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NAMED AND SHAMED: Health professionals’ crimes exposed in court

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NAMED AND SHAMED: Health professionals’ crimes exposed in court

Some of regional Queensland’s most trusted professionals have shattered their duty of care, with nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers facing court for a variety of crimes.

Road ragers, spitters, punchers: 30+ offenders charged with assault

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Road ragers, spitters, punchers: 30+ offenders charged with assault

From a hostel stabbing to horror bashings and even a threesome plot to steal gold – meet the men and women who faced court for assault in 2025.

Four bashed, two wallets stolen at bowls club in alleged horror assault

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Four bashed, two wallets stolen at bowls club in alleged horror assault

A man accused of savagely bashing four people outside a bowls club has had his case pushed into 2026 as lawyers seek crucial medical evidence about the alleged injuries.

WATCH: Knife-wielding bandit threatens store worker

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WATCH: Knife-wielding bandit threatens store worker

Police have released CCTV footage as they hunt for a knife-wielding robber who threatened a tobacco store worker before fleeing with cash in a silver Commodore.

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‘Absolutely terrified’: Man jailed for violent rampage

‘Absolutely terrified’: Man jailed for violent rampage

A violent carjacker turned a kitchen utensil into a weapon of terror, attacking innocent victims in a desperate bid to fund his escape north.

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‘Want to be my girlfriend?’: Grandad gropes teen, targets waitresses

‘Want to be my girlfriend?’: Grandad gropes teen, targets waitresses

A married pensioner who sexually harassed young waitresses – one until she cried- won’t go on the register after he was deemed not to be predatory.

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Parolee jailed for dealing drugs to fund own habit

Parolee jailed for dealing drugs to fund own habit

A drug peddler caught making a $750 meth deal on his phone has discovered that crime while on parole comes with severe consequences.

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Shirtless road rage accused refused freedom bid

Shirtless road rage accused refused freedom bid

A man has been refused bail after a court heard new evidence meant to support his case was not ‘a smoking gun’.

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Massage therapist now on 100+ sexual assault charges

Massage therapist now on 100+ sexual assault charges

A Qld massage therapist, already before the courts on dozens of sexual assault charges, has been hit with 40 more as police allege he inappropriately touched clients during treatment.

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Banned from nursing home amid alleged six-figure fraud case

Banned from nursing home amid alleged six-figure fraud case

A Whitsundays woman has appeared in court charged with allegedly defrauding more than $100,000 from her employer.

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Foster mum groomed boy, 12, police allege

Foster mum groomed boy, 12, police allege

A Qld woman who denies having a sexual relationship with a boy in her care has applied for bail.

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‘Your father saw you’: Dad catches druggie daughter with stash

‘Your father saw you’: Dad catches druggie daughter with stash

A Hervey Bay woman’s “commercial” drug activities came undone in embarrassing fashion when her own father caught her in the act.

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‘Help us find Wayne’: SES scour bushland as family’s fears grow

‘Help us find Wayne’: SES scour bushland as family’s fears grow

The sister of a Queensland man not seen since October has made a desperate appeal for help to find the former railway worker as police fears for him grow.

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Charges over alleged child abuse material on hold over legal aid

Charges over alleged child abuse material on hold over legal aid

A man in his 60s charged with making and possessing child exploitation material has had his court case delayed again while he awaits legal aid approval.

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