Ex-councillor, pub owner loses lawyers ahead of pre-trial rape hearing
An ex-councillor turned publican accused of rape and facing allegations he distributed images of a woman’s breasts has lost his first law firm. Read why here.
Police & Courts
Crossbow, air rifle, Viagra: Builder’s hard lesson after cop search
When a Queensland builder’s home was searched by police, secret weapons weren’t all he had to be worried about.
Two teens, three adults charged for alleged Toyota HiLux theft
Four teens and a man have been charged with nine offences after they allegedly stole a white Toyota HiLux in Rockhampton at the weekend.
Qld man dies in lawn mower incident
A man has died after a ride-on lawn mower rolled on a rural Queensland property.
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Haunting image as heartbreaking baby death details revealed
When ambulance crews were called to a Qld foster care home a tiny baby girl wasn’t breathing. Now, new details and a confronting image have emerged. *Distressing.
Watch: Car explodes into flames in Macca’s drive-thru
Footage of a massive car fire in the drive-thru of a Queensland McDonald’s has emerged after multiple crews were called to the scene.
Watch: Dramatic moment man rescued from freight liner
A man has been flown off a massive freight liner in Gladstone after he suffered a “severe” medical episode. VIDEO.
Three Qld parents face court for kids not attending school
Three parents have faced court after their children racked up a collective 149 days of unexplained absences from school, with bullying on social media blamed in one of the cases.
Dutton-hating ex-soldier had mosque shooter’s manifesto, ‘rocket’ vid
A “detonation” video, rantings of the New Zealand mosque shooter and a homemade crossbow. These are just some of the chilling finds in the home of a Peter Dutton-hating Qld man.
‘Swerved through vehicles’: Why cops stopped chasing young ute driver
The dramatic moments before police called off their chase of a dangerous young ute driver in Central Queensland have been revealed.
Teen smashes up Telstra phone box because ‘it looked at me funny’
After getting into an argument at the front of a Qld supermarket, this 18-year-old started swinging his scooter at a Telstra phone box. His reasoning was even more bizarre than the act.
Meth menace steals cars, $20k worth of jewellery in crime spree
A young burglar stole $20,000 worth of jewellery, and cars – one of which he filled with the wrong type of fuel, causing $10k in damage – in his latest senseless spree.
Watch: Major raids net 29, allegedly uncover meth, MDMA, ammo
Police have seized more than half a million dollars’ worth of drugs from the streets in sweeping raids across a major two-day operation. VIDEO, DETAILS.
Car rolls, woman trapped in hwy crash
Emergency crews have rushed to the scene of a car crash where a woman is trapped on the Gregory Highway.
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