Fake $50 note spotted at Whitsunday business
Police are investigating after counterfeit money was used at a business in the Whitsundays.
Police & Courts
‘Unfit for practice’: Solicitor disbarred for professional misconduct
A Qld lawyer has been disbarred over his “significant failures” in dealing with a client including causing a five-year delay in a workers compensation case.
‘We went in blind’: Bogie triple murder first responders honoured
Three first responders hoped for the best when they arrived on scene to a triple murder at Bogie, blind to what was ahead knowing backup was hours away. Read their story
DNA analysis delays for ‘gym bro’s’ rape, stalking case
The case against a Mackay region “gym bro” accused of rape and stalking has been pushed out until the new year over delays relating to DNA analysis.
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How ‘white substance’ in the post sparked police raid
An Australia Post parcel filled with “white substance” prompted police to execute a search warrant at Central Queensland home. But lawyers argue the process may have been illegal.
Motorbike rider hospitalised after crash
A motorcyclist has been hospitalised following an early morning traffic incident in a Whitsundays town.
Man dies after harrowing NQ crash
A man has died in hospital after suffering life-threatening chest injuries in a single-vehicle crash.
WATCH: Two men arrested on 43 charges of shocking child abuse material
Body worn cameras have captured the moment specialist police busted two Queensland men over allegations they sourced child abuse material over the dark web using cryptocurrency. WATCH
NAMED: Young couple allegedly caught with guns, cocaine, cash
New details can be revealed about the two people arrested and charges after police alleged uncovered a serious weapons and drugs stash. UPDATE
‘Weak case’: Man accused of strangling partner
A Qld mine operator accused of strangling his partner after a fight over infidelity and setting her property on fire applied for bail. Here’s what happened.
Fears missing mum hitchhiked, never seen again
Detectives have released CCTV footage of Queensland mum of three Celeste McGain as the search for the missing woman ramps up. Do you recognise her?
Mental health worker busted with meth in her system
A psychologist stopped for a random alcohol and drug test denied she had been using when police found drug items in her bag. But the test results showed otherwise.
Woman in 60s drives off road, hits tree
Emergency services are responding to reports of a car leaving the road and crashing into the bush just off the Peak Downs Highway. READ THE LATEST.
Woman hit by car, flown to hospital
A woman in her 50s was hospitalised following an early morning crash in a Bowen Basin mining town.
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