How police uncovered tradie’s big drug haul
A 33-year-old concreter initially tried to tell police the 1.5kg haul contained in garbage bags was for his own use.
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‘One foot in the grave’: Alleged smuggler’s plea to look after sick mum
A Queensland lawyer charged with helping an alleged caravan ‘terror plot’ mastermind flee Australia on a boat has vowed to fight the charges after he was given bail partly so he could look after his mother. SEE THE VIDEO
‘Love you brother’: Tributes flow for former businessman found dead
Popular Gympie man Jason Reker bought a large cattle property at Talegalla Weir in 2024, about nine months before his body was discovered beside his car and not far from a double barrel shotgun surrounded with empty casings.
‘Unsafe’: Police issue crackdown on Mary St crime crisis
Gympie business leaders are pleading for help to clean up the city centre amid claims families are afraid to visit the main street due to a growing homelessness and drug problem.
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Divers search Kinbombi Falls for missing personal trainer
Frustrated family and friends of missing personal trainer Jack McLennan, who disappeared near Ficks Crossing at Murgon in October 2024, have given an update on their agonising search. PHOTOS
Notorious Qld criminals who could be back on the streets in 2025
Convicted killers, drug traffickers and sex offenders headline a long list of notorious Queensland criminals who could return to cities and towns throughout the state this year. SEE WHO
‘Out of the blue’: Stabbing puts pub goer in emergency surgery
“One minute you’re having a quiet night at the pub and the next, you’re in hospital for a stab wound that could have killed you”. That’s what happened when a Qld man was confronted by this teen.
Former A-grade league player’s alleged role in footy final brawl
New details in the case against a talented rugby league player, who faces multiple assault charges stemming from an alleged brawl at a Qld grand final game, can be revealed.
Learner driver hoon busted doing burnouts near Gympie
A 17-year-old Gympie boy has had his licence plates confiscated, lost seven demerit points and been fined more than $1000 after police caught him doing burnouts at Chatsworth.
New dad tells doc, ‘I’ll chop your f***ing head off’, attacks guard
A convicted choker who went off during his daughter’s birth, later threatening to behead a Qld Health doctor and spitting at security and police, now says he wants out of jail because it’s too violent inside.
Teary driver admits to causing crash that killed ‘amazing’ dad
A 43-year-old man charged after gunshots were allegedly fired at a person in the South Burnett last week has now pleaded guilty over an unrelated crash which caused the death of a beloved father and grandfather.
Luxury unit burglar who swiped $100k undone by water bottle
A burglar who robbed a Brisbane luxury high rise unit of more than $100,000 of items during a crime spree across a large part of the state’s southeast was unravelled by his own thirst, a court has heard.
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