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Thor Morgan shooting death results in murder charge laid against Cambooya man

A 24-year-old Cambooya man faced court today on charges including murder after the shooting death of a young man in…

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Children missing in Queensland found safe, police search for wanted man Joshua Carter

The four children who went missing north of Mackay yesterday are now safe, but the man wanted in connection with…

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Queensland police issue amber alert as four children taken north of Mackay

Queensland police are seeking urgent public assistance to locate four children taken by a man from a property north of…

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Queensland police charge four people linked to Brisbane gym franchise with money laundering

The charges come after police intercepted a plane at Redcliffe Airport in 2020 and seized cocaine, large quantities of cannabis…

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Hard to shift ingrained Qld police culture

It will be difficult to achieve a cultural shift within Qld Police, where racist, homophobic and sexist comments can go…

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Assistant Commissioner tells of 'significant' cultural issues within Queensland police force impacting domestic violence response

Queensland's most senior domestic violence officer tells a state-wide inquiry there are "significant" cultural issues within the police force that…

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Hospitalised Torres Strait victims denied domestic violence protection, police report finds

The internal Queensland police intelligence report found officer responses had heightened the risk of fatal consequences

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The 33-year-old mystery of vanished Rockhampton woman Michelle Lewis

Central Queensland woman Michelle Lewis, then aged 21, vanished with her bike in 1989. Her best friend wants closure.

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Queensland police offer $500,000 reward for missing Rockhampton woman Michelle Lewis

Queensland police hope the reward will generate new leads in the suspicious disappearance of central Queensland woman Michelle Lewis. The…

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Eighty-four-year-old man dies in hospital after two days missing in rugged bushland

It was the barking of a missing man's dogs that led rescuers to find the 84-year-old North Burnett man, who…

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Murdered Gold Coast woman Tina Greer's daughter Lili fights for answers a decade after her death

After a decade of pain and the crushing news an inquest would not be held into her mum's death, Lili…

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Qld DV probe focus on teen police recruits

An inquiry into Queensland police's response to domestic and family violence heard up to 40 per cent of an officer's…

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Police failed to adequately investigate deaths of four Indigenous women, former officer says

Exclusive: Submission to state inquiry alleges Queensland police routinely hid domestic violence failures from coroner

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Dangers of 'domestic terrorism' revealed after dual inquests, domestic violence advocates call for pre-emptive measures

Despite significant changes to policing since the murders of Hannah Clarke and Doreen Langham, advocates say pre-emptive measures need to…

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Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll on containing COVID, discontent in the ranks and tackling domestic violence

It is now three years since Katarina Carroll took on the job of Queensland' first female Police Commissioner, with the…

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Calls for independent inquiry into Queensland forensic lab as DNA testing failures prompt criminal cases to be reviewed

A government review into DNA testing at a state-run forensics laboratory is labelled "manifestly inadequate" by a former employee after…

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Queensland's frontline workers begin series of legal challenges to COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The first of several civil cases, brought on by dozens of Queensland frontline workers who are challenging their COVID-19 vaccine…

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Wealthy Brisbane suburbs bankroll private security night patrols to tackle crime

Residents in Brisbane's wealthy northern suburbs are paying for private night patrols to deter crime, but criminologists say the problem…

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Hannah Clarke's parents welcome Queensland inquiry into police practices in domestic violence cases

The four-month commission of inquiry of police practices is part of a raft of recommendations adopted from a domestic violence…

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Queensland police offer $500k reward in Deborah Anne Smykalla cold case murder

Queensland police announce a half-million dollar reward to anyone who can help solve the cold-case murder of Deborah Anne Smykalla,…

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Fatal shooting of Tyson Jessen while under police guard shows failure of 'good police practices', Queensland coroner finds

Queensland police officers were not provided with adequate information when tasked with guarding a violent criminal who was shot dead…

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Domestic and family violence exacerbated by flood disaster in south-east Queensland communities

Queensland domestic and family violence services warn the south-east flood crisis has prompted a surge in the number of calls…

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Search for missing fisherman Lee Eastham continues in Whitsundays

A widescale search continues for a man and his dog after they failed to return from a fishing trip off…

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Cairns inquest hears from police who failed to find missing woman Ms Bernard since 2013

The family of a woman who went missing nine years ago in north Queensland want answers as to why she…

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Queensland police fatally shoot man in shopping centre car park at Marsden

Queensland Police Service said officers were called to respond to reports a man had "threatened people at a number of…

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