Hundreds kept in Queensland jails because of housing crisis
Justice advocates say the housing crisis is keeping Queensland prisoners locked up with a third of parole applications denied because they have nowhere to live.
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Man stole car then towed ATM from servo
A 27-year-old man who cut off his parole ankle monitor and then created a “one-man crime wave” has been sentenced in the Cairns Supreme Court.
Shock twist in police officer’s rape trial
The case for the police officer who is accused of “drinking heavily” at a Cairns hotel before raping a woman, has taken a surprising turn.
Duress alarms installed for teachers in remote community
Twelve teachers in a remote community in the Gulf of Carpentaria have had been given duress alarms and had heat sensors installed in their homes as school violence escalates.
Govt gave job services company $50m as town’s unemployment doubled
A Sydney-based multinational company received a five-fold increase in funding to reduce unemployment in a Far North community but the towns’ unemployment rate more than doubled.
How non-violent, mentally unwell prisoners are placed in solitary
Special investigation: For the first time we reveal the practice of placing mentally unwell prisoners into solitary – where they deteriorate, attempting to take their life and eating their own excretement.
Alleged stabber facing fresh charges
The man accused of stabbing three people at an entertainment venue in Cairns has been charged with four new offences.
‘You could have killed your friend’: Mine worker sentenced over horror quad bike crash
A Queensland mine worker who had been heavily drinking has escaped jail after his friend suffered a traumatic brain injury and almost died when he fell off the back of the quad bike he was riding.
Qld police officer suspended from duties
Queensland Police has suspended the officer in charge at Aurukun following allegations of workplace misconduct.
Death towns: FNQ communities with lower life expectancy than Africa
People in these FNQ communities are dying on average 30 years younger than those in Brisbane, and lower than the country with the world’s lowest life expectancy – find out where and why.
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