A 20-year-old man faces life behind bars after being convicted of the one-punch death of Ipswich grandfather Lindsay Ede. Ariik Mayot struck the 56-year-old in the face when they crossed… Continue reading One-punch death: man convicted of killing Ipswich grandfather
On 2 December 2015, the south Indian city of Chennai (Madras) witnessed devastating floods, after receiving the heaviest rainfall it had witnessed in a century. As much as 272 mm… Continue reading The volunteers who kept Chennai afloat through the floods
An alleged stabber is on the run after a bizarre road attack that sent a teenager to hospital in Queensland’s north. Police are hunting a man they said threw something… Continue reading Stranger stabs teen on Townsville street
A policeman has appeared in court charged with assaulting a 16-year-old boy south of Brisbane. Robert Richardson, 40, of North Lakes, is accused of attacking the teenager at Parkinson on… Continue reading Queensland cop in court on assault charges
A French woman is in shock after witnessing her husband being stabbed to death by a stranger at a remote Northern Territory roadside rest stop. A man has been arrested… Continue reading French man fatally stabbed in front of wife at remote Northern Territory rest stop
A severe thunderstorm warning for large hailstones and damaging wind has been issued this afternoon for parts of south-east Queensland, including Somerset, Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay Council Areas. The… Continue reading Severe thunderstorm warning issued for people in south-east Queensland
A surfer has been bitten by a great white shark and his surfboard snapped in two at a beach south of Forster on the NSW Mid North Coast. But Colin… Continue reading Man bitten by shark while surfing south of Forster
Police are searching for a male cyclist after a bus driver was attacked in Brisbane city last week. A male bus driver was driving along Adelaide Street between Creek Street and… Continue reading Police search for cyclist after Brisbane bus driver attack
The man accused of killing Gold Coast mother Tara Brown has been sentenced to 18 months’ jail after pleading guilty to an assault on a fellow prisoner. Lionel Patea, 25,… Continue reading Alleged Qld killer jailed for jail assault
The football world has rallied around a Brazilian club which lost most of its players in a plane crash in Colombia. Only six of the 77 people on board the… Continue reading Chapecoense plane crash: Football rallies around Brazilian team
A teenager who was a passenger of a stolen car involved in a fatal high-speed crash at Bedford Park in Adelaide’s south has pleaded guilty in the magistrates court to… Continue reading Southern Expressway fatal crash: Ute passenger pleads guilty
An 89-year-old woman has lost more than $200,000 after she was involved in a telephone scam that has targeted several elderly Gold Coast residents. The scam, which has targeted men… Continue reading Woman, 89, loses $200,000 to telephone scammer
