Having a Brisbane jury make the call on Alex Reuben McEwan’s mental fitness for trial is an “extraordinarily rare” case in law, says Queensland Law Society immediate past president Bill Potts, adding that he’s only seen it happen twice in 36 years.
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Hunt's on for thunderboxes still standing in Brisbane backyards
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Former Ipswich council CEO Carl Wulff charged with corruption
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Police speaking to QR driver who left seriously injured woman at accident scene
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Queensland girls school spends $250,000 on world-first astronomy project
A Brisbane private school launches an observatory fitted with telescopes so advanced they can be operated from anywhere in the world.
What to do when a neighbour's dog won't shut up
Throw away the angry anonymous letter. There are better, more diplomatic ways to handle things next time your neighbour’s dog wakes the baby with its barking.
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