Police guard home after blaze allegedly started by schoolkids
Specialist police have been brought in and a crime scene declared at a Sarina home where a fire is believed to have been deliberately lit by children. PHOTOS
Police & Courts QLD
Young driver’s expensive epic fail captured in front of police
A young man learned a very expensive lesson about showing off in the middle of Rockhampton’s busiest intersection after police unexpectedly arrived.
Long-running golf club stoush hits court with $24m claim against council
A South East Queensland council is defending a $24 million lawsuit brought by a golf club, which claims it suffered a decade of financial turmoil after council dug up the links for sewerage pipes.
‘Completely collapsed’: Woman escapes inferno which destroyed home
A home has been completely gutted after a fire ripped through the property overnight. Police are investigating the cause.
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2.1m lightning strikes, 160km/h winds, flash flooding: Qld’s high-risk storm season
Queenslanders are being warned to not ignore emergency warnings as the state is in the midst of a high-risk weather system season that could bring cyclones, fires and floods.
Watch: Ironic moment ‘anti-social’ media op ambushed by bin-dragging heckler
Just hours after an erratic, near-naked man was filmed running through Maryborough’s CBD amid escalating disorder, a top cop’s pledge to restore a safe atmosphere in the city was interrupted in jaw-dropping fashion.
‘The inmates call her mum’: Haas mum’s jail powerplay
The mother of NRL superstar Payne Haas is on notice for her bad behaviour behind bars, refusing to play by the rules or respect prison guards.
Teen fighting for life after 6m fall near UQ campus
A teenager has been rushed to hospital after falling about six metres from a rock wall near the University of Queensland campus this morning.
500 arrests, hooligans, booze-soaked violence: Most infamous Schoolies week
I’ve covered Schoolies for 40 years but I’ll never forget the “state-sponsored binge-drinking” instalment of 2009 which sparked headlines for all the wrong reasons, writes Greg Stolz.
Accused killer’s charge downgrade after mum-of-four allegedly beaten to death
A man with a history of domestic violence, accused of beating his partner so badly her own mother said she was barely recognisable, has had his murder charge downgraded.
Extremely pure batch of MDMA infiltrating Schoolies
More than 100 police rostered on for the Gold Coast Schoolies are on high alert for potentially deadly drugs, including MDMA, synthetic opioid and nitazine, at this year’s annual event.
No early present for Christmas killer after bid for freedom
A convicted killer who helped brutally bash a man to death on Christmas Day has had his first bid for parole rejected.
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