A key witness changes her evidence at the inquest into the 1989 death of Queensland teenager Annette Mason, saying she heard a man confess to killing the 15-year-old nearly 30 years ago.
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'You can help our broken family': Mum of Toyah Cordingley calls for help with murder probe
The mother of murdered Cairns woman Toyah Cordingley says life will never be the same again, as police reveal a search of Lake Placid and Caravonica west of Cairns in far north Queensland has led to the discovery of items of interest.
'Run like you're on fire': Whistleblower for ASIC says corporate watchdog abandoned him
Sydney mortgage broker and former banker Graeme Holm says ASIC demanded his cooperation in a case against a mortgage broker but then abandoned him when he faced an online smear campaign.
India to take no prisoners against Australia, says coach Shastri
Coach Ravi Shastri says India will adopt a take-no-prisoners approach against a battling Australia as they look to make history in this country.
Bidding heats up for the world's rarest pink diamonds
An international bidding war is on for the world’s rarest pink diamonds, as time runs out for the remote Argyle mine.
Cats, dogs, ducks and chickens saved from burning pet shop
Firefighters navigate flames and cages to save the lives of animals trapped inside a pet shop that caught fire north of Brisbane.
Voters met with 'eerie' silence at flyer-free election booth
Hate being bombarded with political flyers on your way to vote? One local council has decided to do something about it in what’s believed to be an Australian first.
Fire ant plague 'spreading' despite national eradication program, farmer warns
A farmer near Brisbane says he has little confidence in the national program to eradicate fire ants because they are at plague proportions on his property and getting worse.
Struggling strawberry farmers get creative to combat massive waste
Even before cases of strawberry sabotage crippled sales and cost the industry millions of dollars, Australian growers were despairing over dumping tonnes of perfectly good fruit that was too small or odd-shaped to find a market.
School rugby spinal injuries forge close friendship
Look closely — both these boys have scars on their necks. This is the story of how they got them and how their recovery forged a new friendship in the face of a “catastrophic” situation.