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 surfaced showing Brisbane officers conducting 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 was hauled into court for allegedly having copper wire and drugs. ABC North Queensland described an unrelated hospital error in which a death notice mistake occurred to a woman’s family.