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Two Queensland men will face Ipswich court next month charged over the theft of copper wiring from the Logan Motorway. Queensland Police say they charged the two men after they discovered the theft of wiring from an electrical light box […]
Calls for help from bushwalkers in the Tasmanian wilderness have prompted a police warning to be ready or cancel outdoor plans. “Over the past two weeks, police responded to several requests for assistance from bushwalkers in north-west Tasmania,” says Inspector
One person has died on Queensland roads every 29 hours this year with the road toll for 2025 at 200 – so far. The toll was disclosed by RACQ (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland) on August 31. Twenty-four hours later,
A record illegal tobacco and vape haul worth more than $70 million has been seized by border and police officers in multiple raids. The ABF says the haul was seized under a Queensland Police operation (Xray Modred) that was set
ROAD deaths across the country are the highest they have been in 15 years despite a national road safety strategy designed to reduce the toll. The figures, and disparity, was highlighted by the national motoring advocacy group Australian Automobile Association
A Norwegian diver will spend nearly five years in jail over a 2023 attempt to smuggle 80kg of cocaine into the country attached to the hull of a bulk carrier. The man, 53, was sentenced yesterday (Wed) to nine years 11
A casino dealer has had his licence suspended after a police raid interrupted a game at an illegal home casino in Perth earlier this year. The WA Government says that a police raid on a home in Marangaroo on April
