A fuming Mackay magistrate has refused to allow a months-long wait for a doctor to “sign a piece of paper” in the case against a woman charged over a critical crash which left a man fighting for his life in Townsville.
A young Queensland girl was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after she was trapped under a trailer at a private property. DETAILS
A 69-year-old man has died almost three weeks after a truck carrying construction material collided with his ute on the Bruce Highway in Mackay.
Police officers have made a dramatic arrest at a North Queensland home jumping over the fence to arrest a man wanted in relation to stolen cars. LATEST
A man accused of posing as a yoga instructor and sexually assaulting at least two women concealed his appearance as he fronted court for the first time.
A man who spat at a young mum for leaving her engine running, and pushed a man into a Christmas tree at an NDIS provider, has been criticised for his ‘horrendous’ behaviour and ‘absolute sham’ trial.
Lawyers for a teacher accused of seriously assaulting police are searching for possible inconsistencies in what the officer has alleged occurred during a protest at a popular shopping centre.
The Queensland Police Commissioner has been directed to appear in a Mackay court and explain why one of her officers has shown ‘contempt’ for a magistrate’s orders.
A woman has died after suffering breathing difficulties during a snorkelling trip in the Whitsundays, with passengers on board a tourist vessel performing CPR until they reached the shore.
A Whitsunday mother due back in Australia this month has now been missing for eight weeks. Hope she will be found alive has diminished but the prosecutor in charge says he has made a key development in the case.
A man remains critical in hospital after sustaining leg, chest and face injuries from a guard rail on a Mackay connection road over the weekend.
A child’s ‘school holiday misadventure’ and a tourist’s outback caravan trip gone wrong were among five chopper rescues on the weekend.
A man has been charged with reckless driving over an alleged hit and run as police are urging anyone with footage or information about the incident to come forward.
A father and daughter were riding a Harley Davidson to celebrate his 60th birthday when their lives were cut short. Investigators have now laid charges against the driver of the other car involved in the Easter Monday crash.
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