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What new tropical low could mean for Far North

A tropical low may form in the western Coral Sea this week, bringing unsettled weather to northern Queensland.

Teams set out each day at 7am and continue until nightfall. Picture: QPS.

Human remains found inside 4m crocodile

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned the following may contain images and voices of deceased persons. Police have located human remains inside a crocodile as part of the recovery of a man reported missing from Aurukun.

St Monica’s College student Georgia Barrett is a softly spoken, determined 17 year old with an eye on a future career in nursing or medicine. Georgia was 14 when she was diagnosed with leukaemia in the midst of the Covid pandemic while on a festive season holiday at Heron Island and northern NSW. Supplied image for Cairns Post's Champions of COUCH campaign.

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How Cairns teen rebuilt herself after cancer diagnosis

A Cairns cancer centre’s youngest patient reveals the mental battles she faced since her diagnosis, from enduring 30 blood transfusions to effectively having to rebuild herself.

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Nurse defrauds dying patient of $23,000, steals family heirlooms

A Far North Queensland palliative care nurse has been sentenced for defrauding a dying patient, 73, of almost $23,000.

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Kodi Matthews attended the supreme court sentencing of a 17 year old boy who bashed his uncle Richard Matthews so severely that he later died from his injuries. Picture: Brendan Radke

Teen sentenced for savage bashing murder of much-loved pensioner

The teenager who murdered a much-loved pensioner in a savage bashing in Innisfail has been sentenced as the victim’s family broke their silence outside of court.

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Euramo Hotel in full flood

The famous Hotel Euramo was flooded in on February 2, with the locals jumping in their tinnies to grab a cold beer at the Far North Queensland…

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Flood damages homes in Cardwell

Cardwell residents David and Tracy Ebert look for items to salvage from their Clitheroe Street home , after flood water inundated the property…

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Woolworths has taken delivery of 448 pallets of groceries for their Far North Queensland stores, after flooding rains cut the road network and stopped deliveries. Woolworths Cairns Central assistant store manager Lauren Oxenham removes pallets of food off the truck on Thursday morning. Picture: Brendan Radke

Food drops and trucks arrive to restock bare grocery shelves

For days the independent grocery stores keeping shelves filled while supermarket giants were unable to restock has brought supply chains into the spotlight as deliveries at last get through by air and road.

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Cairns Regional Council Mayor Amy Eden chairs an ordinary meeting at the council chambers. Picture: Brendan Radke

How Cairns councillors are revolting against mayor

Cairns Mayor Amy Eden has refused to apologise to her CEO with councillors sensationally backing the recently appointed administrator in a bid to end speculation over the key civic post.

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