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Cash for Crimestoppers to continue service

Crimestoppers has secured ongoing State Government funding as it celebrates its 35th anniversary. At a special commemoration ceremony at Parliament House this week,

Leavers fast-tracked into cross-border role

Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers will become the state’s first Cross-Border Commissioner, starting in the role on Monday. The State Government

Coastal paradises car theft hotspots

The Sunshine Coast had the lowest rate of car theft insurance claims in Queensland last year, despite the number of claims more than doubling. The latest RACQ analysis

Media literacy lacking in Australian adults

Most Australians are worried about the spread of misinformation on the internet, but do not know how to protect themselves from it. A new national survey on adult media

3G network closure moved to October

Mobile phone users still reliant on the 3G network have an extra two months to upgrade their devices, following an extension of the network shutdown date. The 3G network

Why ASIO lifted the threat level to Probable

National security authorities have raised the terror threat level in Australia from Possible to Probable. Read ASIO’s reasoning direct from the source. By Mike

Crypto wallets hit in billion-dollar world-wide scam

The crypto currency wallets of more than 2000 Australians have been compromised in a scam which has netted $4 billion globally in three years. The Australian Federal

AI-generated child abuse images lead to jail

A Victorian man has been jailed for producing hundreds of AI-generated child abuse images. Australian Federal Police (AFP) Superintendent Bernard Geason said child abuse

Praise for quick-thinking Aquinas College students

The life-saving initiative of a busload of secondary school students was acknowledged this week as Queensland emergency services representatives attended a special

First-aid kits key to quick shark DNA capture

A testing process used during the COVID-19 pandemic is identifying sharks involved in attacks, with first responders now being asked to be at the forefront of sample

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