Olympic physiotherapist allegedly preyed on young swimmers for 20 years
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Olympic physiotherapist allegedly preyed on young swimmers for 20 years

Peter John Wells was the head physiotherapist for the Australian swimming team at the London 2012 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

  • byToby Crockford

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CCC put words in witness statement in ex-health chief’s nepotism case

CCC put words in witness statement in ex-health chief’s nepotism case

The Crime and Corruption Commission allege Malcolm Stamp used his position at Queensland Health to get his daughter a job in 2014.

  • byToby Crockford
Former Brisbane health service chief in court on nepotism charges

Former Brisbane health service chief in court on nepotism charges

Malcolm Stamp,69,flew in from the United Kingdom to face a Brisbane court on Tuesday,four years after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

  • byLaine Clark
Brisbane councillor found guilty over 15-minute four-person protest

Brisbane councillor found guilty over 15-minute four-person protest

Jonathan Sri was found guilty of undertaking a prohibited protest in Queen Street Mall in 2020,but not guilty of failing to obtain consent to hold a placard.

  • byToby Crockford
Drunk,unlicensed boat captain killed daughter-in-law in Brisbane River crash

Drunk,unlicensed boat captain killed daughter-in-law in Brisbane River crash

It is not known how much Jamie Luke Harwood drank that day. He refused to give a blood sample,saying:“I don’t do needles”.

  • byToby Crockford
Daughter jailed for five years after father begged her to end his life

Daughter jailed for five years after father begged her to end his life

While his daughter was visiting his nursing home,the 68-year-old man said:“Please,just kill me,I don’t want to be here anymore.”

  • byToby Crockford
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Nine arrested in multi-state sting over alleged drug-smuggling plot

Nine arrested in multi-state sting over alleged drug-smuggling plot

Police allege a Colombian syndicate was also involved in the plot to smuggle 700 kilograms of cocaine hidden in another substance.

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Court hears of police failures in singer Jaguar Jonze’s sexual assault case
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Court hears of police failures in singer Jaguar Jonze’s sexual assault case

Deena Lynch,the award-winning performer known as Jaguar Jonze,was allegedly sexually assaulted in a Brisbane nightclub by two music producers.

  • byToby Crockford
Gunman who killed Brisbane mother-of-two could be free in a year

Gunman who killed Brisbane mother-of-two could be free in a year

Despite being handed a nine-year prison sentence on Wednesday,the shooter could be released on parole in little more than a year.

  • byToby Crockford
Driver could be free in two months after dragging woman 350m along street

Driver could be free in two months after dragging woman 350m along street

The incident began with the offender stealing the woman’s car from a Woolloongabba shopping centre in inner Brisbane.

  • byToby Crockford
Man who killed a mother,raped daughter sentenced after eight-year delay

Man who killed a mother,raped daughter sentenced after eight-year delay

Jacob Michael Smith,45,strangled the woman in her loungeroom before raping her 12-year-old daughter.

  • byToby Crockford