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Publish date: 2024-06-03
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Man’s $5000 role in sham marriage scheme

A court has been told of the elaborate plot a Justice of the Peace organised by arranging a sham marriage in a bid to help two people stay in Australia.

QLD Courts & LawBRISBANE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 1, 2023: Sex worker Jodie Anne Croul, who is alleged to be the head of a drug-trafficking syndicate that sold heroin and diazepam on the streets of Brisbane, leaves Brisbane Supreme Court. NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

Dramatic moment cops smash drug syndicate

A woman has admitted to heading up a major drug trafficking network busted by police in dramatic raids in 2019.

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Twerking costs soccer star $600k payout

A talented Gold Coast soccer player only received a portion of her $600,000 injury compensation claim after a “joke” twerking video emerged in court.

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Major update in beach ‘murder’ case

A man accused of murdering a woman on a Queensland beach is flying to Australia from India after he was extradited to face trial.

UPDATEDQLD Courts & LawBRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JUNE 24, 2021. Former Married at First Sight (MAFS) contestant Daniel John Webb arrives at the Magistrates Court in Brisbane. Mr Webb is facing fraud charges. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dan Peled

Fraud-accused MAFS star’s court request

A former Married At First Sight star charged over his alleged involvement in a boiler room scam has made a surprising request at court.

QLD CrimeMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos 19 April, 2021 : Exterior of Australia Post in North Melbourne. Picture : NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

Inside ‘brazen’ Australia Post heist

Thieves dressed as Australia Post workers have stolen thousands of packages from a distribution centre in a “brazen” theft.

Health ProblemsCANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos July 21, 2022: Chemical Analyst, Patrick test for substance for Fentanyl at AustraliaÕs first fixed pill-testing clinic CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

State‘s ‘brave decision’ on pill testing

Australian doctors have come out in support of a controversial pill testing move, saying it will stop people from “dropping dead”.

Australian EconomyAndrew Austen, the chief of staff for former human services minister Alan Tudge, said he understood the income averaging procedure (the centre of the robodebt legislation) to be lawful as a "longstanding practice" at the time.

Shock robodebt process ‘longstanding’

The former chief of staff for then-human services minister Alan Tudge has made a shock admission about the disastrous robodebt recovery scheme.

QLD Courts & LawLarissa Beilby, 16, was allegedly murdered and dumped in a barrel. Source - Instagram

Body-in-a barrel murderer killed in prison

A prisoner who killed a man in jail who had murdered a teenage girl has made a puzzling comment to a judge after admitting he delivered the fatal blow.

UpdatedQLD Courts & LawKathleen Folbigg with her baby daughter Sarah at her naming ceremony. Sarah died 30 Aug 1993 - crime NSW murder manslaughter - Mother Kathleen 35, was found guilty 21/5/03 of murdering of her four children over ten years - child victims Caleb, Laura and Patrick

Hidden ‘theme’ in baby killer mum’s diaries

A forensic psychologist has shared fresh insights into the diaries of an infamous child killer and how she handled her grief.

QLD CrimePolice have offered a $500,000 reward for information on the disappearance of Christine Maria Fenner from Booyal in 1999. Picture: Supplied / QLD Police

Bizarre detail in missing mum mystery

Police are offering a hefty reward for information concerning the disappearance of a mother of two more than two decades ago in bizarre circumstances.

QLD Courts & LawHannah Clarke with son Trey.

‘Hannah’s Law’ one step closer

The first round of legislation inspired by Hannah Clarke that aims to stop abusive relationships will soon become law in Queensland.

UPDATEDQLD Courts & LawTOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos: JANUARY 11, 2023: **SUPPRESSION ORDER IN PLACE-SEEK LEGAL ADVICE BEFORE PUBLISHING** Lawyer Rowan King leaves Toowoomba CourtHouse. A high profile man has been charged with two counts of rape relating to an incident in October 2021. Picture: NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

High profile man’s rape case to stay secret

The identity of a high-profile man charged with two counts of rape stemming from an incident in Toowoomba will remain secret.

QLD CrimeAround 3.45pm a man wearing a mask and holding a firearm entered the bank but has collided with the glass door before entering and alerted staff who, after seeing him, subsequently hit the security alarm. Grand Plaza Shopping Centre at Browns Plains

Major update in bank robbery, siege

Police have announced a breakthrough in a decades-old alleged bank robbery in which a police officer was shot and seven people were held hostage.

CrimeBRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 9, 2023: A general view of a police station. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Man allegedly stole woman’s car at knifepoint

A woman has escaped injury after a man allegedly approached her while she was in her car, pulled a knife on her and demanded she get out.

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