Design flaw leaves most vulnerable policewomen exposed to attack
New protective vests designed to resist knife attacks and firearms are failing to protect hundreds of female Queensland police officers.
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Three people were taken into custody after heavily armed police and a dog squad descended on a street north of Brisbane on Tuesday. WATCH THE VIDEO
‘Feared for their lives’: Knife-wielding man shot by cops after taser ‘ineffective’
Queensland’s Police Union president says body-worn camera footage will prove officers acted appropriately when they shot a knife-weilding man, after a taser failed to stop him.
MAPPED: Qld’s horror road toll – and the pleas for change
Queensland’s road toll has tragically reached 301 deaths – the highest in 15 years – prompting pleas for motorists to change their driving habits. SEE THE MAP
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‘Extreme’ theory after Fiji poisonings
Methanol poisoning has not been ruled out as the cause of seven tourists being hospitalised after drinking at the same resort bar in Fiji.
‘Red-lining and overworked’: Qld cops called to 100k-plus jobs a month
Queensland Police Union president Shane Prior has taken a subtle swipe at the Commissioner saying he had been “shouting” about officer exhaustion for months since taking on the role.
A-G seeks urgent brief over release of man who attacked teen girl
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington has ordered an urgent brief to consider her legal options after a man who randomly attacked an 18-year-old girl and wrapped a rope around her neck was released on parole.
Cops’ desperate plea as Qld road toll tracks toward grim milestone
Queensland’s road toll is set to reach a level not seen in 15 years, as the state’s top cop looks to free up frontline police for a nightmare Christmas.
Families haunted by ‘three evil terrorists’ two years on from massacre
On the second anniversary of the Wieambilla massacre, the grieving families of hero cops Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold have released never-before-seen photos and are calling on a major change.
Watch: Moment police arrest man accused of threats to Jewish centre
Police have released vision of the arrest of a Brisbane man nort-west of the city after he allegedly made threats towards a Jewish community centre in Victoria, which has now been named.
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