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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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The home will remain a crime scene as forensic teams search the area.

Allegedly murdered boy suffered blow to head before death: police

Other children were in the house at the time the boy was allegedly killed by a young woman.

  • Cloe Read
A father and his young son died after two cars crashed in Ransome at the weekend.

Brisbane father and four-year-old son die in two-car crash

The 37-year-old man and young boy died after a collision at an intersection in the city’s east on Sunday.

  • Courtney Kruk
Queensland Police car with sirens flashing.

Woman charged after nine-year-old boy found dead

The 24-year-old woman was taken into custody after emergency services were called to a Townsville home on Saturday night.

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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
As part of a road safety campaign, the Queensland Police Service last year erected hundreds of life-sized cut-outs of adults and children in front of City Hall.

Probe into unreported traffic crashes as Queensland road toll doubles

Despite a much-publicised safety blitz, Queensland’s road toll is tracking twice as high as 2024, and officials fear some crashes aren’t even on their radar.

  • Sean Parnell
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Some employers are making blue cards mandatory for jobs that don’t even involve direct contact with children.

Blue Card backflip for man with ‘extensive’ criminal history

The truck driver, who wants to move into youth work, served time for violent crimes, is a former drug addict and had a domestic violence order against him.

  • Cloe Read
A Queensland mother stands accused of torturing her daughter to boost her social media presence. Police allege the woman, a social media influencer, poisoned her daughter to solicit donations and followers.

‘Concerns for her safety’: Charged influencer wants protection in jail

An influencer charged with the torture of her baby will remain in custody, with her lawyer pushing for her to be placed in protective custody.

  • Cloe Read
A Queensland mother stands accused of torturing her daughter to boost her social media presence. Police allege the woman, a social media influencer, poisoned her daughter to solicit donations and followers.

‘Horrendous’: Influencer accused of poisoning baby for donations, followers

A Sunshine Coast mother, who posted videos of her sick baby online, has been charged with torture. Police allege the child was so ill she could have died.

  • Cloe Read
Seven Studios will be a focus for the broader business in the second half.

Channel Seven identity to face trial over child abuse allegations

But dozens of charges against the woman were dropped in a local Brisbane court on Wednesday, and the case against her partner is ongoing.

  • Cloe Read

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