‘Burn down child safety’: Next step for gold heist plotter
A woman previously jailed for trying to steal $12k in gold ingots learned her fate after she threatened to burn down child safety in a phone call late last year.
Police & Courts
Stroke stops warrant for alleged Qld rapist’s arrest
An alleged rapist faces 20 serious charges but now the case is in limbo.
‘Man up’: Details of vicious pub assault revealed
A magistrate has slammed a Qld pub goer for his ‘total loss of control’ after he lashed out, attacking a fellow punter at a popular venue.
Man’s body pulled from water in busy harbour
Police are investigating after a man’s body was pulled from a popular fishing spot in Mackay.
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Bruce Hway lanes reopen after two trucks crash
Lanes have reopened after paramedics rushed to a two-truck crash on the Bruce Highway north of Mackay. UPDATES
Boy flown to Townsville after hit by car
A young Mackay boy was flown to Townsville overnight after receiving life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a car. LATEST.
Teen flown to Brisbane after five hurt in LandCruiser rollover
Police have called on the public to help as they probe a car crash at Gladstone which sent five young people to hospital, with one flown to Brisbane. DETAILS.
‘At a low point’: Miner becomes meth middleman
A Mackay miner struggling with the collapse of his second marriage turned to drugs to cope with the pain, ultimately becoming the middleman in a meth deal.
244 texts, 570 calls: Dad inflicts hell on partner over ‘d*** pics’
A Mackay dad once sentenced for armed robbery again became violent after he claimed he was shown d*** pics on his partner’s phone.
Mum accused of killing puppies in insurance scam
A Queensland mum is accused of starting a horror house fire that razed a home and killed eight dogs, after raising her insurance.
Watch: Police deploy stingers, dogs to arrest man on the run
Dramatic vision has captured the moment a Gympie man was tracked down by the dog squad and arrested following a string of events in Gympie and Mackay. Watch the video and read the details:
86yo country town police station closes its doors for last time
The Clermont police station has been around for as long as most of the people in the tightknit town. But this week it was time for it to retire.
Dad hit stepdaughter with pipe after snapping over chicken
A Queensland father who lost his temper after ongoing bad behaviour was warned the bizarre reason he snapped doesn’t justify assaulting a child.
‘Breach of trust’: Worker used company card for personal spending spree
An employee at a Central Queensland cleaning and property maintenance business racked up a fraudulent personal spending spree on a company card.
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