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Teen's 'insulting' jail term over violent home invasion

A teen has been sentenced for his role in a violent home invasion in which a man was attacked with a knife, stabbing him in the hand.

AAP · Mar 11

Hospital bomb hoaxer jailed for armed robbery spree

A man who once threatened to blow up a hospital with a fake bomb strapped to his chest has been jailed for multiple armed robberies over a four-day period.

AAP · Mar 20, 2025

Convictions quashed for Queensland boy who couldn’t understand charges and didn’t enter pleas

When asked to plead, teenager with mental age of an eight-year-old responded ‘yeah’, judge says as he sets aside Atherton magistrate’s rulings

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2024

Drain cleaner attacker skips bail ahead of sentencing

A court has been told a man who poured corrosive chemicals on another man has been at large for weeks before his sentencing date.

AAP · Oct 20, 2023

Man 'trying to do better' after role in home invasion

A judge has urged a troubled young man to use his conviction for serious offences as a opportunity to turn his life around.

AAP · Oct 19, 2023

Man jailed after group harasses woman for gym ownership

Edward Harold Alan Wilson made a threatening call amid a campaign of intimidation to make a woman hand over ownership of a gym, a court has heard.

AAP · Mar 3, 2023

Veteran paroled early for treatment after assaults

A judge has released a defence veteran on parole four months early so he can get mental health treatment after he admitted violent offences against his partner.

AAP · Feb 28, 2023

Ex-soldier in court after defending friend

An ex-soldier used excessive force defending a friend in a casino fight after experiencing hyper-vigilance and PTSD as an Afghanistan veteran, a court heard.

AAP · Dec 9, 2022

Mum helped son sail away before drug trial

A mother who bought a yacht so her son could flee the country to avoid a drug trial has appeared in court for her "appalling and deeply disturbing conduct".

AAP · Dec 8, 2022

Elizabeth Turner walks from court despite helping her son Markis flee Australia to avoid drug charges

A Mackay woman described as an "enabler" admits to helping her son flee the country to avoid serious drug charges, but will not spend any more time in jail.

ABC News · Dec 8, 2022