A former property officer for the Queensland Police Service is sentenced to two years in jail after pleading guilty to stealing seized weapons. He was caught with 42 weapons in his roof when he accidentally shot himself in the hand with a camouflaged Glock.
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NT pastoralist reportedly buys second cattle station for $50m
Northern Territory pastoralist Sterling Buntine has bought a second cattle station from Consolidated Pastoral Company on a walk-in walk-out basis without cattle.
'Parents are marinating in fear': Are free-range kids a thing of the past?
Playing outside with the neighbours used to be a natural part of childhood, but finding friends isn’t as easy as it used to be. Now one community north of Brisbane is the site of an experimental program designed to get kids back on the street.
'Why is it OK in the AFL?': Former players open up about bullying and social media
Josh Green will miss running out for Essendon on Anzac Day. He won’t miss the ongoing trolling and abuse he received on social media throughout his career.
Father opens children's contact service despite domestic violence order
Kelly Penn had a domestic violence order out against her ex-husband when he started operating his own children’s contact service. Unregulated, such privately run services are now under scrutiny.
'There's not much evidence left': Researchers hope new DNA test will identify unknown WWII soldiers
The remains of some of the thousands of Aussie soldiers still buried in World War II battlefields could soon be identified with the help of a new DNA test developed by researchers at the Queensland University of Technology.
Australia was promised superfast broadband with the NBN. This is what we got.
In 2009 we were promised a fast National Broadband Network with optical fibre cables direct to most homes and businesses. Instead, we’ve ended up with a mix of technologies including optical fibre, copper wires, Hybrid Fibre Coaxial, fixed wireless and satellite.
Armed robbery, Kedron
Police are investigating after a man was robbed in Kedron this evening. Initial information suggests that an 18-year-old man was delivering pizza to an address in Kedron around 6.50pm. The man parked a vehicle on Emerald Street and was approached by two men. One of the men produced a knife and demanded cash from the […]
Easter Road Safety Campaign – full statistics
Phase 2 of the Queensland Easter Road Safety Campaign commences at 0001 hrs on Thursday, 18 April 2019 and concluded at 2359 hrs on Monday, 22 April 2019. During the Easter Period, Queensland Police will enforce high risk road user behaviour including the fatal five: speeding, fatigue, impaired driving (drink and drug), failure to wear […]
'A privilege and honour': Katarina Carroll appointed new Qld Police Commissioner
Katarina Carroll will take over as Queensland’s top cop — the state’s first female Police Commissioner in its 159-year history — after rising through the ranks since joining the force in 1983.