A man died in custody at Brisbane’s metropolitan watchhouse, generating intense scrutiny. Queensland Police have not released the cause or the man’s identity. The case was picked up by the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Courier Mail. Separately, video footage revealed Brisbane officers engaged in a specialist counter-terrorism training session.
In Cairns, police took in a man after a chase that aimed at car theft suspects. In Townsville, another man was hauled into court for allegedly having copper wire and drugs. ABC North Queensland laid out an unrelated hospital error in which a wrongful death notification was sent to a woman’s family.