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Archive for November, 2018
Schoolies kicks off amid dozens of arrests
School leavers heading to the Gold Coast for Schoolies week are urged to be safe and watch their mates, as police swoop on dangerous drugs. November 17, 2018 Schoolies has kicked off on the Gold Coast for thousands of school leavers from across Australia as police crackdown on drug supply and make dozens of arrests. […]
Qld reward to find KGB colonel’s killer
Police hope a $250,000 reward will help solve the murder of former KGB Colonel Gennadi Bernovski, who was gunned down outside his Gold Coast home. November 16, 2018 Police hope a hefty reward will flush out the killer of a former KGB Colonel who died in a hail of bullets outside his luxury Gold Coast […]
Qld duo jailed for drone drug delivery
A man and woman who attempted to fly a drone carrying drugs and phones into a Queensland jail have been sentenced to prison. November 16, 2018 A man and a woman’s botched attempt to fly drugs and mobile phones into a Queensland jail using a drone has landed them prison sentences. Days after being released […]
Dodgy Qld home builder charged with fraud
The director of a Gold Coast building company who allegedly duped interstate investors out of millions of dollars has been charged with serious fraud offences. November 15, 2018 A Queensland man who allegedly duped interstate investors out of millions of dollars to build homes that were never delivered has been charged with serious fraud. He was […]
Qld reward to find KGB colonel’s killer
Police hope a hefty reward will help solve the murder of former KGB Colonel Gennadi Bernovski, who died in a hail of bullets outside his Gold Coast home. November 15, 2018 Police hope a $250,000 reward will finally smoke out the killer of former KGB Colonel Gennadi Bernovski, who died in a hail of bullets […]
Drug arrests ahead of Qld Schoolies week
School leavers heading to the Gold Coast for Schoolies week are urged to be safe and watch their mates, as police swoop on dangerous drugs. November 15, 2018 A pre-Schoolies police operation to thwart Gold Coast drug makers and suppliers ahead of the annual pilgrimage to Surfers Paradise has resulted in dozens of arrests. Detectives have […]
Two charged over cross-border car chase
Two men in a Volkswagen allegedly shot up a house, rammed a car, threatened the driver at gunpoint and led police on a chase across the Queensland border. November 14, 2018 Two men in a Volkswagen allegedly shot up a house, rammed a car and threatened the driver at gunpoint before leading Queensland police on […]
Fresh bid to solve cold-case Qld murder
A cold-case murder victim suffered some “distressing incidents” before she was killed, and Queensland police believe her confidants could help solve the crime. November 14, 2018 Distressing secrets shared by a Queensland woman just before she was murdered could hold the key to finding, after 34 years, the killer who fled her home, covered in […]
Safety boss resumes at Dreamworld inquest
The former head of safety at Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure will continue to give evidence at an inquest into the deaths of four tourists at the park. November 13, 2018 A former senior official at Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure will resume giving evidence at an inquest into the deaths of four tourists while […]
Safety boss faces Dreamworld inquest
The former head of safety at Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure has begun giving evidence at an inquest into the deaths of four tourists at the park. November 12, 2018 The former head of safety at Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure says deficiencies in the park’s corporate structure were at the heart of its safety […]
Safety boss faces Dreamworld inquest
The former head of safety at Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure has begun giving evidence at an inquest into the deaths of four tourists at the park. November 12, 2018 The former head of safety at Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure says deficiencies in the park’s corporate structure were at the heart of its safety […]
Safety boss faces Dreamworld inquest
The former head of safety at Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure has begun giving evidence at an inquest into the deaths of four tourists at the park. November 12, 2018 The former head of safety at Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure says deficiencies in the park’s corporate structure was at the heart of its safety […]
Safety boss faces Dreamworld inquest
The former head of safety at Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure has begun giving evidence at an inquest into the deaths of four tourists at the park. November 12, 2018 The former head of safety at Dreamworld parent company Ardent Leisure says the safety database at the adventure park was difficult to use and not […]
Top Qld cop in running for Aus of the Year
A Detective Inspector who has led efforts to protect children from sexual abuse is Queensland’s nominee for Australian of the Year. November 9, 2018 The head of Queensland’s task force to catch online paedophiles is in the running to be next year’s Australian of the Year. Detective Inspector Jon Rouse, 55, took out the 2019 […]
Qld Australian of the year nominees 2019
An e-waste recycler, a paediatric surgeon and an indigenous army veteran are among the nominations for the 2019 Queensland Australian Of The Year Award. November 9, 2019 A recycler who turns electronic waste into bikes powered by old laptop batteries and flood warning systems is among a stellar list nominated for the 2018 Queensland Australian […]
Qld liquidator pleads guilty to fraud
A former Queensland liquidator who stole $800,000 from a company he’d been appointed to dissolve has pleaded guilty to fraud. November 8, 2018 A former Brisbane liquidator has pleaded guilty to embezzling $800,000 from a property development company he’d been appointed to dissolve. David John Leigh, 56, of Sherwood, admitted three counts of fraud in […]
Qld shark attack victim a devoted surgeon
The brother of a Victorian man fatally mauled by a shark in Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands says the world has lost a devoted and empathetic surgeon. November 8, 2018 The brother of an aspiring Melbourne cancer specialist killed by a shark in the Whitsunday Islands says the world has lost a devoted and empathetic surgeon. Daniel Christidis, […]
Man dies in Queensland hay baler accident
Well-known Queensland racing and thoroughbred breeding identity, Basil Nolan, has died after an accident at his Gladfield horse stud on Melbourne Cup day. November 7, 2018 A well-known Queensland racing and thoroughbred breeding identity has died after being trapped in a hay baler at a horse stud. Basil Nolan, 45, was killed late on Melbourne Cup […]
Morrison a hit with Cup punters in Qld
The prime minister’s horse may not have come in for the Melbourne Cup but he was a hit with the punters at the Corbould Park Racecourse on the Sunshine Coast. November 6, 2018 Scott Morrison’s pick for the Melbourne Cup may not have come in, but on day two of his Queensland tour the prime […]
Man attacked by shark in Whitsundays
A man in his 30s has been attacked by a shark in the Whitsunday Islands in north Queensland. November 5, 2019 A man has been attacked by a shark at the Whitsunday Islands off Cid Harbour, where two tourists were mauled in separate attacks within 24 hours in September. The man is understood to be […]
Heatwave conditions persist in Queensland
Unseasonal heatwave conditions will continue in Queensland, with Tuesday forecast to be the hottest day of the period, the Bureau of Meteorology says. November 5, 2018 Queenslanders can expect to suffer another day of unseasonably hot weather as heatwave conditions persist across much of the state. Tuesday is forecast to be the hottest day yet […]
Extreme heatwave blankets Queensland
Queenslanders have been urged to take caution as a heatwave grips the state pushing temperatures above 40C in many areas. November 5, 2018 Health experts have warned Queenslanders to take care as severe and extreme heatwave conditions blanket much of the state. Parts of southern Queensland sweltered in the unseasonal heat, which extended north to […]
Water plan for Townsville in the pipeline
Federal government pledges $195 million in funding to secure Townsville’s water needs for the next 20 years. November 4, 2018 Townsville’s long-term water supply looks set to be secured following a pledge by the federal government to invest up to $195 million in new infrastructure. The town currently gets its water from the Ross River […]
Man fatally stabbed after Qld street fight
A 33-year-old man is dead after he was stabbed in the neck during an argument with another man on a suburban street in Logan. November 4, 2018 The man has died after being stabbed during a knife fight with another man on a suburban street in Logan. The 33-year-old Meadowbrook father received fatal injuries to […]