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David MurrayNational Crime Correspondent

David Murray is The Australian’s National Crime Correspondent. He was previously Crime Editor at The Courier-Mail and prior to that was News Corp’s London-based Europe Correspondent. He is behind investigative podcasts The Lighthouse and Searching for Rachel Antonio and is the author of The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay.

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John Hannay outside Th Beat nightclub in Brisbane in 1996.

Death sets back 1973 Whiskey fire inquest

The death of Queensland nightclub identity has dealt a blow to a pending inquest into the deadly 1973 Whiskey Au Go Go fire.

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The Nation

A crime scene is established at the scene of a suspicious fire at Koolsville Tattoo Studio, South Pine Road, Brendale, Friday, March 1, 2019 (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

Violent signs of turf battles

Police have conceded bikie violence is escalating in Queensland after the firebombing of a tattoo studio and two shootings.

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The Nation

Police are investigating Koolsville Studios tattoo shop in North Brisbane after it was allegedly firebombed last night. Picture: Chris Clarke.

Fears over spiralling bikies feud

A feud between rival bikies is feared to be spiralling after the suspected firebombing of a Rebels member’s tattoo studio.

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Facebook picture showing a stolen plaque from a Captain Cook monument in Stradbroke Island. David Stevens has been charged with wilful damage and stealing.

Cook plaque an Oz Day hotplate

A man allegedly prised a metal plaque from a Captain James Cook memorial and used it as a barbecue hotplate for steak.

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News

TWO young boys have gone missing from a Cranbrook property sparking a major police search. Queensland Police Service

Search for brothers ends tragically

They were walking side by side in the sunshine, two young brothers heading off for an afternoon play.

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The Nation

Bodies found in search for boys

The bodies of two brothers have been found in a Townsville river following a desperate search by police overnight.

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The Nation

Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart speaks during a press conference at the Queensland Government offices in Brisbane, Monday, February 25, 2019. Mr Stewart announced on Monday that he would resign on July 7 after more than six years in the role and 46 years in the police service. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Race to fill police chief’s shoes

Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart is stepping down after almost 46 years in the service, six as police chief.

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The Nation

Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart -Queensland Police Rememberance day march down Roma street before service at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane Friday 28th September 2018 Picture AAPimage/David Clark

QLD’s top cop resigns

Queensland police commissioner Ian Stewart is stepping down from his role after more than 45 years in the service.

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The Nation

An undated image obtained Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 of Sydney woman Anita Cobby who went missing 30 years ago on Feb. 2, 1986. Five men grabbed Cobby off street and pulled her into stolen car, drove her to secluded a paddock where she's raped and murdered. (AAP Image/Supplied) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Cobby widower: ‘one down, four to go’

The death in Sydney’s Long Bay jail of Anita Cobby killer Michael Murphy on Friday has been welcomed by her widower.

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The Nation

A marijuana plant grows at Fotmer SA, an enterprise that produces cannabis for medical use, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. In December, Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez inaugurated a $12 million laboratory owned by Canada's International Cannabis Corporation, which aims to produce and export medicine from hemp, a variety of cannabis that contains CBDs but has no psychoactive effects. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Regions’ drug use rife: report

People in regional areas are using cannabis at almost double the rate as those in the city, a new report reveals.

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