BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating the sudden death of a 37-year-old man in Rockhampton. Initial investigations indicate that around 8am on January 2, emergency services were called to a Sharples Road, Berserker address after the man was located with life-threatening-injuries. He was transported to Rockhampton Hospital, where he subsequently passed away from his injuries on January 5. Investigations into the ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An 83-year-old man who was critically injured in a suspicious house fire at Gulliver on December 26 last year, has died in Townsville Hospital. The man passed away from his injuries yesterday, January 6 as a police investigations continue into the fire. A 53-year-old woman remains in a critical condition in the Royal Brisbane Hospital. It follows emergency services being called to a house fire at Mo...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a man following an alleged sexual assault at Kirwan, on January 6. At 6.45am the 39-year-old woman was walking her dog along the Blacks Weir Park walking track, when she was approached by a man on a bicycle. The man allegedly made inappropriate comments towards the woman before pushing her to the ground and punching her in the face. The woman freed herself and the man ran from th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 7 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: AARON STEVENS:We welcome the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, to Rockhampton this morning. Hello. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G'day, Aaron. It's wonderful to be back in Rocky. Well, it's a beautiful morning today. I did the brekkie TVs down by the river and it was just stunning. STEVENS: Absolutely. It's a beautiful day. We've turned on the weather for you. I can hear the birds in the backgroun...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating a fatal house fire that occurred in Warwick, January 6. Around 9.45pm, emergency services responded to Pratten Street, following reports of a house on fire. The fire was contained and an initial search of the house located a 20-year-old man deceased inside. Two dogs also died as a result of the fire. A crime scene has been declared and investigations into the cause of the f...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are seeking urgent public assistance to help locate a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen on Monday, January 6 and may be in the Petrie and Carseldine area. The girl, pictured, was last seen in Chinderah, NSW about 8am and has not been seen since, however, police have reason to believe she is in Queensland. Family and police are concerned for her welfare due to her age. She was last se...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 27-year-old East Mackay woman has been charged with attempted murder following an alleged traffic incident in East Mackay on January 5. Police were called to Goldsmith Street at 5.15pm following reports of a vehicle allegedly hitting a 31-year-old South Mackay man and then colliding with a tree. It will be alleged the woman and man were involved in a traffic disturbance where the woman swerved, cut...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash at Carbrook last night, January 5. Initial investigations indicate that around 7:25pm, emergency services were called to Mount Cotton Road near Coorang Road following reports of a Nissan Patrol four wheel drive crashed into a Honda Goldwing motorcycle. Upon arrival, the rider of the motorcycle, a 63-year-old Cornubia man and his pillion p...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are seeking urgent public assistance to locate a 41-year-old woman missing from Morayfield since Friday, December 6, 2024. Emily Baxter, pictured, was last seen boarding a train in Morayfield between 4pm and 5pm and has not been seen since. Police and family have serious concerns for her welfare. Emily is described as First Nations, approximately 160cm tall, with a proportionate build, dark h...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Officers from Caboolture Criminal Investigation Branch & Homicide squad, with the assistance of specialist units, have arrested 2 men in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old woman in Caboolture on December 22. A 29-year-old Marsden man and a 32-year-old Caboolture man were arrested without incident in parkland off Civic Parade, Logan around 2pm, today January 6. Police wish to thank the media ...