Emergency crews respond to fires, hwy rollover, motorbike crash
Emergency crews across the Darling Downs responded to a suburban Toowoomba fire, while two men were flown to hospital after incidents across the region. UPDATES.
Police & Courts
Blame it on boredom: Ipswich man’s excuse for child porn stash
A West Ipswich man is back in court after he was found with 1500 child exploitation photos and videos of victims as young as two. The court heard boredom led him to collect the sick material.
Convicted Ipswich killer fights for early parole release
A convicted killer sentenced over the manslaughter of Kieren Pye has made a bid for early release on parole.
‘We are allowed to cry’: Heartbreak at alleged hit and run victim’s funeral
Dressed in her favourite colour and laughing through their tears, loved ones have share special memories at a funeral held for a beloved Queensland mum allegedly killed in a hit and run.
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Dad knocks toddler off high chair in drug-addled DV rampage
An Ipswich dad knocked his partner’s toddler from a high chair during a drug-addled rampage. A court heard he now had no memory of the incident.
Alone in cot for days: Star witness’ harrowing claims in baby death case
New details have emerged in the manslaughter case of a couple accused of leaving a baby to die while on a drug binge, with a star witness revealed to be a convicted killer.
Police appeal for witnesses after serious Ipswich motorbike crash
Police are appealing for witnesses after a middle-aged male motorcyclist was seriously injured in crash with a car west of Brisbane yesterday morning.
This dad was ‘stressed’ with a newborn, then he snapped
A Logan tradie unleashed his fists on another driver after dragging him from his car and smashing his windscreen, in a “complete over-reaction” during a peak period of new-parent stress.
Revealed: Downs sex offenders named and shamed
Across our regions there are sick offenders and their crimes can now be revealed. These are the offenders who faced the region’s courts in 2023 on sex offences
Watch: Kid crims’ $150k hits cripple business insurers won’t touch
A Queensland panel beater who moved here from a third world country says his Australian dream is being crushed by “out of control” youth crime which could force him to close both his auto businesses. VIDEO.
‘Sickening, vile and degrading’: Leader of attack on woman involving bestiality and rape jailed
A Warwick man who orchestrated an ‘atrocious’ attack on an innocent young woman and gave instructions over the phone to his co-offenders to commit acts of torture, rape and bestiality against her, has faced court.
Smashed: DUI mum’s prang at school pick-up
A southeast Queensland court has heard how a mum put children’s lives at risk when she crashed her car outside a school, during school pick-up hours — while five times the limit.
Former tobacco shop employee charged over store’s gunpoint robbery
Tobacco shop staff were threatened at gunpoint during an overnight robbery west of Brisbane, which police will allege was planned by a former employee at the store.
‘Disgrace’: Mobility scooter drink driver balanced goon sack, wine glass
A man was caught driving on the highway with a goon bag on board and glass in hand just weeks after trying to steal a police car and throwing coffee on an officer in hospital.
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