Named: Qld’s domestic violence monsters and their evil crimes
Domestic violence remains a scourge across Queensland – these are some of the terrifying cases that have rocked the state. SPECIAL REPORT
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Dad aims replica gun at Warrego Highway drivers
Toowoomba Magistrates Court was told a young Dalby dad decided it would be a good idea to point a replica firearm at other road users while travelling along a major Queensland highway. Here’s what it cost him.
Teenage footy star knocks neighbour unconscious in drunken spiral
A teenage Logan athlete, who was once on the brink of an NRL career, has narrowly avoided prison for an unprovoked king-hit on a neighbour.
Young people forced to live in hospitals, pay $74/day amid NDIS fiasco
Hundreds of Queenslanders are languishing in long-stay hospital beds as they wait for more suitable NDIS accommodation.
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Govt slammed for lack of public consultation time on youth crime
The state government has been accused of “not prioritising” youth justice for allocating less than three days for public submissions on its new youth crime legislation.
Police stations with no officer: State’s cop shortage at crisis point
Seriously undermanned police stations have been exposed as it is revealed Queensland has failed to recruit officers at the rate required to properly uphold the law.
Meninga, Connell Cups and Harvey 19’s player selection highlights
Players selection highlights from all 42 junior league teams playing round 2 of the Meninga Cup, Connell Challenge and Harvey 19s this weekend.
Love letters allegedly reveal guard and inmate’s ‘friends with benefits’ fling
Defence lawyers for a prison guard accused of smuggling drugs and being in a ‘friends with benefits’ relationship with an inmate may submit she has no case to answer.
Revealed: How much every major mining executive earns
As the push for renewable energy continues, the pay packets of the people sitting in the big chair of some of Australia’s top mining companies have been revealed.
Meth dealer mum locked up on the spot in court shock
A repeat meth offender walked freely into the Ipswich courthouse, only to get a nasty surprise to learn she wouldn’t be leaving the way she came in.
He shot her three times. No one heard. No one came to help
Annemarie Papelard was a well-educated business executive who worked for a raft of Australian companies. Yet her murder was swept under the carpet – until now. Read the exclusive story here.
‘Deeply concerning’: Youth crime laws ‘incompatible’ with human rights
The state government has conceded its new youth crime measures are a breach of human rights but will push through with the laws anyway.
Revealed: Ipswich, Gatton schools that made the grade in 2022 NAPLAN
As NAPLAN results are released to families today, we took a look at which schools from Ipswich to Gatton performed the best, and which failed to make the grade. Find out how your school performed.
‘Some troubling things’: Robodebt scheme had no legal basis
A former high-ranking legal bureaucrat has told a Royal Commission questions about the legality of the Centrelink robodebt scheme had been raised as far back as 2014.
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