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 watchhouse death was covered by the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Courier Mail. Separately, video footage revealed Brisbane officers carrying out a specialist counter-terrorism training session.
In Cairns, police detained a man after a chase that aimed at car theft suspects. In Townsville, another man appeared on charges for allegedly carrying copper wire and drugs. ABC North Queensland detailed an unrelated hospital error in which a death notice mistake occurred to a woman’s family.