Fire crews work to put out boat blaze
Fire crews are working to extinguish a blaze within a vessel in a boat yard in the Whitsundays.
Fire crews are working to extinguish a blaze within a vessel in a boat yard in the Whitsundays.
In a heart-pounding late-night rescue, three men were saved just in time after their boat began sinking about 90km off the coast of North Queensland. Watch the video.
A 24-year-old has been caught drink-driving at more than 20km an hour over the speed limit on the Peak Downs Highway southwest of Mackay. DETAILS
Police are appealing for the driver responsible for an alleged hit and run to come forward as well as any witnesses after a cyclist was left to die on the side of the road. LATEST.
Ergon are on the scene after a car collided with a power pole, uprooting it in broad daylight. SEE THE PHOTOS.
A woman was flown to hospital after a crash on the Bruce Highway between Rockhampton and Mackay in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
An Australia Post parcel filled with “white substance” prompted police to execute a search warrant at Central Queensland home. But lawyers argue the process may have been illegal.
A motorcyclist has been hospitalised following an early morning traffic incident in a Whitsundays town.
A man has died in hospital after suffering life-threatening chest injuries in a single-vehicle crash.
Body worn cameras have captured the moment specialist police busted two Queensland men over allegations they sourced child abuse material over the dark web using cryptocurrency. WATCH
A man who allegedly molested an underage teen on a cruise boat off the Qld coast is out on bail, after his initial application was rejected.
New details can be revealed about the two people arrested and charges after police alleged uncovered a serious weapons and drugs stash. UPDATE
A Qld mine operator accused of strangling his partner after a fight over infidelity and setting her property on fire applied for bail. Here’s what happened.
Detectives have released CCTV footage of Queensland mum of three Celeste McGain as the search for the missing woman ramps up. Do you recognise her?
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.
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 woman in her 50s was hospitalised following an early morning crash in a Bowen Basin mining town.
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.
The Bruce Highway was brought to a standstill between Mackay and Proserpine after a three vehicle crash involving a police vehicle hospitalised two.
A North Queensland man has learnt his fate after drunkenly damaging a home with a scooter.
A two vehicle crash in a small Bowen Basin town on Saturday evening resulted in two men being sent to a nearby hospital.
A repeat sex pest has offered $500 as a sorry to the “vulnerable” woman he left upset and distressed after texting her a penis photo and explicit message months after booking her services as a massage therapist.
A North Queensland resident has allegedly violently punched a RSL volunteer and pushed aside another member of staff after an argument escalated.
A driver who allegedly committed a string of traffic offences while on a return to prison warrant has been warned his rush to plead guilty might make things worse.
Workplace Health and Safety investigators are on scene inspecting a charter fishing boat after a man suffered horror facial burns following an explosion below deck. LATEST
The sole trader of a Queensland housekeeping company has been hit with a huge fine after ignoring demands to back pay employees. DETAILS
There has been a major step in the case against a Queensland mother accused of murdering her youngest child via reckless indifference. LATEST
A severely traumatised man who saw his brother, mother, and stepfather allegedly gunned down at close range before being shot in the stomach will have his story tested by the defence before it goes to trial.
An argument over a father’s gambling issue sparked a violent attack when he lashed out against his partner of 20 years at a popular hotel. Here’s what happened.
As a fake sex worker went to change into a racy costume, her boyfriend waited at a window ready to rob the unsuspecting man inside. But things quickly got out of hand.
His weapon was a hunting knife – by name and purpose. “BJ” Cecil was hellbent on finding his former wife and teaching her a lesson. When her brave mother stepped in, she paid the ultimate price. SPECIAL REPORT.
After eight months behind bars a popular Queensland lash tech and mum, jailed for her high-profile role in her partner’s meth business, will be released in just days – and she’ll get her luxury property back.
A passenger involved in a collision with a car was bitten by a police dog in bushland after allegedly attempting to flee the scene of the drama.
Locals have described the Bruce Highway stretch where a woman died and another was critically injured as ‘scary’ with calls for greater separation between traffic on the stretch. LATEST
An Airlie Beach man has been sent back to jail after his bail was revoked, despite the 31-year-old begging the court for leniency, offering to call his parents for a loan to pay for lawyers.
A Whitsunday father who is facing 15 charges of drug offending including supplying MDMA has sought bail, with his solicitor saying he could be at risk of spending too much time in custody. DETAILS
The case for a former respected high ranking Queensland police officer has been hit with a lengthy delay. LATEST
The daughter of a woman who killed her husband by stabbing him in the chest has told a court about the daily devastation she and her siblings endure after the crime which took both their parents from them.
Disturbing new details on the moments before the killing of “deliberately targeted” youth crime victim Robert Brown at a Queensland shopping centre were revealed as the teen responsible faced the first stage of sentencing.
When his partner held firm on their breakup, a father of three went wild, destroying her belongings including her underwear.
Two women were trapped after their car rolled on the Bruce Hwy, blocking both lanes in the Mackay region on Saturday.
Footage of a social media-organised Fast and the Furious style event, which drew people from across North Queensland, uncovered a young driver’s dangerous acts. Now, he’s been sentenced.
A 28-year-old shift worker has been banned from Tinder-like apps while on bail but his case also raised red flags with a Queensland magistrate who questioned why it took a month for police to act on a rape complaint.
Fellow workmates witnessed the horror 20 metre fall after wind monitoring equipment suddenly collapsed while it was being constructed at the site of a proposed wind farm. DETAILS
A regional Qld council warned an experienced plumber fighting a fine he could be liable for $34,000, but ended up paying more itself.
From the outside this Queensland family was the picture of middle class, footy-loving happiness, but behind closed doors something sinister was brewing long before a wife plunged a knife into her husband’s chest. *Distressing.
A Gold Coast criminal lawyer is facing charges of drink driving during his stay at a famous Whitsunday resort island. VIDEO
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