The child safety officer for orphaned teen, Bradley Smith, had only two meetings with the 14-year-old in the 10 months leading up to his death in a stolen car crash, an inquest has heard.
A Queensland father has slammed changes to workplace safety laws, warning they could unravel the hard-fought accountability measures introduced after his son’s preventable electrocution.
A widow has described her late husband as her “love” on the fifth anniversary of his passing, after he was killed by a drunk driver.
Traffic was slowed to a crawl between the Sunshine Coast and Gympie after a crash, but the busy roadway has since reopened.
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Family and friends were concerned for a missing 44-year-old from Norman Gardens, who has since been found.
The Mongols’ aggressive expansion across the southeast is gathering pace with police on alert for tensions with rival gangs. How the gang is growing.
Parents have come forward after a man was sentenced for having child porn dating back 50 years, revealing he was a regular presence at dance events.
A former top cop warns a resurgence of bikie gangs, fuelled by weakened laws, threatens to ignite a turf war on the Gold Coast. Read his take on why a battle looms between rival groups
A Qld man was living “rent free” on a friend’s property when he went wild while drunk, setting fire to a ute and making frightening threats.
A Queensland childcare centre has responded after a fuming post and photo of two small escapees in the street sparked a social media storm.
New details about the flatmates accused of killing teenager Pheobe Bishop and what police allege they did after her death can be revealed as a family member shares the latest on the body found in bushland.
A Toowoomba region man well-known to police has again found himself in prison, this time for dealing meth.
A man who doused a drug dealer in fuel, before the man was set alight, has been jailed for “happily” participating in the horrific crime that occurred in a car park at a Toowoomba pub.
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