Police charge Zlatko Sikorsky with the murder of 16-year-old Larissa Beilby, whose body was found in a barrel, after the wanted man surrendered to police following a 27-hour stand-off on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
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'My friend showed up with this bloke': How wanted man got into apartment
As a Sunshine Coast siege goes past the 24-hour mark, a resident says he let Zlatko Sikorsky into his apartment because he didn’t realise he was at the centre of a Queensland police hunt after the discovery of a woman’s body in a barrel.
AFP conducts terrorism raids south of Brisbane
The Australian Federal Police says there is no risk to the community as they conduct terrorism raids at Kuraby south of Brisbane.
Sticking point: Farmers hope clearer labels spur shoppers to choose Australian
Clearer country-of-origin food labelling laws make it easier for shoppers to buy Australian produce.
Police declare emergency at Sunshine Coast unit complex
Police on the Sunshine Coast have declared an emergency exclusion zone as they negotiate with a man at a unit complex at Alexandra Headland on the Sunshine Coast.
Mensink having 'too much fun' overseas to answer court questions, son says
The son of fugitive businessman Clive Mensink tells a Brisbane court he deliberately cut his WhatsApp link to his father, who is “having way too much fun” to return to Australia to face questioning over the Queensland Nickel collapse.
Dreamworld's Thunder River Rapids ride 'should not have been in service' when four killed
An engineering supervisor at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast tells a coronial inquest the Thunder River Rapids ride “should not have been in service” when it malfunctioned and killed four people.
Premier rules out helping Clive Palmer reopen Townsville nickel refinery
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Clive Palmer “will not get any money from us” after he calls on the State and Federal Governments to help reopen the beleaguered Yabulu nickel refinery.
Police hunt for barrel murder suspect with lengthy criminal history
The man wanted over the murder of a woman whose body was found in a barrel in a dumped ute has a lengthy criminal history dating back to 2005, including domestic violence, extortion and armed robbery, court documents reveal.
Cafe in drought-stricken Cunnamulla cooks up camel burger
An outback cafe in south-west Queensland is hoping to help diversify the livestock industry by creating a market for camel products.