Miner’s Macca’s run, yachtie’s cocktails: Whitsunday drink drivers
From birthday tequila shots to beers at Magnums, a few too many landed these drink drivers in Proserpine and Bowen courts. SEE THE LIST.
Police & Courts
Boilermaker tells teen barmaid to flash amid double pub trouble
A Magistrate has condemned a boilermaker dad’s “disgusting” behaviour after he propositioned a teen worker at a local pub. It wasn’t his only bad boozy choice.
171 charges: Man accused of massive drug supply operation
A Whitsundays man alleged to have been involved in supplying drugs on more than 170 occasions has fronted court, facing serious charges including trafficking.
‘No secrets’: Police despair after four lives lost in tragic crashes
Frustrated police say it will take more than tougher law enforcement to stop the carnage on Queensland roads after a horror weekend which saw four people die in two accidents in Mackay alone. LATEST
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Monsters, lawless teens: Inside record number of Qld court appeals
Since taking the legal helm of a state rocked by senseless crimes, Qld’s Attorney-General has challenged a record number of sentences. We speak to the families of victims and get rare insight into the process.
‘Zip down, looking at child’: Jungle gym gazer’s gross act
“You couldn’t control yourself”. These were the words of a disgusted Qld Magistrate after a man was caught committing an obscene act near a children’s playground.
Man caught on camera before car goes up in flames
Police have backtracked on their belief that a car fire was ‘non-suspicious’ after being questioned over video taken from the scene.
Backpacker charged with sexual assault in Qld tourism mecca
A German traveller has been stripped of his passport and police have gathered text messages and triple-0 recordings after an alleged sexual assault at one Qld’s most popular destinations.
Stabbed 42 times, spine slashed: Footy player’s killer appeals
A killer who brutally stabbed a young regional Qld footballer 42 times in a frenzied attack has challenged the conviction.
‘Drugged at music fest or party’: Labourer’s lagoon ambush excuse
A former labourer claims he has no memory of violently assaulting a woman at a popular Qld tourist destination.
Appeal after child molester in ‘terrifying’ break-in attack goes free
The sentence which allowed a high risk teen predator who broke into a Qld home and molested a sleeping 10-year-old girl to walk free with no conviction is being appealed by the state’s Attorney General.
Fatal hit-and-run case to move toward higher court
The man accused of a fatal hit-and-run death of a cyclist will enter pleas to other offences when he next appears in court, while more serious charges proceed.
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