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Townsville police reward non-drinking drivers with pub vouchers

Townsville police are rewarding drivers who record a zero blood alcohol reading during random roadside breath tests with a trip to a pub. But organisers of the week-long scheme insist the drinks won't be on them. The Townsville Liquor Accord has given ... >> view original

Townsville attempted abduction suspects' comfit images released

Police have released comfit images of two men wanted over an attempted abduction in far north Queensland. A nine-year-old boy was walking home from The Willows State School in Townsville on July 23 when the two men approached him. Police said they ... >> view original

Townsville police reward Random Breath Test motorists with pub vouchers

Townsville Police have come up with a unique way of stopping drivers from drink driving - rewarding those who 'blow zero' with the chance to win a $50 pub voucher. The radical plan, which is part of Road Safety Week, is aimed at combating the drink ... >> view original

Mates on Mountain Bikes: Day 1, Townsville to Hidden Valley

This is the first stage of an epic mountain bike from Townsville to Port Douglas - the hard way, raising money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. At dawn 12 riders and three support cars prepare to depart from the Douglas mountain bike reserve in ... >> view original

Girls in care abuse accused faces WA court

A 65-YEAR-OLD man accused of sexually assaulting three young girls at a Perth care facility for Aboriginal children during the 1990s has made a brief appearance in court. POLICE allege Dennis Roy Michael abused the girls when they were aged between ... >> view original

Abbott reads riot act to MPs in party room

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has read the riot act to cabinet ministers and the wider coalition party room. THE coalition is trailing Labor in the polls following open division over same-sex marriage and a September 19 by-election in the federal seat of ... >> view original

Woman killed in hit-and-run

Police are seeking more information on a taxi they believe was involved in a hit-and-run on the Pacific Highway in Crows Nest. 18/08/15. Hit-and-run crash at Crows Nest (Video Thumbnail). Up next... Hit-and-run crash at Crows Nest. Play now. Return to ... >> view original

Baby Ebony inquest: Radiologist never contacted by authorities about ...

Inquest into Baby Ebony's death begins · Father injured another of his children · Nurse 'deterred' from making care warning · Families SA not informed of dad's violent past. A RADIOLOGIST who ruled a baby's fractured thigh was no accident, as claimed ... >> view original

Six fire trucks, six police cars and one hazmat unit investigate glitter ...

Six police cars, six fire trucks and a hazmat unit have been called to the office of Liberal MP Craig Laundy after he received an envelope full of glitter from same-sex marriage campaigners. The emergency response was triggered after staff at the ... >> view original

Jo-Ann Miller referred to Parliamentary Ethics Committee

Jo-Ann Miller has been referred to the Parliamentary Ethics Committee, which could spell the end of her tenure as police minister. Photo: Chris Hyde. Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller has been referred to the Parliamentary Ethics Committee in a move which ... >> view original