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Sydney Morning Herald
3 days ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Revealed: The hotspots where people in the crowd are hiding weapons
The locations of metal detection scans carried out by Queensland Police can be revealed for the first time, with dozens of weapons found in shopping centres as well as crime hotspots, including nightclub districts. Documents obtained by Brisbane Times show that from January to March this year, police wanded more than 12,400 people but charged fewer than 3 per cent with weapons offences. The data shows officers conducted scanning operations in major hubs around south-east Queensland, such as nightclub areas in Brisbane and the Gold Coast and shopping complexes, including Toowong Village, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, and Westfield Mount Gravatt. The highest number of weapons were recorded at Surfers Paradise's safe night precinct (27 weapons), Broadbeach South light rail stop (13 weapons), and bus stop A outside the Logan Hyperdome Shopping Centre in Shailer Park (10 weapons). The shopping centres with the most weapons detected were Chermside in Brisbane's north and Grand Central in Toowoomba, with four found in each. Searches were carried out at dozens of transport hubs, such as the Chermside bus interchange, Central train station, and bus platforms at Carindale Shopping Centre. From more than 12,400 scans, 303 people were charged with weapons offences – a 2.4 per cent strike rate. The wanding operations, known as Jack's Law, were put in place following the fatal stabbing of teenager Jack Beasley in 2019.
The Age
3 days ago
- The Age
Revealed: The hotspots where people in the crowd are hiding weapons
The locations of metal detection scans carried out by Queensland Police can be revealed for the first time, with dozens of weapons found in shopping centres as well as crime hotspots, including nightclub districts. Documents obtained by Brisbane Times show that from January to March this year, police wanded more than 12,400 people but charged fewer than 3 per cent with weapons offences. The data shows officers conducted scanning operations in major hubs around south-east Queensland, such as nightclub areas in Brisbane and the Gold Coast and shopping complexes, including Toowong Village, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, and Westfield Mount Gravatt. The highest number of weapons were recorded at Surfers Paradise's safe night precinct (27 weapons), Broadbeach South light rail stop (13 weapons), and bus stop A outside the Logan Hyperdome Shopping Centre in Shailer Park (10 weapons). The shopping centres with the most weapons detected were Chermside in Brisbane's north and Grand Central in Toowoomba, with four found in each. Searches were carried out at dozens of transport hubs, such as the Chermside bus interchange, Central train station, and bus platforms at Carindale Shopping Centre. From more than 12,400 scans, 303 people were charged with weapons offences – a 2.4 per cent strike rate. The wanding operations, known as Jack's Law, were put in place following the fatal stabbing of teenager Jack Beasley in 2019.
Time of India
27-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Universal Store co-founder, Australian CEO stabbed to death at house party, 15-year-old boy arrested
An Australian CEO was stabbed to death at his mansion at the Brisbane suburb of Clayfield Thursday night at the house party that he hosted. A 15-year-old boy was one of the attendees of the party war arrested and charged with murder. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 59-year-old Greg Josephson, who co-founded youth clothing company Universal Store with his brother Miceal in 1999, was hosting the gathering of around 30 teenagers at his house. According to reports, Josephson and the alleged killer got into an altercation at the party and the teen grabbed a household item to stab Josephson. When the Queensland Police arrived at Josephson's house, the CEO was alive but critically wounded. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. The alleged killer was captured two blocks south of Josephson's home. Detectives were working to determine the circumstances of his death, confirming they had located the alleged weapon used, but would not elaborate on other details, local reports claimed. The responding officers described the murder scene as chaotic, the reports added. 'It was a confusing situation because it was a party, obviously, and when police turn up at a party it was confusing until obviously all persons present understood what was going on and why police were there,' Detective acting superintendent Craig Williams told Brisbane Times. A triple-zero call had been made to police, Williams said, but whether the call came from inside the home was still being investigated. Josephson founded the Universal Store in 1999 with his brother Michael, with the first store opening in Carindale in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. The brothers no longer own the company, having sold it for $100 million in 2018. As of December, there were more than 80 Universal Store shopfronts across Australia. Josephson was most recently the chief executive of Josephson Holdings, and previously held roles at Westfield and Lendlease.
9 News
19-06-2025
- Politics
- 9 News
Hundreds of CFMEU members take to Brisbane streets after High Court ruling
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here BREAKING Iranian death toll tops 600 Hundreds of CFMEU members marched through Brisbane this morning in a last-minute protest against the forced administration of the union. It caught peak hour commuters off guard, with police forced to step in to quickly shut down roads so the action could take place safely. The group was protesting yesterday's High Court rejection of the CFMEU's attempt to appeal the union's forced administration. Hundreds of CFMEU members marched through Brisbane this morning in a last-minute protest against the forced administration of the union. (Brisbane Times) Members argued the Queensland branch never had any allegations made against it and shouldn't be included in the federal government takeover. The construction division's administrator Mark Irving told 9News the High Court decision is final. "I have advised staff and members that any action this morning is likely to be unlawful industrial action, and I have directed them to return to work," he said. "I urge everyone to stay calm and focus on getting on with the job. "It is time for all members, delegates and staff to work together to return the union to membership control." Today's protest was more than four hours long, as multiple speakers addressed the crowd. Union members are now threatening to walk off the job for 48 hours until administrators meet with the Queensland branch. Brisbane Union Unions queensland national CONTACT US
The Age
01-06-2025
- The Age
Is this Brisbane's best char kway teow?
'Do you sell pad Thai?' Leen Lai lost count of the number of times she fielded this question when she and husband Kian Lai first opened Uncle Lai's. 'Back then, a lot of Aussies only knew of pad Thai,' Leen says. 'I think it's only in recent years – maybe the last decade – when a lot more Australians have travelled to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, that they've really come to appreciate char kway teow.' It's true. These days, Australians definitely know char kway teow, or 'CKT' as it's often abbreviated, and food-focused Brisbane locals will readily debate who does the best. Ya Hoo Dining in Upper Mount Gravatt often gets a shout, and a Malaysian-born former Brisbane Times staffer used to enjoy the CKT at Lemak, which has a few locations dotted around the city. This writer has heard good things about Little Nyonya Kitchen in Ferny Grove, and not a week goes by where I don't miss the char kway teow from the now-closed Noodle World in Sherwood.
