Exclusive: Queensland corruption body investigation into Troy Thompson found ‘no direct evidence’ to support claims he was diagnosed with the condition Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The controversial former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson, who was found last week to have … Read more
Dean Sanderson died of head and chest injuries and his wife, Shannon, suffered broken ribs and a fractured scapula after falling 20-25 metres to the ground Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A man died and his wife was badly injured … Read more
Queensland report details series of ‘missed opportunities’ over 20 years where action could have been taken to detect or stop abuse Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Notorious serial paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith “could have been stopped, and should have been … Read more
Education program sponsored by Shell’s Queensland Gas Company is ‘climate obstruction dressed up as education’, advocacy group says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Queensland Museum has been accused of misleading teachers and children about the root cause of the climate … Read more
Ashley Jenkinson, who died in the crash on 2 January 2023, was seen inhaling a white powder at a New Year’s Eve party Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A helicopter pilot involved in one of Australia’s worst air disasters was seen taking cocaine at a party a day before … Read more
Winds the biggest contributor to power outages as city saw more than 880,000 lightning strikes and 12cm diameter hail Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast More than 87,000 Queensland households remain without power a mammoth storm brought 110km/h winds and 12cm … Read more
Bureau of Meteorology warns ‘damaging to destructive winds’ possible as storms track across state Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tens of thousands of people are without power after severe thunderstorms brought destructive winds, giant hail and heavy rain to south-east Queensland. The Bureau of Meteorology said there were reports … Read more
Plibersek said those victims – Hannah Clarke and her children, Kardell Lomas and her unborn child, and Gail Karran – ‘should have been kept safe’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The federal social services minister, Tanya Plibersek, says Guardian Australia’s “devastating” revelations of failures to protect women fleeing violence … Read more
Queensland researchers studying intimate-partner killings found one thing common to more than half the cases Police made potentially critical mistakes in Hannah Clarke murders, new evidence reveals Read more from Guardian Australia’s two-year investigation here When researchers in Queensland catalogued data from seven years of intimate-partner killings, they found one thing common to more than … Read more
Exclusive: Detectives investigated ‘veracity and motive’ of Brisbane woman’s allegations of domestic violence and coercive control – even after the horrifying attack that killed her and her children Read more from Guardian Australia’s two-year investigation here Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast New evidence uncovered by Guardian Australia reveals serious … Read more