‘I wasn’t expecting to catch one that big’
Mackay Airport has returned to normal operations, while a photo of Proserpine local posing with a one metre barra he hooked from flood waters off the Bruce Highway has gone viral. LATEST.
Emergency Services
500 litres, $900 worth of fuel stolen in brazen daylight drive-off
A man has allegedly stolen more than $900 worth of diesel from a South East Queensland petrol station, with the alleged offender driving off in a ute with mismatched plates.
Watch: ‘I had a stroke in regional Qld – this new tech saved my life’
A Qld woman says she is alive because a new system, where strokes are diagnosed and “clot-busting” drugs given within minutes, is being piloted at her regional hospital. It comes ahead of a statewide rollout.
Three people in hospital after dogs go on terrifying rampage
Gympie residents were told to stay away from certain parts of the city on Friday as authorities searched for two dangerous dogs that attacked two women and a man in different streets.
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25-year-old fighting for life after hit by bus
A young man was flown to hospital with potentially life threatening injuries after he was struck by a bus. DETAILS
Teen girl fighting for life after e-scooter crash
A teenage girl is fighting for her life in a Brisbane hospital with a head injury after an e-scooter crash on the Sunshine Coast overnight. DETAILS.
Teen left with head injuries after ‘large’ brawl at Burleigh
A brawl involving a large group of teenagers at Burleigh Heads has left a boy in hospital and two others with injuries. Read what happened.
Criminals let ‘back onto street’ as watchhouses overflow
Under-strain police lock ups from Gold Coast to Brisbane are hitting capacity as police struggle to keep criminals off streets – and ferry offenders between them to find space.
Shock police figures that shame Qld drivers after record road toll
More than 420 drivers have been caught either drink-driving or speeding every single day across Queensland over the past six weeks – even as the state reels from the worst road toll on record.
Tobacco shop destroyed after second suspicious fire in two days
A country tobacco shop has been destroyed after a second suspicious fire in two days overnight, with a crime scene established.
Police probe speed as dad killed in crash with young son identified
Police are investigating whether speed was a factor in the horror Australia Day crash on Brisbane’s bayside that killed a man – who has now been identified – and his four-year-old son.
Dog squad helps take down alleged stolen car driver
The driver of an alleged stolen car has been taken down on the Gold Coast overnight by a police dog. Read what happened.
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