The prospect of being an elder statesman in Australian politics may not sit well with maverick MP Bob Katter but the soon-to-be octogenarian has vowed not to act his age if re-elected as the Member for Kennedy this weekend.
Mum’s lasagne and sushi rolls are fuelling the Far North’s Jeremy Neal and Matt Smith as voters stew over which fresh-faced political aspirant will replace Leichhardt’s longest serving office bearer in an election tipped to be a heartstopper.
Major and minor parties have fought to sway Far North Queenslanders in one of the most marginal seats in Australia, but who are they actually voting for on Election eve?
Australia will head to the polls on Saturday for the federal election. See the full list of Leichhardt polling booth locations here.
Australia will head to the polling booths on Saturday for the federal election. See the full list of Kennedy polling booth locations, here.
The Far North restaurateur behind popular ‘Miguel’s’ has brought two new offerings to the picturesque Palm Cove strip, adding a speak-easy bar and modern European restaurant, to his must visit tapas bar.
There have been calls for the widespread use of suction airway clearance devices in Queensland early childhood centres following the choking death of a little boy at a Cairns daycare centre.
An 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy have been charged following an alleged vehicle theft from a Cairns hotel on the weekend.
Officers have taken a man into custody who police allege is at the centre of a horrific knife attack on another man at known Cairns North itinerant hotspot.
Charmaine Thomas, 21, was caught on security camera last year when she threw a flaming lighter through a broken window one night shortly after another man tossed petrol into the lounge room, causing an explosion that significantly damaged a Mount Sheridan house.
After a federal election campaign marred by controversy and drama, Labor candidate Matt Smith and the LNP’s Jeremy Neal are locked in what is forecast to be a tight race to the finish as the majority of voters head to the polls today.
Part of the Bruce Hwy was temporarily closed, and one person has been rushed to hospital, following a two-vehicle crash south of Cairns.
Labor has lashed state MPs in response to a hit job of the ALP’s Leichhardt candidate from the floor of the Qld parliament in a high stakes battle for the north described as being especially dirty in 2025.
A cat has been diagnosed with a deadly bacterial disease which has claimed the lives of 11 Far North Queenslanders this year. His road to recovery.
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