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Archive for October, 2018
Qld hammer killer ‘knew right from wrong’
A Brisbane financial planner who bashed his top client to death with a hammer was mentally ill at the time but knew right from wrong, a court has heard. October 17, 2018 A Brisbane financial planner who stole more than a $1 million from clients knew right from wrong when he bashed his best customer […]
Qld hammer killer ‘knew right from wrong’
A Brisbane financial planner who bashed his top client to death with a hammer was mentally ill at the time but knew right from wrong, a court has heard. October 17, 2018 A Brisbane financial planner knew right from wrong when he killed his best client, hid the spiritual guru’s body and went to collect […]
Qld killer couldn’t stop his hammer blows
A court had heard that a Brisbane financial adviser was mentally ill and having an out of body experience when he bashed his top client to death with a hammer. October 17, 2018 A Brisbane financial adviser was having an out of body experience when he bashed his top client to death with a hammer, […]
Queensland killer feared blackmail
A Brisbane financial adviser on trial for murder faced a choice between losing his reputation or his client list moments before he picked up a hammer. October 16, 2018 A Brisbane financial planner who killed his top client with a hammer to protect his business after he was discovered stealing money was mentally ill at […]
Accused Qld wife killer to face jury
Gold Coast businessman John Chardon has had his bid for a judge-only murder trial denied and will be tried by jury for the 2013 murder of his missing wife. October 16, 2018 A Gold Coast businessman accused of shooting his missing wife and dumping her body at sea has been told he can get a […]
Qld killer chose hammer over blackmail
A Brisbane financial adviser on trial for murder faced a choice between losing his reputation or his client list moments before he picked up a hammer. October 16, 2018 A Brisbane financial planner who claims he was mentally ill, killed his blackmailer with a hammer when faced with losing his reputation or handing over his […]
Qld man accused of fatal bashing after row
The trial of a Queensland man accused of murdering his housemate soon after the victim came into a large sum of money continues on Tuesday. October 16, 2018 The trial of a man accused of beating his sick housemate to death in a small Queensland town after the pair argued over money continues on Tuesday. […]
Queensland man accused of fatal bashing
A Queensland man has gone on trial accused of murdering his housemate soon after the victim came into a large sum of money. October 15, 2018 A man accused of beating his sick housemate to death in a small Queensland town had argued with the victim over money on the day the man died, a […]
Queensland man accused of fatal bashing
A Queensland man has gone on trial accused of murdering his housemate soon after the victim came into a large sum of money. October 15, 2018 A man accused of beating his ill housemate to death in a small Queensland town had argued with the victim over money on the day the man died, a […]
Clock ticking for Queensland dairy cows
Queensland dairy farmers hit by storms are desperate for power to be restored so they can milk their cows and save them from mastitis. October 12, 2018 The clock is ticking for dairy farmers after severe storms swept across southern Queensland and knocked out power just before milking time. A tornado and wild weather hit the […]
Nauru refugee’s burns death raises concern
Iranian refugee Omid Masoumali died in a Brisbane hospital after suffering burns to 57 per cent of his body on Nauru, the Queensland coroners court has heard. October 11, 2018 It took 31 hours for the Australian government to get Omid Masoumali to a specialist burns unit after the Iranian refugee set himself alight to protest […]
Nauru refugee’s burns death raises concern
Iranian refugee Omid Masoumali died in a Brisbane hospital after suffering burns to 57 per cent of his body on Nauru, the Queensland coroners court has heard. October 11, 2018 It took 31 hours for the Australian government to get Omid Masoumali to a specialist burns unit after the Iranian refugee set himself alight to protest […]
Qld possum killer fined for animal cruelty
A former army officer who killed a possum that annoyed him in his Brisbane backyard has been ordered to pay almost $5000 for his animal cruelty. October 11, 2018 A retired army officer became so incensed by a possum decimating his organic vegetables and destroying his sleep he tried trapping, solar lamps, wind chimes and […]
Qld possum killer fined for animal cruelty
A former army officer who killed an annoying possum in his Brisbane backyard has been ordered to pay almost $5000 for his animal cruelty. October 11, 2018 A retired army officer who used a homemade spear to kill a possum that had taken up residence in a tree by his bedroom window has been fined […]
NZ cattleman jailed for Aussie tax fraud
A New Zealand national who made false tax claims on Australian business activity statements has been jailed for five years and 10 months. October 3, 2018 A New Zealand cattleman who cheated on his companies’ Australian goods and services tax refund claims has been jailed for fraud. Anthony Lee was sentenced on Wednesday at the Brisbane […]
North Qld bushfire burns for two weeks
A bushfire burning for two weeks in north Queensland looks set to continue to challenge firefighters, with temperatures predicted rise. October 3, 2018 Firefighters battling a large bushfire burning for two weeks in north Queensland will have their hands full, with temperatures predicted to rise in the coming days. The blaze, which began on September 17, […]
No charges over north Qld stabbings
Police investigations are continuing after the stabbing deaths of two men rocked a small north Queensland town. October 3, 2018 Police are yet to charge anyone following stabbing deaths of two men in a small coastal community in north Queensland. Tom Davy, 27, and Corey Christensen, 37, died in the street in Alva, 100km south of Townsville, […]
Teen didn’t know Qld stabbing victims
A 19-year-old man questioned over the deaths of the two men, aged 27 and 37, south of Townsville in the early hours of Monday, did not know the men, police say. October 2, 2018 A teenager at the centre of investigations into the stabbing deaths of two men in a small north Queensland town did […]
Qld man finishes Antarctic winter of study
As if working 70-hours a week through an Antarctic winter wasn’t difficult enough, a north Queensland man has also finished a degree in his downtime. October 2, 2018 North Queensland man Zach Lockhard has worked in plenty of remote locations before but never one that was dark 24-hours a day. And as if working a 70-hour-week […]
Qld man finishes Antarctic winter of study
As if working 70-hours a week through an Antarctic winter wasn’t difficult enough, a north Queensland man has also finished a degree in his downtime. October 2, 2018 North Queensland man Zach Lockhard has worked in plenty of remote locations before but never one that was dark 24-hours a day. And as if working a 70-hour-week […]
Qld town warned as bushfire approaches
A bushfire near Herberton, in north Queensland, is bearing down on the small town of Irvinebank, with residents warned to leave now. October 1, 2018 Residents of the small north Queensland town of Irvinebank have been told to leave their homes immediately as a bushfire burning for two weeks bears down on the community of […]
Two dead in ‘harrowing’ north Qld stabbing
Police discovered harrowing scenes when they were called to a stabbing to find two men dead on a bloody street after a fight in a small town Queensland’s north. October 1, 2018 Locals including children were confronted by horrific and bloody scenes in the dead of night as first responders tried in vain to save […]
Backyard count to tally Australia’s birds
Australians are being called on to help conservationists gather a snapshot of the nation’s birds by counting our feathered friends during National Bird Week. October 1, 2018 Bird conservationists have sent out a ‘cooee’ for all Australians to pop their peepers on our feathered friends during the Aussie Backyard Bird Count. The fifth annual National […]
Backyard count to tally Australia’s birds
Australians are being called on to help conservationists gather a snapshot of the nation’s birds by counting our feathered friends during National Bird Week. October 1, 2018 Bird conservationists have sent out a ‘cooee’ for all Australians to pop their peepers on our feathered friends during the Aussie Backyard Bird Count. The fifth annual National […]