News about Mark Ryan

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

Firefighter Sergeant Slacks Creek, Brisbane, died overnight after a factory fire.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

A string of texts sent by a notorious paedophile to his mother before he reportedly snuckled her into his safe housing precinct and took a selfie have been posted. Douglas Jackway, 46, and another sex offender were sent back to jail for reportedly facilitating the woman's admission to the safe housing precinct in the Brisbane suburb of Wacol on January 29, according to Queensland Corrective Services. Following Jackway's release from the Wacol Correctional Centre in 2020 after spending the majority of his life in jail for sex crimes, QCS obtained hundreds of messages between him and the unidentified woman.

Susan Zimmer, mother of Claudine Snow, was killed in the horrific accident (top right) after Uiatu'Joan' Taufua (bottom right) reportedly smashed into her vehicle last month on the Gold Coast Hinterland last month. Taufua survived after the devastating attack in Bonogin, killing all inside, including her sister Steffanie and her mother's partner Chris Fawcett. Mrs Snow (left) has called for drastic punishment for motorists who attempt to overthrowrown police in Queensland after the tragedy has prompted her to request dramatic penalty changes for motorists.

Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, were shot and killed by Nathaniel Train and his brother Gareth, and his wife Stacey at the Train's rural property in Wieambilla, three hours west of Brisbane last week. After being involved in a shootout, the trains were later found dead by the officers. Constables Arnold and McCrow's full police honours will be held at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre at 10 a.m. local time. The McCrow and Arnold families arrived in an escorted five-vehicle convoy just after 8 a.m. Rachel McCrow's blue heeler dog stuck his tongue out and head out the window in one of the police cars.

Constable Randall Kirk recovering in hospital after police shooting

Pre-School students' concerns about drugs binges on the Gold Coast and elsewhere were dampened by the outbreak of Covid cases among the Year 12 school leavers, confining several of them to their hotel rooms.

An estimated 25,000 students are expected to attend the Gold Coast Schooling Hub this weekend (right, top inset), while revellers took to the Sydney harbourside to revel in house jams (left and bottom inset). On Saturday, the Harbourlife 2022 dance performance took place at Mrs Macquarie's Point in Sydney, overlooking the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Both events took place amid warnings that the latest Omicron version would cause wreak havoc among young holidaymakers, as Covid zealots demand tighter regulations. However, although the fun police tightened down, it didn't prevent thousands of people from crowding both the highly awaited Gold Coast and Sydney events.

The annual three-week schoolie celebrations are projected on the Gold Coast for an estimated 25,000 students (left, top right). It comes after a two-year interruption of the Australian passage of rite that has been noted for its out-of-control partying. However, police Minister Mark Ryan has asked uninvited partygoers to attend the festivities. Mr Ryan said, 'No one likes a 'Toolie.'