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.
Police & Courts
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.
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Stalker’s savage attack on stranger in IGA carpark
On parole for stalking, a Qld father of two punched and then pounced on a poor woman in a supermarket carpark for “no reason whatsoever”.
Boilermaker tells teen barmaid to flash amid double pub trouble
A Magistrate has condemned a boilermaker dad’s “disgusting” behaviour after he propositioned a teen worker at a local pub. It wasn’t his only bad boozy choice.
‘Do you want to die?’: Woman torches partner’s $350k yacht
Chilling details can be revealed about the moment a woman doused her partner’s yacht in fuel and set it on fire before water police begged her to jump in the water.
171 charges: Man accused of massive drug supply operation
A Whitsundays man alleged to have been involved in supplying drugs on more than 170 occasions has fronted court, facing serious charges including trafficking.
Mackay man, 45, killed in motorcycle crash 12 hours after triple fatal
A 45-year-old motorbike rider has been killed in the same Qld region where three teenagers tragically died in another crash just hours earlier. *Distressing.
‘No secrets’: Police despair after four lives lost in tragic crashes
Frustrated police say it will take more than tougher law enforcement to stop the carnage on Queensland roads after a horror weekend which saw four people die in two accidents in Mackay alone. LATEST
Former restaurant owner now a convicted child sex offender
A former boss of a collapsed restaurant in Queensland has faced new legal troubles from his status as a registered child sex offender.
Triple murder accused trial facing more delays
Police are looking to question new witnesses as the murder trial against an alleged triple killer may not start until the new year. This news comes in the weeks before the third anniversary of the horror shooting.
Police give key update after man found dead in yard
Police say there has been a ‘significant amount of work’ done by investigators after a man was found dead in the yard of the up-market Mackay home. LATEST
Seven days, 16 dead: State reels as road toll spirals toward grim record
Queensland has posted a staggering 16 road deaths in just seven days, with warnings it is on track for a record annual toll.
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