Queensland

Australian-first child safety reform laws set to be introduced in Queensland will be named after Daniel Morcombe.

Aussie state set to release sex offender list of ‘monsters'

One state will become the first in Australia to launch a scheme that is aimed at arming parents with information about sex offenders in their community.

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Carra Luke, 48, was found dead at a home on Osprey Pl in Taigum about 12.30am on Saturday.

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A homicide investigation has been launched.

Man detained, homicide investigation after body found

A man has been taken into custody and a homicide investigation has been launched after a woman’s body was discovered inside a Queensland home on Friday night.

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Two people have been arrested after a man was allegedly stabbed to death.

Young man allegedly stabbed to death in quiet coastal town as witnesses look on

Police allege the tragic incident came after a heated clash which started the night before.

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Truck driver Adam ‘Hoffy’ Hopf and the driver of the other truck both died in a head-on collision.

Fuel tanker driver killed in head-on crash identified as beloved father-of-two

‘Hoffy the fuel man’ was popular both among truckies and the communities he delivered to.

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An exclusion zone is now in place at Peregian Beach.

‘Suspicious device’: Beach shut down

The police have declared an emergency at a popular beach after finding a ‘suspicious device’. An exclusion zone is now in place.

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A planned pro-Palestinian rally over Brisbane's Story Bridge has been ruled an unauthorised protest.

Police vow action if pro-Palestine march blocks bridge

A pro-Palestine march still plans to rally thousands of people near the Storey Bridge in Brisbane despite a court order leaving them facing arrest if they block traffic.

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An arsonist has been seen fleeing a tobacco store whilst they were on fire inside a car.

Man flees crime scene after setting himself on fire

A tobacco store near Brisbane has been set alight, with a clumsy arsonist fleeing the scene after accidentally setting himself on fire.

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The group has planned to march across the Story Bridge but this was blocked by chief magistrate Janelle Brassington, who agreed there were serious safety risks should it go ahead. NewsWire / John Gass

Huge call on city’s bridge protest

A court has delivered a decision in a legal challenge mounted by police against pro-Palestine protesters, who were organising to cross the iconic Story Bridge.

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Two men have died after collision between a truck and a fuel tanker northwest of Brisbane. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Two dead after truck collision sparks massive blaze

Police have made an emergency declaration after a two-truck, head-on crash left two drivers dead and their vehicles in flames on a major highway.

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Bob Katter’s son, Robbie, and his daughter-in-law have been involved in a plane crash.

MP, heavily pregnant wife in plane crash

Bob Katter’s son has crashed his personal plane for the second time in three years, this time with his heavily pregnant wife aboard.

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Police struggled to subdue Reubhan Ralph after he broke into Habitat Early Learning in Peregian Springs, Sunshine Coast.

Chilling new details emerge in terrifying childcare centre incident

All officers at the scene are on leave, shaken by what they witnessed.

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Luka's family say the infant deserves justice after the senseless attack in a park.

Mum's justice plea for coffee-attack baby as man found

Almost a year after an attack that shocked a nation, the mother of a baby badly burnt by a stranger's coffee is still seeking justice for her recovering son.

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A girl accused of stabbing her foster carer has applied for bail in Ipswich Children's Court.

Bail bid delay for 12yo on attempted murder charge

A young girl has been accused of stabbing her foster carer and stealing a vehicle in order to visit a horse therapy facility, a magistrate has heard.

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