Man caught with replica gun, drugs at popular kids play area
Police caught a man with a replica handgun and drugs at a popular kids play area in Central Queensland – he’d earlier committed offences in the state’s south-west.
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Bulk carrier owner fined $66k after posing risk to reef
A ship posed a risk of damaging the Great Barrier Reef and other vessels in a Qld port after failing to repair a vital mechanical mechanism.
‘Get the f*** off me c***’: Drink driver seriously assaults police in angry rage
A drink driver who launched a shocking verbal and physical attack on police, leaving an officer injured, is “highly” regarded by the Central Queensland company he works for, a court has heard.
‘Breach of trust’: Worker used company card for personal spending spree
An employee at a Central Queensland cleaning and property maintenance business racked up a fraudulent personal spending spree on a company card.
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Man shot on Central Qld street rushed to hospital
Police are investigating an alleged shooting in Central Queensland with a man taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Meth mum on suspended jail sentence in trouble again
After already breaching a suspended jail sentence once, this Central Queensland mum failed to kick her meth habit and found herself back before a District Court judge.
Schoolgirl L-plater caught drug driving, ‘kicked’ at cop
A Central Queensland schoolgirl L-plater busted drug driving failed to show at Childrens Court and when police tried to arrest her on a warrant, she “kicked” at a cop.
‘I’ll f**king stab you’: 14-year-old to support worker
A boy sentenced to more than a dozen offences, held an open pair of scissors to a support worker’s throat and uttered chilling words.
Attempted murder, grievous bodily harm charges laid after shootings
Two men have been charged with serious offences after they were allegedly involved in shootings in a quiet Central Qld street.
Police release age of woman dead in tragic Bruce Hway crash
The age of a woman who died in a shocking truck and car collision on the Bruce Highway in Central Qld this week has been released.
Emergency crews race to dual car fires
Emergency services have responded to two car fires less than five kilometres from each other near Rockhampton.
‘I’ll strip the flesh off you, burn the house down’: Son’s threat to elderly mum
A “terrified” elderly Central Queensland woman locked herself in a bedroom as her son, armed with an axe and a blowtorch, called her the “spawn of the devil”, trashed her home and threatened to kill her.
‘Didn’t want to exist anymore’: Teen exposes mine truck driver’s abuse
A teenage girl has told a court how her miner stepfather’s “disgusting” sexual abuse of her for more than a year left her “terrified and traumatised”.
Nintendo Switch, nudes: ‘How this online predator got to my 12yo’
By the time a NSW mum realised her only child was under the spell of a monster lurking behind a screen in Qld, it was too late. Now, she’s speaking out in the hope other parents don’t live her waking nightmare.
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