Robert Paul Long was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 20 years for setting fire to the Childers Palace ...

Childers backpacker mass killer Robert Long has kept to himself in jail while the parole board considers whether to make a “restricted prisoner declaration” against him, which could prevent him from ...

A killer arsonist has applied for parole as a community prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of a horror blaze that claimed ...

It’s 25 years since the Childers Palace hostel fire but for some the memories remain as dark as the blackened ashes which shook a Queensland community to its core.