Jury decides fate of man accused of sending sex videos to 15yo
A jury has taken more than seven hours to give a split verdict in the case against a man accused of intentionally sending explicit videos to a 15-year-old girl.
Police & Courts
Cultural heritage officer’s violent attack on ex
A Palm Island man and Central Queensland cultural heritage officer was arrested in a beachside suburb after attacking his ex.
‘I own this town’: Man assaults thoughtful waitress
A drunk 50-year-old man turned his rage at a kind hospitality worker who tried to help him at an Airlie Beach bar.
Baby, woman taken to hospital after Bruce Hwy crash
A baby and a woman in her 20s have been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash that closed one lane of the Bruce Highway at Mackay.
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Staggering increase in Qld cocaine use revealed
A drug expert has revealed the incredible increase in cocaine use in Queensland while police say they are seeing more coke seizures than they ever had. HOTSPOTS MAPPED, DRUG CRIMS NAMED
Case against mum accused of stabbing teen daughter returns to court
Matters against a Central Queensland mum who allegedly stabbed her teen daughter multiple times are one step closer to the supreme court.
‘Thought he was dead’: Dad’s sacrifice to save son in crash with stolen car
With a freshly paroled criminal in a stolen Subaru coming at them head-on, a brave Qld dad made a split second decision, saving his son’s life but leaving his own forever changed.
New charge dropped against mum formerly accused of murder
A Queensland mum who had a murder charge against her daughter dropped by prosecutors has been handed another win in court.
Young man learns fate for spitting on cops
A Qld man ended up spending the night in the watch house after his ‘good intentions’ led to the ‘poor execution’ of spitting on police.
Two in hospital after car and cow collide on highway
A cow and car have collided on a major Queensland road with two people taken to hospital.
Crash blocks busy Whitsunday road
Two cars have collided on a busy Whitsunday road early this afternoon, less than an hour after a man was rushed to hospital after a crash in the Mackay region.
‘Send nudes or I’ll hurt myself’: Rapist’s alleged Snapchat threat
A convicted Qld rapist faces fresh rape and child grooming charges after recent alleged chats online which police say escalated to physical abuse.
Meth lab bust for sparky still on bail for drug production
A qualified electrician was busted with the makings of a drug lab while already on bail for other drug production charges.
Two crashes minutes apart block city’s streets
Multiple streets in Mackay’s CBD are closed after a car and bike crashed just moments before two cars collided around the corner.
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