Swimming champ testifies in abuse case against physio A former Australian Olympic gold medallist has been recalled to court after it emerged she had not produced all relevant communications in a committal hearing. AAP · Dec 19, 2025
Olympic swimming physio's massages queried by police A former Swimming Australia physiotherapist has faced court on multiple child sex abuse charges to determine if there is sufficient evidence to go to trial. AAP · Dec 15, 2025
'Utterly brutal': man's multiple life term appeal fails A man who argued he should be given credit for calling an ambulance after subjecting a woman to weeks of torture will continue to serve multiple life sentences. AAP · Aug 8, 2025
Bail for murder-accused man after wife's kayak death A man accused of drowning his wife on a kayak trip has been granted bail after a judge found he did not have the financial means to flee overseas long term. AAP · Aug 8, 2025
Accused wife killer's family offers $250,000 bail A man accused of murdering his wife joked about killing her and moving overseas before she drowned in a kayak trip and he relocated to Thailand, a judge heard. AAP · Aug 6, 2025
Rapist appeals life sentence for 'incredible cruelty' Appeal judges have raised doubts about whether a man who abused and disfigured a woman should receive a lesser sentence for his decision to call an ambulance. AAP · Jun 18, 2025
PNG man kissed girl in 'cultural marriage' A successful Papua New Guinea businessman believed he had consent under a cultural marriage when he kissed a 15-year-old girl, a Brisbane court has heard. AAP · Oct 14, 2022
Daniel Shields pleads guilty to lesser charge over machete incident with Queensland love rival A 50-year-old central Queensland man is given a suspended sentence for a malicious act of intent — during which he inflicted injuries upon a love rival with a machete — after an appeal late last year quashed his original conviction of attempted murder. ABC News · May 3, 2022
Qld principal admits fraud but not greed A Brisbane principal has admitted using a government credit card to buy gifts for Japanese dignitaries and taking cash he couldn't account for from students. AAP · Feb 18, 2022