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”.
A woman who attacked her female drinking companion with a metal walking crutch has been jailed for the “extremely dangerous” daylight attack in a Cairns park.
More than 500 cats and dogs have found permanent homes in Far North Queensland during National Pet Adoption Month, but thousands are still looking for new families. See the puppies and kittens available for adoption.
The trial of a suspended Far North Queensland police officer, facing six sexual offence charges, has been set down trial for later this year.
Police have appealed for information on a Cairns man who has been missing since September last year.
Deputy PM Richard Marles has announced that one of the country’s busiest urgent care clinics will receive a boost in the form of funding for new staff as well as funding for cancer screening in The Cape.
Experts are warning of major impacts for transgender children, including decreased school attendance and increased suicide attempts, if a clinical review into Queensland youth gender healthcare is extended.
A plan to “rescue” the Cairns Hospital Expansion Project is due next week as the state government claims the build was on track for a $378m blowout, and 32 less beds than initially promised.
The Katter Australia Party has announced a rainforest conservationist as its candidate for Leichhardt, who says he is the man to unlock the potential of The Cape and Tablelands by developing the timber and agriculture industries.
Cairns Regional Council have announced a change to their proposal to increase rates levied on retirement villages, but residents are objecting again, claiming the scheme is still unfair.
Many parents work hard to set a good example for their children, but some Queensland fathers have found themselves in hot water with the law recently. SEE THE LIST
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