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Three police officers were injured and an unmarked car stolen as nine teenagers faced court in Townsville yesterday (April 7). Queensland Police said three officers were injured in attacks on them and were taken to Townsville University Hospital for treatment. […]
A South Australian Army reservist is to face court today (Tuesday) charged with fighting for Ukraine in its war with Russia. The Felixstow man, 25, is to have appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court today (Tuesday) charged with working for another
Scammers are posing as would-be saviours to drain accounts with one victim losing $350,000 in cryptocurrency in 18 hours. A Joint Policing Cybercrime Centre (JPC) has drawn on banking data to reveal the tactics scammers are using; these range from
Six crew of a merchant vessel have been charged over a bid to smuggle one tonne of cocaine into Australia. The five Hondurans and sole Ecuadorian are due to appear in NSW Bails Court today (March 30) charged with conspiring to
A Rockhampton man is facing life in jail if convicted for trying to join in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war. The defendant appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court today (March 26), charged by the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with one
A new Queensland Bill that targets scrap metal theft have been welcomed by Moreton Bay City Council. Last week, the State Government last week introduced draft laws into parliament to stamp out the sale and disposal of stolen scrap metal.
Eight men have now been jailed for a combined 95 years over a 2023 plot to smuggle six tonnes of meth worth $1.7 billion into Australia. The plot was foiled by an international investigation (Operation Parkes) that involved Australian, Canadian
The theft of Egyptian artifacts from a small Qld museum has seen a man face court in South-East Queensland today. Queensland Police says officers from Moreton North Property Crime Taskforce have charged a 52-year-old man with multiple offences. He was
Online rent scams in Western Australia are rising as fake landlords post in online marketplaces and on social media. And renters have been warned to remain wary. The WA Government’s WA ScamNet agency reports receiving a growing number of reports
Gun ownership laws are to tighten after the deadly terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. A Jewish festival on Sunday was attacked by two gunmen with 16 people killed and 40 injured. A joint
