Police & CourtsA prominent Queensland gem hunter and company director has been jailed after defrauding multiple businesses across Queensland and New South Wales, leaving behind about $86,000 in unpaid debts and false promises.
Fraser CoastA highly paid, senior public servant who says he was forced to live in his car before housing his young family in a property ‘constantly’ targeted by thieves has won a court bid to force the state govt to relocate him – and his role.
South BurnettA man in his 20s was taken to Kingaroy Hospital in a stable condition after his vehicle rolled over on the Burnett Highway on Monday evening.
South BurnettThree children aged 12 to 15 have been charged with multiple offences following a burglary and dramatic police chase in the South Burnett that only ended when police stingers were employed to stop two allegedly stolen cars.
Police & CourtsDrama erupted in a Queensland courtroom after a jury found two Brisbane men guilty of a brutal home invasion that involved a handgun, knuckle dusters and several beatings.
Police & CourtsA manhunt is underway after a motorcyclist camped for the night behind a Queensland service station was held up at knifepoint in a shocking attack in the dead of night.
Police & CourtsA Bundaberg region man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to multiple charges over a 2023 burglary and robbery in the Wide Bay.
Police & CourtsA Queensland doctor, convicted of raping a patient during a pap smear, has appealed for a second time.
Police & CourtsA Queensland MP is renewing calls for permanent security at a country town’s hospital as the identity of an alleged knife-wielding man shot by police in the emergency department is revealed.
InteractiveQLD NewsCrime rates in parts of regional Queensland have skyrocketed to more than four times those of metropolitan areas. CHECK YOUR AREA
Police & CourtsUsing rocks to smash into properties – including two frightening examples where people were home at the time – thieves are running rampant in another small Queensland town.
UpdatedPolice & CourtsA Queensland correctional services officer has been charged after he allegedly leaked confidential prisoner photographs and officers’ reports.
Police & CourtsAfter being placed in emergency housing with his family, a former labourer showed his gratitude by causing a confrontation in which he bit the nipple of the complex manager before slashing his throat.
Police & CourtsDNA from a blue bandana has been the undoing of a man two years after he and an accomplice tried to break into the private Gympie region school in the dead of night.
VideoPolice & CourtsVideo has captured part of a police chase, sparked by the theft of a car at Brisbane, which led officers, PolAir and the dog squad on a dramatic chase across the Sunshine Coast and South Burnett regions.
Police & CourtsA repeat drug offender with a ‘significant’ history has returned to court over another string of crimes, including driving with meth in his system.
ExclusiveGympieJodie Santowski was a teenager when a fully loaded logging truck speared onto the wrong side of the road and into the oncoming hatchback carrying Jodie and her best friends. What happened next will remain with her forever.
Police & CourtsThe nature of the debt owed to creditors by a Qld building company ordered into liquidation by the Federal Court has been revealed in new documents lodged with ASIC by administrators.
Police & CourtsAn Uber driver who lost a colleague to an alleged teen murderer and was almost taken out by a 15-year-old in a stolen car, has backed proposed LNP youth crime laws as her city records a 270% increase in car thefts.
UPDATEDRegional NewsWhen a man was reported missing in the Mary River amid a police chase, swarms of emergency crews answered the call. Now, the lead-up to the drama can be revealed.
Police & CourtsA 28-year-old man will remain in jail for the next year after grooming one teenage girl over Instagram and raping another, all while claiming to be a teenager himself.
GympieA man and woman have been rushed to hospital with life threatening injuries after two cars and a logging truck collided at the Laminex intersection on the Tin Can Bay Road.
ExclusivePolice & CourtsFresh insight into the holiday park stabbing death of a young Queensland man, allegedly at the hands of a 14-year-old girl, can be revealed.
South BurnettEmergency crews were called to two separate incidents in the Wide Bay-Burnett region overnight with a man falling into a fire and a vehicle rolling in a crash. DETAILS
Police & CourtsThroughout the sweeping operation, police executed 74 search warrants, 91 hotspot patrols, and 44 bail/curfew compliance checks, arresting a total of 402 people.