$2.3k fine: Rider cops immediate licence ban for speeding
A young rider was busted ripping down the Bruce Highway at more than 50kmh the speed limit. This comes after it was revealed multiple fatal crashes in 2024 were linked to speed.
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Major highway closed for hours following truck rollover
One person has been rushed to a North Queensland hospital after a truck carrying ammonium nitrate rolled on a highway, which has caused an hours-long two-kilometre road closure.
Apprentice levels kill threats at widow, slams man’s arm in door
A father has been told he can’t ‘go around assaulting people’ after he repeatedly slammed a man with a car door in an ongoing dispute and also harassed his late boss’s widow.
‘This is what you get for snitching’: Knifeman’s warning before attack
A young soon-to-be-father has been slammed for “taking a knife to a fist fight”, with a magistrate saying how the scenario could have ended like the devastating stabbing murder of 17-year-old Jack Beasley.
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‘No danger’: Kuttabul petrol station evacuated after electrical fault
Fire engines rushed north up the Bruce Highway after fears of a fire at a servo, with pumps turned off and the staff self-evacuating out of safety.
‘Unforgivable’: Truckie threatens to kill ambos with compound bow
After a bad break-up, an out-of-work Qld truck driver on a partner Visa to Australia used a chilling method to stop his ex from calling an ambulance to help him.
700+ missions: Rescue helicopter wraps up busy 2024
The Greater Whitsundays can count on the BMA CQ Rescue helicopter as they wrap 2024 with a whopping 729 missions flown, many to remote locations, islands and mine sites.
Magistrate blasts father-of-five over ‘cowardly’ assault
A father-of-five who put his hands around a woman’s throat and spat at her during a “cowardly” assault has been given a tongue-lashing by a Magistrate.
‘Take your clothes off’: Bail bid after alleged violent kidnapping
A man who was barely one month into his release on bail is accused of being involved in a violent armed robbery and kidnapping where he allegedly ordered the victim to remove his clothes.
Girl rushed to hospital following stinging at Cape Hillsborough
The stinger season has claimed its latest victim after a school aged girl was rushed to hospital earlier this afternoon following reports of a jellyfish sting at Cape Hillsborough.
Woman with children in car allegedly recorded .202 reading
Police allege a drink driver who was more than four times the legal limit also fled the scene of a crash on foot, leaving children in her car.
Mum accused of killing child must wait
A delayed expert report has pushed out a murder case against a mum who allegedly called triple-0 claiming her four year old boy had drowned.
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