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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says nuclear waster could safely be stored in Australia.

Teen accused of terror plot over Liberals’ nuclear policy

A teenager planned to use homemade explosives targeting Liberal Party members and a public event in response to Peter Dutton’s nuclear policy, a court has been told.

  • Rex Martinich

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Caitlin Williams, as a child, with her mother Priscilla Brooten.

Alleged murder victim could still be alive, jury told

A man accused of murdering his missing American girlfriend was not guilty because she could still be alive and continuing her “below the radar” lifestyle, a jury has heard.

  • Rex Martinich
Ashley Paul Griffith was sentenced to life in prison.

‘Very happy’: Victim’s joy over paedophile’s appeal fail

Ashley Paul Griffith had argued the 27‑year non‑parole period for hundreds of sexual offences against children was manifestly excessive.

  • Rex Martinich
Priscilla Brooten disappeared from her Brisbane home in 2018.

Accused killer makes claim in police interview over missing beauty queen

Her body was never found, with the suspect shown photos of authorities excavating his front yard.

  • Cloe Read
The incident involving Malak O'Mari occurred outside the Brisbane District and Supreme Court building on May 25, 2026.
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Security incident at Brisbane Supreme Court

The incident involving Malak O'Mari occurred outside the Brisbane District and Supreme Court building on May 25, 2026.

Aiden’s parents Andrea and David Guimaraes at court on Tuesday.

‘Thrill-seeking’ driver pleads guilty to crash that killed young boy

The nine-year-old’s mother wept as she read a victim impact statement to the court, saying the driver’s name was etched into her brain “like cancer”.

  • Andrew Stafford
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Priscilla Brooten.

‘Where’s Priscilla?’ Murder accused quizzed by friends

A man accused of murdering his American girlfriend gave different reasons for why she stopped going to gym classes, claiming she fled creditors or immigration enforcement, a jury has heard.

  • Rex Martinich
Alex Hills Early Education.

Childcare centre fined for losing one-year-old on bush excursion

The centre was ordered to pay $15,000, which the state Education Department said reflected risk the toddler faced wandering alone in the bush.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Priscilla Brooten disappeared from her Brisbane home in 2018.

‘I’ve been with police’: Messages from accused killer Zumba instructor revealed

The jury was also read several notebook entries, written by Priscilla Brooten before she was allegedly killed by her boyfriend.

  • Cloe Read
The scene of the alleged murder in 2017 at the property in Goomboorian, 150 kilometres north of Brisbane.

‘He was a grub’: Woodchipper murderer launches appeal

A woman jailed for orchestrating a horrific woodchipper murder plot claims she is the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

  • Andrew Stafford