BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 17 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for public assistance as part of an investigation into a traffic crash at Beenleigh on Thursday night, January 16. Investigations indicate around 11.30pm, a blue Triumph motorcycle and a dark blue Volkswagen Passat station wagon crashed on the Pacific Highway. The rider of the motorcycle, a 32-year-old female from Tallebudgera, sustained serious leg injuries and was transported ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 17 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A man has been charged following extensive investigations into an alleged suspicious building fire and assault of an employee at a business in Fortitude Valley last year. Around 3.30am, on December 26, 2024, it will be alleged a 34-year old man entered the Wickham Street tobacconist, with identity concealed and spoke with the owner, a 42-year-old man. The 34-year-old man has then placed a suspicious...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 17 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Forensic Crash Unit are investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash in Bouldercombe yesterday, January 16. Initial investigations reveal that around 3:25pm, a white Toyota Corolla hatchback was stationary in a southbound direction on the Burnett Highway, looking to make a right turn into Richmond Drive. A blue Ford utility crashed into the rear of the Toyota, causing the vehicle to cross into oncoming...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 16 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are seeking public assistance to locate a missing 23-year-old woman, Achta Mahamat, reported missing after leaving an address in Woodridge to go to work at about 6:00am, January 15. Achta was last seen leaving the address to go to work in her vehicle, a 2015 Toyota Prius bearing Queensland Registration 716JI2. Achta is a female of African descent, with a slim build, about 155cm tall, dark ey...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 16 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are appealing for information after a break and enter and serious assault of an elderly man and woman in Murgon yesterday, January 15. At approximately 10.20pm, three people have attended a Wallace Street property and attempted to gain entry into two vehicles parked within a carport. The three people have then gained entry into the residence before making verbal threats to two elderly residen...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Images available via Hightail The AFP has chargedtwo Chinese nationals and Sydney man over a failed plot to import more than half a tonne of illicit drugs into Australia in 2024, with a further two Chinese nationals charged over the alleged possession of precursor chemicals. The five men were arrested in Sydney yesterday (15 January, 2025), with three charged over their alleged involvement in...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Sudan-born man is expected to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (16 January, 2025) charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions. The AFP charged the man, 38, today (16 January, 2025), after he was located in Melbourne. It will be alleged the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations. T...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note:Images and audio grabs available via Hightail AFP Special Operation Avalite has charged a Western Sydney man with allegedly making death threats to members of a Jewish organisation. The Blacktown man, 44, was charged today (16 January, 2025) with one count of using a carriage service to make a threat to kill, contrary to section 474.15(1) of the Criminal Code(Cth) and one count of using a car...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 16 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Today at 03:00 PM Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth The Honourable Sam O'Connor Crisafulli Government delivers 34 new social and affordable homes on Brisbane's northside * Dozens of new social and affordable homes delivered by the Crisafulli Government in Chermside * Modern,eco-friendly housing designed for seniors and people with disabilities * The Crisafulli...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 16 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement: Published Yesterday at 05:25 PM Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Tim Nicholls Scathing Audit report reveals true depth of Labor's health crisis * TheAuditor-General's report confirms Queensland's health system was in a critical condition and desperate need of treatment under the former Government. * The audit is a scathing assessment ofLabor's health legacy, outlining sk...