Hakeem freed | Thorburn charged | Ex-MP's $1.4m compo

Refugee Hakeem freed from jail

Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has won his fight for freedom and will return to Australia, after the Thai attorney-general requested extradition to Bahrain be dropped.

Thorburn in court over child sex charges

Rick Thorburn will be back in court next month to face charges for allegedly raping a girl under the age of 12 after a brief mention today.

Ex-MP awarded $1.4m in discrimination case

Queensland Health has been ordered to pay over $1.4 million in compensation to a former state MP after a tribunal found he was discriminated against.

Abduction attempt: ‘She was shaking really bad’

A woman who called police after a 11-year-old girl was attacked north of Brisbane on Saturday said it was the saddest thing she’d ever seen.

Mokbel fighting for life after prison stabbing

Tony Mokbel is fighting for his life, with his condition taking a turn in hospital after he was left bloodied in a violent prison stabbing at Barwon Prison. Paramedics and prison wardens wer...

Tesic witness a ‘dirty lying druggie’

The supergrass witness who has testified against alleged Gold Coast ice kingpin Ivan Tesic has been accused of lying “furiously, repeatedly and provably”.

‘Poo cabbie’ caught in the act

Police have responded to a “Code Brown” involving a cabbie on a nature strip, armed with toilet paper.

‘Terrible’ call no business owner wants to get

A 2am wake-up call from police is something no business owner would welcome. This Brisbane cafe owner thought it was a prank. It wasn’t.

They breed ’em tough in the north

If anything sums up the unwavering spirit of the north and the dedication of police – it’s this remarkable video of the evacuation of a resilient 79-year-old wheelchair-bound man from ra...

Benny’s got that new Bunny bounce

The NRL’s oldest coach will kick off a new era at South Sydney this Saturday, and he says he can’t wait to get cracking on his 33rd straight season coaching in the big league.