Man taken to hospital with motorcycle strut pierced through hand
Emergency services have rushed to help a man whose hand became stuck in the suspension of a motorcycle which was understood to be exterting about 86 tonnes of pressure. LATEST
Emergency services have rushed to help a man whose hand became stuck in the suspension of a motorcycle which was understood to be exterting about 86 tonnes of pressure. LATEST
An electrician who shared chilling posts celebrating the Wieambilla police shootings and ranted online about getting his own cop killing “high score” has ended up in a real life, terrifying stand-off outside a major Queensland station.
A young man has died in a horrific crash outside a regional Qld city after his ute veered off the road and struck a tree, trapping him inside. LATEST.
A defence lawyer called the prosecution “excessive” for requesting a prison sentence for a repeat drug driver found asleep in his car at a local harbour. Read what the magistrate decided.
A go-karting enthusiast has faced court after he mistook racing on a secured track with driving on a normal road, sending his car fishtailing and spinning a second car off the road.
A regional council has tried to have a case involving the drowning of a father and son at a tourist hotspot dropped by the supreme court. Here’s what happened.
A drink driving stay-at-home dad caught “unsteady and slurring” behind the wheel after an argument was found with objects in his car he shouldn’t have owned, a court heard.
A driver who was “like an uncle figure” to his young victim molested her twice while she was under his care in a “grave breach of trust”. See why his jail sentence was suspended immediately.
A Queensland town is mourning the loss of one of their most “generous” and “kind-hearted” community members after he was killed in a shock motorcycle crash.
A child sex offender took advantage of a young teenage girl, and later told police he did not think it was a big deal to have sex with a minor because she consented. DETAILS
A young driver sped away in a stolen vehicle from a serious crash, before stealing another and crashing head on into a couple while on meth just hours later – leaving three people with grievous injuries.
A jury found a Queensland mine worker guilty of raping a sleeping while both were at work at a mine camp, with a judge noting he showed no “remorse or insight” after his offending. UPDATED
A Qld man was so angry after he was kicked out of the family home he formed a fiery plan for retribution. Here’s what he did.
A Queensland man is accused of spreading serious diseases to intimate partners he met through social media, and distributing intimate images without consent.
A Qld father overreacted to threats at a taxi rank and broke a man’s cheekbone in a one punch attack after a night out at a popular tourism spot. Here’s why he won’t go to jail.
A Qld man in his 30s encouraged a 13-year-old girl to leave school and meet him in nearby bushes in what has been labelled a brazen sexual crime. Before this she had thought of him as her ‘protector’. Warning: Distressing content
A Queensland man on a public nudity charge has told a courtroom why he thinks he’s not guilty while also claiming a police officer “tried to grab my c—”.
Frontline officers are calling in sick and refusing to go out in marked cars for fear of being targeted by young criminals who know the system will protect them.
A Queensland mother of six has been sentenced after a court heard she played a “key role” in a sophisticated prison drug smuggling operation.
A young man who drank six cans of Bundaberg rum and cola before crashing into a highway roundabout told police: ‘Just arrest me and get it over with’. He was just one of numerous drunk or drugged drivers to face a Mackay court.
Less than 12 months after cash was stolen from a community op shop, video footage has captured a bunch of ‘pathetic’ and ‘selfish’ miscreants pinching donations.
A car and bicycle collided in Airlie Beach this morning, leaving one woman injured. DETAILS
A Queensland man caught drink driving tried to do push ups, and made himself vomit in a police car to “sweat out the alcohol”, after leaving a trail of unpaid bills at restaurants.
Passengers on a dreamy sailing trip to the Whitsunday Islands ended up “screaming and crying” before being evacuated from a yacht in the middle of “torrential rain”. See why the ship’s master faces charges.
A man who was too drunk to remember his actions has assaulted two police officers that were helping get him to hospital.
A man who panicked after waking up in unfamiliar territory and believing he’d been robbed and drugged was more than three times over the limit when he drove to the police station.
A 52-year-old man was found passed out in his car with drugs in his system, only a few months after being caught trespassing on a property as he was given a wrong address by his Snapchat date.
The case against a grazier accused of the shooting murders of three family members over an alleged neighbour dispute has progressed. LATEST.
A Holy Spirit College graduate turned qualified electrician has been slammed over his ‘appalling’ outburst during a drunken night out at Airlie Beach. DETAILS.
A 24-year-old Mackay man accused of raping a woman he had known for a month but had “strong feelings” for, was found not guilty just 30 minutes after a jury started deliberating.
A 19-year-old who crashed an allegedly stolen car while allegedly drunk has faced a string of charges in court including drugs, driving and obstructing police offences.
The case of a husband charged with the death of his newlywed bride on Hamilton Island has progressed almost a year after the case was heard in court for the first time.
Two youths have been charged after an 18 year old sustained puncture wounds to his back in a Bowen altercation which followed another alleged stabbing in Mackay.
A young Queensland man who allegedly recorded and distributed child sex abuse material has made the “sign of the cross” while appearing in court via video from jail.
Crews have begun to recover the wreckage and bodies from a horror crash west of Mackay at the weekend after days of windy weather made the mission impossible.
The case against a husband and father accused of stabbing his young wife Tayla and 11-week-old daughter Murphy to death has returned to court. DETAILS.
A young man has again broken into a private home in the Whitsundays to steal alcohol, just weeks after he was caught trespassing.
Matters against a regional Qld man accused of multiple sex acts with two dogs over 12 months are back in court, while those of his female co-accused have been committed to Mackay District Court.
A Brisbane man has been charged over the alleged rape of a person while he was in the Whitsundays. DETAILS
A boozed up man who hit bars in each of the main towns in the Whitsunday region has harassed customers and thrown alcohol everywhere, while he was told he should not blame it all on his addictions.
The powerful union boss, who declared First Nations people were over represented in crime stats, insists he was sharing the views others were “too frightened” to share.
Two mates had been drinking on the Whitsunday’s glitter strip when their night out turned into a nightmare for one taxi passenger. Here’s what happened.
A child sex offender convicted barely 12 months ago has fronted court after he failed to meet his strict reporting conditions. DETAILS
Queensland councils have launched their own war on juvenile crime, putting the blowtorch on “utterly useless’’ government-funded programs.
Chilling new insight into the mind of a teen who tried to stab a popular hairdresser to death as she sunbathed on a Queensland beach can be revealed.
A murder suspect who is also accused of violently stabbing a man at a budget Queensland hostel claims he is at risk of spending too much time behind bars.
Urgent calls are being made for more to be done to protect corrections officers after shocking new data revealed the harsh reality of their working lives behind bars.
A P-plater caught driving with a “variety of drugs” in his system and a man who was caught drink-driving for the third time in four months are among the latest Whitsunday drivers to front court.
Fewer than half of Queenslanders feel safe walking alone in their neighbourhoods at night, according to the latest police figures.
A former workplace health and safety officer says she will never be able to hold down a full time job again after she was allegedly repeatedly bullied and harassed.
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