The 10-year sentence handed to a teenager who killed a Queensland couple and their unborn baby in a hit-and-run will remain the same after two failed legal challenges. Key points: The 17-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter last year They will have to serve 60 per cent of their jail term after a failed appeal Katherine Leadbetter, her partner Matthew Field …
"Let's make housing affordable". But anyone who talks about making housing more affordable also needs to address the worrying flip side – falling house prices for Australians who are already in the property market and have a mortgage. Like other subsidies, grants or tax breaks that added to demand, cheaper debt only tended to push up home prices and make …
Family members of Katherine Leadbetter and Matthew Field have paid tribute at a candlelight vigil to the "beautiful representation" of the local community as they honour the couple who was hit and killed by a car in Alexandra Hills, east of Brisbane. Danielle Leadbetter, aunt of Katherine Leadbetter, said the vigil was a "beautiful representation" of their caring community. "I …
An autopsy is being undertaken on Thursday on Katherine Leadbetter to help police determine if a teenager will face more charges over the death of her unborn child following a hit-and-run at Alexandra Hills, near Brisbane on Australia Day. Key points: Police have not laid any further charges over the death of the woman's unborn child Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd …