‘Get rich quick?’: $150k social media swindle exposed
A convicted drug trafficker tried to get over $150k from the ATO through a “get rich quick scheme” he found instructions for on social media.
Police & Courts
‘List of customers’: Ex-construction worker busted dealing drugs
A Central Queensland man who lost his job in the construction industry turned to dealing drugs via Facebook and Snapchat to pay his bills.
‘Don’t need to’: Ford driver’s big fine after refusing breath test
After police clocked a Central Queensland driver speeding, things got worse for him when he refused to comply with a roadside breath test.
Blood in car, men shirtless: Mum’s ties to shooting victim
A Queensland mum’s life took a dark turn when she found herself cleaning up after a gunshot victim dumped at a hospital.
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‘I naively thought my daughter was safe in her bedroom – how wrong I was’
A shattered mother has described how her child fell victim to an insidious online sex predator whose identity and sick crimes can be revealed. *Distressing
‘Going to end up dead’: Woman ‘horse kicks’ cop amid kill threats
On a cocktail of meth and marijuana, this Central Qld woman caused a two-hour ruckus at a boarding house, threatening to “kill everyone” including the police who turned up to intervene.
Woman in trouble for public nudity, throwing punches at cops
A Central Queensland woman who exposed herself in public before throwing punches at police, also threatened to kill a Department of Housing staffer.
Named: 15 Gladstone thieves exposed for their crimes
Woolworths, Bunnings, BCF and even Ergon Energy were among the businesses to fall victim to these Gladstone region thieves.
‘$12 a kilo’: Copper wire crim’s ‘concerted effort’ to hit businesses
A man who police say made ‘a concerted effort’ to get copper wire and cables from Central Queensland businesses has faced court where it was revealed how he was profiting from his crimes.
Inquest ordered over the tragic death of Courtney Anderson
“New information” provided to the Attorney-General about a Qld woman who died of “catastrophic injuries” after she exited a moving car, has convinced her to make an incredible call.
Eerie twist as Pheobe tragedy adds to tiny town’s haunting history
As teddies and flowers fill the street, Gin Gin locals have spoken about the terrible toll on their town where Pheobe was tragically not the first missing teen girl to meet a devastating end.
‘The one thing Pheobe’s mum wants other parents to know’
A powerful message from the mum of Pheobe Bishop can be revealed as the mayor of the community rocked by the teen’s alleged murder speaks candidly about one of the darkest chapters in its history.
Teens charged with ramming cop car in stolen Toyota road rampage
A teen was chased down by police after he and two other boys allegedly committed a myriad of offences over three weeks. WATCH THE VIDEO
‘I f***ed up’: Drunk Landcruiser driver who hit teen boy jailed
A Central Queensland dad was driving home from a day of fishing and drinking beers when he hit a teenage boy who was left fighting for his life and fearing he was going to ‘bleed out’.
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