‘Forgotten kids’ in detention falling between cracks

‘Forgotten kids’ in detention falling between cracks

Qld youth workers are in despair over kids spending 20-plus hours a day confined to a room,while judges last week described one child’s isolation as a disgrace.

  • byCheryl Goodenough

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Elon Musk loses anti-Muslim fight in Queensland hearing

Elon Musk loses anti-Muslim fight in Queensland hearing

The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled that his company X – formerly known as Twitter – has to answer to the state’s laws despite being based in America.

  • byAlex Mitchell
‘A motive to lie for podcast’:Coroner doubts man’s evidence in Sharron Phillips case

‘A motive to lie for podcast’:Coroner doubts man’s evidence in Sharron Phillips case

The man who accused his father of murdering Sharron Phillips,who vanished in May 1986,had a commercial motive to lie,the state’s coroner has found.

  • byRex Martinich
Woman admits smoke alarm failure after fatal house fire on Russell Island

Woman admits smoke alarm failure after fatal house fire on Russell Island

A NSW woman has been fined for failing to install legally required and compliant smoke alarms after a fire killed a father and five children at a Queensland property.

  • byCheryl Goodenough
Record $1m reward paid out after Cordingley murder charge

Record $1m reward paid out after Cordingley murder charge

A record $1 million reward has been paid out “in full” after an international search led to the arrest of a man accused of murdering Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley.

  • byLaine Clark andKeira Jenkins
Internal audit slams Qld police use of body cams,storage of footage

Internal audit slams Qld police use of body cams,storage of footage

The rapid rollout of body-worn cameras has culminated in a “robustly debated” audit report that might require the Queensland Police Service to change policies.

  • bySean Parnell
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‘Get an arrest warrant’:Man fined for contempt over intimate deepfake images

‘Get an arrest warrant’:Man fined for contempt over intimate deepfake images

A man who refused to remove intimate deepfake images of Australian public figures he had posted online until after his arrest has been fined for contempt.

  • byCheryl Goodenough
Mother of Qld boy found dead in pool charged with murder

Mother of Qld boy found dead in pool charged with murder

The 46-year-old was the only other one home when her four-year-old was found dead in a disused pool,police say. She has now been charged with his murder.

  • byLaine Clark
Teen admits role in attack on rugby star Kefu’s family

Teen admits role in attack on rugby star Kefu’s family

A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to taking part in an armed home invasion that resulted in Wallabies star Toutai Kefu and three members of his family being stabbed.

  • byRex Martinich
‘Body in esky’ killer wins appeal over missing bones

‘Body in esky’ killer wins appeal over missing bones

A man imprisoned for torture and manslaughter is eligible for early release after the Court of Appeal ruled he could not comply with Queensland’s “no body,no parole” law.

  • byRex Martinich
‘Slippery slope’:Queensland lawyers getting worse,watchdog warns

‘Slippery slope’:Queensland lawyers getting worse,watchdog warns

Queensland lawyers can’t even be relied upon for “simple professional courtesies”,according to Legal Services Commissioner Megan Mahon.

  • bySean Parnell