‘Perhaps now the truth can come out into the open’
This mother of four died in horrific, suspicious circumstances – with almost 100 injuries – almost five years ago. But no one has been charged over her death.
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IN PICTURES: Big Pineapple Music Festival 2019
An epic day for the thousands who got on their dancing shoes at the 2019 Big Pineapple Music Festival.
Aussie teens shun sex, booze and ciggies
Teenagers are shunning sex, drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. But experts say they’re experiencing greater mental health problems and difficulty learning social skills.
Swan Bites crash
A woman was hospitalised after a car crashed into the Swan Bites Fish and Chip Shop at Maroochydore this morning.
Meet Outback Truckers’ new star
THE main suspect in getting Justin Harrison onto the latest TV series of Outback Truckers (7Plus, from May 28) is one of his children.
WARNING! This toy store penis flasher is in the community
Shopping centre flasher Gregory Wayne Chambers has a habit of fully exposing his genitals to little girls.
Shop manager with sick bestiality ‘fetish’ had sex with dog
A former Brisbane man has pleaded guilty to bestiality after he filmed himself having sex with his family’s 10-year-old dog and sent the footage to his former partner.
How Winton has become the Outback Hollywood
WINTON in western Queensland, population 875 at the last Census, might seem a unlikely place for an international film festival.
Evil bush rape monster belongs on a ‘desert island’
Rapist Kym Spoehr brutalised a Japanese tourist in a forest. Now he is trying to convince a court he is safe for release.
Child rapist released despite breaching supervision order
Child sex offender Gregory David Kynuna’s decision to use the drug ice lands him in court, again
Man snatches croc from river with bare hands
A bloke who grabbed a 1.5m freshwater crocodile with his bare hands said he wanted to see if the old mob’s hunting skills were still there. WATCH THE VIDEO
Lisa Curry: ‘I have proof drug cheats beat me’
Lisa Curry has joined with track legend Raelene Boyle in demanding the record books reflect she was cheated at the Olympics.
Murder heartbreak for grieving father
A grieving dad fears he will never get justice for his murdered son after a jury acquitted the man police had charged with his death.
Tearful Blanche emerges after Bob Hawke’s death
Blanche d’Alpuget has made a tearful appearance dressed in her late husband’s robe, after announcing the former Prime Minister’s death.
‘He took a knife to a fist fight’
TOOWOOMBA man Shane Colin Duffy has pleaded not guilty to murdering James Beel-Endycott and is on trial in Brisbane Supreme Court.
‘Devious’ fraud duped colleagues, bosses and her mum
A devious rip-off artist stole from her colleagues and bosses and lied about having cancer, being pregnant and her parents undergoing surgery during a lengthy series of frauds that netted her $200,000 over six years.
Countdown to death! Medicos’ fight to save stabbed father
Paramedics have revealed the last 20 minutes of a stabbing victim’s life and their desperate attempts to save him.
B-double driver fined $337 for going up hill too slowly
A missed gear has cost a B-double driver a negligent driving fine and four demerit points after an incident overnight.
Childers kidnapper begs for sentence cut
A man who abducted a three-year-old girl from her house at Childers in 2014 says his sentence should be reduced, saying it is excessive and could have impacts on his mental health.
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WORKING CLASS MACK: Jimmy Barnes gives his seal of approval
AUSTRALIA’S rock and truck legends have united to raise money for drought-stricken farming communities in New South Wales and Queensland.
Shooting victim’s sacrifice to keep his kids safe from thugs
A Queensland father has given up seeing his children because he fears vigilantes will kill them as payback for him speaking to police about a crime – as two men face court over their role in bashing, stabbing and shooting of the terrified police witness.
Queensland dad accused of taking sexualised pics of his kids
A Queensland father claims he was only taking photos of his kids having fun when he snapped his near-naked youngsters in questionable positions.
Son’s desperate bid to protect mum’s gifts from brutal thugs
A young man begged his three violent captors to take him to an ATM so he could give them money as they held him hostage during a terrifying morning of crime in southeast Queensland, a court has been told.
