In response to unrest in communities along the Qld-NSW border, Queensland’s border boss wants courts to be held accountable for soft sentencing of serious and violent offenders, and that’s not all he wants brought to the table.
The early morning sky of a border town was lit bright orange after a dwelling was found fully engulfed in flame. Update on the investigation here.
Emergency services had an early start on Monday responding to two separate single-vehicle incidents in a matter of hours. DETAILS
While the national coverage has died down, the insidious cycle of crime continues to haunt our border towns of Goondiwindi and Boggabilla.
The Granite Belt region’s cool climate can grow more than fruit and vegetables, with Stanthorpe Magistrates Court told that police caught two men producing cannabis at their homes. DETAILS.
Queensland police are continuing investigations into what caused a B-double to roll over while travelling on a southwest Queensland highway. Here’s what we know.
Police are investigating how the back window of a car travelling down the highway was damaged. DETAILS
A man has died in a single-vehicle crash on a rural Southern Downs road, after a car left the road and hit a tree. Latest.
Terrorised day and night, the frightened residents who live on the lawless streets of a border town have been reduced to praying they won’t be next to have their doors kicked in, cars torched or be assaulted in their own home. They want change and they want it now. Here’s why.
It was an unhappy start to the day for a young Stanthorpe woman who allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of more than four times the limit after crashing her car trying to avoid police. MORE HERE.
The New England Highway south of Warwick remained closed on Sunday evening amid lingering visibility issues after grassfires were brought under control.
Specialist police are investigating serious reports of threats to a number of health and medical facilities across the state. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW.
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