The lawyer of a man accused of torturing a woman found with severe burns in Bulimba before leading police on a chase in Brisbane’s north yesterday says the allegations against his client are “quite heinous”.
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Bulimba man allegedly tortured girlfriend for weeks
A man tortured and burnt his 21-year-old girlfriend for weeks before finally calling paramedics in a distressed state to get her help, police allege. He was arrested in Clayfield after a dramatic police chase.
Dog act: Thumbtacks put in pet food and spread across off-leash park
Hundreds of thumbtacks have been found in pet food left at an off-leash dog park in Ipswich.
Class action begins against Defence over toxic firefighting foam use
About 450 residents are seeking up to $200 million in damages from the Defence Department over the contamination of soil and water by toxic firefighting foam used at the Oakey Army Aviation Centre in south-east Queensland.
Horn's victory the correct decision, WBO review confirms
The World Boxing Organisation’s review of the scoring in the Jeff Horn-Manny Pacquiao fight shows the Aussie was a deserving winner, and the judges got their decision right.
Queensland police call in back-up as dispute with towing company escalates
Queensland police insist they will still be able to enforce the state’s anti-hoon laws, despite a bitter legal fight between the service and a towing company with exclusive rights to clear seized vehicles.
Queensland's new ID scanning laws a 'headache' for Origin afterparty
Bars in Brisbane’s Caxton Street plead for a State of Origin reprieve from new ID scanning laws to prevent a “shemozzle” of long lines and angry revellers.
Queensland Greens' handling of political donations disclosure 'inconsistent'
The Queensland Greens has had “inconsistencies” in the handling of the disclosure of political donations, after the Electoral Commission Queensland audited a branch over last two years.
Accor 'targeted grieving widower', 'helped staff cheat on ASIC test'
Multinational company Accor Hotels investigates allegations it helped its staff cheat on an accreditation test for corporate regulator ASIC, and used sales tactics that included targeting grieving widowers and people with disabilities.
Elderly patient who died after being restrained 'was causing carnage', court told
An elderly patient who used a fire hose to cause “carnage” at a Brisbane hospital last year was restrained by a security guard who was subsequently charged with the man’s manslaughter, a court hears.