BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have released images of several people who may be able to assist with their investigations into separate robbery incidents in Brisbane's south in November 2024 and on January 2. Anyone who recognises the offenders, or has any information, dashcam or CCTV that can assist investigations, is urged to contact police. Armed robberies, Darra and South Brisbane Police have released images of a trio...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Update: Police from Mackay have now lifted the earlier declaration made under the PSPA. All roads surrounding the incident scene are now open. Earlier: Police from Mackay are assisting officers from Queensland Fire Department in relation to a fire in an industrial estate in the Port of Mackay, today January 13. At about 6:15pm police have attended and have set up traffic diversions prior to declari...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have declared a crime scene and have arrested a 13-year-old boy following a wounding incident at Yamanto this evening, January 13. Initial investigations indicate that around 5:25pm, emergency services were called to a shopping centre near Warwick Road, Yamanto following reports of a woman sustaining stab wounds. Upon arrival, officers located a 63-year-old woman with a serious injury. She h...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Springwood Forensic Crash Unit is appealing for witnesses after a serious traffic crash in Jimboomba on Friday, January 10. At approximately 5.45am, a silver Mitsubishi Lancer was travelling north on the Mount Lindesay Highway when it collided with a white Toyota Corolla travelling south near the Brisbane Street exit. The driver of the Mitsubishi, an 18-year-old Gleneagle man suffered non-life-t...
SYDNEY, Jan. 13 -- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority issued the following media release: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has granted Land Bank of Taiwan Co., Ltd a licence to operate as a foreign authorised deposit-taking institution (Foreign-ADI) under the Banking Act 1959. An updated list of all APRA-authorised ADIs can be found on the APRA website at:Register of authorised deposit-taking institutions. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Gold Coast Police are continuing to appeal for public assistance following a shooting incident in Tallebudgera on January 8. Around 12pm police responded to reports of shots fired in the vicinity of Trees Road. A 33-year-old woman sustained a gunshot to the centre of her back and was transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital where she remains in a critical condition. The circumstances surro...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating a single vehicle traffic crash which claimed the life of a 77-year-old man in Geham (north of Toowoomba) today. Around 10am, police and emergency services were called to Connolly Road following reports that a car had collided with a tree. The driver, a 77-year-old Darling Downs man, sadly passed away at the scene due to his injuries. The Forensic Crash Unit (FCU) attended t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A search and rescue operation resumed at 6am this morning to locate a man reported missing in St George yesterday afternoon, January 12. Emergency services were called to Beardmore Dam Reserve just after 2pm following reports a man had dived into the dam and failed to resurface. A search was immediately launched, involving police, SES and Queensland Fire Department swift water rescue crews. Police ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 13 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Sunshine Coast Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash in Crohamhurst (Sunshine Coast) yesterday, January 12. Just after 5pm, a green Kawasaki motorcycle was travelling on Bretons Road when it crashed into a gold Nissan Patrol. The rider of the motorcycle, a 49-year-old Crohamhurst man, died at the scene. A 22-year-old Peachester woman, the driver and sole occupant of the Nis...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 12 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Sunday, 12 January, 2025 at 09:16 AM JOINT STATEMENT Premier and Minister for Veterans The Honourable David Crisafulli Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie New flying squad the largest rapid response unit in Queensland Police history * The Crisafulli Government has unveiled the new Queensland Police 'State Flying Squad' to target the worst juvenile and...