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Queensland policeman Jay Notaro.

Ocean search for detective believed missing in surf

Jay Notaro’s car and surfboard were found south of Byron Bay after the 45-year-old failed to show up for work.

  • Luke Costin

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Sally Greenham went missing in 1987.

Was this missing Geraldton woman murdered by her husband?

Sally Greenham has been on the missing persons list for nearly 40 years. But her friends, family and even the police who investigated her disappearance believe she was killed.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
WA Police believe this yellow panel van could hold clues to the disappearance of Lisa Mott in 1980.

Yellow panel van could hold clue to 44-year-old WA murder mystery

WA Police have launched a fresh appeal for information in an attempt to solve the suspected killing of Lisa Mott in Collie in 1980. 

  • Heather McNeill
Tayla Spies, pictured with her sister Rebecca.

‘She told everybody she was coming home’: Tayla’s last known movements

In early February, mother-of-three Tayla Spies checked out of a Queensland hotel. Hours later, she disappeared.

  • Cloe Read
Brisbane Region Duty Officer Inspector Shane Thow speaking at Jindalee boat ramp about the search for a man missing in the Brisbane River on Sunday, 16/03/2025.

Police search Brisbane River after man slips into water at Jindalee

Police and emergency services are trawling the river in search of a 23-year-old who slipped into the water early on Sunday and failed to resurface.

  • Cameron Atfield
Christopher Jarvis was last seen alive in June 2006. His car was found on fire near the Warrnambool coast soon after.

Money-hungry landlord, a missing father: A 16-year cold case mystery is solved

In coastal scrub near Warrnambool lay the first clue something sinister had happened to Christopher Jarvis. Nearly two decades later, his body is still missing, and his killer could be released in August.

  • Erin Pearson
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Wharton Beach near Esperance has been closed following a shark attack on Monday.

Drone captured shark, blood in water moments after Esperance fatal attack

Grave fears are held for a surfer attacked by a large shark in chest-deep water off a WA beach as the community is left reeling from the fourth suspected fatal mauling since 2017. 

  • Heather McNeill
Queensland Police are appealing for community members with information relating to a missing girl from Redland Bay to come forward.

Police appeal for support finding missing girl

Police are appealing for public assistance in finding a 12-year-old girl from Redland Bay, who has not been seen since Wednesday night.

  • Nick Wright
Missing Queensland mother Tayla Spies.

Tayla Spies went missing three weeks ago. Police are now searching 9000sqm to find her

The sister of a missing Queensland mother has issued an emotional plea to help find the 29-year-old, saying her family and her babies love her.

  • Cloe Read
Composite of QPS photo and file image of crocodile. Human remains found in search of Aurukun man.

Human remains found in crocodile following search for missing man

Over a week after police and rescue operators commenced a search for a missing man in a remote Indigenous community, authorities have confirmed a tragic finding.

  • Courtney Kruk

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