A 53-year-old man accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old boy for ransom on the Gold Coast before taking him across the border has faced a NSW court.
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Gold Coast man who killed mother gets four years in jail
A Gold Coast man who confessed to the manslaughter of his mother nine years after she disappeared has been jailed for at least four years and nine months.
Jane Prentice's preselection dumping a 'bloody disgrace'
Operation “Save Jane” kicks off, with outspoken Liberal backbencher Warren Entsch suggesting the Prime Minister intervene to overturn Jane Prentice’s preselection defeat.
QPS trial rolls out text messages
Queensland Police Service are trialling contacting members of the public by SMS when investigating reported occurrences. The trial, which begins today will be held in the Brisbane South and Gladstone areas until July 31. Currently, police are only able to contact victims, witnesses, suspects etc. by telephone or by attending the location where the person […]
Queensland man jailed for manslaughter of mother
A man who killed his mother and buried her body in Queensland’s Gold Coast hinterland with a bag of lime is sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after deceiving authorities for six years by saying his mother was in New Zealand.
Queensland man charged over ute tray death
A man has been charged over the death of a teenager who was flung from the back of a ute on Queensland’s Stradbroke Island in March.
Rapist behind savage attack on tourists to remain behind bars
A man who raped a Norwegian tourist in a far north Queensland caravan park will remain behind bars after an application was put forward by the Attorney-General.
Update: Fatal traffic crash charge, North Stradbroke Island
A man has been charged following investigations into a fatal single vehicle traffic crash on North Stradbroke Island on March 2, 2018. It will be alleged that around 2am the man was the driver of a utility travelling along Main Beach when another man was thrown from the back of the vehicle. A 19-year-old Point […]
Science-nonfiction: Robotics author says AI will affect all children
“The thing about artificial intelligence is we don’t know what is going to happen, which ends up being the most exciting and scary aspect of this industry.”
Brisbane most expensive city for transport costs as percentage of income: report
Brisbane households fork out the most money for transport costs as a percentage of their income compared with other households in Australia.