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Dreamworld’s owner may face prosecution
A Queensland coroner has referred Dreamworld’s owner Ardent Leisure for possible prosecution over the 2016 accident which killed four people. February 24, 2020 Dreamworld’s owners could be fined $3 million if prosecuted over the 2016 accident that killed four holidaymakers, whose families claim the theme park put profits ahead of safety. Cindy Low, Kate Goodchild, her […]
Dreamworld ride safety ‘frightening’
A Queensland coroner says Dreamworld had “frighteningly unsophisticated” systems protecting patrons on the Thunder River Rapids ride. February 24, 2020 AAP staff writers Dreamworld had “frighteningly unsophisticated” systems protecting patrons on the Thunder River Rapids ride, a coroner has found. Cindy Low, Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett and his partner Roozi Araghi died in […]
Ad-hoc management masked Dreamworld risk
A Queensland coroner says Dreamworld ‘s ad-hoc management of the Thunder River Rapids ride masked the risk it posed to patrons. February 24, 2020 AAP staff writers Dreamworld’s ad-hoc management of the deadly Thunder River Rapids ride masked the risk it posed to patrons, a coroner has found. Cindy Low, Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke […]
Families speak at Dreamworld hearing
The family members of four people killed on a Dreamworld theme park ride in 2016 have spoken ahead of the coronial inquest findings being handed down. February 24, 2020 AAP staff writers The families of those killed in the Dreamworld tragedy have spoken of their grief ahead of the coroner handing down his findings into […]
Man found guilty of double toolbox murder
Queensland man Tuhirangi-Thomas Tahiata has been found guilty of murdering two drug dealers who were locked in a toolbox and dumped in a creek. February 21, 2020 A Queensland man who helped dump two drug dealers locked inside a toolbox into a creek where they died has been found guilty of murder. Tuhirangi-Thomas Tahiata, 28, […]
Jury still out on Qld toolbox murder trial
A Brisbane jury is set to resume deliberating at a trial for a man accused of murdering two people, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek. February 21, 2020 A jury is expected to begin a fourth day of deliberations in the trial of a man accused of murdering two drug […]
Qld court upholds groping victim’s appeal
A Brisbane woman who was groped on her buttocks by a co-worker at an Ipswich timber mill is a step closer to being able to sue her former employer. February 20, 2020 A Brisbane woman who was groped on her buttocks by a co-worker and then bullied by his vengeful mates is a step closer […]
Jury to resume at Qld toolbox murder trial
A jury is set to resume deliberating at a trial for a man accused of murdering two people, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a Brisbane creek. February 20, 2020 A jury is expected to resume deliberating at a trial for a man accused of murdering two drug dealers, who were forced […]
Toolbox murder accused confessed twice
A man accused of murdering two people, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a Brisbane creek, confessed to police twice, a court has been told. February 17, 2020 A man accused of murdering two drug dealers, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek, confessed to police twice within […]
Queensland toolbox murder trial to resume
Lawyers are set to begin closing arguments in a trial for a man accused of murdering two drug dealers who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek. February 16, 2020 Lawyers at a trial for a Brisbane man accused of murdering two drug dealers, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped […]
Homes near leaky Qld dam remain off-limits
Water continues to gush from a broken irrigation dam in southern Queensland with fears local properties could be impacted if a five-metre hole grows larger. February 16, 2020 Engineers continue to monitor a leaking Queensland dam amid fears local homes could be swamped by a wall of water if a five-metre hole in a broken […]
Queensland set to blast off in space race
The Queensland government has launched a space industry growth strategy to create 6000 new jobs by 2036. February 16, 2020 Queensland’s space industry will attempt to boldly go where no state has gone before with the Palaszczuk government planning thousands of new jobs for the sector. Minister for State Development Cameron Dick says an $8 […]
Homes near leaky Qld dam remain at risk
Water continues to gush from a broken irrigation dam in southern Queensland with fears local properties could be impacted if a five-metre hole grows larger. February 16, 2020 Residents near a leaking dam in Queensland’s south have spent a second night away from their homes as water continues to gush through a growing hole in a broken earth […]
Alleged Ponzi scheme boss gave son BMW
A Gold Coast man behind an alleged Ponzi scheme that collapsed owing $25 million gave his son luxury cars and a Rolex, a court has been told. February 14, 2020 A failed Gold Coast hedge fund director gifted his son luxury cars and a Rolex watch before the alleged Ponzi scheme collapsed owing $25 million. […]
Queensland rape sentence reduced on appeal
A teenager who raped a Brisbane woman twice before indecently assaulting another has had his sentence reduced after it was deemed too harsh. February 14, 2020 A murderer who raped a Brisbane woman twice and indecently assaulted another has had his sentence reduced on appeal after claiming it was heavy-handed. Shane Antoni Symss, now 42, […]
Toolbox murder accused grateful to police
A man accused of murdering two people, who were found in a toolbox in a creek, says he was “grateful” to be arrested and wanted to get the truth off his chest. February 13, 2020 A man accused of murdering two drug dealers, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek, told […]
Fatal BBQ bashing sentence unfair: family
The family of a man who died after he was attacked at a Brisbane barbecue says they are “gutted” by the manslaughter sentence handed to one of his attackers. February 13, 2020 Relatives of a man fatally beaten at a Brisbane barbecue for making an offensive but trivial comment say they’re gutted one of his attackers could […]
Surf champ jailed for drug smuggling
A former surfing champion who took part in a bungled attempt to import 512kg of cocaine has been sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment. February 13, 2020 A former surfing champion fled from the Australian navy while his seasick co-accused hurled $195 million worth of cocaine overboard during a botched drug smuggling operation. Anthony Trevor Draper […]
Qld toolbox murder victims began to float
A Brisbane man accused of murdering two people, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek, says the bodies began to float. February 13, 2020 A man accused of murdering two drug dealers, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek, says the decomposing bodies began to float days […]
NSW man jailed for failed drug smuggling
A NSW fisherman who admitted attempting to import 512kg of cocaine has been sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment. February 13, 2020 A Sydney fisherman who fled from the Australian navy while his co-accused threw half a tonne of cocaine overboard has been jailed. Anthony Trevor Draper, 55, admitted trying to import 512kg of cocaine that he and […]
Accused Qld double murderer acted ‘weird’
A Brisbane man accused of murdering two people, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek, says he wanted to tell his girlfriend about the killings. February 13, 2020 A man accused of murdering two drug dealers who were forced into a toolbox at knifepoint and dumped in a creek wanted to […]
Cliff death plan for murdered toolbox duo
A Brisbane man accused of murdering two people, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek, says a mate wanted to throw the pair off a cliff. February 13, 2020 A man accused of murdering two drug dealers forced into a toolbox at knifepoint and dumped in a creek says one of […]
Toolbox murder accused blames his ‘mates’
A Brisbane man accused of murdering two people, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek, says old school friends were behind the killings. February 12, 2020 A man accused of murdering two drug dealers forced into a toolbox at knifepoint and dumped in a creek says his mates planned the killings […]
Qld murder accused ‘stoned’ in confession
A Brisbane man accused of murdering two people, who were forced into a toolbox and dumped in a creek, may have been on drugs when he confessed to police. February 12. 2020 A man accused of murdering two drug dealers who were forced into a toolbox at knifepoint and dumped in a creek may have […]