‘Head, chest injuries’: Truckie seriously hurt in hwy closing crash
A truck driver, trapped in a wreck which closed the Bruce Hwy for several hours, remains in a serious condition on Tuesday as the Forensic Crash Unit investigates. UPDATES.
Police & Courts
Busted: Methed up, stoned or drunk behind the wheel
A motorist with a roadside BAC level almost high enough to kill someone is one of 15 exposed bad drivers in court busted for being under the influential of alcohol or drugs while driving.
‘We are allowed to cry’: Heartbreak at alleged hit and run victim’s funeral
Dressed in her favourite colour and laughing through their tears, loved ones have share special memories at a funeral held for a beloved Queensland mum allegedly killed in a hit and run.
Concreter’s dumb pub act sees him back in court
A Central Queensland concreter’s stupid pub act has seen him exposed after breaking his court-ordered promise in just three days.
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CQ senior constable suspended over drug-related charges
A male senior constable from a region stretching from Mackay to Gladstone has been suspended from duty as he prepares to face court over alleged drug offences.
Stolen car flew ‘20 feet in air’ in horror Bruce Highway fatal crash
A court has heard the shocking details of how a stolen car was driven ‘erratically’ before it flew 20ft in the air and crashed, claiming the life of one of its passengers.
Woman accused of stabbing partner to death gets trial date
A trial date has been set for the case of a Central Queensland woman accused of stabbing her partner to death.
Truckie quits after causing horror highway pile-up
The shocking events which led to a prime mover crashing into cars stopped at highway roadworks in Central Queensland can be revealed.
Woman with ‘substantial’ DV record gets jail sentence
A woman working as a cleaner in the Gladstone region was charged after police found her and her ex-partner in a car together when there was a no contact order in place.
‘Don’t tell your mum I have done this’: Girl, 14, raped by man at party
Warning: Distressing content. A Central Queensland man will remain behind bars after he grabbed a drunk 14-year-old girl at a party and assaulted her.
She matters: The women failed by a justice system that’s supposed to be blind
Research of missing or killed women shows a disturbing trend. Journalist SHERELE MOODY examines the inadequate judicial outcomes failing Australian families and dead women.
Drunk crashes, threatens to kill resident, smashes police windscreen
A drunk and unsupervised learner driver crashed into a letterbox and threatened to kill a resident. Then after police arrived, he jumped on their bonnet and smashed their windscreen in an angry rage.
Lawyer says Daniel Morcombe’s killer could have been nabbed in months
The lawyer who helped put away one of Queensland’s most vile killers has revealed how the case changed his life forever and why police should have got Daniel Morcombe’s killer years earlier. SPECIAL REPORT
Busted: 11 CQ drink, drug, and unlicensed drivers face court
A man sinking a few beers before driving to a campsite plus an unlicensed driver with ‘one of the worst traffic histories’ ever seen for a 29yo are just two of 11 offenders who faced court.
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