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Queensland Police announce new role for retired officers to 'bolster the frontline' but not in senior roles

The Queensland Police Service has announced it will allow retired officers to return to the front lines under a new relief pool — but an experienced detective says they are shutting out experienced officers.

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'Items of interest' found in search for Lesley Trotter

Queensland police have found several "items of interest" at a Brisbane landfill site in their search for the body of Lesley Trotter, who went missing in March.

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Mother's car with baby inside stolen from Yeppoon car park

Police say the thief drove off in the vehicle while the mother was packing the boot, but soon returned to demand the baby be removed.

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A machete, knives and a knuckleduster seized in Queensland knife crackdown

A new law gives Queensland police the power to stop and scan people for knives in some public places, and what they found in a weekend blitz is concerning.

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ABSTUDY students allege mistreatment in government-run scheme

Providers from government-run hostels to elite boarding schools share in more than $170 million per year in ABSTUDY funding to support First Nations children going to high school away from home, however, stories of alleged abuse indicate better oversight is needed.

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Search continues for missing Queensland fisherman

Police will continue their search for a fisherman missing at sea for two nights after a boat capsized off the central Queensland coast.

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Search continues for man missing at sea in Queensland

A 42 year old fisherman is still missing while two others were rescued after a boat capsize off the coast of Mackay.

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Desperate search for man missing in Coral Sea

Emergency crews are scouring the sea off Mackay for a fisherman who has been missing in the ocean since late Thursday.

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Queensland police ban the use of chokeholds in arrests, last jurisdiction in Australia to do so

The ban comes after the death of two men in the last five years, who were subject to a chokehold during their arrests.

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Queensland police banned from using 'sleeper' chokehold

A Queensland Police decision to ban a controversial chokehold often applied during difficult arrests has been challenged by union officials.

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Reward offered in Indigenous mother's disappearance

A $500,000 reward for information to solve a young mother's disappearance in the remote Cape York is on the table.

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Hunt for ‘dangerous’ armed gunman enters fourth day

Queensland Police are calling for the surrender of an accused drug trafficker allegedly involved in three separate violent incidents in Brisbane on Thursday.

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Hunt for 'dangerous' armed gunman enters fourth day

Queensland Police are calling for the surrender of an accused drug trafficker allegedly involved in three separate violent incidents in Brisbane on Thursday.

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‘Armed, dangerous, irrational, unpredictable’: Massive Qld manhunt for shooting and arson suspect Mitchell Wilson

Queensland police have issued an all-points alert for an accused drug dealer described as armed, dangerous and "unpredictable".

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Hunt for 'unpredictable' man after alleged crime spree

Queensland Police have appealed for an accused drug trafficker allegedly involved in three separate violent incidents in Brisbane on Thursday to surrender.

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Brisbane courthouse locked down amid shooting protest

A Brisbane courthouse has briefly been locked down after hundreds of protesters marched through the CBD following Aubrey Donahue's fatal shooting by police.

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Police confirm officers who shot dead Mareeba man were not wearing body cameras

Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Wheeler says the specialist police who fired the lethal shots "generally don't" wear body cameras, which are standard for first responder QPS officers.

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Queensland Police to extradite Mount Druitt man over alleged incidents with 17yo girls on Gold Coast

A Sydney man is in custody following two incidents involving teenage girls having to flee for help after allegedly being grabbed in public areas on the Gold Coast.

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Emergency declaration revoked, Lindsay Transport depot fire in Bundaberg brought under control

Queensland Police have lifted an emergency zone after firefighters battled until 2:00am to bring an industrial fire under control in Bundaberg.

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Queensland Police lose stun grenade in Townsville suburb after siege, issue public warning

A sound-and-flash grenade that has the "capacity to injure" is missing in a Townsville suburb after being lost by Queensland Police's tactical squad.

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Accused scam money launderer 'had 55 bank accounts'

Prosecutors allege a Brisbane woman accepted nearly $2.4 million from hackers and withdrew the money as cash or transferred it to foreign exchanges.

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Widow slams police over 'disgraceful' ambush probe

A Queensland Police inquiry into an officer's fatal shooting was "nothing short of disgraceful", his widow has told media after inquest findings were delivered.

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Prisoner checks 'substandard' in hours prior to death

Queensland Police found a Brisbane Watch House officer did not complete adequate safety checks on Aunty Sherry, an Indigenous woman who died in custody.

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$25 million to pay police overtime to target Queensland's youth crime hotspots

Queensland police officers will be paid extra in overtime shifts under a $25 million high-visibility operation targeting youth crime.

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Queensland police to retain right to charge children over minor drug offences for which adults receive only warning

Exclusive: advocates and legal experts warn legislation could disadvantage children who would still be subject to police discretion

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