Youth more at risk of seeing raw violence online
By Samuel Cornell and T.J. Thomson
When news broke last week that US political influencer Charlie Kirk had been shot at an event at Utah Valley University, millions of
Read more17 September 2025Safety
New chair among reconstruction authority board changes
The Queensland Reconstruction Authority board has a fresh look with four new appointments.
State Disaster Recovery Ann Leahy said former Flinders Shire Mayor Jane
Read more15 September 2025
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 2025
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