BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating after a man was located with serious injuries at Rockhampton on Thursday, January 2. Initial investigations indicate that around 8am, emergency services were called to a Sharples Road, Berserker address after the 37-year-old man was located with life threatening injuries. He was subsequently transported to Rockhampton Hospital, and police were notified. A crime scene has sin...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives investigating the homicide of a 23-year-old woman in Caboolture on December 22 have issued arrest warrants for 29-year-old Codye Thomson and 32-year-old Kaine Thomson-Gleeson and have released new images of a vehicle of interest in New South Wales. Investigators believe that the two men may be camping in northern New South Wales and may be travelling in a white Holden Commodore wagon with Q...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police investigating a suspicious fire at a Gulliver property on Boxing Day, December 26 have released new footage, which they hope will help them find those responsible for starting the blaze. The security camera vision shows a male riding his bike along Mooney Street, at 2:40am on December 26. Additional footage shows another person, possibly female, walking along Tippet Street from Mooney Street a...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 44-year-old male Constable from the Central Region has been served with a notice to appear in relation to an alleged mid-range drink driving offence. It will be alleged that the offence was detected while the member was driving a private motor vehicle while off duty on January 1, 2025. The member has been charged with one count of driving while over the mid alcohol limit but below the high alcohol ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives from the Homicide Cold Case Investigation Team (CCIT) have travelled to Sydney to seek the extradition of a man arrested in New South Wales on 2 January by virtue of a Queensland arrest warrant for the alleged murder of Meaghan Louise Rose on the Sunshine Coast in 1997. On 18 July 1997, 25-year-old Meaghan was located deceased at the base of Point Cartwright Cliffs at Mooloolaba. Following...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 3 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a fatal marine incident in Cairns today, January 3. Initial information indicates around 10:30am a 56-year-old man and a 60 year-old woman, both from Brinsmead, were travelling on a jet ski on the Barron River, when they collided with mangroves north of the Stratford Boat Ramp. Both riders on the jet ski were ejected into the water. The man was declared decea...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's Note:Images of the heroin are available on Hightail Two Hungarian nationals have been charged with allegedly importing heroin into Australia concealed internally. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers selected the pair, both 33, for a baggage examination after they arrived at Perth Airport from overseas on Sunda...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 2 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Arrest footage and images of the seized drugs available via Hightail A juvenile Chinese national has been sentenced to more than six years' imprisonment for his involvement in a failed plot to import 5.4kg of methamphetamine into Australia and traffic it in Western Australia. The male, 17, was sentenced in ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 01:31 PM Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell Queensland's 2025 events calendar to boost economy by $1 billion * Queensland's events calendar worth $1 billion. * More than 125 events supported in 2025. * Iconic and new events to drive visitation. The Crisafulli Government has announced Queensland will ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 2 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 12:22 PM Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Honourable Dan Purdie Hundreds of new police vehicles hit the road in 2025 * 400 new Toyota RAV4 hybrid vehicles to replace general duties police cars across Queensland * Vehicles feature multiple improved safety features, including driver protection screens and specialist lighting * One of a suite of measures implement...