Updated May 1, 2026 — 2:42pm,first published 1:02pm
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Prominent surgeon Dr Reza Adib, the partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, has been charged with three counts of rape following a police raid on his Gold Coast apartment.
Officers declared a crime scene at the Burleigh Heads apartment on Thursday, and Adib turned himself in at the Southport police station on Friday afternoon.
He has been charged with three counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and two counts of deprivation of liberty.
Dr Reza Adib, the partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, voluntarily attended Southport Police Station on Friday afternoon.Nine News
Adib left the Southport station with his lawyer on Friday afternoon just after 2pm. He did not comment to the waiting press pack.
This masthead does not suggest Adib is guilty of any offence. Palaszczuk, the former long-serving Labor premier of Queensland, is not involved in the ongoing investigation.
Detectives and specialist officers entered the apartment on Thursday morning, were spotted thoroughly searching the property and were later seen leaving with various items in bags.
Annastacia Palaszczuk alongside partner Adib.Sydney Morning Herald
“Police declared a crime scene at an address in Burleigh Heads [on Thursday], April 30, as part of an ongoing investigation,” the Queensland Police Service told this masthead in a statement.
Adib is a prominent surgeon, specialising in obesity procedures, who has been in a relationship with Palaszczuk since 2021.
The surgeon established his obesity clinic in Brisbane in 2004, and was nominated as the co-chairman of the Wesley Hospital’s Centre of Excellence in Bariatric Surgery in 2017.
But Uniting Care, which runs the Wesley Hospital, told this masthead Adib was not currently accredited to perform operations at the hospital.
At a public event at a Gold Coast library on Thursday night while promoting her autobiography, Palaszczuk was asked about the raid at the home.
“I’m not aware of any of that, so I can’t comment,” she said.
This masthead attempted to contact Adib through his surgical clinic in Brisbane but was told no comment would be provided.
If you or anyone you know needs support, you can contact the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service on 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
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James Hall is the News Director at the Brisbane Times. He is the former Queensland correspondent at The Australian Financial Review and has reported for a range of mastheads across the country, specialising on political and finance reporting.Connect via X or email.From our partners