A senseless Medicare restriction preventing women from claiming rebates for multiple breast cancer diagnostic tests on the same day will be a thing of the past under proposed changes to the system.
Police are investigating an attack on a teenage girl near a Cairns shopping centre on Tuesday afternoon.
Police have issued a reminder for hikers to plan for the worst when they set off along Far North Queensland trails after a lost mother and son were located and rescued from dense bushland.
A Queensland senator has called for an investigation into the ABC’s decision to air a documentary profiling maverick MP Bob Katter in the lead up to the federal election arguing the public broadcaster has failed the “integrity test”.
Cairns Mayor Amy Eden said she would support improved access and affordability for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder testing in Far North Queensland.
A man being sentenced for accessing, possessing and distributing child abuse material engaged in “depraved” incestual role play on chat services with other creeps and possibly a number of children, a court has heard.
The body of a 62-year-old man who failed to resurface after he went missing in a Far North Qld dam has been found, authorities have confirmed.
The Bruce Hwy has already been closed more than 30 days this year at an astronomical cost to the state. SEE THE LIST
The Minister for Emergency Management has called on Peter Dutton to stop planned cuts to the National Emergency Management Agency, while visiting the Far North this week.
An LNP candidate who hinted Far North Queensland could be considered to store nuclear waste has further added it’s Labor’s responsibility to identify sites for the Coalition energy plan.
Visitors to Savannah Sounds Port Douglas can travel to the popular music event in style, thanks to a new partnership with a Cairns-based tourism operator.
More rain is on the way for Far North Queensland, with a break in the weather unlikely until the middle of the week, sparking concerns for a Cape York township.
Police have urged motorists to take care on Far North roads after emergency services responded to multiple road accidents, leaving at least four people hospitalised on the weekend.
New non-stop flights to Fiji have been launched, with ticket prices starting at $539 and a predicted $62m boost to the economy. See the deals available for a limited time only.
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