A court hearing the matter of an alleged kidnapping and indecent treatment of a 7-year-old girl north of Brisbane has remained closed today with the magistrate saying he supports the decision not to release information due to the case being “exceptional”.
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Australian east set for severe soaking as major storm systems strengthen
Hail, destructive winds and heavy rain are set to pummel much of the eastern seaboard in the coming days, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing severe weather warnings in several states.
Sugar industry code of conduct to remain in place
The Federal Government accepts all but two recommendations from a review into the industry’s code of conduct, pleasing Australia’s sugarcane growers.
Family 'horrified' as Aboriginal man faces deportation from Australia
The Federal Government is accused of unlawfully locking up an Aboriginal man in immigration detention and moving to banish him from Australia — the second such case in about four months.
It took moving 2,000 kilometres across the country to find home
Tamica Bradey, Cloncurry, Qld
Local woodchips keep swimmers warm as pool switches to renewable energy
An aquatic centre on WA’s south coast is now heated with a biofuel, created by burning woodchips from local plantations, significantly reducing its reliance on gas.
Volunteering in aged care has taught me about inequality
Grace Vipen, Mackay, QLD
Forcing young kids into police lock-ups a 'travesty', judge declares
The head of Queensland’s Children’s Court, Judge Michael Shanahan, says children as young as 11 are being locked up in police watch houses, some for more than a fortnight.
Several persons of interest in Toyah Cordingley murder: police
Despite intense speculation over a “key suspect” in the case police say they have several persons of interest and are still a long way from the end of the investigation into Toyah Cordingley’s murder.
7yo girl allegedly abducted from shopping centre and sexually assaulted
A man is charged over the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl, who was taken from a shopping centre north of Brisbane on Saturday.