Queensland’s Administrative Appeals Tribunal orders that sharks caught on drum lines inside the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park must be released, and only killed when unlikely to survive.
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Man charged with 2007 murder of Jay Brogden
NSW man Braddon Butler, who was extradited to Brisbane last month, is charged over the cold case murder of north Queensland man Jay Brogden.
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Fraud investigation, Line Dancing Events
Police investigating a series of fraud complaints across Queensland relating to line dancing events, have released an image of a man who may be able to assist with inquiries. It is believed the 37-year-old man may have information to help solve fraud offences totalling more than $120,000 with trips organised via a line dancing travel […]
Armed robbery charges, Apsley
A woman has been charged after an ice-cream store was robbed in Aspley this evening. At 6.20pm, a woman entered the store on Gympie Road and police will allege that she produced a knife and made demands for cash. Staff have complied and handed her a sum of cash before she fled the scene on […]
Attempt to revive the Democrats could be thwarted by interstate division
The Australian Democrats are hoping for a comeback ahead of the federal election, but a dispute over legitimacy is already getting in the way of their plan.
Convicted child sex offender who once escaped prison asks court to stay in jail
A convicted child sex offender tells a court he wants to remain in prison, because he would “find it very difficult to comply with any supervision order”, despite once escaping from a West Australian jail in the 1990s.
Man found dead after shipping container explosion at Mackay business
Police establish a crime scene at a trailer and storage facility in north Queensland after a man is found dead following a shipping container explosion overnight.
Funnel-web spider venom could be lifesaving treatment for stroke
If one Australian biochemist has his way, thousands of people who suffer strokes each year could have a fighting chance of survival thanks to spider venom.
Almost 1,000 still homeless after Townsville floods
Two months on from the Townsville floods almost 1,000 people are still homeless with some residents couch surfing or living in caravans as rental vacancies in the city reach an all-time low.