The Qld towns living in grip of terrifying crime wave
Crime rates in parts of regional Queensland have skyrocketed to more than four times those of metropolitan areas. CHECK YOUR AREA
Police & Courts
‘Driving like a maniac’: Tyre fitter’s huge penalty for Mustang prang
A Central Queensland man who wrote off his prized Ford Mustang after clocking a top speed of 166.9kmh while drunk, has been hit with a massive penalty.
‘Bordered road rage’: Driver’s dangerous move makes motorbike fishtail
A Central Queensland driver has escaped conviction after a “stupid, snap” decision caused another man to run off the road on a motorbike.
228 crimes and counting: Violent teen robber’s ‘poor prospects’ of rehab
The shocking acts carried out by a recidivist teen criminal in his final months as a child by law have been revealed in a Queensland court where a bleak picture was painted of his future.
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‘Yanked her head around’: Ex-nurse’s love triangle home invasion
A former nurse and childcare worker who attacked her ex-lover’s new flame in a hair-tearing home invasion, had been abusing alcohol and is now so fragile a fall could prove fatal, a court has heard.
‘Fresh start’ in new town falters for convicted drug dealer couple
A couple with a drug trafficking past who moved to Central Queensland for a “change of scenery” have again been busted for drug offences during a police raid.
DV monster’s evil plan to live close to his alleged victim quashed
A Central Queensland man charged over allegedly dousing a woman with hot cooking oil wanted to live in the same small town as his alleged assault victims.
Doctor Dope: Suspended Qld surgeon’s massive marijuana farm
A popular ex-Army medic and GP across Noosa, Townsville and Central Queensland, sentenced in court for drug crimes, has exclusively defended his decision to grow 675 marijuana plants. VIDEO.
Opportunist thief targeted unlocked cars, Aldi, Telstra
A Central Queensland man who started using drugs at 12 now has a three-page criminal history stealing from people’s cars and businesses.
Wife’s role in jailed husband’s drug crimes revealed
A Central Queensland woman whose husband is in immigration detention waiting to see if he will be deported, has been sentenced for her role in his serious drug crimes.
Evidence outstanding in alleged toddler murder case
Evidence remains outstanding in the case of a woman accused of murdering her two-year-old stepson in Rockhampton.
Centre failures, frantic moments that saved girl left on bus
The false check-in and frantic final moments that may have saved a three-year-old girl left on a childcare bus for six hours can now be revealed for the first time.
‘Wakes up screaming’: Tears over tiny girl’s daycare bus trauma
The mother of a three-year-year old girl who nearly died after six hours locked in a daycare bus has revealed the shocking failure ripped her family apart and continues to haunt them daily. VIDEO, PHOTOS.
‘Amazing, cheeky’: Tributes, new details after grandma’s alleged murder
A Queensland grandmother, allegedly murdered by her neighbour, has been remembered by friends for her “never ending supply of jokes” as more details about her difficult later years are revealed.
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