Rex Martinich

@RexMartinich

Court reporter for @AAPNewswire in Brisbane. Views my own.

Brisbane, Queensland

Joined February 2010

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Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 22

A teenage boy on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the murder of Vyleen White in a suspected car-jacking outside a Redbank Plains shopping centre west of Brisbane in February 2024. canberratimes.com.au/story/9022208/…

RexMartinich's tweet card. Murdered grandmother Vyleen White's family say they take comfort in how her death brought about tougher bail and...

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 25

Bruce Lehrmann's Sydney-based solicitor Zali Burrows on Friday took aim at Queensland Police after withdrawing a bid to prove officers had illegally recorded two conversations between Lehrmann and his previous legal team. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/PErPJcPoz

RexMartinich's tweet card. Bruce Lehrmann's solicitor has taken aim at police after withdrawing a bid to prove that officers had illegally recorded calls with his former legal team.

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Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 25

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has suffered a legal defeat in the first of multiple court battles aimed at halting a rape trial against him. examiner.com.au/story/9025264/…

RexMartinich's tweet card. Bruce Lehrmann's solicitor has taken aim at police after withdrawing a bid to prove that officers had illegally...

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Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 24

A dramatic chase has ended with a man accused of throwing a tyre from a moving vehicle into heavy traffic being hospitalised with "traumatic" police dog bites. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/EYGbRfkpx

RexMartinich's tweet card. Two men have allegedly led police on a pursuit through several suburbs before one of them suffered a "traumatic event" during an arrest involving a police dog.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 23

A teenager has been accused of assaulting a woman in her home during a four-day crime spree that left a beloved husband dead in his Sunshine Coast yard. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/ZJrxbsLjn

RexMartinich's tweet card. A young woman has become the third person to be charged over a man's alleged stabbing murder during a home invasion following the arrest of two teen boys.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 23

Kieysha Jade Sky, third person accused of murder after Zdravko Bilic was fatally stabbed during a suspected break-in on the Sunshine Coast, will remain behind bars. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/ZJrxbsLjn

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 21

Protesters have rallied outside a court opposing what is set to be one of Australia's biggest coal mines, saying the multibillion-dollar proposal will contribute to a "climate catastrophe". aapnews.aap.com.au/a/ZJrMWuLjn

RexMartinich's tweet card. Activists hope to stop a proposed mine that will dig up an additional 17 million tonnes of coal a year, claiming emissions will worsen natural disasters.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 17

A father charged over his infant son's drowning has been denied bail after a court heard claims he threw the baby in a campsite's lake. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/VWydwUzJx

RexMartinich's tweet card. A father charged over the drowning of his infant son was seen laughing and fled the scene while his partner performed CPR, a magistrate has heard.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 17

A former Commonwealth Bank executive accused of grooming underage girls for sex has been found dead, days after appearing in court. Via @AAPNewswire aapnews.aap.com.au/a/JlrEBuRaA

RexMartinich's tweet card. Days after a court appearance, a former bank executive accused of "terribly serious" offending has been found dead on the Gold Coast, police have confirmed.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 16

A man accused of manslaughter over a baby's drowning at a lakeside campsite intends to apply for bail, a magistrate has heard. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/XVpEkswEa

RexMartinich's tweet card. A man charged after a baby drowned at a popular campsite's lake will remain in custody as he prepares an application for bail, a court has heard.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 16

NRL great Steve Renouf told police "you've got me, I'm drunk" after being caught driving almost four times over the blood alcohol limit, a court has heard. via ⁦@FraserBartonAAP⁩ @AAPNewswire aapnews.aap.com.au/a/JlrbVFRaA

RexMartinich's tweet card. An NRL great has been fined and had his license disqualified for almost a year after being busted driving almost four times over the blood alcohol limit.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 15

Two motorcyclists who witnessed their friend being fatally struck by an unlicensed driver have questioned the offender's sentence, saying it "does not match the crime". aapnews.aap.com.au/a/qZjjvuLvp

RexMartinich's tweet card. A man who committed more than 50 traffic offences in the span of 15 years was an "inevitable" risk of harming others on the road, a judge has heard.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 14

Commonwealth Bank executive Christopher James McCann, accused of grooming underage girls for sex, has been granted bail after being extradited interstate. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/ngPEnINjl

RexMartinich's tweet card. A corporate finance executive with a major bank has been accused of engaging a sex worker to send two underage girls to his luxury hotel room.

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Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 11

A man accused of a NSW home invasion that led to a grandfather's arm partially severed with an axe and an alleged accomplice's fatal stabbing has denied all charges. newcastleherald.com.au/story/9013825/…

RexMartinich's tweet card. Two men allegedly targeted a grandfather in a home invasion robbery, almost severing his arm with an axe...

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Fraser Barton@FraserBartonAAP · Jul 10

telummedia.com/jobs/view/aust… AAP is looking for an experienced journalist to join its Brisbane team. Great city, state and company to work for. @TelumMedia @AAPNewswire

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Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 10

.@AAPNewswire AAP seeks an experienced (at least 3yrs) journalist based in Brisbane to provide front-line coverage across a range of topics including breaking and general news, politics and court reporting. Apply by 21 July telummedia.com/jobs/view/aust…

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 9

Bruce Lehrmann alleges police engaged in "cowboy-like" misconduct and he has faced political bias in his long-running criminal case over rape charges. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/WJMLBUgbz

RexMartinich's tweet card. Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann claims "political bias" from a state government could have led to him being charged with two counts of rape.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 8

A Broncos public relations worker who guided the club through a player’s drug-driving crisis has herself admitted to crashing into parked cars while more than three times the legal alcohol limit. brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queen…

RexMartinich's tweet card. The PR worker has learnt her fate after crashing into parked cars in Paddington, just months after handling Ezra Mam’s drug-driving crisis.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 2

A man helped drug traffickers become a ''deadly menace" to the community by growing cannabis, storing cocaine and modifying assault rifles on their behalf, a judge has found. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/gzxYXtyRw

RexMartinich's tweet card. A man kept in his home a large amount of cannabis, almost 1.6 kilograms of cocaine and four semi-automatic rifles on behalf of a drug ring, a judge has heard.

Rex Martinich@RexMartinich · Jul 1

A man who claimed he was defending himself in a Wild West-style stand-off when he fatally shot another man over a drug dispute has failed to overturn his murder conviction. aapnews.aap.com.au/a/blxlruNzm

RexMartinich's tweet card. Two men exchanged hostile text messages about a drug deal gone wrong before their armed stand-off that ended in a fatal shooting and a murder conviction.