PNG university chancellor groped teen girl he was in ‘cultural marriage’ with
Jeffrey Kennedy is also a prominent businessman and lawyer. He had character references from PNG’s Attorney-General and Mining Minister.
- by Toby Crockford
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Accused mulcher murderer claims friend-turned-informant carried out killing
The common theme in their conflicting stories is that the woman they had both slept with was the mastermind of the killing.
- by Toby Crockford
Accused mulcher murderers’ money misery laid bare
The woman accused of masterminding the grisly murder plot lost more than $100,000 over two years, while her co-accused ex-partner floundered in debt.
- by Toby Crockford
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Crime
Two police officers shoot man dead outside club after taser fails
The man rushed at police “in an aggressive manner” after he was seen trying to pull his pants down, and following an incident in which a man fell through the ceiling of a public toilet.
- by Cloe Read and Toby Crockford
Child killers with long rap sheets repeatedly given bail before murder
Angus Beaumont, 15, who was stabbed in the heart during an altercation with two youths, has been described in court as a “beautiful, intelligent kid”.
- by Toby Crockford
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Crime
Two murder charges over Brisbane shotgun killing, victim’s family hold funeral
A funeral was held for 38-year-old Timothy Van Vo in Oxley on Sunday, before he was cremated at Goodna on Monday.
- by Jocelyn Garcia and Toby Crockford
Police union a ‘boys club’ despite almost one-third of officers female
There are no women on the Queensland Police Union’s executive committee, which represents most of the state’s police.
- by Toby Crockford and Cloe Read
Police Union boss stands by his ‘woke’ comments, says sexism not rife
Ian Leavers says “small pockets” within the police service are behind the shocking examples of sexual harassment and attacks on female colleagues.
- by Toby Crockford
Cop who snuck daughter across border now a council bus driver
Former senior constable Robert Eickenloff wanted to bring his daughter home from NSW where she had become depressed during the pandemic.
- by Toby Crockford
Sacked council CEO ‘could not afford’ to keep paying legal team for appeal
Sharon Kelsey was sacked as chief executive at the Queensland council after seven councillors voted to terminate her.
- by Toby Crockford
Duo allegedly cut into shipping container floor to retrieve $120 million in cocaine
In deciding the men should stand trial, a magistrate quipped they would not have been in that area of the port for fun “unless you have a fetish for shipping containers”.
- by Toby Crockford
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