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Police knew their cost-cutting, inaction on gun control put public at risk
A previously unreleased internal report condemned the Queensland Police Service for failing to act on weapons licensing failures despite 32 separate reviews.
- by Sean Parnell
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Women avoiding Mt Coot-tha trails after new sighting of attacker
A fourth incident since May 13 where a man has allegedly harassed women on the walking trails around Mt Coot-tha’s bushlands has triggered an increase in police patrols.
- by Tony Moore
‘More disappointed than angry’: Kefu reacts to home invaders’ sentence
Australian rugby great Toutai Kefu has spoken of his frustrations over crime as Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath reviews the sentences given to his attackers.
- by Sean Parnell
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‘If someone wakes, you stab them’: Teens jailed over violent home invasion of Wallabies star
A judge said photos of Toutai Kefu’s home “frankly looks like a war zone”, with blood smeared throughout.
- by Cloe Read
‘You killed our family’: Outbursts from bus victim’s loved ones as driver appears in court
Tia Cameron’s family and friends filled the small courtroom and were forced to stand, with some swearing and insulting the 70-year-old defendant.
- by Cloe Read
Man appeared to be escaping before fatal fall: police
Police have told an inquest Mario Giovanni Merlo appeared to be attempting to escape the apartment balcony “like it was a foot off the ground” before falling without a sound.
- by Fraser Barton
Former Brisbane chef accused of sexual assault said it was ‘all just a joke’: court
Mitchell James Efeimoff, 34, was charged last month with 18 counts of sexual assault and four counts of unlawful stalking, intimidation or harassment.
- by Cloe Read
Keely escaped as her mates were gunned down. A court will hear her triple-0 call
An inquest is set to examine how Constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold, and neighbour Alan Dare were fatally shot by Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train in 2022.
- by Cloe Read
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‘He’s got a knife’: Multiple people, including baby, at home where police shot man
In CCTV footage from a neighbour’s property, police can be heard yelling, “police, drop the knife, drop the knife”.
- by Cloe Read
Gold Coast teenager charged after female students ranked online
A Gold Coast teenager allegedly linked to online posts that ranked female students into offensive categories has been charged by police.
- by Sean Parnell and Cloe Read
The murder tragedy that struck fatal house fire victims decades earlier
The mother and son killed in a house fire south of Brisbane had endured tragedy decades before their deaths.
- by Marissa Calligeros
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