A 19-year-old man will appear in court charged with murder following the violent death of a woman in her Townsville home. The teen reportedly presented himself to officers on Thursday… Continue reading Teen charged over Townsville killing
Brisbane residents are cautioned to be on the alert for measles, after a case was diagnosed in a man who recently returned from overseas. Metro North Public Health Unit confirmed… Continue reading Measles warning after confirmed Brisbane case
A Twitter account belonging to controversial Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya has been hacked by a group which published what appeared to be details of his assets, accounts and passwords. A… Continue reading Vijay Mallya: India tycoon ‘assets’ published in Twitter hack
An Indigenous woman has been ordered to pay the legal costs of three QUT students after a failed racial vilification case. Cynthia Prior unsuccessfully tried to sue three young men… Continue reading Queensland woman ordered to pay legal costs after failed Facebook racial vilification case
A man has handed himself in to police following the violent death of a woman in Townsville. Police said the 19-year-old man is now assisting police with their enquiries. A 59-year-old woman died… Continue reading Police hunt person covered in blood after grisly killing
Caboolture teenager Lakeisha Patterson won the Queensland Athlete with a Disability Award at the Queensland Sport Awards in Brisbane on Thursday night. The 17-year-old was recognised for her efforts at… Continue reading Paralympics star recognised at state sport awards
A massive downpour has lashed the city with conditions looking more like July than December. Heavy rain began falling in the city shortly after 11am, sending people scrambling to find… Continue reading Strong winds, storms, rain forecast for Melbourne
Officials have urgently appealed for more medicine and doctors to treat hundreds of people injured in the devastating earthquake which struck Aceh, Indonesia. The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake levelled hundreds of… Continue reading Urgent appeal for supplies after fatal Indonesia earthquake
A school on Brisbane’s northside is in lockdown as police investigate a suspicious package left under a car in the school car park. Police were called to Boondall Primary School… Continue reading Boondall Primary School in lockdown after suspicious package found in car park
Australia’s economy shrank 0.5 per cent in the September quarter, well below already pessimistic analyst forecasts and its steepest decline since the global financial crisis of late-2008. Key points: Annual… Continue reading Australian economy shrinks 0.5pc in September quarter, worst fall since global financial crisis
At least 25 people have died and hundreds more are injured after a strong undersea earthquake struck off the Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island. The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake struck… Continue reading At least 25 dead as buildings collapse after earthquake hits Indonesia
A teenager convicted of planning a terrorist attack in Melbourne’s CBD, on a train or at a police station, on Mothers Day 2015 has been sentenced to seven years in… Continue reading Teen jailed for seven years for plotting Melbourne Mother’s Day terrorist attack
