Judge orders rape trial to go ahead without DNA evidence
A man accused of raping a Darling Downs woman is set to contest the charge before police finish compiling their evidence. Here’s why.
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Meth, MDMA, cannabis: Police bust low-level drug dealer
A Toowoomba butcher caught dealing drugs was slapped with a jail term after fronting court for drug trafficking. Here’s how he was caught.
Man accused of beating pregnant partner lied to secure bail, court told
Only two days after posting bail, a man accused of beating his pregnant partner was back in custody when it was discovered he had lied to police.
Police dog bites teen after he dumps stolen car and runs
A 19-year-old is in custody and nursing a sore arm after he was bitten by a police dog while attempting to evade capture.
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Labor maxing out the credit card on socialist policies
The Premier’s $1.4bn pledge to provide free school lunches for all Queensland state primary school children is a bold move, but a sign Labor is just maxing out the credit card on socialist policies that are short-term sugar hits.
‘Impractical, expensive, doomed to fail’: LNP’s dam proposal slammed
The Queensland Conservation Council has denounced the LNP’s dam proposal, claiming it will fail to deliver water security” and impacting the health of rivers and waterways. CAMPAIGN LIVE
‘Fundamental misunderstanding’: Premier’s $365m bulk-billing plan slammed
Two top medical associations say they have not been consulted over the Premier’s plan to deliver 50 government-owned bulk-billing clinics, with one saying the government has totally misunderstood the issue.
Two weeks of campaigning and this is the best offered up, seriously?
All we have is a bunch of politicians too weak to stick their necks out and say what they believe in, letting the party machine decide what they can and can’t say, it’s not good enough, writes The Editor.
‘Can’t be too sensitive’: Premier’s brutal swipe at 22yo candidate
Premier Steven Miles says Labor union-fuelled attack ads criticising a young LNP candidate for living at home with her parents are all part of the election game.
LNP promises $100m for country roads but delivers no details
The money includes an extra $20m for a vital coal, agriculture highway — but the LNP candidate would not match Labor’s $100m+ promise for the same road or say when the costings would be released.
Fundraiser launched to help murdered mum’s ‘beautiful’ children
A fund has been established to support the three children of Frances Crawford, a respected psychologist who was allegedly murdered by her husband at their Lockyer Valley home.
Depraved ‘rock spider’s’ sick ‘brainwashing’ of friend’s daughter
A Darling Downs man has been sentenced for starting a secret sexual relationship with his friend’s child, ‘brainwashing’ the vulnerable girl to commit sex acts under the guise of love and ‘being a good wife’.
Voters deliver clear message to rogue MPs on abortion
Queenslanders have overwhelmingly backed abortion in the state, with a vast majority going against the handful of rogue MPs threatening to rip an infant LNP government apart if David Crisafulli becomes Premier.
LNP pledge $21.5m to fix DNA labs mess
A high profile murder victim’s mother has backed a plan which would see millions of dollars pumped into fixing Queensland’s forensic DNA lab crisis.
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