As part of the Queensland Police Service’s continuing commitment to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) community it has rolled out an Online Learning Product (OLP) to all officers in time for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The learning tool helps officers by enhancing their understanding of: Significant historical events that have […]
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Australian women 'enduring invasive and outdated' hysterectomies
A lack of training for surgeons means up to 40 per cent of women are having open abdominal surgery over less invasive measures, a UQ professor says.
Removing flammable cladding from Queensland Government buildings to cost tens of millions
An inquiry set up in the wake of London’s deadly Grenfell Tower fire concludes that tens of millions of dollars must be spent on dozens of Queensland Government buildings to make them safer.
House fire, Capalaba
Police are investigating a house fire that occurred overnight at Capalaba. Emergency services were called around 11.20pm following reports a house was on fire on Mount Cotton Road. On arrival, the house was found engulfed in flames but emergency crews were able to extinguish the blaze. The house, which was unoccupied, was extensively damaged as […]
'I Used to Be Racist': Cartoonist tells of Bundaberg schoolyard years
A cartoonist from Bundaberg has created an online comic calling out the casual racism he says was “rife” in his school growing up.
Serious traffic crash, Stones Corner
Investigators are appealing for witnesses following a serious two vehicle traffic crash in Stones Corner this morning. Preliminary investigations indicate that about 11.30am a four-wheel-drive was travelling east along Old Cleveland Road when it collided with a hatchback at the intersection with Montague Road. A man aged in his 70s was transported to Princess Alexandra […]
Two prison guards assaulted at far north Queensland facility
The union representing corrective services is calling for greater support for corrective staff after two Lotus Glen guards were allegedly assaulted on Monday.
Brisbane City Council backtracks and bans plastic straws
The council has committed to banning plastic straws, single-use plastic bottles and helium balloons less than two weeks after they ruled out implementing a ban.
Crime alert: Thieves target bicycles
There have been a number of recent break and enters to homes and garages in the suburbs of South Brisbane including: Balmoral, Hawthorne, Bulimba, Annerley, West End and surrounds, where thieves are targeting and stealing bicycles. Offenders have entered onto private property and into homes and unit complexes through closed but unlocked garages and insecure […]
Victorian man charged over $100,000 in corrupt Ipswich City Council payments
The 60-year-old is accused of paying $104,000 to the council’s former chief executive officer and his wife during 2012 and 2013.