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Troubling details emerge about how Australia's worst paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith hid in plain sight
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September 12, 2024
Neighbours near his former inner-city Brisbane home knew Ashley Paul Griffith as a man who sat in the front yard playing 'beautiful music' on his guitar.
Australia's worst paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith's evil act after being told he was losing his job at daycare centre
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September 10, 2024
Ashley Paul Griffith (left) pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court this month to 307 child abuse-linked charges with his sentencing hearing set for November 28 and 29. He was told his position had been made redundant by his daycare centre manager Yolanda Borucki (right).
Major update after 'Australia's worst paedophile' Ashley Paul Griffith admits to string of sickening crimes at childcare centres
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September 8, 2024
Ashley Paul Griffith pleaded guilty to 307 child abuse-related charges in the District Court on Monday.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles defends decision to take 11-minute flight on government jet to deliver birthday cake and announce a school fence
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September 4, 2024
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has defended a decision to take an 11-minute trip on a chartered jet to deliver a birthday cake to a Labor MP and announce a new security fence.
Major breakthrough after tradie Ryan Cole allegedly gunned down a woman Natalie Frahm outside her home - and the infuriating question everyone wants answered
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June 24, 2024
Ryan Geoffrey Cole, 31, allegedly shot his neighbour Natalie Jane Frahm, 34, in the head and chest as she pulled up in her car outside her house on Robb Place at South Mackay, in Queensland , last Wednesday afternoon. He is also accused of shooting James Trevor McGill, 66, who rushed to Ms Frahm's aid after the alarm was raised by two teenagers who were in Ms Frahm's car at the time.
New details emerge about 'nice' tradie accused of shooting Natalie Frahm dead outside her South Mackay home
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June 23, 2024
Ryan Geoffrey Cole, 31, allegedly shot his neighbour Natalie Jane Frahm, 34, in the head and chest as she pulled up in her car outside her house on Robb Place at South Mackay, in Queensland , on Wednesday afternoon. Cole is also accused of shooting good Samaritan James Trevor McGill, 66, who rushed to Ms Frahm's aid after the alarm was raised by two teenagers who were in her car at the time.
World's oldest female chimpanzee called Susie turns 70 in Kansas Zoo... and is on track to be the oldest ever member of her species
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June 6, 2024
A Kansas zoo is celebrating the 70th birthday of the oldest female chimpanzee in captivity on June 6. The Sunset Zoo in Manhattan is throwing a party at its chimpanzee habitat today in honor of Susie's 70th birthday. She is 11 years older than Europe's oldest female chimpanzee, Coco. 'Susie has always been a perfect caretaker. From being a wonderful mom to being the leader of the troop, her other troop mates respect and listen to our grandma of the troop,' Scott Shoemaker, Sunset Zoo Director told KSNT.
Nationals leader David Littleproud took flights to the Gold Coast on the taxpayers' coin - just days after he settled on a flash new Surfers Paradise pad
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April 24, 2024
David Littleproud broke parliamentary rules when he expensed flights to the Gold Coast and took a government-funded taxi service to Surfers Paradise on February 9 last year. The Maranoa MP and his wife Amelia bought a two-bedroom luxury apartment with sweeping beachside views in the Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise tower on December 2022, with the settlement being finalised on February 6, 2023 - three days before his trip, reported The Australian. Mr Littleproud, who has led the Nationals since 2022, eventually repaid $2,009.76 for three flights and a COMCAR trip from Surfers Paradise to the Gold Coast Airport in March last year.
Labor Premier is slammed for taking TWO private jets to the same destination just days after passing emissions bill
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April 23, 2024
A Labor Premier has sparked outrage after chartering two private jets to the same destination just days after passing a landmark emissions bill. Queensland Premier Steven Miles flew in a separate plane to Police Minister Mark Ryan and Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski despite the jets taking identical routes on a 2800km round-trip across the state.
The private jets, which are estimated to cost $6500 an hour to hire, left Brisbane within 15 minutes of each other on Monday afternoon.
In an extraordinary occurrence, Katarina Carroll: In an extraordinary move, the Queensland Police commissioner drops a text bombshell
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February 19, 2024
It comes after a tumultuous week in which the Police Minister was under pressure to resign after a senior Gold Coast police officer was stood down. According to the officer, he was assisting in the capture of armed criminals by instructing police to smash a robbed car. She will meet with Police Minister Mark Ryan on Tuesday
In a horrific accident involving a footy actress' mother, her family was wiped out. Now Claudine is calling for one critical change to save others's lives
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December 17, 2023
Steffi Snow, 35, and her mother Susan Zimmer, 70, died when their car crashed in Bonogin, reportedly driven by Uiatu 'Joan' Taufau' on December 30, 2022. When she crashed, Taufua, the mother of Brisbane Broncos NRL player Payne Haas and Gold Coast Titans player Klese Haas, was allegedly fleeing police at high speeds. Mrs Snow is urging that the state mandate mandatory prison sentences for drivers caught on suspicion of attempting to escape police.
Hundreds of protesters have called for tougher measures on Queensland's teenage crime wave, as a bumper payday looms for victims
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November 5, 2023
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Queens Park on Sunday and marched about 1.4 kilometers to the state legislature, demanding that the government take a tougher approach to youth violence. The march, which was organized by the Crime and Justice Action Group, came after a conference between anti-crime campaigners and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, where she said the compensation for victims of serious crimes would increase from $10,000 to $120,000. Scenes from the rally are shown both left and right.
Tara, Western Downs: As bushfires wreaked havoc on Queensland, bushfires burnt the body and homes are destroyed
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October 24, 2023
The body was discovered in the Western Downs on Tuesday after bushfires in the Tara area (right), west of Brisbane, according to police. Following the discovery, Queensland Police say the probes are still underway as firefighters (left) fight more than 40 fires across Tara in regional Queensland.
