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Governor presents Australian honours and awards (2) Latest News A selection of recent media releases, and news stories is available in the database below and can be searched for by year and month.  Media enquiries Friday 07 May 2021 His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland, today presented Australian Honours and Awards to the following Queenslanders: MR GARRY WILLIAM LOCKHART Group Bravery Citation Mr Lockhart is recognised with the award of the Group Bravery Ci...

    Chief Superintendent Brian Swan later confirmed that the call was made, saying the incident was being treated as deaths in relation to a police operation. "Inquiries indicate that on the night before the fire there was a phone call made to police. Police did attend the unit at least a couple of hours before the fire," he said at the time. Deputy Coroner Jane Bentley is probing the adequacy of the police response to Ms Langhams Triple 0 call the night before the fire.     ...

A man made multiple domestic violence order breaches before he and his former partner were found dead after her house was set alight in Brisbanes south, a court has heard. Doreen Langhams body was found inside her Browns Plains unit after it was "engulfed" in flames in the early hours of on February 22 - a day before shed called police and asked for protection against her ex-partner Gary Hely. Hely was also found dead in the charred unit. Counsel assisting the coroner Kathryn McMahon told South...

17:32 EDT, 5 May 2021 Kelly Wilkinson and Brian Johnston on their wedding day. He had been arrested earlier in April An investigation into the death of a young mothers death has been launched, while the coroner will probe polices actions in the lead up to her alleged murder. Kelly Wilkinsons badly burnt body was found on April 20 in the backyard of her home in Arundel on the Gold Coast, after neighbours reported hearing screams and the sound of an explosion. Her estranged husband Brian Earl J...

Crime by Jeremy Pierce Premium Content   The Queensland Coroner has called in the police internal affairs division as part of an investigation into the death of Gold Coast mum Kelly Wilkinson. The 27-year-old died after she was allegedly set alight by her estranged husband Brian Earl Johnston in the backyard of an Arundel home in front of the couples horrified children last month. Johnston, who was also badly burnt, spent 10 days in a coma and only rega...

News by KATE KYRIACOU, THOMAS CHAMBERLIN 3rd May 2021 6:07 AM Premium Content   The family of murdered police officer Brett Forte say they want a "fully independent" investigation into claims of bullying and poor behaviour towards his grieving wife and police partner, claiming the Ethical Standards Command has treated them "appallingly". Senior Constable Susie Forte and Senior Constable Cath Nielsen made explosive claims durin...

The family of a murdered policeman says the cops tasked to investigate claims of bad behaviour within the force are part of the problem.

Brett Forte inquest live updates: ‘It was a shooting gallery’ when gunman opened fire We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss 9.43am Normal text size ‘It was a shooting gallery’: The moment gunman opened fire Senior Constable Catherine Nielsen, a colleague of slain officer Brett Forte who rode together during their shifts, recounts the moment Ricky Maddison unleashed a hail of gunfire on their vehicle. She and Senior Constable...

An insight into the mind of Queensland cop killer Ricky Maddison We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Queensland cop killer Ricky Maddison was depressed, alone, broke, prone to wild mood swings and consumed by a loathing of authorities and his former partner in his final hours. Multiple examples of communication breakdowns within the Queensland Police Service in the lead-up to Senior Constable Brett Forte’s death ...

Siege ended when Maddison was shot in chest The final moments of gunman Ricky Maddison included him shooting at an armoured police car with officers inside, before charging at police and taking a bullet to the chest that ended the siege. Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony Buxton, part of the police service’s Ethical Standards Command inquiry, says Maddison was initially wounded in the shoulder as a result of police returning fire. “He discharged about 30 automatic rounds towards the SE...