Cairns Criminal Lawyers

11/04/2026

The High Court was Bruce Lehrmann's last legal avenue to challenge a Federal Court ruling that, on the balance of probabilities, he r***d Brittany Higgins — now that avenue has closed.

11/04/2026

Lawyers for Naveed Akram had argued his mother, brother and sister live in "constant fear".

11/04/2026

Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, scholars say.

09/04/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-06/brisbane-luxury-store-hermes-ramraided/106533968

Police say a Mercedes SUV was deliberately driven into the store in the early hours today.

09/04/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-08/man-shot-by-police-arana-hills-charged-assault-officer/106542750

The 19-year-old was shot twice by police last week after his mother called officers to conduct a welfare check.

09/04/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/beau-wallace-flegler-charged-alleged-carjacking-spree-toowoomba/106537336

Police allege Beau Wallace Flegler, 39, stole multiple vehicles at gunpoint across the Easter long weekend before his arrest in East Toowoomba.

09/04/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-08/jewellery-shop-hit-second-alleged-gold-coast-arson-in-two-days/106540458

The latest incident comes a day after a car was allegedly rammed into a Gold Coast car wash business and set alight.

09/04/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/qld-illegal-fishing-boats-destroyed-border-force-crackdown/106514676

The Australian Border Force launched a crackdown on illegal fishing in the state's north last month, with 19 boats intercepted since the beginning of the year.

30/03/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-27/central-qld-man-charged-allegedly-3d-printing-firearm-parts/106503698

Police say the charges come amid a concerning rise in the use of 3D printing technology to manufacture weapons.

30/03/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-13/foreign-fishermen-caught-in-torres-strait-sentenced/106452230

The first foreign fishermen caught illegally in Far North Queensland waters under a new Commonwealth border operation have been sentenced and will be deported to Indonesia.

30/03/2026

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-27/indonesian-master-jailed-sea-cucumber-illegal-fishing/106499426

Authorities found almost two tonnes of the lucrative sea cucumbers on board a foreign fishing boat that was hidden in mangroves near a remote river in the country's far north earlier this month.