Police investigating the death of a baby at an over-capacity Brisbane family day care found children hiding in the house, including a girl crouched in a cupboard and “visibly shaking”, the Queensland Coroners Court hears, before ruling the five-month-old boy died from SIDS.
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The 2019 Netball World Cup is set to shake up the domestic season
There has been plenty of player movement during the off-season, but the biggest impact on this year’s Super Netball season could be the game’s showpiece — the World Cup.
Man jailed for abducting 3yo girl through window while she was sleeping
A man who climbed through a window to abduct a three-year-old girl from her Childers home while she was sleeping, then keeping her at his house for two days, is sentenced to four-and-a-half years’ jail.
Former priest's indecent dealing conviction overturned on appeal
Former Brisbane Catholic school priest Michael Ambrose Endicott’s conviction for taking nude photographs of a schoolboy is overturned by the Queensland Court of Appeal.
Should property developers be able to donate to political parties? The High Court says no.
Controversial laws that stop property developers donating to political parties are upheld by the highest court in the country.
Maleny man allegedly suffered 'prolonged assault' by woman charged with his manslaughter
Police charge a 39-year-old Maleny woman with manslaughter over the death of 63-year-old Colin Hastie, who police will allege suffered a “prolonged assault” by a woman he knew.
Eleven animal activists charged in Queensland over abattoir and feedlot protests
Queensland detectives arrest 11 people at locations across the south-east on 18 charges including trespassing, after protests at an abattoir and feedlot in March and April.
Controversial 'last claim standing' Indigenous land ownership rule under review
The Queensland Government is reviewing its cultural heritage legislation, with proponents for change arguing there is confusion over who the traditional owners of land are where there are no recognised native title holders.
Investigation reveals fraud and theft inside Queensland Education
A Right to Information investigation reveals 116 cases of fraud and theft by Department of Education staff in Queensland in 2018, with one staffer charged with two counts of fraud totalling $110,000.
Marine scientist's sacking by James Cook University 'unlawful', court rules
Dr Peter Ridd was unlawfully sacked by James Cook University in north Queensland for criticising his colleagues’ research on the impacts of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia rules.