Queensland has become only the second jurisdiction in Australia to criminalise coercive control. The landmark legislation passed in state parliament on Wednesday, more than four years after the tragic death of Hannah Clarke and her young children. Hannah, 33, and her children — Aaliyah, Laianah, and Trey — were set on fire in their car … Read more
About 300 people have fallen victim to an alleged cold-calling investment scam run out of the Gold Coast. Victims were defrauded of a combined $3 million-plus in the alleged fraud, according to Queensland police. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Five people arrested over alleged Gold Coast investment scam. Stream the world’s best reality, entertainment and true-crime … Read more
A young pregnant woman has been charged over the execution-style killing of an underworld crime figure as investigators hail one of the final pieces in their probe into a spate of public shootings across Sydney. The 23-year-old was arrested and charged with the murder of Ferenc “David” Stemler, who was shot dead early on July … Read more
Two teenage boys have been given detention orders after retired Wallabies star Toutai Kefu and three family members were stabbed in a violent home invasion. The youths faced Brisbane Children’s Court on Thursday for sentencing after pleading guilty to seven charges relating to offences committed when they were aged 13 and 15, including intentionally causing … Read more
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died The inquest into Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker’s death will resume, with the police officer who shot him unable to legally dodge being questioned about his conduct. But former constable Zachary Rolfe has forecast he will make several … Read more
More than 100,000 car owners have been ripped off by “unfair” Toyota dealer loans, a law firm claims. Melbourne-based firm Echo Law is seeking compensation for Toyota Finance customers, who they say were slugged hundreds of millions of dollars in extra costs because of a hidden dealership incentive. For years, Toyota Finance and its dealerships … Read more
A Brisbane boy accused of being a serial burglar who posts footage of his alleged car-stealing exploits on social media has been slapped with 75 charges. The 16-year-old, from Durack in the city’s outer west, was arrested last week before being accused of “numerous break and enters and stolen vehicles across the greater Brisbane region”, … Read more
A Gold Coast driver has been accused of brake-checking another car, before ramming it and pulling a knife on the occupants in an alleged road-rage attack. The 23-year-old man was driving a Toyota Corolla on Oxley Dr in Hollywell on Saturday when he allegedly began targeting three people in a Mazda BT-50 ute. WATCH THE … Read more
A $1 million reward is being offered to solve the cold case murder of a Melbourne mother 46 years ago. Mary Anne Fagan was 41 when she was last seen alive about 10.30am on February 17, 1978, in the yard of her home in Armadale. She had just driven four of her five children to … Read more
Organisers of a pro-Palestine rally want an apology and widespread retractions after police deemed “gas the Jews” might never have been chorused on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. Footage of people chanting in the forecourt of Australia’s most famous building — including a caption highlighting the slur — drew global outrage and caused … Read more
