BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: UPDATE: The earlier emergency declaration at Kedron has been revoked. A crime scene has since been declared at a Boothby Street address, with investigations into the cause of the fire now ongoing. Police would like to thank the public for their cooperation. PREVIOUS: Police have made an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) at Kedron this afternoon, January 30, in ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service, Tourism Tropical North Queensland, State Emergency Service, Queensland Fire and Rescue, Queensland Ambulance Service and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service are urging locals and tourists visiting waterfalls and swimming holes to exercise caution, following several fatal incidents. Since January 1, 2024, six people have sadly lost their lives while visiting popular sw...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for information following an attempted carjacking at Rockhampton overnight, January 29. Initial investigations indicate the driver of a white Toyota Hiace had stopped momentarily at a roundabout on Canning Street between Fitzroy and Denham Street around 6.30pm, when she was approached by an unknown man. The man allegedly entered the vehicle through an unlocked door and threatene...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A man has been charged following a protracted incident in Sippy Downs on January 28 to 29. Police were called to a unit on University Way around 10.45pm on January 28 to reports a man was allegedly armed with bladed weapons and making threats of violence. The man was the sole occupant of the unit and the incident was contained to the unit. Police, including negotiators, were in communication with t...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Today at 03:07 PM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls Health Service Investigation launched into Mackay Hospital and Health Service * A "Part 9" investigation has been launched into Mackay Hospital and Health Service to examine the recruitment and credentialing of senior medical officers. * The investigation will cover a two-year period to December 202...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 30 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Today at 12:55 PM Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games The Honourable Tim Mander Brisbane and Townsville score Rugby World Cup 2027 matches * Queensland awarded 14 games of Rugby World Cup 2027 * 10 games kicking off in Brisbane and 4 inTownsville * World Cup to generate more than $212 million for the Queensland economy Rugby fans will have ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Arrest vision and images available via Hightail Two men have been sentenced to a combined six years' imprisonment for their roles in a foiled plot to import 139kg of cocaine into Australia hidden inside a shipment of luxury buses. The men, now aged 20 and 23, were charged with attempting to possess a c...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man is set to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court today (29 January, 2025), charged with failing to comply with his visa-mandated reporting conditions. The AFP charged the man, 37, yesterday (28 January, 2025), after he was located in Brisbane. It will be alleged the man breached one of the conditions of his Commonwealth visa between 4 January, 2025, and 27 January, 2025, by failing to r...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Vision available via Hightail. A fugitive accused of conspiring to import illicit drugs into Australia, charged in July, 2023, following an investigation as part of Operation Ironside, has been found and detained on a boat off the Northern Territory coast. An arrest warrant was issued for the Sydney man, 35, after he failed to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on 20 January, 2025. The ma...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police and Queensland Police Service. Editor's note: Images of seized items are available via Hightail A man is expected to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court today (29 January, 2025) charged with allegedly possessing weapons and drugs seized during a joint AFP and Queensland Police Service (QPS) search warrant on the Sunshine Coast last month ...