Crime
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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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
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- Courts
‘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
Cocaine crackdown in Fortitude Valley leads to dozens of arrests
Police said they had disrupted an “established supplier” in the Brisbane party precinct.
- William Davis
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
Accused $245k Centrelink fraudster on the run after court brawl
A Brisbane trial has collapsed after a 65-year-old woman vanished from her own fraud case following a wild scuffle between her daughter and court security.
- Julius Dennis
Four injured in drive-by slingshot attacks across inner-Brisbane
Four men have been arrested over the attacks, in which metal projectiles – possibly fishing sinkers – were fired from a car.
- William Davis
Man charged with rape of teen girl near Central Station
The 16-year-old reported the incident to police, who launched a month-long investigation into the random attack in Brisbane’s CBD.
- Courtney Kruk
‘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
‘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