A man who took part in the rape of an unconscious teenager at an Australia Day party in Brisbane has been given a suspended 18-month sentence. Frazer John Eaton stood… Continue reading Australia Day rapist avoids jail
A love of curries was the only truth in a statutory declaration made by an Australian bride to help her fake Indian husband stay in the country, a court has… Continue reading Fake marriage: Love of curry was the only truth, Brisbane court hears
A café owner in New South Wales has been slapped with a record penalty for exploiting five workers including Indians on 457 visas. Fares Ghazale, the former owner-operator of the… Continue reading Employer who threatened to “kill” Indian worker penalised $532,910
Brisbane commuters will be bracing for more timetable trouble, with the latest iteration of the Queensland Rail’s schedule set to be reviewed. Commissioner Phillip Strachan, and now Queensland Rail chair,… Continue reading Queensland Rail Strachan inquiry: What went wrong, who is to blame and what’s next
A Brisbane cab driver was tied and robbed in his taxi by a man who hailed a ride in it. 42-year-old Mohammad Faiyaz’s hands were tied behind his seat after… Continue reading Taxi driver found tied and robbed in his cab
BREAKING: For 40 years, Margaret Faith Rimmer was a highly respected member of the legal profession. Today, she was sentenced to jail by it. The prominent Maleny lawyer pleaded guilty in… Continue reading Lawyer who defrauded clients of $890k jailed
A man has died after suffering an electric shock at a business in Brisbane’s south. Paramedics were called to a property on Palmerston Street in Annerley just before 9am on Monday after reports a… Continue reading Man dead after electric shock at Annerley
Residents in Bulla, Diggers Rest and Calder Park have been advised to take immediate shelter indoors as a large bushfire burns north-west of the Melbourne CBD. Fire crews and aircraft… Continue reading Emergency warning issued as out-of-control bushfire burns in Diggers Rest
An American man allegedly involved in an international cocaine syndicate is the latest to be arrested in an investigation that has also netted the brother of a slain crime figure… Continue reading American arrested in Sydney allegedly part of multi-million dollar cocaine run
The family of a Brisbane backpacker missing in Central America has launched a desperate online appeal for help, as search teams struggle with difficult terrain to find him. Michael Eather disappeared… Continue reading ‘We really need help’: A family’s desperate search for missing Brisbane backpacker
A Queensland man has been sentenced to four years behind bars after setting up fake adult website profiles of his former partner, who was left “living in fear” as dozens… Continue reading Stalker jailed over fake profiles directing men to rape his ex
A NSW school bus driver is appealing against the severity of his penalty after two pre-schoolers were left on a school bus in the NSW central west for six hours. The mother… Continue reading Pre-schoolers ‘covered in sweat and urine’ after being left on school bus for six hours
