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Queensland sovereign citizen loses bid to carry guns after Rockhampton arrest attempt

Nevin John Cartwright loses his gun licence after attempting to get the officer-in-charge of the Rockhampton Police Station arrested.

ABC News · May 26, 2023

Search for missing elderly man Peter Roach scaled back in Rockhampton

A land, water and air search for 80-year-old Peter Roach — who is non-verbal and has a medical condition that can cause confusion — is scaled down in Central Queensland.

ABC News · May 25, 2023

What can we learn from the marriage equality vote about supporting First Nations people during the Voice debate?

In recent months in Australia, we have seen vigilante racism in Rockhampton, booing, abuse and vitriol directed at First Nations footy players, and the appalling treatment of First Nations children jailed in adult prisons.

The Conversation · May 25, 2023

Queensland MP cancels meeting with Rockhampton mob leader Torin O’Brien

Cancellation comes after Guardian Australia revealed O’Brien’s previous links with a far-right ‘patriots’ group

The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2023

Facebook blocks Rockhampton mob leader as Queensland MP prepares to meet with him

Indigenous community says the plan to meet with Torin O’Brien only legitimises his offensive views

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2023

Rockhampton mob ringleader was head of ‘patriots’ group that posted anti-Islam content

Torin O’Brien led a far-right group that was deregistered as an incorporated association in 2015

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2023

‘We’ll end up with a death’: Queensland police commissioner puts vigilantes on notice

Katarina Carroll says mob of people who surrounded Rockhampton house on Sunday were acting on incorrect information

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2023

Police warn against vigilante action in Rockhampton after anti-crime protesters march at alleged offenders' homes

Police and human rights advocates warn against vigilante behaviour after a group of residents marched on the homes of alleged offenders following an anti-crime rally in Rockhampton, on one occasion chasing a person down the street.

ABC News · May 8, 2023

Mob surrounding Rockhampton home blocked by police amid tensions over youth crime

About 30 people descended on Queensland house following Facebook post that suggested two young residents were responsible for criminal activity

The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2023

Queensland cousins sentenced over armed robbery, car theft and fatal crash

The cousins went on a crime spree in 2022 that resulted in the death of one of their older brothers, a Queensland court has heard.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2023