What set off Mackay man with axe to terrify neighbours
A man faced court after responding to a minor annoyance by his neighbour by going after them with an axe. See why he hasn’t faced serious charges.
A man faced court after responding to a minor annoyance by his neighbour by going after them with an axe. See why he hasn’t faced serious charges.
Three generations of life were taken in a moment when a well-loved Qld woman was killed in a car crash alongside her mother. She was taking her visiting parents to see the home she was building with her husband. TRIBUTE
A last-minute change of venue for a triple murder accused has been granted after fears the regional courthouse wouldn’t be able to protect witnesses or him — even with six extra tactical police officers. See why.
A young meth addict who stole “high value items”, including e-scooters worth more than $1000, will now pay the cost for his actions.
Paramedics are unsure if a second vehicle was involved in the West Mackay crash that took place late this afternoon.
A Brisbane man remains in a critical condition and a Townsville man is still in hospital more than a week after a horror three-car crash on the Bruce Highway between Proserpine and Mackay. LATEST
A murderer who stabbed a Mackay mum 33 times in a frenzied attack has used blades to assault two men who boasted of abusing children. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT.
A Brisbane man jailed for the gross possession of child abuse material which he shared over social media tried to argue his penalty was too light. Warning: Distressing details.
A Qld father armed himself with a machete and launched a menacing assault on a group of neighbours who confronted his sons over burnouts on their local beach.
A young man with an extensive history of breaching the reporting conditions given to child sex offenders was jailed, while his crying and newly pregnant partner watched on.
A Queensland man developed an unhealthy ‘shine’ on a young woman, first asking her for coffee multiple times and when she said no he sat in the car park watching her for hours.
A Mackay based mining company which had 14,000 documents copied by an investigator has lost its battle in court over they had the right to enter. It follows a $600m contract and a tragic crushing death.
Caught red handed in the nightclub district, police pulled him aside for a search and found six clip seal bags containing ‘goodness knows what’ and a wad of cash. But it was his phone that got him in serious trouble.
A man in a Queensland watch-house was found to have four different drugs “up his backside”, but a magistrate shot down suggestions he was attempting to smuggle them into Capricornia Correctional Centre.
Police are investigating allegations a stolen vehicle caused a crash that blocked a major roadway for several hours and trapped the other driver in his vehicle.
The Sunshine Coast director behind three collapsed companies has been “restrained” from using intellectual property by a Federal Court judge following his conduct in the sale of a separate shed company.
A woman found with burns to her arms and face near a house engulfed by fire in the Mackay CBD is a person of interest to police, it can be revealed. LATEST, PICTURES
A mum charged with her tiny daughter’s murder has been released for now after a judge found she was wrongly locked up over “pseudolegal” court rants.
A registered Qld sex offender tried to hide his depraved desires on an encrypted messaging platform. Now, he’s been caught and shamed. *DISTURBING*
There’s been a major update in the court case against a neighbour accused of shooting dead a Queensland mum in her driveway. LATEST.
A Queensland court heard a man charged with more than forty counts of dealing with child abuse material was facing “threats” from people turning up to his bail address as he asked to move elsewhere.
A man has been injured and delays are expected after a rollover sent debris flying across the Bruce Highway. UPDATES.
An overturned Landcruiser was lifted up by hand by first responders and passing motorists to save the life of the 21-year-old Queensland man trapped inside after a horror crash on the Bruce Highway which left two men fighting to survive.
Two years after the alleged execution-style shooting of three family members on a Qld cattle property, loved ones will face the man charged with the murders for the first time as their country community struggles to process its pain.
A former miner has been awarded $3.2m in an historic judgment after being diagnosed with the incurable coal worker’s pneumoconiosis when he was exposed to “unsafe levels of dust” at three Qld mines.
A mother of six charged with murdering her youngest child via reckless indifference has been told the court is no longer interested in her “rubbish”.
Police are investigating whether or not the sudden death of a man happened under suspicious circumstances. What we know.
The eastbound lane to Mackay was shut this morning after a four wheel drive rear ended a second car, with seven people caught up.
Police are investigating how a man was hit by a cane train in a North Queensland town. Warning: Distressing details.
Lawyers for a Mackay dad charged with murdering his little girl via reckless indifference want to push back the case. Here’s why.
A psychologist stopped for a random alcohol and drug test denied she had been using when police found drug items in her bag. But the test results showed otherwise.
A son sued by his mother over misuse of money from a family business said his late father had approved his buying a $105,000 sailboat with funds from the family business he no longer worked at.
As the LNP campaigns for ‘adult crimes, adult times’ one business owner laments the break-ins she’s been a victim of and wonders why youth criminals don’t simply get a job.
Emergency services are responding to reports of a car leaving the road and crashing into the bush just off the Peak Downs Highway. READ THE LATEST.
A young Brisbane woman is facing shocking allegations of grooming an underage teen boy. DETAILS
An ex truck driver, previously jailed over the strangling death of a prostitute and for strangling a sex shop worker, has avoided trial on new charges after they were dropped at the last minute. Read why:
A woman in her 50s was hospitalised following an early morning crash in a Bowen Basin mining town.
A 21-year-old Qld woman, who narrowly avoided jail, reacted in shock after learning how long she would be banned from driving for her repeat behaviour.
A woman and a child were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle collision on a major highway west of Mackay. DETAILS
She was full of life and gave everything a go, whether it was skateboarding, wood carving, engraving, smoking meats or even boxing. For those that knew her, she was much more than her last moments.
A tradie and father of four made multiple threats to kill against a man, who was left scared believing the ‘terrifying’ abuse could be carried out.
A drug-addled driver has been told the community needed protection from him as details of his dangerous driving ‘rampage’ were laid bare.
As a meat worker was sentenced for being behind the wheel in a crash which killed his little brother, a magistrate made a powerful statement about the condition of Queensland’s roads.
A haunted husband has been cleared of causing a buggy crash during a dream island honeymoon which ended his wife’s life and changed his forever.
Police have made a grim discovery near a public park by the beach.
Distressing footage of the moment police found a honeymooning husband distraught and his new bride dead after a buggy crash on Hamilton Island has been played in court.
A large truck has caused damage to public infrastructure at a Mackay CBD intersection, with emergency services urging caution for fear of live wires.
The Bruce Highway was brought to a standstill between Mackay and Proserpine after a three vehicle crash involving a police vehicle hospitalised two.
From a 21-year-old miner on 10 Great Northerns to a respected industry leader who had too many wines at dinner, these Mackay drivers made the wrong decision to get behind the wheel while over the limit.
A Queensland magistrate has questioned what’s going on with today’s youth after a 22-year-old man faced court for having sex with a woman whose name he did not know outside a Brisbane pub.
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