Next steps in court case for Qld man accused of bestiality
A Queensland man charged with bestiality has seen his case progress in court just weeks before a key deadline arrived.
Police & Courts
NAMED: Qld man ordered back to prison after three alleged attempted car thefts
A Townsville man, 29, who allegedly tried but failed to steal cars from three different women in Mackay was on a return to prison warrant, a court heard.
Convicted rapist faces court for sexually assaulting autistic man
A convicted rapist who locked an autistic man in a toilet and sexually assaulted him had a 14-page criminal history littered with sexual offences, a Queensland court has heard.
Law catches up with self-serve checkout thief, unemployed mum
A single mum who used sneaky tactics to steal multiple times at a Woolworths self-serve checkout has been brought to justice two years after she committed the thefts.
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‘Protracted and cruel’: Rapist pushes back against penalty over horror attack
A father jailed for eight years for a horrific sex attack against the mother of his children has attempted to have the convictions quashed or the penalty reduced. Warning: Graphic content.
‘Beautiful young soul’: Push to have skate park renamed in teen’s memory
Loved ones of an Eimeo teen who tragically died after a crash involving a dirt bike and a tavern courtesy bus are pushing to have a skate park renamed in his honour.
Doctor attacked with lump of wood in alleged armed robbery
A teen boy has been arrested over the alleged violent armed robbery against a doctor. Read what happened.
‘We’re not invincible’: Powerful message as region’s road toll climbs
A senior Mackay police officer has said the region’s road toll was ‘past the point’ of needing increased patrols as the road claimed another victim in a horror year for the district.
‘Retaliation’: Cartel links revealed in search for Qld mum missing in Mexico
Mexican authorities have confirmed possible cartel links as they investigate the disappearance of a Whitsunday mum whose daughter was dumped alone at a church in Cancun one month ago.
Property owner’s push to increase $1m compensation claim over bypass land
A Mackay region landowner has appealed a $1m compensation payout over land resumed for the Mackay Ring Road arguing the figure is too low.
How a budding entrepreneur made $33k in his first month dealing drugs
A young man’s promising life began to unravel when a friend’s father offered him meth. His entrepreneurial spirit made him a roaring success when he first entered the dealing scene but it did not last long.
‘Calculated’: Man secretly filmed 13yo girl taking shower
A Queensland mother was shocked when she came across a video on her own computer of her young daughter naked preparing for a shower in the bathroom of her family home.
16 lives, 144 days: Faces of our devastating road toll
They are sons and daughters, fathers and mothers. Their deaths have left communities grieving. There are too many of them, but they will not be forgotten. They are the faces of the region’s devastating road toll.
New twist in case of missing Aussie mum
There has been a shock development in the case of Tahnee Shanks, who is missing in Mexico, as her toddler daughter returns to Australia.
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