John Oliver’s savage Palmer takedown
Mining billionaire Clive Palmer has copped an absolute roasting in John Oliver’s latest rant about the Australian election.
Red domestic violence seats inspired by murder victim
The Red Benches project – which was inspired by a woman who was brutally murdered – aims to install a plaque in each local government area to bring the domestic violence message to a wider public.
DV worker’s plea to end ‘court ordered’ child abuse
A senior domestic violence worker has broken ranks to make a bold call about ‘court ordered’ child abuse, saying there are “very specific examples of kids screaming and begging not to go to see a parent and being taken by police to that parent to be abused”.
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Man chokes boy, 10, for using his body wash
A man who choked his 10-year-old stepson, grabbed him by the hair, flung him around the home and punched and kicked him because he used his body wash has been sentenced in a Queensland court.
Man raped stepdaughter 1800 times
A Queensland man who raped his stepdaughter daily for six years, getting her pregnant, has been sentenced. The court heard that after learning she had fallen pregnant but it was too late to abort, he beat her, saying: “There are always ways to kill it”.
Alleged rape victim in ‘horrifying’ legal limbo for years
An alleged rape survivor has slammed Queensland’s court system for allowing the man accused of bashing, strangling, violating and torturing her to delay his trial.
‘Greedy’ mum steals $150k from doctors for luxury lifestyle
A “greedy” mum-of-three stole $150,000 to “keep up with the Joneses” in what a Brisbane judge has described as despicable offending that was a “gross breach of trust”.
Apprentice of the year hopeful filmed, shared boy sex abuse
A Queensland apprentice of the year nominee accused of sharing footage of his sex assault on a boy in a toilet, had in his possession 5000 photos and 150 films of children being sexually abused.
Man charged after woman struck by horse
A man has been charged after a woman was struck by a horse and injured in central Queensland, amid tensions between pro- and anti-Adani protesters.
Comets and Rebels come to blows
Adani mine activists clash in Mackay
George Christensen has joined the activist life to protest Bob Brown’s convoy of environmentalists.
When to see the RAAF flypast: Every Queensland region listed
Look to the sky today as various aircraft take flight for the highly-anticipated Anzac Day Air Force Flypasts. See the full schedule here.
Photos: Day 4 Byron Bay Bluesfest
All the acts and drama from the fourth day of the Byron Bay Bluesfest.
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Vegan starves as jail doesn’t cater to diet
An Australian animal rights campaigner has gone hungry behind bars after the prison failed to cater to his vegan diet.
Boarded-up storefronts sound death knell for regional CBDs
Regional Queensland’s “main street’’ is dying as the sight of boarded-up shops replaces the bustle of once thriving centres of commerce.
TOO EASY: How I almost killed my own daughter
A SUNSHINE Coast woman who cancelled an abortion at the last minute is bravely sharing her story in the hope that it will save unborn lives.
The search for Keyra Steinhardt
Over two weeks in early 1999, hundreds of people searched Rockhampton for any trace of Keyra Steinhardt. These photos show the dedication and desperation of the search.
Keyra Steinhardt
Keyra Steinhardt was killed by Leonard John Fraser on April 22, 1999.
Region shocked as pilots die within days of each other
A YOUNG musterer just days from his 21st birthday, and a rural advocate fighting for producers both had their lives cut short within days of one another.
Depot Hill suspicious death
A man was found dead in a Depot Hill home overnight.
‘Every week it seems there is a truck driver facing abuse’
Those inside the trucks at protests are stressed, upset and often fearful themselves, fearful of activists intentionally hurting themselves for media coverage.
Top horse trainer faces ban under rare rule
RACING Queensland is expected to use a rare rule of racing to effectively ban Toowoomba’s controversial horse trainer Ben Currie as early as today.
Why Grill’d is giving meat burgers the chop
Don’t go into Grill’d on Monday expecting your usual burger, it won’t be there. The popular burger chain is giving meat the chop — here’s what you can expect.
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