Crime
How a broken pipe became a criminal justice issue in Brisbane
In policing, the broken windows theory has been hotly debated for years. But it’s a broken pipe that has the Queensland Police Service defending its methods.
- by Sean Parnell
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Man taken into custody after standoff at anti-corruption HQ in Valley
The man surrendered to police, with officers later finding a small tomahawk in his bag.
- by Cloe Read
Kids playground destroyed in fire in Brisbane’s north-west overnight
Police were called to the park on Fenwick Road just after 1am.
- by Courtney Kruk
Woman flees after alleged hit-run injures cop in Brisbane’s south
Meanwhile, a Townsville man has been charged after a crash that killed a young motorcyclist last week.
‘National emergency’: Thousands march in Brisbane to protest violence against women
Women demand men take responsibility for savage increase in toxic masculinity, arguing men have killed 33 women in domestic violence outbreaks since 2024 began.
- by Tony Moore
‘I think we just killed a copper’: Bail for woman accused of murdering cop in hit-and-run
A woman charged with murder in an “unusual” case over the death of a police officer in an alleged hit-and-run has been released on bail.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
Gardener accused of murder, attack on elderly couple named
Detectives believed the incident unfolded after the man, who was at their property and a neighbour’s to do gardening work, got into a dispute with them.
- by Cloe Read
Man stabbed in Brisbane’s south overnight
Police are still searching for the alleged offender, after a man went to the Upper Mt Gravatt police station and reported he had been stabbed about midnight.
- by Cloe Read
Gold Coast police searched Bondi Junction killer for knives in December
The Queensland man who fatally stabbed six people at a shopping centre in Sydney’s Bondi Junction was itinerant and living out of his car with history of mental illness, police say.
- by Tony Moore
Man shot by police after alleged stabbing murder in Queensland
An alleged homicide and subsequent police shooting are under investigation in Queensland.
Questions over power, independence of Queensland Victims’ Commissioner
The Miles government says a new Victims’ Commissioner will champion the rights of victims. But multiple groups have taken issue with the fine print.
- by Cloe Read