There is a great female silence when it comes to the issue of abortion, social commentator and writer Jane Caro says.
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Asset freeze is a 'witch hunt', Clive Palmer says as he faces court
Clive Palmer says he is tempted to take another punt at Canberra as he fights a government-led “witch hunt” to freeze $200 million of his assets.
Gateway Motorway death: Road became 'Fast and Furious', court told
A New Zealander on trial over the death of a man after a roadside confrontation was minding his own business when a busy Queensland motorway “turned into a version of The Fast and The Furious”, a court has heard.
Pauline Hanson blames staff for One Nation breaches in Queensland
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has blamed “staff incompetence” for her party’s breaches of electoral laws in Queensland.
Move to freeze Clive Palmer's assets worth $200 million
Liquidators are trying to freeze $200 million of Clive Palmer’s assets to recover millions in taxpayer funds used to pay out the former MP’s axed Queensland Nickel workers.
Beef family in mourning after helicopter crash
Air crash investigators have been sent to outback Queensland as a prominent family mourns the loss of a helicopter killed in a mustering accident.
Update 2: Armed robbery, Spring Hill and shooting incident Petrie
A 39-year-old Spring Hill man is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on August 23 where he faces 16 charges including armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
Police will allege that around 9.20pm on February 19, 2017 the 40-year-old driver of a ride sharing vehicle was threatened by a man armed with a firearm, on Leichhardt Street at Spring Hill.
The driver was not physically injured however his white sedan was stolen.
It will be further alleged that the vehicle failed to stop for police on Herston Road, Herston a short time later, with the car continuing to travel at speed, sideswipping two vehicles at the intersection of Newmarket and Lutwyche roads.
No one was physically injured as a result of the collision.
Around 1.35am on February 21, 2017 a 59-year-old man was shot
Looking for a GIANT owner
Police are seeking public assistance to help locate the owner of the bicycle pictured below.
The Giant Animator bicycle is fitted out with training wheels was handed into Stafford Police Station this morning and we would be super pleased to reunite the owner and bicycle as soon as possible.
The bicycle is black, white and orange in colour and was found in Chermside this morning.
If the bike pictured below might be yours and you can prove ownership please contact Stafford Police Station on 3364 1800.
The bicycle is now at Stafford Police Station – ready and waiting to be collected!
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
Emergency Services Blood count is on!
The Red Cross Blood Bank Emergency Services Challenge is in full swing and Stafford Police Station are set to beat 2016 donations and hope other Police Stations will follow suit.
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service are hot on the heels of QPS in the present tally. The challenge finishes at the end of August – so we need to roll our sleeves up!
Hop onto www.donateblood.com.au to find out if you’re eligible to donate and look forward to some tasty snacks after you’ve donated.
Stafford Police previously donating blood in the Emergency Services Challenge.
The young Queenslanders most at risk of homelessness
Serious mental illness may increase young Queenslanders risk of homelessness, a new study has found.