Couple on 'bucket list' trip before fatal zipline fall A woman riding a tandem zipline through a rainforest canopy felt a sharp drop but her husband thought it was staff playing a prank, a coroner has heard. AAP · Mar 2
Zipline 'total failure' led to fatal fall for tourist A man died and his wife was seriously injured after their tandem zipline ride through a rainforest canopy ended with a 25-metre fall, a coroner has heard. AAP · Dec 11, 2025
Tourist zip line failure left man dead and woman injured after falling up to 25 metres, Queensland inquest hears Dean Sanderson died of head and chest injuries and his wife, Shannon, suffered broken ribs and a fractured scapula after falling 20-25 metres to the ground The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2025
Man behind 'haunting' toolbox murders loses appeal A man jailed for life after two people in a toolbox were thrown into a creek has lost an appeal after arguing the jury relied on an inadmissible confession. AAP · Apr 19, 2024
Toolbox murderer jailed by flawed evidence, court told A man confessed to police that he killed a man and woman whose bodies were found submerged in a toolbox, but his words were ruled inadmissible as evidence. AAP · Oct 25, 2023
Rio Tinto fined $57,000 after pipeline spill at Yarwun refinery near Gladstone The mining giant pleaded guilty to two charges in the Gladstone Magistrates Court on Friday. ABC News · Aug 19, 2022