Urgent call for action as damning Qld prison figure hits 20-year high
The state’s human rights commissioner has called for urgent action as a shocking new report blows open the state of our jails.
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Calls unanswered, phones ringing out: Bombshell claims about key DV service
The state government has ordered a full review of Queensland’s biggest domestic violence support organisation after a number of complaints.
Bali Nine mule with outstanding Qld warrant still in NT
Queensland police say they are “in contact” with Bali Nine mule Scott Rush’s legal team after he failed to join fellow drug smugglers on flights out of Darwin to their home states.
‘Targeted attack’: Shots fired in terrifying home invasion
A number of offenders are on the run after breaking into a Brisbane house overnight, confronting a man and a woman inside and firing multiple shots during a terrifying home invasion.
Driver stuck on roof of car as flooding racks southern Qld
Emergency personnel were working to rescue a motorist from the roof of their vehicle as flooding continued to wreak havoc in southern Queensland on Thursday night.
Teen charged over alleged assault in Macca’s litter brawl
A 13-year-old has been charged after a man was injured during an altercation over littering outside an inner Brisbane McDonald’s late on Tuesday.
Minister rejects special DV role as police union pushes change
The state’s police union wants a dedicated domestic violence commissioner after officers were called to more than 200,000 incidents this year. But the new Police Minister says he’s looking at other ways to help fix the problem.
Man taken into custody after car ploughs through tobacco shop
A man has been apprehended after he allegedly ploughed his car into a vape shop in Brisbane’s south.
Spectre of 2011 as floodgates flung open across sodden southeast
Wivenhoe Dam’s floodgates have been opened for the first time in two years as Queensland braces for its wettest December since the 2011 floods.
141mm deluge: Wivenhoe Dam flood releases ordered amid new storm threat
Flood releases at South East Queensland’s biggest dam are set to begin for the first time in two years as the threat of more severe thunderstorms looms following a 141mm overnight deluge.
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