LNP close road on alternative Tablelands access
Advocates for a new route between Cairns and the Tablelands will have to change gears with their strategy after the LNP jumped into Labor’s lane on the future of the Kuranda Range Rd.
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Named: The Qlders busted for street-level drug dealing
Street level drug dealers continue to be a burden on communities, as these cases prove. SEE THE LIST
Builder denied bail after allegedly defrauding Qld flood victims
Police have charged a builder with a long list of fraud-related charges after he allegedly took money from Far North Qld flood victims promising reconstruction work but failing to deliver.
Where are they now? Qld’s game-changing pioneers
They’re our shopping centre owners, development titans and business entrepreneurs – and they all have one thing in common. SEE THE LIST
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Half a million dollars of meth peddled through Qld, court hears
A drug dealer who moved his meth business after police raided his Cairns unit had peddled half a million dollars of meth through Far North Queensland before he was busted a second time.
Explained: Council’s wishlist to address housing crisis
Cairns Regional Council is requesting the first stage of funding to address the city’s housing crisis in next week’s state budget, but it’s not expecting to receive the full sum – this is why.
Resort site up for sale as plans sunk for ‘uber luxurious’ hotel
Plans for a $300m resort at Port Douglas are on the rocks after receivers were appointed to the failed company whose director is now the subject of an investigation by the corporate watchdog.
‘Unsophisticated, but persistent’: Thief breaks into same pub three times
A Cairns magistrate has described a repeat Cairns alcohol thief as “not sophisticated, but certainly persistent’ after he broke into the camera-monitored Barrier Reef Hotel to steal bottles of alcohol three times in three weeks.
‘Bloodied, blindfolded, manhandled’: Details revealed in alleged teen kidnapping
A teenager was allegedly kidnapped for two days, tortured and forced to write apology notes, because she had sex with a woman’s former partner, a court has heard.
Unmasking Qld’s cocaine dealers and their fallen empires
Cocaine continues to plague Queensland, but some empires have already crumbled. SEE THE LIST
Protests and power struggles: Inside the rise of the CFMEU
Love it or hate it, the CFMEU wields power right across Queensland. This is the story of its rise. SPECIAL REPORT
Sunset clause chaos: When Qlders and developers clash
The sunset clause continues to cause angst between those involved in the building industry. Here’s what it all means.
Seismic announcement for Barron River bridge
The LNP has guaranteed a new Barron River bridge will be built, revealing how much it’s pouring into the project ahead of next week’s state budget.
Why Cairns MP says Mulgrave MP failed to fix housing crisis
A blockbuster blame game over Cairns’ housing crisis has broken out with a Far North MP taking a sledge hammer to the Member for Mulgrave’s record as chair of a key committee during his time as a councillor.
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