BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 15 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 05:03 PM Minister for Education and the Arts The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek QCE Achievement Awards celebrate top of class * Queensland's outstanding Year 12 graduates were celebrated today at an awards ceremony held in Brisbane. * The Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) Achievement Awards were presented to the top academic performing students in 2024. * The Queens...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged seven people with 27 offences following alleged unlawful use of motor vehicle offences in Rockhampton this week. Police will allege the group had stolen a silver Great Wall Cannon from a Berserker address between February 8 and 10. It will be further alleged several people from the group were sighted driving dangerously on February 12. On the morning of February 13, police inter...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for the driver of a vehicle involved in an incident outside a Newtown childcare centre on February 7 to contact them. At approximately 3.30pm the child was leaving the centre on Gladstone Street when she wandered away from her parent and onto the road. An unknown vehicle drove past, making contact with the child, before driving off. The child received a minor injury to her foot...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Tasmania Police A Tasmanian man has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years, for child abuse-related offences. The man, 26, was sentenced by the Launceston Supreme Court yesterday (13 February, 2025) for 22 offences relating to possessing and accessing child abuse material, as well as grooming chil...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between the AFP, National Anti-Scam Centre, Philippines Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission and National Bureau of Investigation Editor's note: 'Rom-con' scam script, a text animation video and audio grabs of AFP Commander Cybercrime Operations Graeme Marshall are available via Hightail. The AFP is flipping the script on romance scammers this Valentine's Day (14 Febru...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: This Valentine's Day, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) is celebrating the unique love story of Ian and Diane Lindsay, the first married couple to serve as officers together in the '70s. The first induction ceremony of women into QPS, then known as the Queensland Police Force, occurred in March 1965. Diane joined in 1969 as the 37th female officer. In the early years of women in policing, married...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 09:51 AM Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Disaster relief payments available to sporting clubs * Grants of up to $5000 are available to eligible sport and recreation organisations in flood affected areas. * Clubs in impacted regions urged to take up the payments to assist with clean-up and repairs. *...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for dash camera or CCTV footage to assist investigations into a traffic incident in Kensington Grove near Hatton Vale on February 13. Initial investigations indicate between 5:45pm and 6pm a white Isuzu D-Max utility travelled approximately 4 kilometres along Hannant Rd, Thallon Rd, and Zischke Rd with a 43-year-old man riding on the bonnet. Further investigations suggest that t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police are investigating an armed robbery at Nerang yesterday, February 13. Around 3.20pm, five males armed with weapons attended a Mylor Street address where they have assaulted a male occupant before stealing a black Suzuki motorbike. One of the offenders left the scene on the motorbike while the others left in the black Nissan Navara they arrived in. The 47-year-old male victim was tr...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 14 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Gold Coast police have completed an extensive investigation into a social media video depicting a disturbing incident involving two teenagers on e-bikes. The video, which recently gained attention online, showed two boys allegedly throwing liquid at a man. Although no formal complaint was received, police proactively launched an investigation to determine the facts and identify those involved. Follo...