Federal MP Stuart Robert denies any wrongdoing for donating $60,000 to two independent council candidates, telling the Crime and Corruption Council he would need to “spend a lot more defending our ideas” if Labor had won power.
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Lawyers fear courts, hospitals will wear legal service cutbacks
Queensland’s only free legal service for Indigenous women is among community legal services concerned about the flow-on effects from impending funding cuts.
Community puts up $8,000 reward for safe return of stolen koalas
A Sunshine Coast wildlife group says three stolen koala joeys will be “starving to death” if they are not getting the right level of care.
Cyclone Debbie recovery to hit Queensland budget bottom line
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt can no longer guarantee a surplus in the June budget because of the recovery costs from Cyclone Debbie.
What happens after you lose a loved one to domestic violence
When Gold Coast woman Teresa Bradford was murdered by her estranged husband, her family was left to pay the $8,000 funeral cost and pressured to clean up the property where she was killed.
Big blue adventure for science festival turtle hatchlings
The World Science Festival’s popular turtle hatchlings are released into the East Australian Current off the south-east Queensland coast.
Some candidates failed to declare donations in local elections, CCC told
There are allegations some candidates in last year’s Queensland local government elections failed to declare donations, a Crime and Corruption Commission inquiry in Brisbane hears.
MPs, councillors face corruption probe over alleged misconduct
Two federal MPs, mayors and councillors from three south-east Queensland councils will face a a corruption inquiry starting today over “possible criminal offences” during the 2016 local government elections.
Teresa Bradford's family speaks out, says Government must do more 'to save lives'
The family of Teresa Bradford is furious Queensland’s legal system failed to protect her from being murdered by her violent ex-partner and has called for urgent change.
Pair remanded in custody after alleged torture of man at Brisbane unit
Two men who allegedly tortured a 64-year-old man with an aerosol can and lighter at a Highgate Hill unit are remanded in custody.