Calling boss a ‘c***’ doesn’t deserve sack, Qld worker watchdog rules
A Qld council worker, sacked after a “brain snap” text message where he called his boss a “rude c***” and warned he would “punch on” has his job back by court order.
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Two men rushed to hospital after Blackwater crash
A man in his 40s and a man in his 20s were taken to hospital after a traffic crash at Blackwater.
Dangerous dam jumpers risk getting ‘sucked into machinery’
People are jumping from the Callide Dam wall and the power station inlet tower using using rope swings, risking their safety and lives.
Miner stalks two women, uses sex video to blackmail one
A BHP mine supervisor who stalked two women at the same time has been convicted of 2018 acts of stalking and harassment and abuse, having also secretly recorded a sex video and then using it to blackmail one of his victims.
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Two men seriously injured in back-to-back park attacks
Detectives are calling for help to identify two people who may be able to help after two men were assaulted in a Rockhampton park.
‘Oozing blood’: Tell-tale mark on drug driver’s arm a giveaway
This Central Queensland driver busted in the early hours of the morning was an easy catch for police in more ways than one.
‘Multiple punches’: Mum sentenced for Coles supermarket fight
The backstory to why a mum violently attacked another woman at a Coles supermarket has been revealed, along with her shocking act outside a nightclub just a week prior.
‘Man of great dignity’: Qld’s first Family Court judge, legal legend dies
The incredible legacy of a legal trailblazer who was the first judge to sit in Queensland’s Family Court and serve as the state’s first Integrity Commissioner is being honoured after his death at age 90.
Meth, marijuana and booze: nine motorists shamed in court
Drunk drivers who crashed into railway crossings and parked cars were just some of the motorists disqualified and fined in Rockhampton Magistrates Court in January 2025.
Monster roo’s attack on Central Qld man under investigation
State Government officers and local authorities are investigating a monster kangaroo attack on a man in a tiny Central Queensland town.
Troubled man assaults sister after she does him a favour
A Central Queensland man assaulted his sister after she let him reside at her place because he had nowhere else to go, a court has heard.
Police release images of man during alleged fraud appeal
Police have released images of a man who they believe might be able to assist them with investigations into alleged fraud in Emerald, Capella, Clermont and Townsville this month.
Man headbutted cop, kicked another officer after street fight
A man who got into a street fight at Yeppoon then turned on police, headbutting one officer and kicking another in the chest.
Tiny baby’s death: Questions new Child Safety Minister won’t answer
Queensland’s new Child Safety Minister will not commit to a review and has dodged questions about the shocking death of a two-month-old girl, born to an at-risk teen and at the home of long-term foster carers when ambulances were called.
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