A man died in custody at Brisbane’s metropolitan watchhouse, sparking official notifications. Queensland Police have withheld 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 detained a man after a chase that went after car theft suspects. In Townsville, another man was hauled into court for allegedly carrying 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.