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Jack Beasley, whose stabbing death prompted the introduction of Jack’s Law.

‘Extraordinary power’: Calls for review of knife searches by Qld police

More than 30,000 children have been searched using metal-detecting wands under Jack’s Law, sparking calls for a review of the police powers amid concerns they could be misused.

  • Cloe Read

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Firefighters at the scene of a blaze at a Kedron business in Brisbane on January 30, 2025.

Probe continues after crime scene declared at site of blaze

Investigations are continuing after a business in Kedron went up in flames on Thursday afternoon.

  • William Davis
The child has been taken to Logan Hospital for treatment.

‘Unimaginable suffering’: Missing four-year-old girl found allegedly tortured

“The alleged physical abuse this little girl endured is amongst the worst I have seen in my career,” a senior police officer said.

  • William Davis
The Ashmore property was declared a crime scene after police were called by the dead man’s friends and landlord.

Basketball coach accused of grooming, raping child

The 67-year-old has appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court, accused of offences spanning several years.

  • William Davis
Vanessa Godfrey was found dead inside the Pelican Waters Resort on the Sunshine Coast on Valentine’s Day. Her partner, Jeffrey James Godfrey (pictured), was charged with murder. 

‘Justice served’ after man jailed for killing wife at resort

The daughter of a woman strangled by her husband on Valentine’s Day in 2022 has welcomed his 12-year jail term.

  • Rex Martinich
Senior police have defended claims of the Gold Coast district being under-resourced.

Boy arrested after break-in spree faces ‘adult crime, adult time’

The 16-year-old has been charged after a string of break-ins at businesses across Ipswich and south Brisbane this month.

  • Cameron Atfield
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Family and supporters of Destiny Otton-Rakuraku, who was set on fire in an alleged attempted murder, outside the Beenleigh Magistrates Court.

Supporters of woman allegedly set on fire pack court

A 36-year-old man was arrested at Kingston, south of Brisbane, on Saturday and charged with offences including attempted murder.

  • Rex Martinich
A woman remains in a serious condition after being set on fire in a suspected attempted murder domestic violence attack on Saturday morning.

Man charged after allegedly setting woman on fire with lighter

Premier David Crisafulli said on Sunday his thoughts were with the 34-year-old woman, who was rushed to hospital with serious burns to her body.

  • Courtney Kruk and Cloe Read
The Queensland fire service is adding electric vehicles to its fleet.

Police treating tobacconist fire south of Brisbane as suspicious

Emergency crews arrived to find the tobacconist fully engulfed in the early hours of Saturday morning.

  • Courtney Kruk and William Davis
The man who allegedly firebombed a Brisbane tobacco store was part of an organised crime syndicate and did so for financial gain, detectives believe.

Man arrested after Boxing Day firebombing of Brisbane tobacconist

The man who allegedly firebombed a Fortitude Valley tobacco store was part of an organised crime syndicate and did so for financial gain, detectives believe.

  • Cloe Read

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