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Woman whose body was left in house ‘for weeks’ identified
Neighbours said a person had been seen pacing outside on the street for days, with police taking a resident into custody.
- Dominique Tassell
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‘There’s a new mayor in town’: Ed Sheeran visits Ipswich after online campaign
The pop star stopped by The ’Switch to check out a mural painted as part of a citywide campaign to bring him to town a head of three Brisbane shows.
- Julius Dennis
Teen pedestrians injured as car mounts footpath
The teenage boys have been taken to hospital.
- Dominique Tassell
Sex offender ‘vigilante’ spared jail for Facebook posts
The first person charged with misusing a landmark public sex offender registry has been spared jail after he posted details of an offender in a Facebook community group.
- Rex Martinich
Man who dumped dog waste in police station garden loses appeal
The man had been at the station to report on bail for other offences, when his support dog defecated inside the public foyer of the station.
- Cloe Read
Second-last SEQ drive-in closes, citing wet weather and competition from streaming
Costly upgrades for the cinema’s projector and car park were among deciding factors in the closure and the partial sale of its land to developers.
- Nick Dent
‘Highly offensive’ but not toxic: Report into Ipswich waste odour released
Health conditions linked to the odour include nausea, headaches, coughing and wheezing, skin irritations, sleep disturbances and stress.
- Dominique Tassell
Mum takes solace son died knowing he was deeply loved
The mother of a man shot dead during an armed stand-off with police has wept in court as she described her son as loving and always willing to help people.
- Rex Martinich
‘One of you is going down’: Man yelled at police before fatal shooting
A coroner has heard the man was shot after threatening police with a home-made pistol.
- Rex Martinich
How this urban regeneration brought people back and made it safe after 5pm
Ipswich’s Nicholas Street Precinct has won multiple awards, but an architect involved says the biggest reward is seeing locals treat the space as their own.
- Dominique Tassell