Queensland courts
Three Australian soldiers charged with drug trafficking offences
Investigators intercepted cash sent through the mail which the three men allegedly intended to use to purchase and resell cocaine at a profit.
- by Angus Dalton
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‘We made an error’: Wrong call puts Molly the magpie’s future in doubt
Queensland’s Environment Department made a mistake in how it decided to allow a Gold Coast couple to keep a magpie they made into a social media star, a court has found.
- by Sean Parnell
Teen accused of gran’s murder at shopping centre to face hearing
The teenager faces more months behind bars before a magistrate decides if he will stand trial.
- by Rex Martinich
Former Brisbane lord mayor testifies in court – and brings a prop
Labor heavyweight Jim Soorley has denied misleading the Queensland government about maintenance work at a major power station that exploded in 2021.
- by Cloe Read
‘Absolute joke’: Teens’ sentence for Uber driver’s stabbing death draws anger
As a driver for hire, the 47-year-old was “an on-call victim” for the then teens, who stabbed him seven times during a robbery.
- by Rex Martinich
Man jailed for life over toddler’s torture and murder
A man who murdered a two-year-old girl after inflicting severe physical abuse and punishments has been jailed for life.
- by Rex Martinich
Doctor wins payout after ‘mystical’ fault in Mercedes caused crash
On at least seven occasions the brakes of the Mercedes SUV automatically slammed on without warning, leading a judge to find the vehicle was ‘not roadworthy and not safe’.
- by William Davis
Qld man found guilty of torturing, murdering three-year-old
Kaydence Mills’ body was found at Chinchilla Weir several years after her death. Now her stepfather has been found guilty of her murder.
- by Savannah Meacham
The elusive family and the secrets behind The Star’s new casino owners
The family that took legal action to suppress a report into Star’s suitability to hold a casino licence has a long history of escaping scrutiny.
- by Harriet Alexander
Toddler malnourished, infested with lice before death
Shannon Leigh White, 47, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after her stepdaughter Willow Dunn, 4, was found dead at a Cannon Hill home, in Brisbane’s east, in 2020.
- by Savannah Meacham
Former MP’s penalty doubled for election Facebook posts
A judge has doubled former Liberal MP Andrew Laming’s penalty for posting illegal election campaign messages on Facebook.
- by Rex Martinich
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