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Mark Ryan

Tuesday, July 05

Lockyer Valley counts flood cost as cleanup begins

A ‘gutwrenching’ clean up and recovery is underway across Queensland as the floodwaters slowly subside from the second major rain event this year.

Family violence rates in Queensland soar but sex crimes, robberies down

Domestic violence offences in Queensland have skyrocketed and overall crime has also increased according to official state government statistics.

Queensland Corrective Services is on a recruitment drive to hire more than 700 new officers this financial year. Photo: ABC

Prisoners have served their time, but still stuck inside for Christmas

Almost 100 prison parolees in Queensland are set to spend Christmas inside the state’s overstuffed jails – at a cost of nearly $30,000 a day – because of a “complete crisis” that is affecting more than just the criminals themselves.