Law and order

A chocolate thief has pleaded guilty to stealing £40,000 ($AU70,000) worth of Creme Eggs from an industrial unit which he broke into using a metal grinder.A UK court heard that about…
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Private parking operators in Queensland will be denied access to vehicle registration information after “exploited” drivers lodged complaints with the office of Transport and Main…
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Scott Cabrie always showed up when people needed him.But not only did he provide a vital service as an Uber driver in the Queensland coastal town of Hervey Bay, he did it with the…
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An elderly man has died days after he was allegedly attacked by a teenager in Toowoomba.Robert Brown, 75, has been in a critical condition since an 18-year-old man allegedly pushed him…
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Queensland drivers have been left divided over a common road rule.“You know your road rules, and now’s your chance to prove it,” Transport and Main Roads Queensland said in a Facebook…
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An inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions for the deaths of her four children has resumed, with experts expected to give conflicting evidence on newly identified genetic variants…
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A woman behind an attack on one of Australia’s most famous paintings in a protest against a gas company’s alleged destruction of Western Australia rock art has faced court.Joana…
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A 19-year-old woman who was reported to have “collapsed” in a home near Brisbane before her death was murdered, police allege.Krystle Monks died in hospital on Sunday a day after…
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A senior NSW detective has conceded official rules on when to contact the homicide squad were not totally clear when conwoman Melissa Caddick vanished in 2020, a inquest has heard.The…
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A Toowoomba woman who poured a steaming mixture of dog faeces and warm water on a car over a parking spat has been ordered to pay the owner compensation.Leisa Frances Wise, 55, appeared…
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