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Convicted murderer Alex Robert Smart.

Man murdered with knife to the heart after car park argument

A Brisbane Supreme Court jury found Alex Robert Smart, 29, guilty of murder after an eight-day trial.

  • Toby Crockford

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Thargomindah on Thursday evening.

Dust storm paints the town red in south-west Queensland

The dust cloud was associated with storm activity that created a severe 93km/h wind gust at Thargomindah.

  • Toby Crockford
Bruce Saunders, 54, died on November 12 at a rural property near Gympie after falling into a woodchipper. Police have now launched a murder investigation.

Police bug heard accused woodchipper killers discuss getting ‘stories straight’

Bruce Saunders, 54, died in November 2017 after falling into a woodchipper. Three people were charged with murder.

  • Toby Crockford
The man was deported after he allegedly organised an illegal rave on New Year's Eve in Queensland

French man deported after organising illegal New Year's Eve rave in Queensland

The 29-year-old man was deported on Tuesday after local police officers found the illegal rave.

  • Toby Crockford
The Mary River as seen from the Traveston Crossing Road Bridge, near where the group were camped. Property owners in the area have been urged to watch out for the man.

Body found in search for missing Mary River midnight swimmer

Police say the 20-year-old had been in waist-deep water, lit with headlights near a camp ground along the Gympie region river, when his friends noticed he was gone.

  • Matt Dennien
The brawl occurred on John Street in Maryborough, Queensland.

Second man charged with murder after victim found dead in embankment

Police charged the man after a two-week search. The man allegedly tried to flee from police but was unsuccessful.

  • Jocelyn Garcia
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Daniel Baumgart, 38, is wanted for questioning over the death of a 43-year-old Crestmead man in Gympie.

Wanted man at large as body found near abandoned ute identified

Daniel Baumgart, 38, is wanted for questioning in relation to the killing of 43-year-old Logan man Michael Hartley on Sunday.

  • Toby Crockford
A selection of the patches seized.

Man allegedly detained 15-year-old boys and posed as a police officer

The man has allegedly posed as a police officer in multiple incidents for the past three years.

  • Jocelyn Garcia
An illegal boa constrictor was among items seized during the sweeping police riads.

Illegal boa constrictor found in police raids on Queensland bikie gangs

Eleven people were charged with 60 offences off the back of the 14 search warrants across the Sunshine Coast and Gympie.

  • Toby Crockford
Police say further inquires will look into suggestions a ute may have 'overtaken the motorcyclist and another vehicle at high speed' prior to the incident.

Motorcyclist found dead on Bruce Highway might have been parked: Police

Further inquiries will look into suggestions a ute may have overtaken the motorcyclist at high speed before the incident.

  • Matt Dennien

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