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Archive for April, 2019
Dad snatches toddler son from dingo’s jaws

A father has rescued his toddler son from a dingo that was dragging him off into the bush on Fraser Island in Queensland. April 19, 2019 A toddler is in hospital with a fractured skull and cuts to his head and neck after a dingo dragged him from his bed on Queensland’s Fraser Island. The […]

Teen charged with Brisbane doctor’s murder

Police have arrested a 17-year-old and charged him with murder after a Brisbane doctor was shot dead at his home earlier this week. April 19, 2019 A teenager has been charged with the murder of a Brisbane doctor, who was gunned down at his home. Luping Zeng, 56, was shot in the chest on Monday […]

Qld killer stabbed boyfriend during a hug

A Queensland woman sentenced to nine years in jail for fatally stabbing her partner said he walked into the knife. April 19, 2019 A Queensland woman has been jailed for nine years after she plunged a kitchen knife into her boyfriend’s chest when he tried to hug her during an argument. Vanessa Lee Jenkins, 42, developed […]

Easter safety warning for Qld motorists

Police are urging Queensland motorists to be careful while driving over the Easter long weekend. April 18, 2019 Queenslanders have been urged to take extra care when they hit the road over the Easter long weekend. Police will have boots on the ground across the state to try to prevent deaths on the roads, with Police […]

Qld man to be sentenced for woman’s murder

A man who strangled an alcoholic mother and robbed her is expected to be sentenced for her murder in Brisbane. April 18, 2019 A man found guilty of strangling an alcoholic Brisbane mother before robbing her is expected to be sentenced in a Queensland court. Robert Graham Thomas was convicted in March of murdering Danielle […]

Qld Health confirms 13th measles case

Queenslanders are being urged to ensure they’ve had two doses of the measles vaccine after 13 confirmed cases in the state already this year. April 17, 2019 Queenslanders have again been warned about the dangers of measles after a man, who travelled to Vietnam, became the latest confirmed case of infection. It brings the number […]

Qld man in court over $1.4m drug bust

An alleged Hells Angels associate has faced court in Queensland on drug trafficking offences over an ice haul estimated to be worth $1.44 million. April 17, 2019 An alleged Hells Angels associate has faced court after police allegedly found 12 kilograms of drugs when they intercepted his car on the Gold Coast. The quantity is […]

Brisbane doctor shot dead at home

A manhunt continues for a gunman after a doctor was shot dead at his Brisbane home overnight. April 16, 2019 Police are hunting for a killer after a doctor was gunned down in the garage of his Brisbane home. The 56-year-old general practitioner was shot in the chest about 11.40pm on Monday while packing his car at […]

Qld Health warns about measles danger

Queenslanders are being urged to ensure they’ve had two doses of the measles vaccine after 12 confirmed cases in the state already this year. April 15, 2019 Queenslanders have been warned about the dangers of measles and overseas travel after more than half of the 12 cases already diagnosed this year were linked to overseas […]

Qld cold case murder accused faces court

A former prison officer charged with three 1978 Queensland outback murders has faced court in Brisbane. April 13, 2019 The man accused of the 1978 Queensland outback murders of Karen Edwards, Timothy Thomson and Gordon Twaddle has faced court for the first time. Bruce John Preston, 63, has been charged with three counts of murder, […]

Qld triple murder accused to fight charges

A former prison officer charged with three 1978 Queensland outback murders will fight the allegations, his lawyer says. April 13, 2019 A man accused of murdering three friends on a motorcycle adventure in outback Queensland more than 40 years ago will fight the charges, his lawyer says. Bruce John Preston, 63, has been charged with […]

Great Barrier Reef shark culling resumes

The Queensland Government has won a temporary stay over an order banning shark culling within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. April 12, 2019 Sharks will again be culled on Great Barrier Reef following a court challenge to the Humane Society’s recent victory over the Queensland government’s shark control program. The Federal Court on Friday […]

