Queensland courts
Police search the home of former teacher charged with child abuse
Queensland police executed a search warrant at an address in Brisbane’s south on Saturday, 10 August, where the 68-year-old man was taken into custody.
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Psychiatrists fear patient confidentiality is being undermined in Qld courts
There is increasing concern that court access to health files may be used to cast doubt on the credibility of rape and sexual assault survivors.
- by Cloe Read
‘Forgotten kids’ in detention falling between cracks
Qld youth workers are in despair over kids spending 20-plus hours a day confined to a room, while judges last week described one child’s isolation as a disgrace.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
Elon Musk loses anti-Muslim fight in Queensland hearing
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled that his company X – formerly known as Twitter – has to answer to the state’s laws despite being based in America.
- by Alex Mitchell
‘A motive to lie for podcast’: Coroner doubts man’s evidence in Sharron Phillips case
The man who accused his father of murdering Sharron Phillips, who vanished in May 1986, had a commercial motive to lie, the state’s coroner has found.
- by Rex Martinich
Woman admits smoke alarm failure after fatal house fire on Russell Island
A NSW woman has been fined for failing to install legally required and compliant smoke alarms after a fire killed a father and five children at a Queensland property.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
Record $1m reward paid out after Cordingley murder charge
A record $1 million reward has been paid out “in full” after an international search led to the arrest of a man accused of murdering Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley.
- by Laine Clark and Keira Jenkins
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Internal audit slams Qld police use of body cams, storage of footage
The rapid rollout of body-worn cameras has culminated in a “robustly debated” audit report that might require the Queensland Police Service to change policies.
- by Sean Parnell
‘Get an arrest warrant’: Man fined for contempt over intimate deepfake images
A man who refused to remove intimate deepfake images of Australian public figures he had posted online until after his arrest has been fined for contempt.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
Mother of Qld boy found dead in pool charged with murder
The 46-year-old was the only other one home when her four-year-old was found dead in a disused pool, police say. She has now been charged with his murder.
- by Laine Clark
Teen admits role in attack on rugby star Kefu’s family
A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to taking part in an armed home invasion that resulted in Wallabies star Toutai Kefu and three members of his family being stabbed.
- by Rex Martinich