A dedicated DNA prosecution team is being quietly set up to untangle the backlog that’s paralysed the state’s justice system.

Cowboys prop Coen Hess says the blame for North Queensland’s horror season rests solely on the players’ shoulders, with ...

Huonville Lions face the toughest run into the SFL Community League finals of any side – taking on three of the top five ...

A wild storm may have rained on this Sunshine Coast glamping getaway’s parade, but it couldn’t steal its thunder.

A Townsville home is “fully engulfed” in flames, Queensland Fire Department say. Three QFD crews are battling the blaze in ...

A parent who arrived early for school pick-up sparked a lockdown at a Torquay primary school on Thursday afternoon.

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Townsville police have arrested two men wanted in connection with a shocking alleged armed home invasion in North Ward and a ...

The final say on serial killer James Spyridon Vlassakis’ parole will fall to one of the state’s most respected legal minds – ...

A Melbourne teacher allegedly groomed or assaulted seven students at a southeastern suburbs secondary college.

Collingwood veteran Jeremy Howe has been stretchered off the MCG after a sickening clash with Hawthorn hard nut Jai Newcombe.

A property scheme that has been described as a “Ponzi scheme” and drew in at least $120m from investors, is set to be ...