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NAMED AND SHAMED: Health professionals’ crimes exposed in court

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NAMED AND SHAMED: Health professionals’ crimes exposed in court

Some of regional Queensland’s most trusted professionals have shattered their duty of care, with nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers facing court for a variety of crimes.

Tye Wayne Porter, 18, appeared briefly in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on Monday, where his matter was adjourned until April 20.

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Uber driver killer charged over alleged jail attack

A high-profile young prisoner, serving time for the robbery and killing of a Qld Uber driver, faces a new serious charge behind bars.

Ian Edward Fleming is charged with wilful exposure â so near to a public place, four counts of indecent act in any place to which the public are permitted access, four counts of wilful exposure, common assault, breach of bail condition, failing to store small ammunition and power device cartridges in a secured area, secure storage of weapons â licensee and driving without a licence â demerit points.

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Major shift in case against alleged serial flasher

The lawyer for a man who was fitted with an ankle monitor after allegedly repeatedly flashing strangers on the beach and at banks, will argue he wasn’t of sound mind.

Nathan Wyer works as a guidance officer at Urangan State High School in Hervey Bay in Queensland and successfully appealed against a colleague's promotion. Source - Urangan State High School.

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School counsellor ‘abused’ process to stop woman getting job he wanted: Commissioner

A four-year legal stoush over a job promotion has triggered a scathing criticism of the guidance counsellor who instigated it, and of the public sector’s poor recruitment processes which favour nebulous responses.

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Karn Bauer, left, was allegedly murdered by Michael James Vella, pictured right, in Hervey Bay.

New charge for alleged vigilante killer after ‘sex pest’ Facebook post

The case against a Qld man, who police allege bludgeoned to death another man he recognised from an untested social media post about behaviour towards teenage girls, has returned to court.

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Kilkivan resident Paul Mann (inset) was killed after allegedly being stabbed by his 42-year-old nephew James Neale, who was himself shot by police after allegedly running at them with a knife in the regional Qld town on the afternoon of Friday, April 12, 2024.

New details emerge in case of alleged family murder on rural property

A family argument turned deadly when a man allegedly killed his uncle then charged at police, forcing an officer to shoot him in a dramatic confrontation.

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Car ploughs ‘through a garage and into house’

Emergency crews have rushed to a gated community where a car has crashed into a Hervey Bay home.

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‘Your father saw you’: Dad catches druggie daughter with stash

A Hervey Bay woman’s “commercial” drug activities came undone in embarrassing fashion when her own father caught her in the act.

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Illegal crab trade: Trafficker cops $20k fine

Video surveillance and mobile phone evidence have exposed a Bundaberg mud crab trafficker’s illegal sales network, as boosted patrols catch and punish fishermen caught breaking the law and playing dirty.

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Police have released dramatic footage of a truck, which was allegedly stolen and driven in an hours-long chase through Brisbane with nothing more than rims on its wheels. , Dylan Jake Fitzgerald, 39, is accused of stealing a small Pantech truck from Elizabeth St in Brisbane City about 10.15am Picture: QLD Police

Man’s drugged-up stolen food-truck joyride up Bruce Hwy ends behind bars

A man with just two weeks left on parole has thrown away his freedom after an “astonishingly dangerous” joyride that terrorised Queensland motorists for more than three hours.

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Former Fraser Coast Councillor Rolf Light has sold his luxury home for $1.8million amid a dispute with his neighbour.

Peace out: Ex-councillor sells luxury home amid court drama

A neighbourhood dispute in millionaire’s row that forced a former councillor to make multiple court appearances has ended abruptly. VIDEO.

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Pedo babysitter claims young victim had ‘active imagination’

A paedophile’s shocking attempt to blame his victim’s “video game obsession” for his abuse allegations has spectacularly backfired in court.

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Why a backyard crash could spark a human rights case

A Maryborough family’s years-long campaign for road safety measures proved tragically prophetic when a drunk driver crashed through their fence minutes after the father stood in the same spot.

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KB Child Care and Early Learning Pty Ltd, trading as Little Gems Child Care and Early Learning Centre, had two charges of failing to adequately supervise children mentioned before Maryborough Magistrates Court on Monday.

Daycare centre to be sentenced for toddler’s 2022 death

Charges against a Queensland daycare centre reveal educators left sleeping toddlers unsupervised for 15 minutes before finding the two-year-old face down and unresponsive.

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