A MAGISTRATE has ordered infamous “Postcard Bandit” Brenden Abbott be extradited to Western Australia, where he faces up to 16 years behind bars.

A MAGISTRATE has ordered infamous “Postcard Bandit” Brenden Abbott be extradited to Western Australia, where he faces up to 16 years behind bars.

When a mother and father scribbled their thoughts on a postcard in Norfolk, England, and sent them to Mackay, the Olympic Games were under way in Sydney.

NOTORIOUS Queensland criminal Brenden James Abbott, also known as the Postcard Bandit, has reportedly been granted parole.

NOTORIOUS Queensland criminal Brenden James Abbott, also known as the Postcard Bandit, has reportedly been granted parole.

Queensland tourism operators clinging on for their very survival have begged Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to open the state or watch the industry be wiped out.

North Queensland students penning postcards to Anzacs. The RSL is hoping kids will put down the iPads and pick up a letter writing hobby in the lead up to Anzac Day.

RSL Queensland is trying to teach children about Anzac Day by bringing back letter writing. Read Today's Paper Tributes & Notices. Rewards. Subscribe. Sign In. Read Today's Paper; My account.