‘Breach of trust’: Worker used company card for personal spending spree
An employee at a Central Queensland cleaning and property maintenance business racked up a fraudulent personal spending spree on a company card.
Police & Courts
Doctor’s name cleared after decade-long legal battle
A Qld doctor has finally had her name cleared after a long battle over an antibiotic prescription which a woman claimed was a factor leading to her having a stroke years later.
Woman injured in two vehicle crash
A woman has been injured after a two-car crash at a Whitsundays intersection early this morning.
‘Need a new dress’: Stubborn driver’s dumb excuse
A young woman insisted she tested positive to cannabis because she shared a room with a smoker — she only consumed cocaine herself.
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Man offered threesome in ‘amateur’ movie-style plot to steal gold bullion
A pair of ‘lame brain’ thieves tried to lure a Queensland man into a false sense of security by suggesting a threesome in a plot to steal thousands of dollars worth of gold bullion.
‘Like a nightmare’: Mother confronts monster who destroyed her child’s life
A brave Qld mother has delivered a powerful speech to the “sexual predator” who stole her 12-year-old daughter’s innocence online through his repeated deceit and depravity.
Named: Sick sexual predator with baby rape videos deemed ‘low risk’
A serial sexual predator who openly admits he is aroused by young children, tried to groom them online and watches the worst kind of child abuse content every day has been labelled a “low risk” offender. TRIGGER WARNING
‘I’ve run over your missus’: Moment killer driver took second life
A drunk driver, who had already run over and killed a Victorian woman, tried to steal a Pajero from a Qld property, mowing down its owner and delivering her body to her devastated husband.
Named: Man charged over crash which killed JCU student
The identity of a man accused of causing an explosive crash killing a young woman studying medicine has been revealed.
Dachshund dogs taken, woman struck twice over drug debts
A woman who allegedly owed a Qld meth trafficker thousands, had her dogs taken during a break-in to her home by her alleged dealer and another man.
Man arrested after woman slashed in alleged horror attack
Police have arrested a Qld man on serious domestic violence charges over an incident that allegedly involved inflicting wounds on his victim.
Mum turned ‘blind eye’ to illegal romance involving 15yo child
He lavished her with gifts, told her he loved and wanted to marry her and was even paying off a ring. But she was an underage teen and he was twice her age. Now he’s a convicted child sex offender.
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