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Police at Winifred Street in Burpengary on the Sunshine Coast after a body was found in a house.

Dead man found in home north of Brisbane

Police received a call about 9am, and arrived at the Burpengary home a short time later.

  • William Davis

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A 49-year-old Brisbane region police officer has been charged with 12 domestic violence offences.

Brisbane police officer charged following alleged stalking

The 49-year-old sergeant was stood down from active duty.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Kawana Beach was hit with heavy surf conditions during Cyclone Alfred in March last year.

Search launched for missing swimmer on Sunshine Coast

Lifeguards, water police, Polair, and officers were searching for the missing person into Wednesday evening.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Queensland Police at the scene of a police shooting on the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday.

Armed man shot near highway after fleeing crash, police say

The police union alleges the man brandished the same gun in a neighbourhood dispute the day before he was shot by officers.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
An aerial view of the scene of the shooting.

Police shoot man dead during welfare check in Brisbane’s east

Police said they were forced to shoot the 21-year-old after he threatened officers with a knife.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The body was believed to be 23-year-old Louie McHugh.

Martial arts instructor from Brisbane identified as man who died on reef

The 23-year-old’s body was recovered off Port Douglas after he fell overboard near where Steve Irwin was fatally injured in 2006.

  • William Davis
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The Queensland government wants to connect Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, via a rail and light rail alternative dubbed ‘The Wave’.

The curious case of The Wave contractors and a new consulting firm

This week on our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus: a major project brings in the consultants, a harder question for human rights HQ, brand 2.0, and more.

  • Matt Dennien and James Hall
Ambulance ramping is getting worse in Queensland, according to the AMA.

Two dead, dozens hospitalised after assaults and carnage on Queensland roads

Two people have died in separate traffic incidents and a string of crashes and assaults have left more than 30 others in hospital.

  • Cameron Atfield

How Queensland’s new human rights boss aims to chart a less ‘combative’ course

In her first interview as the state’s second Human Rights Commissioner, Debbie Platz opens up about her plans for the watchdog role.

  • Matt Dennien
St Columba’s Primary School went into lockdown on Thursday afternoon.

School locked down after man attempts to break into car with child inside

Police were called to reports of a man trying to break into a car near the school about 3:30pm on Thursday.

  • Julius Dennis