Former Cape York Land Council CEO on fraud charges
The former chief executive officer of Cape York Land Council, Dion Reece Creek, 39, was arrested and charged this week on 38 fraud-related charges.
Cairns
Exposed: How Trump smear campaign impacted the LNP
Retiring Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has blasted the ALP’s efforts to liken a Far North political hopeful to Donald Trump during the federal election campaign.
$50k in damages caused to popular sport precinct
Cairns football and cricket clubs have been left without power for days after vandals targeted the Walker Road Sporting Precinct.
‘It’s grim’: Bob Katter on next political term
Bob Katter’s hopes of playing “piggy in the middle” with Labor and the LNP have been dashed with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confidently forming a majority in the House of Representatives in an embarrassing loss for the Coalition.
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Where to vote in Kennedy
Australia will head to the polling booths on Saturday for the federal election. See the full list of Kennedy polling booth locations, here.
Restaurant mogul reveals new offerings to Palm Cove strip
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.
Youths charged after alleged hotel car theft
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.
Man charged in relation to alleged face slashing
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.
Explosive arson attack footage played to Cairns court
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.
Person hospitalised following Bruce Hwy crash
Part of the Bruce Hwy was temporarily closed, and one person has been rushed to hospital, following a two-vehicle crash south of Cairns.
Threats, vandalism and personal attacks make for grubby northern battle
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.
‘50 per cent chance’: How you can help cat diagnosed with ‘deadly’ disease
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.
Arrest video: Specialist police crackdown targets crime hotspots
During the first day of a specialist deployment to the Far North 24 people have been charged including one teen who police allege bashed a homeowner and demanded car keys before taking off.
Alleged Cairns gang rape trio have matter heard in court
Three teens, two aged 15 and a 16 year old, accused of a vile home invasion and rape at knifepoint have had their matters heard in the Cairns Childrens Court.
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