Five Australian Red Cross aid workers are awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, recognised for exceptional courage and devotion to the sick, wounded or disabled in conflict and disaster zones.
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Death of killer chef was unavoidable: lawyer
Court told the evidence was clear Marcus Volke killed transgender escort Mayang Prasetyo before slashing his own throat.
Palmer decries 'Nazi Germany'-style court proceeding
Clive Palmer gives evidence in a Brisbane court, with one of his minders — speaking on his behalf — likening the former Queensland Nickel boss’s forced appearance to something that would only happen in “Nazi Germany”.
Gun found in burnt-out stolen Chrysler on Gold Coast
A firearm has been found in a burnt out car on the Gold Coast, which police believe is linked to a home invasion.
Diner glassed, robbed in apparently random Gold Coast attack
Police have charged four teenagers after a man was glassed and another robbed outside a Gold Coast restaurant.
Security cameras proposed for Queensland Uber drivers' private cars
Uber drivers may be forced to install security cameras in their private cars under a proposed raft of legal changes recommended for ride-booking laws by Queensland Parliament.
Brisbane chef saw doctor before killing, dismembering partner
Chef killed and dismembered his partner before trying to dispose of the remains by boiling them on the stove.
Corruption on a Commonwealth level higher than documented, expert says
The federal Parliament should assume that there is more corruption yet to be exposed, a governance and public policy expert says.
Prasetyo, Volke struck deal that led to murder-suicide
Marcus Volke was working as an escort in Melbourne’s club scene to pay off his credit card when he met and struck a deal with Indonesian woman Mayang Prasetyo, who desperately wanted to stay in Australia.
'They'll never get me': Court hears of O'Dempsey boast
Accused triple murderer Vincent O’Dempsey bragged he killed Barbara McCulkin and her two daughters to his fiancee and boasted he’d never be caught for the murders, his trial has heard.