Guns, coke, cash allegedly seized at hostel in bikie crackdown
A man has faced court after police allegedly seized weapons, drugs and $20,000 cash during a joint AFP and Queensland Police raid on a Sunshine Coast backpacker hostel.
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Slow-moving grass fire heading up Toowoomba Range
Queensland Fire Department crews and Toowoomba Regional Council staff are working to stop a fire burning near Table Top Mountain.
Aussie family snaps up major Queensland cropping farm
A 3400ha farm near Emerald is back in Australian hands after it and a huge water portfolio were sold to separate buyers for more than $44 million. See the details.
‘Reeling’: Mate’s shock after dad found guilty of killing daughter
All 14 people charged over the 2022 death of Elizabeth Struhs have been found guilty of manslaughter, but questions remain about how a loving father could watch his daughter die.
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Boats and islands become Qld’s home to cocaine smuggling
Regional boat ramps and islands are being used by serious organised crime groups to traffic illicit drugs.
Tragic end to search for man missing in Burnett River
The search for a Morayfield man who disappeared near Lions Park North in Bundaberg, and prompted a large-scale rescue effort, has ended in tragedy.
Qld’s holiday season shame – and the plan to end the pain
Queensland’s road shame over Christmas has been revealed, though there are plans to stop the rot.
Worker threatened in alleged train station robbery
A Gold Coast train station kiosk has allegedly been robbed and a worker threatened during a brazen Boxing Day attack. Read what went down.
Croc wrangling public servant exiled for calling boss ‘f***ing idiot’
A veteran public servant has failed in his bid to prove he was treated unfairly for calling his boss a “f***ing idiot”.
Search for missing man comes to tragic end
Police have confirmed that the search for a missing Gold Coast man has come to a tragic end.
Bridge bungle: When ‘game-changer’ crossing will finally open
There’s been a fresh twist in the case of a brand new bridge closed for major construction less than a year after opening. Read when work will be finished.
Man charged after alleged Gold Coast armed robbery
A man has been charged by police after an alleged early morning robbery on the Gold Coast. Read when he’ll face court.
CCTV captures moment man crashes into car after taking out bus stop
The chaotic seconds after a man rammed into a stationary vehicle on a suburban Sunshine Coast street immediately after driving through a nearby bus stop has been caught on video. WATCH
Online fake cop ‘tricks’ mum into drugging, filming child
A Toowoomba mother who assisted her partner in the repeated rape, drugging, and filming of her child for more than a year under the guise of a fake AFP court order to catch pedophiles online has been released from jail.
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