BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is calling on administrators and moderators of neighbourhood community Facebook groups across Queensland to provide input for an innovative new program aimed at creating safe, credible, and supportive online spaces. The evidence-based 'Digital Community Safety Champions' (DCSC) pilot program is being developed in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Detectives are investigating the serious assault of a man in Logan during the early hours of yesterday morning. Police were advised just before 12.30am, after a 52-year-old man presented with significant head injuries to Logan Hospital. The man has since been transported to the a specialist care facility with life-threatening injuries. An investigation is underway into the circumstances in which the...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have arrested three juveniles in connection with an armed robbery incident at Nerang on January 5. Around 9pm it is alleged that two teenage boys were approached by four people travelling in a stolen Nissan X-Trail while walking along on Explorers Way. It is alleged three people exited the vehicle armed with knives, while the driver remained in the vehicle. One of the victims handed over his ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating the sudden death of a 37-year-old man in Rockhampton. Initial investigations indicate that around 8am on January 2, emergency services were called to a Sharples Road, Berserker address after the man was located with life-threatening-injuries. He was transported to Rockhampton Hospital, where he subsequently passed away from his injuries on January 5. Investigations into the ...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: An 83-year-old man who was critically injured in a suspicious house fire at Gulliver on December 26 last year, has died in Townsville Hospital. The man passed away from his injuries yesterday, January 6 as a police investigations continue into the fire. A 53-year-old woman remains in a critical condition in the Royal Brisbane Hospital. It follows emergency services being called to a house fire at Mo...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police have charged a man following an alleged sexual assault at Kirwan, on January 6. At 6.45am the 39-year-old woman was walking her dog along the Blacks Weir Park walking track, when she was approached by a man on a bicycle. The man allegedly made inappropriate comments towards the woman before pushing her to the ground and punching her in the face. The woman freed herself and the man ran from th...
CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 7 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: AARON STEVENS:We welcome the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, to Rockhampton this morning. Hello. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: G'day, Aaron. It's wonderful to be back in Rocky. Well, it's a beautiful morning today. I did the brekkie TVs down by the river and it was just stunning. STEVENS: Absolutely. It's a beautiful day. We've turned on the weather for you. I can hear the birds in the backgroun...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are investigating a fatal house fire that occurred in Warwick, January 6. Around 9.45pm, emergency services responded to Pratten Street, following reports of a house on fire. The fire was contained and an initial search of the house located a 20-year-old man deceased inside. Two dogs also died as a result of the fire. A crime scene has been declared and investigations into the cause of the f...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 7 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Police are seeking urgent public assistance to help locate a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen on Monday, January 6 and may be in the Petrie and Carseldine area. The girl, pictured, was last seen in Chinderah, NSW about 8am and has not been seen since, however, police have reason to believe she is in Queensland. Family and police are concerned for her welfare due to her age. She was last se...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 6 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: A 27-year-old East Mackay woman has been charged with attempted murder following an alleged traffic incident in East Mackay on January 5. Police were called to Goldsmith Street at 5.15pm following reports of a vehicle allegedly hitting a 31-year-old South Mackay man and then colliding with a tree. It will be alleged the woman and man were involved in a traffic disturbance where the woman swerved, cut...