New 1500-cell prison opens west of Brisbane
Queensland has a new prison with the Lockyer Valley Correctional Centre now open.
State Corrective Services Minister Laura Gerber said the new state of the art high
Read more15 September 2025Safety
Hot spots revealed for peak bird swooping season
Brisbane’s swooping birds have switched their focus this year with different suburbs becoming hot spots for Council callouts.
With spring here and peak beak awareness
Read more15 September 2025
CSOs join police to address State’s missing children
Child Safety Officers will be embedded with police in a trial project to address the hundreds of children missing from State care.
A Queensland Government survey found
Read more9 September 2025
“Nudify” apps impacting Aussie children facing $50m fine
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has flagged an almost $50 million penalty for a UK-based company responsible for AI-generated “nudify” services used to
Read more9 September 2025
Life for Patterson. 33 years non-parole. What the judge said
By Rick Sarre and Ben Livings
Erin Patterson, having been convicted in the Supreme Court of Victoria two months ago on three counts of murder and one count of attempted
Read more8 September 2025
Riverfire crowd keep the fireworks in the sky
Queensland police made limited arrests on Saturday night as hundreds of thousands of people ventured into Brisbane City for Riverfire.
With crowd estimates ranging
Read more8 September 2025
40% jump in reports of online child sexual exploitation
Australian authorities battling child exploitation registered a more than 40 percent jump in reported cases over the past 12 months.
Australian Federal Police (AFP)
Read more8 September 2025
Fuller new Director of Forensic Science Queensland
Former New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller is the new Director of Forensic Science Queensland (FSQ), following his recent work on the State’s DNA
Read more8 September 2025
Police prepare for 400,000 Brisbane city visitors
Queensland Police are preparing for 400,000 people to descend on Brisbane city tomorrow for Riverfire.
Riverfire Operations Commander Acting Superintendent Stewart Day
Read more5 September 2025
Voter safety focus of 2025 Federal election inquiry
Fixed terms for Federal governments and voter safety are among the key topics of a Parliamentary inquiry into the 2025 Federal election.
The Federal Parliament’s Joint
Read more5 September 2025