Vanessa Marsh

A father and son duo who swindled 303 senior citizens out of more than $260,000 by selling fake line dancing trips before changing their identities and going on the run for a year have been sentenced for the “deplorable” crime.

In the winter of 2016 the notorious westerly winds that tear through Brisbane’s CBD each August carried with them whispers of a colossal scandal at one of the city’s most renowned law firms.

FOURTEEN members of ‘The Saints’ religious group who are charged with the homicide of eight-year-old Toowoomba girl Elizabeth Struhs will face a judge-alone trial that is expected to run for at least three months.

“For the love of god, think of your mother, think of your sister.”

Brisbane City office workers who followed a woman’s screams to a carpark where she was being allegedly attacked by her ex-boyfriend have given evidence about how they tried to help her get away.

A Calamvale teenager accused of running a red light and killing a pedestrian on Saturday night has been granted bail.

Outraged domestic violence campaigners have called for an overhaul of the state’s “outdated” provocation laws after the High Court quashed the murder conviction of a man who violently stabbed and bludgeoned his wife to death in front of their terrified children.

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A FAIRYMEAD man who was bitten twice by a deadly brown snake at his home on Monday has paid tribute to the fast acting medical staff who saved his life.

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LIAM Raymond Gooden, 19, recently had his first brush with home brewed alcohol - and it'd be fair to say that by the end, the score was home brew one, Liam zero.

A BARGARA family got a taste of a very different lifestyle when they filmed an episode of Wife Swap Australia recently.

IT MAY have been up against a raging headwind, but the first of more than 100 planes expected to touch down in Bundaberg for the upcoming Wide Bay Australia International Airshow landed in the rum city yesterday.

SCHOOLS in the Bundaberg region are cracking down on bad behaviour with the number of students being suspended jumping by almost 50% in just four years.

TWO women who recently spoke out about their horrendous experiences at Bundaberg Hospital's maternity unit have inspired eight others to come forward and share their stories.

A 24-YEAR-OLD man is dead after being crushed by a collapsing building yesterday morning.

A NEW job and the Australian lifestyle were what drew the Varghese family to Australia from India six years ago.