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Attempted Armed Robbery, Traffic Crash in Hermit Park
31+ min ago (648+ words) The Townsville Tactical Crime Squad (TCS) and POLAIR arrested several people in relation to an attempted armed robbery and traffic crash in Hermit Park on 18 May. It will be alleged around 3pm, a 23-year-old Garbutt man and a 21-year-old Kirwan man…...
Unlawful Possession Of Weapons At Burpengary
30+ min ago (368+ words) Police from the Moreton Tactical Crime Squad (TCS) have charged two people following ongoing firearm and drug investigations. Around 2. 40pm on 5 May, officers executed a search warrant at a property on Facer Road in Burpengary alongside officers from the Moreton and…...
NZ Police Are Responding To Fatal Crash, Oakleigh
59+ min ago (65+ words) One person has died following a serious crash in Oakleigh, Whang'rei overnight. Emergency services responded to the single vehicle crash on State Highway 1 at about 1. 30am. Sadly, one person died at the scene. A second occupant was transported to hospital in…...
Research Links Chronic Illness to Financial Hardship
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (638+ words) People living with chronic fatigue in Aotearoa New Zealand face substantial health challenges, limited access to support, and long-term economic hardship, a new University of Otago " "t'kou Whakaihu Waka-led study has found. Published in journal BMC Public Health, the nationwide…...
WA Man Charged in Perth Airport Spitting Incident
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (294+ words) A Broome man is expected to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (25 May, 2026) charged over alleged disorderly behaviour at Perth Airport and allegedly spitting on a police officer. The man, 54, came to the attention of police last month (28 April, 2026) when…...
Green Party Urges Inquiry into NZ Corporate Corruption
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (217+ words) Allegations that the Prime Minister's office withheld information about backroom lobbying by major climate polluters - ahead of legislating to prevent court action against those same corporations - must be investigated, says the Green Party. "As we now know, those lobbyists got…...
Missing Kids: Psychological Toll of Unresolved Cases
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (1103+ words) Few people can relate to the daily psychological challenge of wondering if a missing child will return home, or if someone will ever receive answers about what happened to their loved one. For families and investigators, those questions linger - even…...
Australian Foreign Minister To Visit India 25 May
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (155+ words) Today I will travel to India to participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting and hold the Australia-India Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue. In these uncertain times, the Quad is a vital partnership - four nations working together to shape a peaceful,…...
Fiji, AFP Chiefs Release Statement from Crime Summit
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (507+ words) Fiji Police Force Commissioner (FPF) Rusiate Tudravu and AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett have together released the official communique from the first Pacific Transnational Crime Summit, held in Fiji from May 18-22. Focused on the opportunity to advance Pacific-led policing cooperation to…...
AA Convention Fosters Unity, Gratitude on Gold Coast
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (369+ words) Almost 2, 000 people from all over the world made their way to the Gold Coast for the 60th National Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous, held from May 1-4. The Convention's theme was "Steps to Recovery" and it brought together AA members, supporters, healthcare professionals,…...