Dan Nolan

Brisbane

Senior Reporter at A Current Affair

Reporter for @acurrentaffair9 Food lover, wine appreciator, racing tragic. Brisbane, Australia

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Articles

Aussies undertake gruelling trek in fundraising bid for life-changing cause

3 days ago | 9now.nine.com.au | Dan Nolan

The Channel Country in full flood is one of the most spectacular sights you'll ever see in this sunburnt country of ours. Floodwaters brought devastation to parts of outback Queensland in March but the immense rainfall is now creating a spectacular transformation of this dusty corner of Australia. Just outside Birdsville, a hardy group of volunteers have been getting an up-close look at this sudden change in the land.
Family business' unexpected victory against one of the world's biggest corporations

1 month ago | 9now.nine.com.au | Dan Nolan

A small family business has had an unexpected victory against one of the biggest corporations in the world. Kenz Beauty was being forced into losing its identity after a legal demand from the $400 billion Louis Vuitton group, which owns Paris fashion house Kenzo. Rim Daghmash first exposed the David and Goliath battle on A Current Affair in 2023. Her Kenz Beauty business was named after her daughter Kenzie, who lives with autism.
Queensland family loses $170k house deposit to scam by alleged Melbourne 'money mule'

1 month ago | 9now.nine.com.au | Dan Nolan

A police investigation is hunting down Australian-based scammers who stole a young family's entire home deposit. The Robinsons were days away from moving into their dream home only to discover they'd lost a quarter of a million dollars. "You're in this state of just complete heartbreak, disbelief, embarrassment," Sarah Robinson said.
Evicted couple accused of stealing estimated $100k of furniture from mansion

Feb 25, 2025 | brisbanetimes.com.au | Dan Nolan

By Dan Nolan February 26, 2025 — 11.21am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A former used car salesman and his partner have been charged over an alleged large-scale theft at a waterfront mansion in the Queensland beachside town of Noosa. Darren Wayne Rudkin and Farrah De Gelder are each charged with aggravated stealing, an offence that carries a maximum penalty of 10 to 14 years’ jail in Queensland.
Drag queens put the heat on paint and sip company over pay concerns

Feb 19, 2025 | 9now.nine.com.au | Dan Nolan

A group of drag queens has provided an unexpected performance on the streets of the Gold Coast in an effort to get paid. American-born Cadillac DeVille has been a drag queen for the past eight years but ran into trouble with a company called Paint Juicy failing to pay invoices totalling more than $3000. Tara-Zan, who calls herself "the world's first and only bodybuilding drag queen", also ended up with a $3000 unpaid bill, while Russian-born Robyn Dix was owed $300.
Mother complained about childcare rapist 13 years before he was caught

Dec 17, 2024 | brisbanetimes.com.au | Dan Nolan

By Dan Nolan December 18, 2024 — 6.44pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australia’s worst paedophile, Ashley Griffith, could have been caught 13 years earlier if police had handled a mother’s complaint about alleged abuse at a childcare centre differently.
Hardened criminal steals from luxury resort in taxpayer-funded stay

Oct 13, 2024 | 9now.nine.com.au | Dan Nolan

In the middle of an election campaign, a Queensland government department has been embroiled in a shocking scandal after providing a wanted criminal with taxpayer-funded accommodation only for him to then rob the premises. The incident occurred at a luxury resort on the Sunshine Coast in August with police in two states now investigating the cross-border crime spree.
Toowoomba man, 95, opens prized personal garden in tribute to late wife

Sep 23, 2024 | 9now.nine.com.au | Dan Nolan

Les Stephson's garden is a love story. It's a living memorial to the woman who oversaw its creation and who stole his heart, beloved wife Fae. "I talk to her out here all the time, inside, outside. She's with me all the time," he said. READ MORE: Supermarket chains sued over discount claimsFae and Les Stephson were married for 65 years and for the past four decades have been entering their stunning garden in Toowoomba's annual Carnival of Flowers.
Disturbing new details of how Australia's worst paedophile lived

Sep 11, 2024 | 9now.nine.com.au | Dan Nolan

New details have emerged about Australia's worst paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith's disturbing behaviour at his home when he lived in an inner city suburb of Brisbane. Neighbours report the childcare teacher used to play music on his guitar for hours on end at the front of the home, which stared directly at a Brisbane primary school.
How childcare paedophile hid in plain sight for almost 20 years

Sep 10, 2024 | 9now.nine.com.au | Dan Nolan

How Australia's worst child sex offender was able to offend inside childcare centres for almost two decades is now coming under intense scrutiny. Last week, Ashley Paul Griffith pleaded guilty to 307 child abuse charges including 28 rapes with most of his 60 victims under the age of five.