A man who admitted to burying his wife’s body then digging it up and burying it again did not murder her, a Supreme Court jury finds, instead convicting him of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
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Brisbane man jailed after killing father with one punch
A 27-year-old man whose father died after he punched him in the face in Brisbane’s CBD is sentenced to eight years in prison.
How the 'working girl' Myora came to rest in the Brisbane River
Each day, early-morning joggers and cyclists unknowingly pass one of the Brisbane River’s most intact shipwrecks, which has remained stranded despite the major floods and development of the past 60 years.
Regional refugee services cut as hundreds continue to arrive
Hundreds of refugees from Syria and Iraq continue to arrive in regional settlements in Queensland, with funding changes seeing some services cut.
Adani facing new probe over coal dam water release into wetlands
The Queensland Government is checking whether mining firm Adani has again breached its environmental licence for releasing water into a coastal wetland beside Abbot Point coal terminal.
App designed to track vaccinations wiping kids' data
A mobile app designed to issue reminders for childhood vaccinations by Queensland Health has been wiping the data entered by parents, prompting complaints that it is essentially “useless”.
Cop cleared after giving accused thief's mugshot to alleged bikie associate
A Queensland policeman did nothing wrong in giving an alleged bikie gang associate the mugshot of a man accused of stealing his motorcycle, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal rules.
'Every child's nightmare': Paedophile jailed for sodomising kids as young as 11
A Cairns judge sentences paedophile Wees Nawia to more than 10 years’ jail for multiple grooming and sodomy offences committed against 27 children aged between 11 and 16.
'Every child's nightmare': Man jailed for sodomising kids as young as 11
A Cairns judge sentences Wees Nawia to more than 10 years’ jail for multiple grooming and sodomy offences committed against 27 children aged between 11 and 16.
Townsville flood claims another life, this time from deadly soil bacteria
Townsville’s public health unit confirms a person has died from the soil-borne disease melioidosis, with several other people also in intensive care and more cases expected as the flood disaster clean-up continues.