Police launch crackdown on CBD crime after alarming images, videos
Police have started extra patrols in the Maryborough’s CBD following revelations of rooftop standoffs, screams in the night and assaults in the heritage-proud city. UPDATE
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Brisbane road closed after two-truck crash
Police have closed a road near the busy Kingsford Smith Drive after a two-truck crash this morning with traffic diversions in place.
‘Hole that will never be filled’: Mum, 13yo son identified after horror crash
A mother and her boy, both killed in a Bruce Highway crash, have been identified as a father remains seriously hurt and their family grapples with “a pain no one should have to endure”. LATEST
Truck fire drama shuts down local roads
A truck fire has shut down roads on the Fraser Coast as emergency services deal with the drama. DETAILS
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Mystery power outage impacts 4000 across Southeast Qld
Almost 4000 homes across Southeast Queensland were left without power overnight due to an unknown power outage.
‘Dark side of humanity’: More Qlders killed in fires than ever before
Queensland’s top fire investigator says domestic violence and mental health incidents remain “overrepresented” following a record year for fire-related fatalities.
Chopper in mercy dash to teen girl after sixth sting on K’gari
A rescue helicopter was sent to help a teenage girl on K’Gari on Tuesday for the sixth suspected Irukandji jellyfish sting in a week.
Man dead after motorcycle crash on major highway
Police are investigating the circumstances that led to loss of a young life in a motorcycle crash on the Bruce Highway and have called for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward.
Man rescued after being stuck in stormwater drain
Five fire and rescue crews have rescued a man who became stuck in a stormwater drain south of Brisbane.
Two seriously injured in horror D’Aguilar Hwy crash
A teenager has been airlifted to a Brisbane Hospital with a serious leg injury following a horror crash north of Caboolture that injured three.
Sleeping woman’s horror as deadly snake crawls into bed, bites her
A young woman has been airlifted to hospital after a deadly king brown snake crawled into her bed and bit her while she was sleeping in her rural Qld home.
‘I ran into wall of flames’: Hero backpacker drags sleeping man from house inferno
A hero backpacker has told how faced a collapsing ceiling and wall of flames as he raced into a burning home during an early morning fire south of Brisbane, dragging a sleeping man from the blaze. SEE THE VIDEO
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