The man who killed 18-year-old water polo player Cole Miller in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley in a random one-punch attack has his sentence increased to nine years and six months after a Court of Appeal ruling.
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Parents of baby found dead on beach believed her 'evil', court documents say
The father and mother of a nine-month-old girl found dead on a Gold Coast beach believed she could be “the devil” and was “evil”, court documents obtained by the ABC reveal.
Intensifying climate change protests 'could rival Vietnam War activism'
Mass protests of the scale held during the Vietnam War are just around the corner for people concerned about climate change, environmentalists have warned, as a growing number of activists turn their attention to those who fund fossil fuel industries.
Dementia symptoms reversed in mice, human trials next
Dementia patients could soon have their memory restored and symptoms of the disease reversed thanks to a study in Queensland.
Aunt charged with baby girl's murder in Logan faces court
A 35-year-old woman faces court charged with murdering her four-month-old niece, south of Brisbane, with her lawyer saying she is “distraught”. The baby was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries last month, but could not be saved.
Judge backs motion to make women members 'practically impossible' at Tattersall's Club
An incoming Queensland judge puts his name to a motion to change voting rules at the elite Brisbane Tattersall’s Club which would have effectively doomed any chance of women becoming members.
Accused child kidnapper facing threats online and behind bars, lawyer says
A man accused of kidnapping and indecently treating a seven-year-old girl has been subject to numerous threats but he is entitled to a presumption of innocence, his lawyer says.
Toyah Cordingley's father describes horror of finding her body
The father of the murdered Cairns woman says finding her body is “something a father should never have to suffer” and has left an “indelible image” in his mind.
Policeman stood down over 'leaking' of DV complainant's address to former partner
Brisbane Senior Constable Neil Punchard is stood down from official duty after being charged for allegedly leaking a domestic violence complainant’s address to her former partner.
Ex-union boss found guilty of deliberately destroying documents
A jury in Brisbane finds former CFMEU Queensland president Dave Hanna guilty of deliberately destroying documents sought by the trade union royal commission.