E-scooter police blitz in Brisbane CBD
Police are cracking down on dangerous e-scooter use in Brisbane’s CBD, with a recent operation resulting in 50 people receiving tickets.
Brisbane City Sergeant
Read more17 January 2025Safety
Five surprising items you should not keep in your car
Victoria’s peak motoring body has published a list of five times that motorists should not keep in their cars.
They include some electronic devices, medicines, aerosol
Read more15 January 2025
QPS flying squad soars with 41 extra officers
More than $30 million is being invested to grow a Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) rapid response unit to almost 60 officers.
Premier David Crisafulli said the QPS
Read more13 January 2025
Anti-scam campaign taps into consumers’ inner-voice
A new campaign to help Australians avoid being scammed has been launched around three simple actions.
The Stop, Check, Protect advertising campaign, to be screened on
Read more13 January 2025
Could Los Angeles-style fires devastate Australian cities?
By David Bowman
As I write this, five people are dead and at least 1000 buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that have swept across Los Angeles.
Around 100,000
Read more11 January 2025
The top five scams to look out for in 2025
Australians need to be on the lookout for artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven scams and a new-level of dodgy cryptocurrency investment offers this year.
In a warning to
Read more9 January 2025
Head knocks “wake up” dementia-inducing viruses
Repeated head knocks have been found to activate dormant dementia-inducing viruses in the brain, opening the door to possible new treatments.
A study has found that
Read more9 January 2025
Gunfire frequency near schools triggers push for change
Students living in a Chicago suburb hear gunfire so regularly while travelling to and from school, academics are working to change the definition of school gun violence
Read more8 January 2025
Ian Stewart new Crime Stoppers Chairperson
Former Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart is the new chair of Crime Stoppers Queensland.
CEO David Hansen said Mr Stewart was a seasoned director, executive, and
Read more8 January 2025
Police call for input from Queensland Facebook admins
Managers of Queensland’s community Facebook pages are being offered the chance to shape a program which promotes safe online spaces.
The Queensland Police Service
Read more7 January 2025