Nearly 200,000 wandings under Jack's Law; falling house prices

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1. 200,000 wandings against weapons

   Nearly 200,000 wanding scans across Queensland under Jack's Law have resulted in the seizure of 1,439 knives and edged weapons since July last year, marking a significant milestone. Jack's Law gives police the authority to use handheld metal detectors to scan, search and seize.

   mypolice.qld.gov.au

2. Australia’s housing prices are trending down. See which suburbs have had the biggest falls

   Australia's property market is facing a rare price correction, with Cotality saying prices have declined in most capital cities over winter as rising interest rates and less favourable conditions bite.

   theguardian.com

3. Drug trafficking charges, South Brisbane

   Police have charged three people with nearly 100 drug trafficking related offences across the South Brisbane District. On 2 September officers intercepted a woman driving on Logan Road in Holland Park.

   mypolice.qld.gov.au

4. Farewell Sunshine Coast Water Police Officer in Charge Sergeant Kyle Bates

   Sergeant Kyle Bates has been piped out as Officer in Charge of Sunshine Coast Water Police, marking the end of four decades of service with the Queensland Police Service.

   mypolice.qld.gov.au

5. ‘Sisyphus would be proud’: Queensland tribunal orders repairs to pool that doesn’t exist

   A Queensland tribunal ordered a company to make repair works on a pool that doesn't exist, then immediately stayed its own order after noting the repairs were impossible, in a decision it compared to the Greek myth of Sisyphus.

   theguardian.com

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