R U in Control? campaign targets fraud Today Commissioner Ian Stewart announced the R U in Control? campaign, aimed at empowering Queenslanders and helping them avoid becoming a victim of cyber and financial crime. The Commissioner said it had been estimated that organised crime costs the Australian economy $21 billion per year with $8.5 billion […]
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Once, twice, more than five times an identity crime victim, Bowen
Once, twice, more than five times an identity crime victim, Bowen The unique thing about identity crime is this: once you have lost your details the first time, you are then a very strong chance of being victimised repeatedly… Over and over… And then some more. A resident of Bowen received an unexpected letter from […]
Cairns overnight media wrap, Friday August 18
Cairns overnight media wrap, Friday August 18 Serious assault charge, Parramatta Park: Detectives have charged a man following investigations into an alleged assault at Parramatta Park earlier this month. It will be alleged that the man had been attending a group function at a Bunda Street licensed café at around 11pm on August 4, when he […]
Bus and car crash, Beaudesert
Bus and car crash, Beaudesert Police are investigating a bus and car crash in Beaudesert this morning. Around 8.30am, a school bus and a car collided head-on on the Mount Lindesay Highway. The bus was carrying 23 school children and the car contained a woman and two children. No children on the bus were physically […]
Tablelands overnight wrap, Friday August 18
Tablelands overnight wrap, Friday August 18 Police are disturbed by the drink driving results for the Tablelands after five people were charged overnight. Drink driving, Tablelands: It will be alleged police intercepted a 44-year-old Gordonvale man at about 7:10pm on Fourth Avenue, Atherton and when required to provide a roadside breath test, he returned a […]
Townsville daily wrap, Friday August 18
Townsville daily wrap, Friday August 18 Drink driving charge, Deeragun A man has been charged following a vehicle intercept on Bruce Highway, Deeragun overnight. Police will allege the male driver recorded a positive roadside breath test and was transported to the Deeragun Police Station for further testing, where he recorded a positive blood alcohol concentration […]
Further charges: Driving incident, Tamborine Mountain
Further charges: Driving incident, Tamborine Mountain Police have further charged a man and a women following investigations into a driving incident on the Northern Gold Coast on Wednesday August 16. Around 1.30pm, it will be alleged police became aware of a utility due to the manner of driving on Santa Barbara Boulevard in Hope Island. […]
Why is the letter ‘S’ the most important letter in the alphabet?
Why is the letter ‘S’ the most important letter in the alphabet? We tend not to realise how important something is until it is no longer there! For example, what URL type would you pick from the choices below: HTTP or HTTPS? How important is the letter S? A Habana resident recently was performing an […]
Serious traffic incident, Cairns
Serious traffic incident, Cairns Police are investigating a serious traffic incident which occurred in Cairns last night. Officers were called to Sheridan Street at around 8.15pm following reports a pedestrian had been hit by a car. The 47-year-old man was struck and knocked to the roadway sustaining serious head injuries. He was transported to the […]
Fatal rail incident, Mooloolah
Fatal rail incident, Mooloolah Police are investigating a fatal rail incident which occurred last night near a Mooloolah Railway Station. At around 11.30pm, a man was struck by a train approximately 400 metres north of the station, which was travelling towards Nambour. The man, who was wearing a dressing gown, a leather hat and glasses […]
