Vanda Carson
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Gold Coast doctor Harold Joseph Davis, 55, banned from seeing women patients, watchdog orders
A Gold Coast doctor has been banned from treating women patients, the healthcare watchdog has announced. → Read More
Man in court over alleged Ed Sheeran ticket fraud
A BRISBANE man accused of defrauding two fans of the musician Ed Sheeran with claims he could sell them tickets has appeared in court for the first time. Ho Man Stephen Yeung, 33, from Underwood in Brisbane’s southeast, appeared before Magistrate Michael Quinn in Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning. He was charged with two counts of fraud by police from the financial and cyber crime team on… → Read More
Brisbane builder Peter John Nixon found not guilty of father’s assisted suicide
A BRISBANE builder accused of helping his frail and elderly dad to kill himself has been acquitted by a jury. → Read More
Senior Gold Coast police officer Michelle Stenner arrives at Brisbane Magistrate’s Court
A SENIOR Gold Coast police officer accused of lying to the Queensland corruption watchdog has had her case adjourned after leaving the court abruptly before her matter was mentioned. → Read More
Underworld figure Victor Graveson likely to die after allegedly being set alight in Brisbane, court told
POLICE have confirmed a mans charge has been upgraded to murder following the death of a Queensland underworld figure. → Read More
Brisbane bus driver strike to impact 100,000 commuters
ABOUT 100,000 commuters could be affected when bus drivers strike in Brisbane today, after an emergency meeting failed to reach a resolution. → Read More
Trial of Queensland mum ‘possessed by devil’ discharged
THE trial of a Brisbane stay-at-home mum who told police she was possessed by the devil when she twice tried to kill her baby has been discharged on the orders of the presiding judge. → Read More
Court told of ‘hardline investigative tactics’
POLICE used more than three weeks of star chamber hearings, and an informant wearing a wire, to gather evidence against a Brisbane mum accused of twice trying to kill her four month old baby. → Read More
Disgraced high-flyer Matthew Perrin in court for sentencing
WHITE Collar Criminal Matthew Perrin will serve eight years jail for fraud and forgery. → Read More
Symptoms of meningococcal like ‘miserable flu’, says survivor’s mother
THE mother of meningococcal survivor Finn Smith has warned parents to look out for “tremors” and to seek medical help if they notice their child with the flu is “more miserable than normal”. → Read More
Matthew Perrin guilty of fraud
FAILED corporate titan Matthew Perrin as been found guilty on nine fraud and forgery charges. → Read More
Journalist Elizabeth Best guilty plea for shoplifting, her fourth stolen goods offence in 11 years
A BRISBANE journalist who writes for Woman’s Day has admitted stealing clothing from department store Myer — her fourth stolen goods offence in 11 years. → Read More
Moorooka bus driver murder: Accused killer Anthony O’Donohue ‘numb’
ALLEGED bus driver killer Anthony Mark Edward O’Donohue is “numb” and has given no explanation for the “heinous” and senseless attack at a Moorooka bus stop on Friday. → Read More
Queensland hospital staff accused by parents of causing baby injuries
THE parents of a seriously injured baby put into state care at eight weeks have accused hospital staff of inflicting his 36 fractures, brain injury and retinal haemorrhages. → Read More
Queensland courts: Technical glitch renders audio-visual equipment useless
AUDIO visual equipment installed in hundreds of courtrooms across the state has been rendered temporarily useless to due a technical glitch, a court has heard. → Read More
Passport returned for dermatologist Choo Tian Lee to take world trips before facing trial for molesting two boys
A GLOBE-trotting Brisbane dermatologist awaiting trial on charges of molesting two teenage boys he treated for acne has been allowed to take a cruise, attend a medico-legal conference in France and a wedding in Vanuatu. → Read More
Queensland highway police officer loses bid to halt charges
A QUEENSLAND highway patrol officer who allegedly threatened a speeding driver with his service weapon has failed in his bid to get two criminal charges thrown out of court. → Read More
Tony McGrath Brisbane murder: Charges dropped against brother madam
A BROTHEL madam won’t face trial over the brutal murder of rugby league identity Tony McGrath after the Crown dropped charges. → Read More
Bakers Delight store admits selling cockroach in loaf
A BAKERS Delight store in Brisbane has indicated that it will plead guilty to selling a loaf of bread with a cockroach in it, and six other breaches of the food laws. → Read More
‘Despicable’ stalker refused bail
A SERIAL stalker has been refused bail in the Supreme Court on more than a dozen new charges of stalking and threatening to kill his former lover. → Read More