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Adult Crime Adult Time expert legal panel chair April Freeman speaking at her appointment, with Minister for Youth Justice Laura Gerber and fellow panel member Lyndy Atkinson.

Labor questions ‘integrity and transparency’ of crime panel selection process

The new panel, which will advise the state government on youth crime policy, will be headed by the wife of Treasurer David Janetzki’s chief of staff.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and William Davis

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The knives found concealed in a bag on the man at Stones Corner in Brisbane.

Cache of concealed knives found on Brisbane man

Two ziplock bags full of cannabis and a bank card police believe was stolen were also allegedly found on the 49-year-old during a citywide crackdown.

  • William Davis
The man police want to speak to after the shooting in Tallebudgera yesterday.

Shooter on the run after victim suffers injuries to head, shoulder

Police have released a photo of a man they want to interview after the Tallebudgera attack.

  • William Davis
Jack Beasley, whose stabbing death prompted the introduction of Jack’s Law.

‘Extraordinary power’: Calls for review of knife searches by Qld police

More than 30,000 children have been searched using metal-detecting wands under Jack’s Law, sparking calls for a review of the police powers amid concerns they could be misused.

  • Cloe Read
Firefighters at the scene of a blaze at a Kedron business in Brisbane on January 30, 2025.

Probe continues after crime scene declared at site of blaze

Investigations are continuing after a business in Kedron went up in flames on Thursday afternoon.

  • William Davis
The child has been taken to Logan Hospital for treatment.

‘Unimaginable suffering’: Missing four-year-old girl found allegedly tortured

“The alleged physical abuse this little girl endured is amongst the worst I have seen in my career,” a senior police officer said.

  • William Davis
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The Ashmore property was declared a crime scene after police were called by the dead man’s friends and landlord.

Basketball coach accused of grooming, raping child

The 67-year-old has appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court, accused of offences spanning several years.

  • William Davis
Vanessa Godfrey was found dead inside the Pelican Waters Resort on the Sunshine Coast on Valentine’s Day. Her partner, Jeffrey James Godfrey (pictured), was charged with murder. 

‘Justice served’ after man jailed for killing wife at resort

The daughter of a woman strangled by her husband on Valentine’s Day in 2022 has welcomed his 12-year jail term.

  • Rex Martinich
Senior police have defended claims of the Gold Coast district being under-resourced.

Boy arrested after break-in spree faces ‘adult crime, adult time’

The 16-year-old has been charged after a string of break-ins at businesses across Ipswich and south Brisbane this month.

  • Cameron Atfield
Family and supporters of Destiny Otton-Rakuraku, who was set on fire in an alleged attempted murder, outside the Beenleigh Magistrates Court.

Supporters of woman allegedly set on fire pack court

A 36-year-old man was arrested at Kingston, south of Brisbane, on Saturday and charged with offences including attempted murder.

  • Rex Martinich

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