$10k tool booty: Tradesman who turned to life of crime busted
A Gladstone man who turned to a life of crime after the breakdown of his marriage and career was forced to flee to Toowoomba after his criminal peers turned on him, a court has been told.
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Revealed: How fatal US chopper crash is set to change Talisman Sabre
The inquiry into the helicopter crash that killed four Defence personnel in 2023 has triggered a new approach to Australia’s largest bilateral military exercise.
23 Crimes: DV tradie busted with cocaine and crystal meth
A Toowoomba tradesman well versed with the courts has added “abhorrent” domestic violence crimes to his 17-page rap sheet.
Teen rapists should remain reprimanded, says law society
A leading peak legal organisation in Queensland is urging the government to remove rape from the next raft of Adult Crime Adult Time laws, despite high rates of sexual violence sweeping across the state at the hands of teens.
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Toowoomba region teacher cleared of chilling DV allegations
A Darling Downs primary school teacher accused of holding a knife to his partner’s throat has been found not guilty of the offence.
Intoxicated teen terrifies elderly couple
A teenager who jumped through a number of Toowoomba backyards and brazenly tried to break into occupied homes will soon be released from custody.
Headbutt hurled during nightclub blow-up
After a woman headbutted a man inside a Toowoomba nightclub, a court heard she said the man “was a piece of s-t,” and “had it coming”.
Tradie attacks fellow motel guest over noise dispute
A Toowoomba tradie has fronted court for a violent attack that occurred when a fellow guest at the motel he was staying in asked him to quiet down.
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