong has appeared in a Brisbane court for the start of a defamation trial against an Australian YouTuber.
- by Rex Martinich
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/brisbane-courts-5v9