BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Update: The 45-year-old man missing from Chandler since Monday, February 10, has been found safe and well. Identifying details have been removed from the earlier release. Earlier: Police are seeking urgent public assistance to locate a 45-year-old man missing from Chandler since Monday, February 10. The man was last heard from at approximately 12.45pm and has not been seen or heard from since. Fam...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 19-year-old Gracemere man has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle after allegedly stealing a black Dodge RAM on February 10. The black Dodge RAM is alleged to have been stolen from an Oscadia Way address on Friday evening, February 7. Around 9.45pm on February 8, police were called to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Rockonia Road and Thozet Road involving the alleged stole...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a 24-year-old man following the discovery of a large quantity of allegedly stolen items from a Ducklo property on February 10. Police executed a search warrant at a Moonie Highway address, seizing stolen vehicles, three caravans, power tools, solar panels, motor bikes and lawnmowers. It is alleged the recovered property was taken from several homes and businesses in the Western D...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a 43-year-old man following an incident at a Booie property on February 6. Police were called to an address on Shellbachs Road between Curtis Road and Haydens Road at approximately 1.30pm following reports of an incident involving a firearm. Following investigations, specialist police along with officers from the Kingaroy Criminal Investigation Branch arrested the man at a Nanang...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Caboolture Police are appealing for public assistance to identify two people who may be able to assist them with their investigations into the serious assault of a 70-year-old male in Elimbah, Friday, January 24. Police are investigating reports that at approximately 6pm, two men travelling north along Beerburrum Road in a light-coloured dual cab Toyota Hilux Ute have pulled over onto the side of the...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: The AFP has charged a Malaysian man over a failed plot to import more than half a tonne of illicit drugs into Australia in July, 2024. The man, 35, was arrested in Coffs Harbour yesterday(10 February, 2025), and charged over his alleged involvement in the importation of 421kg of MDMA pills, 120kg blocks of an illicit substance suspected to be 'pink cocaine' and 80kg of methamphetamine in a consignment sent ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 11 -- Geoscience Australia issued the following news release: Today on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Geoscience Australia is celebrating the diverse range of talent found right here in our backyard. According to the United Nations, although Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields are widely regarded as critical to national economies, so far, most countries, no matter their level of development, have not achieved gender equality in S...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 05:08 PM Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth The Honourable Sam O'Connor Nominations extended for Queensland Youth Parliament * Nominations for the 2025 Queensland Youth Parliament will remain open until 28th February due to North Queensland weather. * Young Queenslanders aged 15 to 25 encouraged to apply. * Queensland Youth Parliament empowers yo...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 04:57 PM JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Multiculturalism The Honourable Fiona Simpson Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation The Honourable Andrew Powell First Nations communities empowered to safeguard Queensland en...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 11 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 03:51 PM Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington The Crisafulli Government delivers critical funding for legal assistance sector * The Crisafulli Government has provided certainty to the community legal sector with $666 million in funding for 30 legal assistance services across Queensland. * Funding gives stabili...