‘Miners – the way they drink, they can go pretty wild’
A North Queensland mine worker has paid the price for putting the safety of drunk workmates ahead of a court order carrying a hefty penalty.
Police & Courts
Vietnam vet, 75, wages war on Adani coal train
A former serviceman with a history of anti-fossil fuel demonstrations has vowed to be on his best behaviour after his latest arrest.
‘No words for it’: Police sergeant’s death ‘shatters’ community
A Whitsunday community will gather this week to mourn the death of a beloved police officer and father-of-two taken ‘too soon’ by terminal illness.
Woman gets jail term after being busted driving stolen car ‘to the shops’
A trip to the shops for milk and sugar for a cup of tea has proven very costly for a woman busted driving a stolen car with a number of bags that did not belong to her inside.
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FULL COVERAGE: How the John Edwards murder trial unfolded
In 2015, beloved mother, teacher Sharon Edwards went missing. Then her estranged husband was charged with her murder
Manhunt continues for pokie room bandits
Police are seeking public assistance to locate three men who held up a Coast pub at gunpoint.
‘Five years we’ve waited for justice’
‘It’s a sad day for everybody, there’s no winners in this. We lost our mum and now we’ve lost our dad’
‘I LET HER GO’: Partner’s final moments with Sharon Edwards
Billy Mills planned to spend his life with Sharon Edwards, he recounts the final moments he spent with her before she met a tragic fate
Teenager’s costly Schoolies mistake
Police are frustrated after a teenager was arrested during end of school celebrations.
34yo man charged with attempted kidnapping of teen boy
IPSWICH detectives have arrested and charged a man with the alleged attempted kidnapping of a 16-year-old boy.
‘He assures he would be able to pass a drug test now’
Man on drugs catches police attention while standing on Shute Harbour Rd.
‘Show them respect’: Man throws bloody pants at cop’s face
He was found laying on the ground after being bitten by a dog.
Police refuse man’s bail after dramatic Bruce Hwy takedown
A man has spent the night in jail after he was arrested in a dramatic takedown on the Bruce Highway yesterday following a pursuit from Gympie to the Coast.
GRISLY ACT: Dead bird found in bizarre ‘ritualistic’ display
AN apparent act of animal cruelty has left residents unnerved.
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