Qld ex-wife who plotted hit to learn fate

A Gold Coast woman convicted of arranging an unsuccessful plot to have her ex-husband killed is expected to be sentenced in the Brisbane Supreme Court. April 12, 2019 A Gold Coast woman found guilty of arranging a hit on her ex-husband by a man who took her cash, but ran off without killing him, is […]

Enraged Qld dad who killed toddler jailed

A Queensland man has been jailed for torturing his toddler son before fatally hurling him against a wooden bedhead. April 11, 2019 An enraged Queensland father, who slammed his disobedient toddler son on a bed with so much force it killed him, will spend at least 10 years in prison. Shane Purssell Akehurst, 37, was […]

Dad who killed toddler son to learn fate

A Queensland man who tortured his son before fatally throwing his small body against a timber bedhead is expected to be sentenced in the Supreme Court. April 11, 2019 An angry father convicted of killing his young son by slamming him against a bedhead is expected to learn his fate in a Queensland court. Shane […]

Qld forced labour victim loves Australia

A Fijian domestic worker illegally imported into suburban Brisbane and allegedly forced to work long hours loves Australia and doesn’t want to return to Fiji. April 11, 2019 A Fijian woman allegedly forced to work around the clock by a Queensland couple, accused of trafficking her into the country, loves Australia and doesn’t want to […]

Qld couple on trial for imported servant

A Fijian domestic worker allegedly illegally imported into suburban Brisbane to work for a Tongan family was forced to work around the clock. April 10, 2019 A Fijian woman allegedly trafficked into forced labour by a Queensland couple worked around the clock and was denied access to a doctor, a court has heard. The woman, […]

Dad to face Qld trial for son’s murder

A former Kenyan refugee has been committed to stand trial in Brisbane for the alleged murder of his three-year-old son. April 9, 2019 The father of a little boy, who died on his bedroom floor in Brisbane as paramedics fought in vain to save him, will be tried for his son’s murder. Refugee and former […]

Mum of drowned boys to face Qld court

The mother of two young boys who drowned in Townsville’s Ross River, Leanne Eatts, is expected to face court after being charged with their manslaughter. April 6, 2019 The mother of two young boys who drowned in a swollen river is expected to face a court in north Queensland. Leanne Eatts, 47, was charged with […]

Concerns over Adani coal mine meeting

Reports a delegation of Queensland MPs met with Prime Minister Scott Morrison to discuss the Adani coal mine has anti-Adani campaigners worried. April 4, 2019 Anti-Adani campaigners are worried the Morrison government may be pressured to push through a federal approval for the Adani coal mine on the eve of the election. Their fears were sparked […]

Freed Qld dad wants home cooking

An Egyptian-Australian man detained without charge in Cairo for more than a year is looking forward to some home cooking, his daughter says. April 4, 2019 Home cooking and time with family is what an Egyptian-Australian man on his way home to Brisbane after more than a year in a Cairo prison, is looking forward […]

Revenge fuels fatal Qld explosion

One man is dead and another in court after their attempt to set alight a shipping container at a central Queensland business went wrong. April 3, 2019 An alleged act of revenge has cost a man his life in central Queensland after fuel he was using to set a shipping container a light exploded. The […]

‘Uppers’ behind fatal strokes in young

One-in-five fatal strokes suffered by Australians aged 15 to 44 years involved ‘uppers’ or psycho-stimulant use, new research has found. April 3, 2019 Dying from a stroke probably isn’t the first danger most young Australians associate with illicit drug use. They probably should. One-in-five fatal strokes suffered by Australians aged 15 to 44 years involved “uppers” […]

Hanson recovering after appendix surgery

After a weekend feeling ‘extraordinarily unwell’, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has had emergency surgery to remove her appendix. April 3, 2019 One Nation’s Pauline Hanson is vowing to be soon back on her feet after a shocking political week followed by emergency surgery to remove her appendix. The Queensland senator posted to Facebook that […]

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