The spring heat wave in Brisbane and Victoria is expected to sizzle
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September 21, 2023
A spring heatwave has hit southern Australia, NSW, and Victoria, with high temperatures of 10C to 15C above the September average. Complete fire bans covering parts of NSW have gone into place in Queensland areas, as doctors warn residents to avoid heatstroke. Thanks to southerly winds, a cool change has reached Sydney, but Queensland will be extremely hot on Thursday,' Weatherzone meteorologist Jess Miskelly told Daily Mail Australia.
Planes collide mid-air over Caboolture airfield with two killed as emergency services rush to the scene
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July 28, 2023
Following a horrific mid-air collision involving two light aircraft north of Brisbane, two people were killed. Minutes after 10.30 a.m. Friday, emergency responders rushed to the scene in Caboolture's airfield. Authorities have reported that two people aboard an aircraft that was scheduled to land died. The pilot of the other aircraft survived and recovered from the wreckage, but was deemed "uninjured."
After the respiratory apparatus 'failed' in Brisbane, Izabella Nash was killed in a Slacks Creek factory fire
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May 3, 2023
Izabella Nash, 46, (right), sustained serious burns after crashing the inferno with two colleagues about 2.30 a.m. on Tuesday (inset), shortly before the three feared they would be lost in the flames. Ms Nash was discovered and pulled from the fires, but it is believed she ran out of oxygen because of her breathing apparatus's failure. She is reported to have fallen unconscious inside the burning building before being discovered and carried out by other firefighters. Lia Drew, a second senior Firefighter, (left), is in the hospital in a critical yet stable state, suffering from burns and smoke inhalation.
Izabella Nash, a Queensland firefighter, died in a fire at Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Brisbane
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May 2, 2023
Firefighter Sergeant Slacks Creek, Brisbane, died overnight after a factory fire.
After he attempted to assist the driver, a Queensland boy, 13, is accused of stabbling a man on a packed bus
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April 6, 2023
After reportedly stabbing a man in a packed bus, a 13-year-old boy was charged. A disturbing video of a boy and his sister in a tense confrontation with the driver was discovered on Lake Street in Cairns about 6 p.m. on Wednesday. A man, 26, intervened in the argument before he was allegedly confronted by the female who shouts: 'Don't talk to me like that!'Moments later the male says 'Do you want to get shanked, bro?' The blade was allegedly plunging the blade into his chest of the Good Samaritan, according to the narrator.
Rain in Sydney, Melbourne: It's likely that more rain will fall
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March 13, 2023
More rain is expected for northwest Queensland (left) as residents in the southeast clean up after a series of thunderstorms. On Sunday afternoon, a man was hospitalized in a critical situation after being struck by lightning in Brendale, north of Brisbane, as thunderstorms rolled through the southeast (inset, rain map). An extended period of heavy rain in the northwest resulted in almost 100 people being evacuated in rural Burketown after river levels reached seven meters, surpassing the 2011 record of 6.78 meters. The rainy weather will persist along the east coast of Australia, with showers expected for Sydney and flash flooding in NSW's Cootamundra (right).
For the annual Cabinet Christmas Party, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's taxpayers pay $64,238
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February 27, 2023
Last year, the Premier's Cabinet Christmas Reception was held in Brisbane's West End at the Thomas Dixon Centre, Brisbane's new $100 million headquarters. Guests were told to arrive at 5.15 p.m. for the 5.30pm performance and be warned not to wear 'flat shoes or block heels' to cover the center's flooring. The event was priced at $64,238, which is more than $700-per-minute. Bas Luhrmann, the Hollywood director, was among the over 900 people invited to the festival.
Christine Maria Fenner, the missing woman on QLD, has been given a half-million dollar reward
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February 23, 2023
The Queensland government has given the government a hefty reward for details relating to the abduction of a woman who vanished from her house more than two decades ago. Christine Maria Fenner (pictured), 48, was living in a caravan on a rural property in Booyal, Queensland's Childers and Gin Gin Gin when she disappeared from her house in February 1999. Ms Fenner also left behind her usual wardrobe, glasses, and cigarettes, which she carried with her everywhere.
Residents of Queensland are being arrested carrying a gram of illegal drug in order to get three strikes
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February 20, 2023
In an email sent by a senior police officer, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was supposed to announce the change later this week. The reform will go into operation next year and include tougher penalties for heroin dealers with a maximum prison term of 25 years (pictured and stock photos). The first time they are apprehended by officers for a small amount of illicit drugs will be given a warning by police. They will then be able to enroll in a drug diversionary scheme for the second and third time as a result of police captures. Residents will only be issued a notice to appear in court on a charge of possession for the fourth time.
To reduce youth crime, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will reintroduce breach of bail offence
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February 20, 2023
After the state government's about-face, the breach of bail will be a separate offence for young people in Queensland. Queensland cabinet ministers have consistently opposed the bill, which was introduced by the opposition to reduce youth violence, but Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that it will be reinstated. The step came after listening to the community, she said, and is "in the spirit of bipartisanship."
Nathaniel Train, a Wieambilla gunman, was able to buy ammunition with a suspended firearms license
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February 18, 2023
Nathaniel Train, one of three gunmen who shot and killed two police officers in Wieambilla, was found to be selling ammunition without having a valid firearms license, according to police. A specialist police team in Wieambilla, about 300 kilometers west of Brisbane, killed two police officers on December 12, 2022, as well as a neighbor. The trains had been waiting several months for the attack, acquiring ammunition and fortifying the house in doomsday-style preparations for the shooting.