Julene Thorburn told police she knew her husband was loading the body of their dead foster daughter into the boot of their car but lied “out of fear” their family secret would be exposed.
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Archaeology enthusiasts dig up the past at cemetery
Spending Saturday digging in the dirt at the local cemetery may not sound like your average weekend activity, but for Brisbane’s Time Team and Indiana Jones enthusiasts, it’s ideal.
'We fell for it': How Tiahleigh Palmer's killer played the grieving foster father
He thought he had gotten away with murder. After he killed Tiahleigh Palmer to protect his son, Rick Thorburn played the grieving foster father and spent months throwing police off the scent, until an anonymous tip-off brought down his web of lies.
Clive Palmer's assets frozen by Supreme Court over Queensland Nickel collapse
The Supreme Court has frozen Clive Palmer’s assets at the behest of PPB Advisory, the Federal Government-appointed liquidator of Queensland Nickel, which collapsed in 2016 leaving 800 people out of work.
Tiahleigh Palmer's foster father jailed for life for 'callous' murder and cover-up
Child killer Rick Thorburn is sentenced to life in jail for murdering his 12-year-old foster daughter, Tiahleigh Palmer, who he killed to protect his son after he had sex with her.
'Too early to speculate': Park backs away from earlier comments on high-ropes accident
The adventure park where a 14-year-old Brisbane schoolboy was critically injured now says it is “far too early to speculate” on how the accident occurred, after earlier releasing a statement saying safety equipment was not to blame.
'Too early to speculate': Park backs away from earlier comments on high-ropes accident
The adventure park where a 14-year-old Brisbane schoolboy was critically injured now says it is “far too early to speculate” on how the accident occurred, after earlier releasing a statement saying safety equipment was not to blame.
Museum reveals the dinosaur skeletons in its cupboard
Take a look in the Queensland Museum’s warehouse that stores millions of the state’s priceless geoheritage treasures, preserving them for future generations.
Reef shark bites the hand that feeds it in Cairns Aquarium
A grey reef shark gets the wrong end of the stick and bites a diver on the hand while he is trying to feed it, but luckily the wound is not serious.
Those confronting pictures on cigarette packets aren't scary anymore, survey reveals
A survey of 900 Queenslanders reveals pictures of gangrenous feet and rotting teeth on cigarette packets are no longer shocking enough to prompt people to quit the habit.