Former Brisbane lord mayor testifies in court – and brings a prop

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.

  • byCloe Read

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‘Absolute joke’:Teens’ sentence for Uber driver’s stabbing death draws anger

‘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.

  • byRex Martinich
Man jailed for life over toddler’s torture and murder

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.

  • byRex Martinich
Doctor wins payout after ‘mystical’ fault in Mercedes caused crash

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’.

  • byWilliam Davis
Qld man found guilty of torturing,murdering three-year-old

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.

  • bySavannah Meacham
The elusive family and the secrets behind The Star’s new casino owners

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.

  • byHarriet Alexander
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Toddler malnourished,infested with lice before death

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.

  • bySavannah Meacham
Former MP’s penalty doubled for election Facebook posts

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.

  • byRex Martinich
Lamborghini seized in south-east Queensland police raids
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Lamborghini seized in south-east Queensland police raids

Queensland police have charged 20 people with more than 220 offences and seized cash,jewellery and a Lamborghini Huracan as part of Operation Whiskey Pitt.

Police search the home of former teacher charged with child abuse
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Police search the home of former teacher charged with child abuse

Queensland police executed a search warrant at an address in Brisbane’s south on Saturday,10 August,where the 68-year-old man was taken into custody.

Psychiatrists fear patient confidentiality is being undermined in Qld courts

Psychiatrists fear patient confidentiality is being undermined in Qld courts

There is increasing concern that court access to health files may be used to cast doubt on the credibility of rape and sexual assault survivors.

  • byCloe Read