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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Tara Cassidy

    Study identifies 15 risk factors that can contribute to child sexual abuse (opens the original)

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    The rate of child sexual abuse offending in Queensland "is going in the wrong direction" according to experts. While most offenders are adults, the number of youths committing related crimes against their peers and other children is surging. A separate study has identified 15 "risk factors" Australian researchers say can contribute to a person first committing child sexual abuse. Experts say the rate of child sexual abuse offending in Queensland "is going in the wrong direction", with more than

  2. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Tara Cassidy

    Teen guilty of 'heinous' murder loses sentence appeal (opens the original)

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    A teenage boy who killed a man by attacking him with a hunting knife in Brisbane has lost his appeal to reduce his time in jail. In his application, the teenager argued it was not a "particularly heinous" crime, as the sentencing judge had found at the time. The Court of Appeal refused the application and upheld his sentence. A Brisbane teenager convicted of the violent murder of a man with a large hunting knife has had his bid to reduce his time behind bars rejected. The teenager, who previousl

  3. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Tara Cassidy

    Teacher banned from teaching after sexual misconduct with former student (opens the original)

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    It's alleged their relationship escalated, becoming physical and sexual in nature, after the student graduated.

  4. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Tara Cassidy

    Qld Fire Department to plead guilty to safety breach in fatal blaze (opens the original)

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    Firefighter Izzy Nash died in hospital after battling a warehouse blaze south of Brisbane in 2023.

  5. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Tara Cassidy

    Gold Coast woman who helped dispose of alleged murder weapon walks free (opens the original)

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    A Supreme Court Justice has given a suspended sentence to a woman who helped dispose of the weapon allegedly used to kill a Gold Coast man in 2023. Jade Brenda Laing had been a victim of sustained domestic violence, which the judge said contributed to her decision to aid her then-partner in his alleged crime. Tyler Rewi Malcolm Hailes is expected to face trial for Dylan McPadden's murder in December. A woman who helped dispose of the weapon allegedly used to kill a "vibrant" young man on the Gol

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