Small-time author argues Indiana Jones stole her plot An author has claimed her original ideas around time travel and an ancient Greek mathematician have been used without permission for a Hollywood blockbuster. AAP · Aug 27
Court shoots down appeal bid in 'Wild West' murder case Two men exchanged hostile text messages about a drug deal gone wrong before their armed stand-off that ended in a fatal shooting and a murder conviction. AAP · Jul 1, 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
Man who killed wife with hammer loses murder appeal A man convicted of murdering his estranged wife claimed a retrial by jury was needed to determine whether new DNA tests on a hammer could acquit him. AAP · Apr 17, 2025
Man jailed over drugs in shipping container wins appeal A man who was sentenced to more than a decade in jail for allegedly trying to retrieve 26kg of cocaine from a warehouse has had his conviction overturned. AAP · May 15, 2024
Rifle butt killer seeks to appeal 'severe' prison term A man jailed for more than eight years over fatally striking a father-of-two in the face with a rifle butt has claimed his sentence was "very severe". AAP · Mar 21, 2024
Man who set housemate on fire claims jury 'injustice' A man who was identified by his own mortally wounded murder victim now claims he was not mentally capable of forming an intent to kill. AAP · Mar 7, 2024
Further DNA tests for hammer as murderer pursues appeal Failures at Queensland's DNA lab are in the spotlight as a man convicted of murdering his estranged wife tries to overturn his life sentence. AAP · Mar 30, 2023
Sentence of teen — who killed Katherine Leadbetter and Matthew Field in hit-and-run — challenged by attorney-general Katherine Leadbetter — who was 24 weeks' pregnant — and her partner, Matthew Field, died in January 2021 after they were struck by an out-of-control car at an intersection east of Brisbane. ABC News · Mar 14, 2023
Man serving 7 life terms for rapes, torture to appeal A Queensland man who received seven life terms for raping and torturing a woman over 23 days in Brisbane is trying to appeal his sentence and conviction. AAP · Mar 2, 2023