‘She had no fear’: Family’s narrow escape from 12yo serial car thief
An Ipswich woman has revealed how a 12-year-old scammer, who first asked to come inside her home and charge her phone, preyed on her kindness in an elaborate con.
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Truck driver dead as rollover closes highway for hours
A truck driver has died after his vehicle overturned at Ipswich, closing part of a highway for four hours.
Dead man driving: Trafficker’s deplorable ploy to dodge speeding fine
A convicted drug trafficker’s deplorable ploy to wriggle out of a speeding fine has been heard in court after he was busted in a fraudulent scheme involving his dead father.
‘Not going back’: Prisoner back in court after violent assault on guard
Details of a violent assault on prison guards has been revealed as the man responsible returns to court from behind bars.
Meth dad’s chilling murder threatens in ‘increasingly irrational’ episode
A Kensington Grove man faced Ipswich court after a series of meth-fuelled offences committed in one day – culminating in a murder suicide threat.
“I ask my wife to forgive me”: Ipswich man’s revolting acts on adopted daughters
An Ipswich court has heard how the grandmother of two girls being sexually abused by their adopted father outed the man in front of their family.
Party rapist jailed for harrowing assault on drunk woman
A 73-year-old man who, at his own granddaughter’s birthday party raped one of her friends, has been jailed for the attack.
DV reports, alleged assaults on the rise in Ipswich: See the suburbs most affected
The Domestic Violence Action Centre suspects the floods and housing crisis are behind the clear spike in alleged assaults in Ipswich this year, with DV order breaches also on the rise.
Dumped in plastic bags, rivers, paddocks, drains: Help for ‘endless stream of kittens’
A cat rescuer, who once found a litter of persian kittens dumped in a drain, has exposed the tragic circumstances facing unwanted felines in South East Queensland, as a new initiative launches to help stray cat carers.
Inside the new mega medical centre coming to Ipswich Central
A huge new medical centre is coming to Ipswich Central – just across the street from St Andrew’s Hospital. The latest plans include a whopping six storeys and sleek modern design.
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